6 Dumbest Ways Video Game Publishers Tried To Get Your Money

6. PUBG's Sanhok Event Pass

In the beginning, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was king. Then Fortnite rocked up, and knocked it off the battle royale throne. As a free-to-play title, Fortnite of course has some in-game purchases to keep the game funded.

The infamous 'Battle Pass' being one of them, unlocking an extra tier of loot and cosmetics throughout the course of a season. It's a popular approach recently imitated in titles like Rocket League, but when PUBG Corp attempted to bolt one onto the release of their third map Sanhok, it didn't go down well.

For a title that isn't free to play (setting you back around £30), adding a cosmetics pass didn't bode well with the players. Also, unlike the Fortnite and Rocket League passes, there were no unlockables for those not purchasing the £7.99 pass. Instead, everyone was given access to the pass' progression and cosmetic unlocks, only until the event ended. If you bought the pass, you kept everything you unlocked. If not, poof.

Anything unlocked during the pass was gone.

It was no surprise players didn't buy into this event pass, they were more concerned with the fact PUBG Corp were attempting to cash in rather than fix their buggy, moderately unplayable game.