On its weblog immediately, Future 2 creator Bungie introduced a value enhance for its standalone season passes, which grant gamers entry to limited-time actions and story content material each three months.
Going ahead, Bungie will ask Future 2 gamers to pay 20% extra every season, up from 1,000 Silver (an in-game premium forex that prices actual cash) to 1,200 Silver — from $10 to $12 per season.
Bungie concurrently introduced it is going to cost 10% extra for its season move rank bundles, which velocity up the method of maxing out every season’s loot-filled progress bar. This enhance will see the +10 Ranks Bundle go from 2,000 Silver to 2,200 Silver (or $20 to $22).
Whereas this may affect anybody who has been shopping for season passes in Future a la carte, the worth enhance doesn’t have an effect on those that already purchased the total yr of seasonal entry by way of the deluxe model of Future 2: Lightfall – at the very least not till the following main enlargement presently slated for subsequent yr: The Closing Form.
“Our groups proceed to spend money on crafting compelling Seasonal experiences within the yr of Lightfall.
No cause was provided for the worth enhance, apart from the developer stating, “This would be the new pricing for Season Passes in Lightfall’s yr for these seeking to maximize their rewards with every new Season, and we’ll be evaluating new approaches to post-lauch content material within the yr of The Closing Form.” Bungie additionally pointed to renewed funding in seasonal content material: “…our groups proceed to spend money on crafting compelling Seasonal experiences for the yr of Lightfall…”
Although the price of seasonal content material has at all times been very low, particularly for gamers who purchase all of it up entrance with the annual enlargement bundles, there has additionally been ongoing debate in regards to the high quality of that content material, which regularly depends on repetitive actions and re-issued weapons and armor from earlier expansions or iterations of Future. Hopefully this elevated value and a pledge to spend money on seasonal content material means we’ll be getting 20% extra out of Bungie’s live-service pipeline.
Travis Northup is a author for IGN. You may observe him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and browse his video games protection right here.
