Why change the battle pass

Dumbest change. But it shows desperation to make more money. EA whoever sat in yalls meetings and decided this was a good idea, failed you. Games that you compete with are making more money yet they don't charge real money for the battle pass. Look at fornite, you buy the battle pass for the first time and get 1500 vbucks, you even have extra to get something in the store. You are doing everything but understand what it means to keep your players in the game. Unless you want apex to comprise of pro players and content creators, keep this up. 

In cause you wondering why the average number of players is slowly reducing, just take a look at community feedback on social platforms. Do better or be a failing BR game.