Why change the battle pass

The new normal.  Certainly feels like it.

Really, all they need to do is change the basic tier battle pass to something you can earn each season (or split) to get the next one; like you have now.  They took that out to go for the cash grab.

Why not make skins/cosmetics a reasonable price?  They have been massively overpriced for ages and many people won't touch them.  Paying for fancy pixels for the price of a new game is unreasonable.

I can only assume this decision was done either because they need to enhance their revenue to make the game feasible (lower cosmetic prices?) or it's just plain greed (that seems to be an EA thing... FIFA points anyone?  Where is the value in those?).  

Being able to earn a basic battle pass by engaging with the game enough should be a given staple. I think that is what has surprised me the most; the fact they yanked this away from people (and making the coins I ground for on the current BP useless for what I had intended).  Also its a slap in the face to those who have *already* purchased coins for cosmetics and maybe have some left over to do the battle pass next season.... they've already got your money so that's what they think of you; you're a walking ATM - pony up.  Not great optics.

Just seems really poorly thought out.  The explanation on the EA site starts off with "we listened to the community, etc"... yeah, but no.  I am pretty sure nobody asked for this.  Nobody.