Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals convinced me: Battle passes should never expire

Sometimes I regret ever accepting the battle pass as a concept. It's not like there was much of a choice about it—before I'd ever engaged with one myself they were already everywhere. It all happened so fast: After gaming's last big dust-up with loot boxes in 2017, it was like the entire industry collectively switched from one business model to another overnight. I never loved the idea of a cosmetics catalog fueled by FOMO and perpetual grind, but it did sound like the better alternative to following...