Respawn Entertainment has offered first details on Season 2 of its well-received battle royale shooter Apex Legends, and there are signs that the developer has addressed many of the complaints levied against Season 1’s “dull” Battle Pass.

Although Respawn says it will be saving the meatiest reveals for Apex Legends’ EA Play livestream presentation, which kicks off at 6pm in the UK/10am PST on Saturday 8th June, its latest blog post details a few of Season 2’s “high-level” improvements, “so y’all can know that we’re headed in the right direction.”

The main takeaway right now is that the time from start to level 100 of Apex Legends’ Season 2 Battle Pass will be much reduced compared to Season 1. Eurogamer’s Emma Kent called last season’s grind “a joyless slog”, so this is welcome news indeed.

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Source: Eurogamer Respawn shares first details of Apex Legends' Season 2