This is for Rare to read, not to enrage anyone who does love Season 2 and all things SoT: I'm frustrated that I will get less out of playing Season 2 because I already own items that are being offered in the Plunder Pass. My feedback on that is this: Why not have the the costume you released on the emporium today as the plunder pass reward instead of cosmetics that we have already purchased? Then put them up on the emporium later?
I was looking forward to playing through Season 2 after enjoying the first (but not buying Season 1's pass because of the same reasons) and seeing that there's no real reason to participate is disappointing. This model is meant to give an incentive play right? But all it does is encourage me to not bother ever getting anything from the emporium because it'll just show up in a season pass a few months later.
Not only this particular gripe but having the first event basically be a PVP players vs PVE players set up when non-PVP players don't have to put any work in to get rewards and there's no risk for them (no lost treasure, no wasted time if they sink).
It's such a lackluster start to this new way of playing SoT and boy, Season 3 better be a whole lot better than this otherwise I'll just play something that is actually willing to offer the playerbase something to keep em playing each month.
There's not even much new stuff outside of the season pass content if you just want to play the game in a less committed way. New cosmetic items are just reskins and not great ones at that.
Anywho,
Stay safe & all the best,
TheDeadYoshi