Battlepass feedback - needs a repeatable level 101 or to be a much shorter duration

At level 50 something after 2 days off I'd say slow down the gains. Literally 6 hours into the season and I'm half done?

trust me my friend the Plunderpass* is way faster than what u think, just give it time and play

@wolfmanbush

I can toss someone a pvp +1 and POTENTIALLY get free if Captained?

Bruh

@kazuya69 said in Battlepass feedback - needs a repeatable level 101 or to be a much shorter duration:

Battlepasses are a retention mechanic. I completed the last one in 2 weeks at most (pretty sure that means other/better pirates were completing it in days). Season 8's seems to progress at the same rate as the last and is the same amount of levels (100). Its not going to retain many players for 16 weeks, now is it when the last one was left available for too long (IMHO) at 8 weeks...

I get it, hardcore players always chew through content much quicker. But that's why most games with a mature Battlepass feature set include an infinitely earnable level 101 reward.

I hope the team is looking at the data and seeing things that I can't, to justify this approach. However I suspect they are setting Battlepass length simply to time with their next content updates & calling it good :(

I have only gotten to 100 on a couple season passes so far, and only 1 would i have made bonus progress for, but i do agree that something would be good, maby not for every level after 100, but perhaps every 10 or 20 levels after you reach 100 you could get either gold coins or doubloons, with maby an extremely rare chance at some ancient coin. But i do think the people who complete the pass could be rewarded a bit for extra efforts.

@pithyrumble The new mechanic absolutely gives a load of rep, but with the rate it was gained in older seasons, it would make sense.

I do feel they need to be rebalanced though. PvP mode earned very little renown, but 1 skull fort and 1 FoF and I gained a ridiculous amount of levels.

I maxed out my pass today. Fastest 100 I’ve had so far and I feel like I didn’t actually grind very much. Did lost shipments and sea forts, sold to sovereign at grade 5, dealt with emergent threats along the way.

I get it, hardcore players always chew through content much quicker.

That really all it is.
everyone on the forums is mostly a hardcore player who will reach 100 within 24hours or days.
Meanwhile, those who dont know, the greater % of players who dont visit the forums, know of the media places will be stuck at 20-50

@pithyrumble said in Battlepass feedback - needs a repeatable level 101 or to be a much shorter duration:

At level 50 something after 2 days off I'd say slow down the gains. Literally 6 hours into the season and I'm half done?

Yeah same here and I sank more than in a whole month as I kept trying to level my reapers emissary for this month on busy servers playing solo...barely made any gold, probably around 500k max and im about level 56 or so atm. I dont mind the quick progression, but they could add more levels just like for the factions

@kazuya69 personally I've never seen the pass as incentive or that linked to the season, just a bonus extra. All I'm really interested in is new factions, commendations, achievements etc and pass will come naturally

Bit of a necro I suppose but I'd like to just say that having a recurring section of the battlepass after level 100 would be great. It takes under a week to get to level 100 in the battlepass... and the pass lasts 12+ weeks