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Not really, no. Credit where credit is due. The passes went through ups and downs over the years and now they are the best they have ever been in terms of value.
I don't remember exactly anymore but the dollar value of all items you get from the pass is something around 200-220 dollars. A schematic costs around 100-110 dollars, artisan tokens about 25 dollars, 500 gcoin 5 dollars, using store prices for items and sets you can assign around 5-10 dollar value to the skins you get so if you are a fan of the game and you actively use all its systems, this pass holds a high value.
Obviously the more things you don't care about / interact with, the less valuable the pass will be to you.
Their store items, crafter passes and collabs, workshop skin events & the hideout systems (basically all other monetized systems) are predatory and deserve no praise or promotion.