whats this about a season pass?

[pistolpete2525]

it is mentioned that the delux edition comes with a season pass. is the season pass nessisary to play the game single player off line?

one of the worst purchases ive made was a online Final fantacy game that said nothing what so ever about a monthly subscription fee or season pass. and because i have a life i only got to play the game a total of 12 hours before the subscription expired and this was after the return polocy expired. i dont want to get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ like that again. thats why i ask.

[laserlight]

Well, it’s not an MMO. FF14 (I think that’s what you’re talking about) is an MMO, and like WoW, they’re subscription-based.

The Season Pass will work like the games Fatal Bullet is based on (Destiny 2 and The Division). They’re additional DLCs that will release after the game’s release date. Instead of paying for each individual DLC, you get them all for the price of one, which potentially saves you money in the long run. The DLCs could be additional weapons, skins, maps, story expansions, and so on.

[pistolpete2525]

so thats what a season pass is? buy it and get all DLC free? its not a subscription?

[Budxors]

Despite having the name online in the title this game isn't an online subscription based game. It is a mostly single player experience with some multiplayer modes added in. Season pass means you get all the DLC, yes. There is no subscription.

[pistolpete2525]

ok thankyou.

[Panda-Bishop]

Important to note that season passes are a bit of a gamble, you're essentially pre-ordering the DLCs without knowing anything about them.

Sometimes you have games like Destiny that has a season pass which only covers the first two DLCs, then charge for subsequent DLCs under the justification that it's a new "season"; or you'll have game like Bioshock Infinite with an expensive season pass that does not deliver nearly enough content to justify the price; or you can have games like Fallout 4 that delivers more DLCs than they originally promised (even if the quality of some of those DLCs is kinda iffy).

[tactu]

What if i preordered the game? Do i get that season pass too?

[davidvandragon]

only if you bought the deluxe edition, then yes

[Moon Rabbit]

Think of a 'season pass' as purchasing any DLC they come out with later, right now. You're simply preordering the DLC. It's not a subscription, it means once each piece of DLC comes out they will be applied to your game automatically without you having to do anything but install it.

The season pass is only available right now by purchasing the deluxe edition, thus making the season pass an additional $25.