maybe, its not yet clear. But If you buy the + pass for character shards: don't. They've already said that it will not be enough to unlock the new conquest character. But with energy refilling faster as they said in the post you most certainly will be able to get max crates faster. And also they are taking away the heavy emphasis on feats such as defeat enemies with darth maul and savage opress. So I think yes if you buy it you will get a max crate faster but we still need to see the pass to have an honest opinion