WWE 2K17 - Season Pass (DLC)

Let me be upfront about what this actually is: a content bundle, not a game. The WWE 2K17 Season Pass collects five separate DLC releases into one purchase - the Accelerator, the Future Stars Pack, the Hall of Fame Showcase, the Legends Pack, and the New Moves Pack. If you own the base game and want everything it ever produced, this is the most efficient path to getting there. If you are on the fence about WWE 2K17 itself, sort that question out first. The most immediately useful piece is the Accelerator, which unlocks all non-DLC content on the disc outright and, more interestingly, gives you full editorial control over every Superstar's attributes and rankings. For anyone who runs Universe Mode as a kind of booking simulation, that attribute access is genuinely useful - you can rebalance the card to match whatever era or storyline you are running without grinding through achievements. The New Moves Pack layers in over 35 signature maneuvers, including Charlotte's Swingout Neckbreaker, Samoa Joe's Face Wash Combo, and the TJP Clutch, all of which feed directly into Create-a-Superstar movesets and give your custom builds more personality. The character packs are where opinions split. The Legends Pack adds Eddie Guerrero, Sycho Sid, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, and Tatanka - a roster that landed with a thud for some fans who wanted bigger names, but works well if your Universe Mode dips into the 80s and 90s. The Future Stars Pack brings Austin Aries, Tye Dillinger, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and Mojo Rawley into the playable pool. Community reaction to the Future Stars selection was mixed at launch, with some players feeling the choices were not the strongest available names from the NXT and tag division scene at the time. The Hall of Fame Showcase is the most structured piece: a curated batch of historical matches recreated in-engine, including Sting vs. Ric Flair from Clash of Champions 1988, Cactus Jack and Diamond Dallas Page vs. The Fabulous Freebirds from 1992, and a handful of other bouts spanning WCW, WCCW, and early-2000s WWE. If you care about the history of the business, this is the most substantive thing in the bundle. The honest flag here is that the Goldberg Pack and the NXT Enhancement Pack (Shinsuke Nakamura, Apollo Crews, Nia Jax) are NOT included in this Season Pass. That distinction matters because those omissions are exactly what a lot of players were after. You need to factor that in before treating this as a complete content solution. The Season Pass covers five packs and nothing more. Bottom line for the strategy-minded buyer: if you are the kind of player who runs long Universe Mode seasons, builds custom rosters, and wants attribute control plus more legend slots to fill out a fantasy card, this bundle adds genuine value to an already sizeable base game. If you are primarily chasing Nakamura or Goldberg, look elsewhere in the DLC catalogue.

Diego · Scout Team

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