Apex Legends Update Makes Battle Pass Grind Less Annoying

The challenge system in Apex Legends Season 7 is getting a big overhaul in order to make its grind less frustrating and more rewarding. Changes include a new Stars system for battle pass levels as well as additional objectives and challenge trackers.

In place of recurring weekly challenges, the rewards for these have instead been reworked into the daily challenges system, but unique weekly challenges can still be completed and have more consistent difficulty across the board.

To fill battle pass levels, you'll now earn Stars. Each star is worth 1/10^th of a level and the meter will be reset whenever you reach a new level. You'll also be able to more easily track challenges with an overhauled system that sorts into three different categories: daily, weekly, and event. Challenge information will be included in end-of-match summaries, too.

The XP Challenge was changed to fit this new system, as well, with one Star awarded for every 10,000 experience you earn. This is bumped up by another 50% if you have the Premium Battle Pass.

On Twitter, game director Chad Grenier also shared a full breakdown of all the changes to rewards compared to the previous system. More changes are coming next week, including lower difficulty levels for weekly challenges and a free 10 battle pass levels for all players.

Apex Legends is currently available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, with Nintendo Switch and mobile versions also in the works.