Future 2 Is Elevating the Value of its Season Cross

On its weblog right this moment, Future 2 creator Bungie introduced a value improve 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 foreign money 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 pace up the method of maxing out every season’s loot-filled progress bar. This improve will see the +10 Ranks Bundle go from 2,000 Silver to 2,200 Silver (or $20 to $22).

Whereas this can impression anybody who has been shopping for season passes in Future a la carte, the worth improve doesn’t have an effect on those that already purchased the total 12 months of seasonal entry by way of the deluxe model of Future 2: Lightfall – no less than not till the following main growth at present slated for subsequent 12 months: The Closing Form.

“Our groups proceed to spend money on crafting compelling Seasonal experiences within the 12 months of Lightfall.

No cause was provided for the worth improve, aside from the developer stating, “This would be the new pricing for Season Passes in Lightfall’s 12 months 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 12 months 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 12 months of Lightfall…”

Although the price of seasonal content material has all the time been very low, particularly for gamers who purchase all of it up entrance with the annual growth bundles, there has additionally been ongoing debate concerning the high quality of that content material, which frequently 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’ll be able to observe him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and skim his video games protection right here.