Ubisoft killed the new content hype today at the Raleigh Major 2019 by announcing a battle pass. 1 / 8
Presentation Director Alexander Karpazis describes this as a "new monetization product" to negative responses online. 2 / 8
It will launch as a free one-week test next season with a few charms. 3 / 8
Season 4 begins Phase 2 which comes with a premium track with better rewards. This requires more real-money purchases from players. 4 / 8
But this may be the only way to earn skins worth having. 5 / 8
Strangely, the battle pass seems to focus on Harry and more story elements when the game doesn't have a campaign. 6 / 8
Players will learn more about the operators in the game through this storytelling. 7 / 8
Operation Ember Rise launches August 19 on PC test servers, and weeks later to the public. 8 / 8