Fear of missing out: Difference between revisions

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While battle passes are more transparent about their rewards than loot boxes, they force users to invest a substantial amount of time into a game in order reach rewards they might want within the allotted timeframe of a season. This can play into a user's impatience and fear of missing out, and might cause them to spend additional money on microtransactions to advance the battle pass without grinding via boosts or paying to rank up.

It is worth noting that not all games have battle passes that expire at the end of a season. For example, both free and paid-for battle passes in ''Halo Infinite'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' are always available to users even after their respective seasons have ended, though it is still necessary to grind through tiers in order to unlock all the rewards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halo Infinite Battle Pass & Free-to-Play FAQ |url=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |url-status=live |access-date=6 Apr 2025 |website=Halo Support}}</ref>

It is worth noting that not all games have battle passes that expire at the end of a season. For example, both free and paid-for battle passes in ''Halo Infinite'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' are always available to users even after their respective seasons have ended, though it is still necessary to grind through tiers in order to unlock all the rewards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halo Infinite Battle Pass & Free-to-Play FAQ |url=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |url-status=live |access-date=6 Apr 2025 |website=Halo Support |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024234550/https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref>

===Timed releases===

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 While battle passes are more transparent about their rewards than loot boxes, they force users to invest a substantial amount of time into a game in order reach rewards they might want within the allotted timeframe of a season. This can play into a user's impatience and fear of missing out, and might cause them to spend additional money on microtransactions to advance the battle pass without grinding via boosts or paying to rank up.
-It is worth noting that not all games have battle passes that expire at the end of a season. For example, both free and paid-for battle passes in ''Halo Infinite'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' are always available to users even after their respective seasons have ended, though it is still necessary to grind through tiers in order to unlock all the rewards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halo Infinite Battle Pass & Free-to-Play FAQ |url=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |url-status=live |access-date=6 Apr 2025 |website=Halo Support}}</ref> <!-- Hey, we should mention how the free tier battle passes always have little to no good loot. Halo Infinite especially has had a long track record of generic "grey" armor colors for its battle passes.  -->
+It is worth noting that not all games have battle passes that expire at the end of a season. For example, both free and paid-for battle passes in ''Halo Infinite'' and ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' are always available to users even after their respective seasons have ended, though it is still necessary to grind through tiers in order to unlock all the rewards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halo Infinite Battle Pass & Free-to-Play FAQ |url=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |url-status=live |access-date=6 Apr 2025 |website=Halo Support |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024234550/https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408373413268-Halo-Infinite-Battle-Pass-Free-to-Play-FAQ |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref> <!-- Hey, we should mention how the free tier battle passes always have little to no good loot. Halo Infinite especially has had a long track record of generic "grey" armor colors for its battle passes.  -->
 ===Timed releases===