The Battle Pass
For once, we’re actually celebrating the introduction of in-game purchases. We always knew they were coming, of course, but in typical Epic fashion, the developer didn’t stop at merely lazily throwing in expensive skin packs. Instead, a progression system in the form of its Battle Pass program was implemented, and it has opened up a whole new layer to Fortnite.
While one-off payments for cosmetic items certainly aren’t cheap, Fortnite’s Battle Pass is a seasonal program that issues rewarding daily challenges which can be completed to earn the game’s V-Bucks currency. The challenges themselves have ranged from finding various locations to using different weapons in specific ways, and that’s given players a reason to keep coming back beyond striving for Victory Royale every game. Ultimately, not having success and progression merely tied to a kill count or victory number on a screen is a good thing. It opens the game up to players who aren’t necessarily as skilled as others or don’t have the time to hop in and practice consistently to win matches. The Season Pass offers new challenges to veterans while simultaneously opening the game up to newcomers.
