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Apex Legends : Quality of Life Improvement Requests
Apex Legends : Quality of Life Improvement Requests Welcome to the Apex Legends quality of life thread, collating all the various little mini improvements people would like to see into one giant thread that I will update semi regularly with additions from different people. These are little things that would make the gameplay feel more seamless and give people more control over their experience. The thread is a mixture of improvements that I've thought about and other suggested by other members. I've struck through suggestions that have been addressed, or are no longer relevant. WEAPONS Weapon settings Add a weapon settings tab while browsing weapon skins, this would include: Default fire mode Specific weapon sensitivity tweaks Favourite sight for weapon - When pinging I need a sight in the menu UI you will call out for your favourite sight. Hop-ups An increase to the amount of new hop-ups each season More hop-ups that drastically change the way weapons behave Triple Take Ability to use select fire button to turn precision choke on and off when equipped.. (Added in SEASON 6) Sentinel Uses shield cells instead of batteries L-Star Picking up a fresh L-Star from the ground puts 20 energy ammo into your inventory if there is room. (QOL) Eva-8 Double Tap stacks with Shotgun bolt (Double tap was buffed in 4.0) Bocek Compound Bow Picking up a fresh Bocek from the ground puts a half stack of arrows into your inventory if there is room. (QOL) Peacekeeper Ability to use select fire button to turn precision choke on and off when equipped.. (Added in SEASON 6) Sights New gold mid-range sight with digital threat Ability to chose whether sights are hold or toggle at different zoom levels -DreamStare07 1x digital threat can be used on assault rifles and LMGs Ability to choose which specific sight you want on CP weapons Ability to lock sights onto weapons @Vytasa LEGENDS Bangalore Will notify the team when a Kraber has been fired nearby and from what distance/direction. - Gonepunk Character Utility action button changes smoke patterns. - Gonepunk Caustic White markers above friendly traps.(BUFF) Friendly and enemy gas to be different shades of green, friendly gas darker and less saturated, enemy gas brighter and more saturated. (BUFF) Caustic gas still deals diminishing damage without slowing enemies and gives him Nox Vision for 3-4 seconds after they leave the gas. (BUFF) Nox Vision works through walls. (BUFF) Friendly gas no longer slows (BUFF) Rampart Ability to get on Sheila from crouching position (QOL) Loba Ability to teleport into mid-air keeping momentum. (BUFF) Movement not hindered while throwing bracelet. (BUFF) (Added in S9) Ability to pick up Banners & Crafting materials that are in the radius of the Black Market Boutique (BUFF) Ability to close BMB remotely - SILVERisSORRY Loba gets an additional free item from the black market boutique (BUFF) Ability to spend 60 crafting materials to reset your boutique limit (BUFF) Personalised voice-lines when specific legends use the BMB or when specific items are taken (QOL) - c0mpl3x1ty1 Seer Better use of Haptics/Rumble in controllers for seer's passive (QOL) - NEW Using the Prompt to tell teammates there are no heartbeats does not also turn heartbeat sensor off (QOL) - NEW More time between tactical activation and payoff to give people a bit more time to escape (NERF) (Changed in S10 and then reverted slightly - It's in a good spot now) Mirage Ability to send decoys sidling & walking ADS. (BUFF) Ultimate decoys copy legend movement, similar to Dummie Ultimate. (BUFF) Decoys show damage taken to make them harder to distinguish from the real mirage. (BUFF) - NAFEAGAMER1 Upon successful revival of a teammate, mirage's invisibility last slightly longer so that he can distance himself from them safely. (BUFF) - Gonepunk Enemies can hear footsteps of the tactical decoy (BUFF) (Added in Season 8) Pathfinder Potential new passive - (Using Survey beacons fully charges his ultimate and shows nearby squads in a 400m radius on the map for 10 seconds) (RE-WORK) Bloodhound Use crows to make following tracks slightly easier, have them fly in a specific direction rather than just up.(QOL) Footprint colour during ultimate more easily distinguishable from enemy colour. (QOL) Bloodhound gives a rough indication of how long ago something happened in their voice-lines (QOL) @CompleatBeet @Koochi-Q Enemies scanned no longer clashes with other alerts like when the ring is moving. (QOL) Far fewer passive clues picked up on scan during Beast of the hunt, during big fights there are often too many and they become a hinderance. (QOL) Aiming reticles change to green when using Beast of the hunt. (See Blow) (QOL) - Gonepunk (Custom Reticle colours added in S11) Wraith Visual cues (portal becoming unstable) for 5 seconds before a portal is about to close. (QOL) New inspect animations for Kunai Knife to be inline with other newer inspect emotes - TrainWRKTiff (QOL) Gibraltar Ability to end bubble early to start cooldown. (QOL) Horizon Reduce initial speed from Gravity lift that ramps up the longer players are in it. (NERF) (Lift speed reduced by 30% in S9) Reduce strafing wiggle room in Gravity lift by 30%. (NERF) (Strafing acceleration reduced in S9) Octane Octane does more whacky stuff on his jump-pad (QOL) - Gonepunk Jump-pad active the moment it hits the ground (Honestly the amount of time I've thrown it too close and ran over it without it activating makes me sad). (QOL) Fuse Addition to passive that let's you 3x zoom when launching ordinance, for more accurate trajectory at range. (QOL) Wattson More leeway when throwing ordinance away from her ultimate. (BUFF) Using the "Extra Character Action" button destroys and refunds the last pylon you placed. (QOL) Ability to charge Sentinel faster and the charge lasts twice as long. Ability to charge Sentinel directly from pylon Lifeline Using Lifeline's tactical while it's on cooldown will proc a voice-line to teammates telling them that it isn't ready (cool-down 3 seconds)(QOL) Crypto Pinging banners while operating the drone will trigger a voice line from crypto that tells squad-mates how many squads are in the area. (QOL) (Added around season 7-9) Small Animation time on Survey / Respawn Beacon for more solid feedback. (QOL) - Gonepunk Drone can scan through all glass. (BUFF) EMP knocks out enemy HUD and disables abilities for a short time. (BUFF) - ExiledPheonix42 Bar to show the health level of the drone (QOL) While using drone you can target allies, enemies and self with the drone and it will attempt to follow from 20ft on autopilot (QOL) Short press of tactical button will immediately enter drone - Long press will send drone out in a straight line until you let go of the button. (QOL) Ability to pick up banners with drone with greater ease and from slightly further away (BUFF) - LIONLIONpoodle Valk Ultimate Icon shows when it is unavailable due to above clearance. (QOL) All participating teammates immune to out of bound countdown while in the initial launch/takeoff stage of Ultimate. (QOL) Vantage Holding the ultimate button while the weapon still has shots uses an ultimate accelerant if one is available. (QOL) Newcastle Ability to cancel tactical by holding the button so that it can start to cooldown faster when you don't need it. (BUFF) Indicator for teammates when Newcastle is jumping to them with Ultimate so that they can be more aware. (QOL) Mad Maggie Boost pad SFX from ultimate is quieter within the sound mix. (QOL) Revenant Revenant can climb for much longer (BUFF) (QOL) (Revenant given extra climbing reach in Genesis update) When returning to totem you face away by default to stop accidental destruction when firing while being sent back (QOL) - Dutchboy Misc A Legend that is immune to location scans ( Crypto?) @ExiledPhoenix42 (RE-WORK) CONSUMABLES Ultimate Accelerant 2 Ultimate Accelerants per stack instead of 1 (This is now part of Wattson's passive) Can be used from the consumable menu (Used now by using ultimate while not active) Ability to request Ultimate accelerants EQUIPMENT Evo shields Evo shields in the Deathbox UI and Tooltip will say how much damage they need until the next level. (Addressed in Aftermarket Patch) MAPS Worlds Edge Updraft now carries you much higher into the air, so getting stuck in an updraft loop is much harder. Olympus More danger warnings on railings that have a death drop on the other side. Stormpoint More Tridents at the top of the map around Lightning rod. A new Stormpoint exclusive survival item (Micro-Repulsor) that causes wildlife to avoid the area around it. Tridents - Olympus & Stormpoint Wattson's Inteceptors can be placed on trident Trident movement is more responsive to fine adjustments Bumping into enemies has more knock back and could even do minor damage while boosting. Ability to change seats without getting out of the trident GAMEPLAY Legend Selection Screen System in place to stop selection spamming on the select screen, the bright selection light could potentially trigger Epilepsy. @DrWizardo Ability to see character specific challenges on the legend ability overlay. @DoYaSeeMe Ability to Role cue, when you pick a specific legend to role cue as, you will be paired up with together with players that have role cue'd as different legends, those legends will be greyed out for other team-members, but you can still change your mind and choose a non-dibbsed legend if you wish. (NEW) Ability to rank favourite 3 legends in order, so that when your ideal legend is chosen the next legend to get picked as the timer runs out is your next available favourite legend. @ManoftheRhino (THIS HAS BEEN ASKED FOR A LOT) Teamplay Death-boxes of allies glow green regardless of what tier loot is in them. @Wingmannedbro More ease in reviving team-mates behind doors without accidentally opening the door you're hiding behind. @BillyBlazes44 Crafting Replicators that arrive after the game has started have a special golden item to craft inside that is unique to that Replicator. (Golden Weapon: 90 , Armour: 100 , Knockdown shield: 75 , Backpack: 100 or Helmet: 70) More options regarding crafting Ammo, ability to craft full stacks of a specific ammo type. Cycle ammo options using the swap weapon button. (New) Using the replicator requires holding the interact button, this is to stop players from getting sucked into the replicator when reloading or picking up items. Ability to craft shield cells and syringes in the machine by using the swap weapon button on the shield battery & med kit options to cycle between options. Controls Option to prioritise reloading over other actions when your current weapon needs reloading. - @OldTreeCreeper Option for Auto-run to only trigger when weapons are holstered - Gc995 Option to remap specific actions to different buttons, for example making the revive button the same as melee. @MandatoryIDtag Option in controls to have primary fire button bring out your weapons when they are holstered instead triggering a melee attack. @Wingmannedbro Ability to remap revive & self revive separately from the interact button, to avoid opening doors by accident while reviving. @FireSoulVortex Ping System More ping options available while dropping @BillyCrash100 More ease of precision pinging while dropping to say where you are going. ( Very often if someone has pinged a location the area surrounding the location is difficult to ping due to proximity to that ping until you get very close. Very often you can end up accidentally saying no to a location ping instead of actually putting down a marker yourself.) Ability to respond "no" and "I can't" to all pings. @CompleatBeet Change "I can't" ping to "I can't right now" ping. Map Add a pinned challenge page where you can choose between your daily, weekly and event challenges @DoYaSeeMe (Added Favourites in S9) Ability to switch between Weekly, Daily & Pinned challenges on the Map overlay @jonesy0218 Occasional variations in map weather in localised areas. @OldTreeCreeper @Tobi25561 The Ring Reduced vision impairment when running on the edge of the ring. Consistent and occasional alarms as ring is moving for people that are outside of the ring. Ability to adjust ring movement notifications in the UI, or turn them off completely. @OldTreeCreeper Dropship & Diving Voicelines muted while on the dropship. Sound when players with dive trails equipped leave volume reduced in mix. Ability for jump-master to breakaway from team-mates towards the end of the drop. @JimPinnuchi UI Ability to see number of kills & damage output of squad members by their health bars. Shields at the top of death-boxes for ease of swapping - SILVERisSORRY Little pop-up with character faces on dibsed items to clarify what has been dibsed. -DYSPROssium Ability to see own damage output next to kill count. (Only on team-mates in your party) (Added in Season 8) Small dropdown menu in the inventory that lets you ping what weapon you want - c0mpl3x1ty1 Ability to see team-kills next to your own kills. @DoYaSeeMe Crosshair colour customisation @MandatoryIDtag Icon next to player health bar that shows team-members how ready their Ultimate is @BillyCrash100 Utility UI options like FPS, Ping & packet loss. @CompleatBeet (Addressed in Aftermarket Patch) Sound Better clarity of footsteps when dealing with verticality. Ability to adjust voice chat volumes for individual team-mates - Twitch-TVDemi_ Better sound reverberation & dampening, especially regarding sounds that are on another level, or through a wall that sound like they're right next to you. (New) Ability to control the output volume of specific sound effects (Ring/Drop-ship/etc) @MandatoryIDtag Better balance of ambient sound with more vital noises like footsteps. @MandatoryIDtag Healing sound slightly lower in mix for the player healing @Sagi_Shinobi Voice-lines Some more gameplay focused quips, (Group up, Hello, I have something for you etc) Add a "Don't Engage" Ping Voiceline to ping when your ultimate is ready - Basedlight (Added in Genesis update) Squad intro quips for when you're flying down from the ship @OldTreeCreeper Ability to choose which voice-lines you want to play when choosing your character. @OldTreeCreeper More special voice-lines for specific legend combos (WE LOVE THESE!) New Voice-lines which certain legends use when they finish other specific legends. Examples provided by Exiled Pheonix42 & CompleatBeet_963 in thread. Respawning Respawn no longer cancels when the last living team-mate gets eliminated - GH0STSUSP3CT Tactical Cooldown from repawned players starts when a Respawn is triggered instead of when the player drops. - Johnmiceter Skydive emotes Ability to chose default skydive emote.. (Added in S9 - I think) Ability to chose which skydive emotes you have equipped More Skydive emotes! Endgame Summary New endgame page that shows the banners of all the Legends you eliminated during your last game and how much damage you did to them. (This can be fantastic for player confidence as often people have no idea about the players they just finished unless they take a good look at their death boxes.) LOBBY & CUSTOMISATION General Quick "Clear All" button for multiple new items in the lobby @BermudaScope Skins More skins with unique intro's Ability to toggle between owned skins, unlockable skins and limited time only skins like event skins and recolors. - GH0ST-TwitchTV Legend equipment also affected by skin ( Bangalore smoke launcher, Crypto Drone, Caustic Gas Canisters) even if it's just a new coat of paint. The ability to combine Rare and Uncommon Skins for additional customisation. - OldDew Challenges More team-oriented challenges (Get 10 kills as a team, 3 team finishers, do 3000 damage as a team) @DoYaSeeMe Friends Ability to see friends stats when inspecting them, including banners from their top legends. - mathiassk1 Abilities to join friend's game from the lobby (Console) - Used to be able to do this, now cannot for some reason? Weapon Skins Ability to customise different sights found in the game, with different reticles / colours etc. Weapon Charms New weapon charm page that mirrors the badge page that shows each weapon charm sorted into preview windows that can be sorted based on event/rarity. (New) Image from u/Greedy_Neck6742 on Reddit Store More exclusive skin variants per week (3 or possibly even 4) with at least one being a Legend Skin. Statistics More in-depth statistics overall showing a great variety of stats for different modes. A stats comparison page where all of your stats are ranked in order for different legends & weapons - Zeues-1992 Stat Trackers More generalised stat trackers showing your overarching kills etc among all legends, for people that don't use certain legends very often but want their team members to know that they are competent. Trackers that show off a legends K/D ratio, win ratio & damage per game average More Seasonal Stat Trackers @OldTreeCreeper Stat trackers for all legend wins @OldTreeCreeper Loading Screens Ability to favourite certain loading screens and randomise between them similar to skins. (Addressed in Aftermarket Patch) Finishing Moves More variety of finishing moves for each character - Johnmiceter Music Ability to favourite certain music tracks and randomise between them similar to skins. (Addressed in Aftermarket Patch) Ability to have music match whichever legend that you have chosen with their theme. Badges More accurate reading of progress on badges (For example on the Assassin badge - how many games you have currently played with five or more kills, next to how many you need for the next badge) New Challenging badges to acquire, upgraded versions of some of the older badges, with new levels to unlock. Ability to show your club emblem in one of your badge slots. Clubs New Club level that all club members can contribute to. Club rewards that all club members acquire when the club reaches certain levels. When all members of the winning team are from the same club it shows the name and emblem of the club on the winning screen above the legends. Friends list Ability to favourite certain friends for players with large friends lists. - ChrysisChrisis Chat In-party chat does not cut out in loading screens (New) Endorsement (NEW) A new endorsement system that lets you reward other players that you have enjoyed playing with. Giving endorsements to players make it more likely that you will be matched up with them again. You can endorse players for different things: Leader - Calling the shots, route marking and good communication. Supportive - Using abilities to help the team, and being there to reinforce in firefights. Guardian Angel - For Selfless play, reviving team-mates when they are in need and keeping players in the game. Heirlooms New counter when opening packs showing how close you are to opening 500 packs towards your 150 Heirloom shard packs. Ability to put charms on heirlooms - ChrysIsChrisis Heirloom skin recolours available for legend tokens - ChrysisChrisis Occasional heirloom shard packs in the Battle-pass (30 shards max per battlepass) Rare small heirloom shard packs (30) in apex packs. Heirloom refund event for cashing in unwanted heirlooms acquired before the Heirloom shard patch - Dirkdonder MODES Matachmaking Ability to go into Firing Range with team while waiting for a game - Ra_LuCoustic Arenas Game ends immediately when if all members of the opposite team have left the game. Loss forgiveness when a team member leaves your game so that your streak isn't broken due to poor luck. Bonuses and benefits for teams that are missing players to even the odds (Spectre drops / Prowlers running around etc) Sudden Death is a boxing match with no abilities or weapons. Ranked Ability to leave without timeout penalty when your Death-box is outside of the ring for at least 10 seconds -DamSonWhUFndThis Seasonal diamond dive trail rewards. Firing Range Ability to turn friendly fire on Target dummies that strafe and move around unpredictably (Both at the top of the firing range and the bottom) - Easter egg sort of provides this but would like more variance! Target dummies that sprint from one end of the firing range to the other and back. Instant revive option for practising 1v1's with friends. Infinite ammo Add a selection of buildings to practise with doors and defensive placement. - Lusindum You can trial legends in the firing range @CompleatBeet More settings to customise your experience in Firing Range (e.g. Instant Respawn, Keep Loot upon Death) @CompleatBeet Change your weapon and legend skins while still in the firing range @CompleatBeet A secret vault that houses all of the vaulted weapons and hop-ups, including floor versions of current CP weapons. @CompleatBeet When reloading CP weapons in the FR their Ammo is instantly replenished @CompleatBeet Custom Lobby @VanKlaisss New custom lobbies for people to experiment with settings, LTM's can be saved and played privately or publicly. Custom lobbies will give players a lot of customisation in settings to create their own LTMs: Loot pools - How much of each type of loot and where it can be found. All aspects of player health, speed, gravity etc. Respawns - Respawn Beacon / Auto Respawn / No respawn. Objectives - Capture / Death-match / Battle Royale/ Dropship escape. The Ring - Whether it's activated and size/damage/position for each round. Which Legends are available Team sizes Exclusive club lobbies option - @CompleatBeet Load-outs - Activated or not Weapon mag sizes & damage output. Aspect - 3rd or 1st person. Map Specific events - Loot tick, Cargo-bot, Flyer & supply Ship frequency Possibilities are endless. Replay / Threatre Mode - Mangomilktea A mode for viewing and saving the last game for creative or educational purposes. Assist Mode Assist mode let's you turn off your SBMM when grouped with a new player (level 50 or below) You can only pick up lvl 1 Armour, KD shields, Backpacks & Helmets. Weapon sights are still unrestricted. Healing Items work 20% more slowly. No stats are counted at the end of the game but you still get XP at a 60% rate. Not available in Ranked. Must be lvl 100 to unlock assist mode. This is allow experienced players to play with new players without bringing them into lobbies that they are not ready for, hopefully the restrictions are enough to stop these players from reaping too many kills in early lobbies. More restrictions could be added to further reduce their combat effectiveness. LTM's New LTM's every 2 weeks. More simple concepts like: Mozambique only Armed and Dangerous - Shotguns & Snipers Pathfinder-Only solo's mode Instant ring death mode Fully Kitted drops mode Arcade mode - Where shields recharge automatically 30 v 30 mode These are just a few ideas to get the ball rolling, please submit your own and I will add to this list. I will tag people that forwarded the idea, but I may occasionally edit the suggestion to be more concise or more inline with something Respawn can actually do. Get suggesting!
Need Indian / Middle East Servers
Hello Respawn / EA! WE LOVE THIS GAME! But boy oh boy do we need servers in India or Middle East. It's a well known fact that ping is a huge issue when it comes to FPS games and for players sitting in India / Middle East, the best option is either Singapore or EU where we get 100ms+ and 150ms+ pings respectively. How does this effect game-play? Interactions are delayed - Picking up items, weapons, shields Delay in doors opening / closing Delay in opening supply bins Bullet registry delayed Delay in using hero skills Delay in switching weapons and the list goes on..... The bottom line is that having a ping disadvantage is undeniably a huge drawback which is why we need servers in our region. We have both AWS as well as Google cloud (both utilized by Multiplay) which makes setting up the servers feasible in our region. We have 14000+ signatures (and comments) on a petition requesting servers in our region. So what are we waiting for? Let's make this happen for all the players and fans in our region! Sincerely, A Dedicated Apex Player P.S. Here are past posts on this forum regarding the same topic : https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Make-a-server-in-India-Pls/m-p/7965421#M20413 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/BAD-SERVERS-IN-INDIA/m-p/7875621#M17853 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Indian-server-please/m-p/7784355#M14767 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Asian-Server/m-p/7836302#M16709 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/WE-WANT-INDIA-SERVER-ON-NEXT-UPDATE/m-p/7621673#M8656 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Middle-East-Servers/m-p/7996661#M21470 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Middle-East-Server/m-p/7439545#M911 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Middle-East-Fans/m-p/7556959#M6686 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Introduce-Middle-East-Servers-For-Apex-Legends/m-p/8081250#M24879 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Abandoned-Gamers-In-Middle-East/m-p/7965157#M44579 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/please-add-a-middle-eastern-data-center/m-p/8122870#M25770 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Can-we-get-servers-for-the-Middle-East/m-p/7511098#M20232 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Could-you-add-an-middle-eastern-server/m-p/7444112#M1126 https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Feedback/Requesting-Servers-for-Middle-East-Dubai-servers-preferably-for/m-p/7648815#M9602
Limit on free Apex Packs (forced to pay for loot boxes)
I'm making this post because I don't see anyone else talking about it. If you're like me, you may have noticed a reduction in the Apex Packs you receive after level 20. This confused me at first, and I decided to look more into it. So, it turns out that the level cap in Apex Legends is at 100. And, between levels 1-100, a player will only receive 45 Apex Packs for free. That's all you'll get. Yeah, they do have an over-leveling system, but you only get Legend Tokens from it. And, outside of unlocking characters, Tokens are useless. You can't buy Packs with them, and the skins in the store require you to first obtain the legendary variants of them. These legendary skins you can buy with real money (about $20 a piece). Otherwise, you have to be lucky enough to obtain through Packs. Or, get enough crafting materials to unlock them yourself, which are also randomly obtained only through Packs. Honestly, I had been absolutely loving this game up until now. But, finding out that leveling will only reward me so much makes me think, "What's the point?" And, I feel any game (F2P or not) shouldn't strong-arm it's players to spend more money. Especially when you're not guaranteed to get what you want out of the purchase...New Players Guide To Understanding Apex
The season 21 Legends update has been made. Current Season 21 Map Rotations: Kings Canyon Broken Moon World’s Edge This guide will be pieces of other guides and information on the game slammed into 1 post. The post is made during season 8 and is subject to change in the future if changes to legends or weapons are made. Helpful tips and such for each Legend will be updated and posted here in the future. Armor: Armor and Gear are enormously important in Apex Legends. There are four types of gear that you can find in a match: Evo Shields: provide extra shield HP for your character; Helmets: reduce incoming headshot damage; Knockdown Shields: protect you if you're knocked; Backpacks: increase your inventory size. Gold Gear: The Gold Body Shield differs from regular Evo Shields because it doesn't evolve. However, when equipped, it increases the healing amount of syringes and shield cells from 25 to 50. Gold Body Shield: doesn't evolve like ordinary Evo Shields, but syringes and shield cells heal 50 instead of 25 while equipped. Gold Helmet: Reduces Tactical and Ultimate recharge time by 20%. Gold Knockdown Shield: With the Gold Knockdown Shield, you gain the ability to revive teammates with 50% health and shields. Gold Backpack: The Gold Backpack enables you to carry an additional Med Kit, Shield Battery, and Phoenix. Golden Magazine: If you attach a Golden Magazine to a weapon and switch to your second or primary weapon, it will automatically reload the first one after 5.5 seconds of not being used. Golden Shotgun Bolt: Enables quicker fire rates as well as reloading 1 bullet every 5 seconds. Evo Shields evolving numbers doing damage upgrades your armor: "Level 0": 0 Shield HP. 100 Damage to upgrade. Common (white): 50 Shield HP. 200 Damage to upgrade. Rare (blue): 75 Shield HP. 300 Damage to upgrade. Epic (purple): 100 Shield HP. 750 Damage to upgrade. Heirloom (red): 125 Shield HP. Can't evolve. Helmets: In Apex Legends, helmets are protective gear worn on the head that reduces the damage caused by headshots. Common (white): -20% headshot damage taken. Rare (blue): -40% headshot damage taken. Epic (purple): -50% headshot damage taken. Heirloom (Gold): -60% headshot damage taken as well as reducing cooldown timers of the player's abilities. Knockdown shields are used to help reduce quick thirst or provide cover for your teammates. Common (white): 200 HP barrier. Rare (blue): 450 HP barrier. Epic (purple): 750 HP barrier. Heirloom (gold): Guardian Angel when you are hit with a res it spawns you half health and half shielded. Backpacks are used to store heals and ammo. Common (white): +2 slots (12 total). Rare (blue): +4 slots (14 total). Epic (purple): +6 slots (16 total). Heirloom (gold): +6 slots (19 total if you are to stack the heals it allows 16 regular slots without those items stacked) New Perk: Deep Pockets. Deep Pockets: Large medical supplies stacks higher in your inventory. Batteries and Medkits now stack to 3 in inventory. Phoenix Kits now stack to 2 in inventory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon Hop-ups Anvil Receiver: Increases semi-auto damage, but the single fire uses 2 ammo per shot and the rate of fire is reduced. Boosted Loader: Reloading while near empty will speed up reloading and overload the next magazine. Deadeye's Tempo: Firing at the perfect moment increases fire rate. Disruptor Rounds: Increases damage to shielded targets. Double Tap Trigger: Grants an alternative burst fire mode, firing two rounds per trigger pull. Dual Shell: Allows compatible weapons to reload 2 rounds at a time. Hammerpoint Rounds: Increases unshielded damage. Kinetic Feeder: Automatically loads rounds and reduces choke time while sliding. Precision Choke: Greatly reduces the gun's spread by aiming down sights, up to three levels. Quickdraw Holster: Reduces the weapon's swap time, ADS time, and hip-fire spread. Selectfire Receiver: Grants an alternative fire mode for compatible weapons. Shatter Caps: Rounds split into a blast pattern when hip firing. Skullpiercer: Increases the weapon's headshot multiplier. Turbocharger: Reduces autofire spin-up time for compatible weapons. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Modes Game Mode Battle Royal: First brings us to Battle Royal where you are paired with 2 other teammates to take on a lobby of 20 teams. Just as you would think you must be the last to survive in order to win the match. Each team member has the chance once killed to be respawned at respawn beacons. There are timers on these boxes so be sure to get the banner as quickly as possible. The res timer is unlimited meaning you may rotate to other res beacons if others around you are occupied by enemy teams or to risky to res. Games Modes Mixtape: Team Deathmatch: Team verse team every body for themselves. Gun Run: Face off to see who can cycle through the guns the quickest. Each kill changes to a new weapon. Be aware if you are hit with a melee attack you are bumped back down a gun. Control: Hold 3 different locations to win the match. Who ever holds the locations the longest will be victorious. Straight Shot—check out the collection event blog for more details Players spawn above a random POI and skydive in, no Jumpmaster Weapons spawn kitted at different rarities, streamlining loot Reduced Lobby to 30 players and shorter rounds Requeue with your party directly from the death screen Game Mode Ranked: It is pretty much the same layout as Battle Royal just this time you play a little smarter to earn points to climb the ranks. Required Level = 20 Entry Cost = 20 Challenger Bonus: earn a 50% bonus on a elimination of a higher-ranked player that was contributed to Top 5 Streak Bonus: for maintaining a placement streak of 5th or better, earn up to a maximum of a 40 RP bonus 2 match streak: +10 RP 3 match streak: +20 RP 4 match streak: +30 RP 5+ match streak: +40 RP Game Mode Solo: Use your Battle Sense to detect nearby enemies, tear things up with pre-kitted weapons and attachments, and keep the fight going with auto heal and Second Chance mechanics. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Feature: Players now respawn with the shields and weapons that they had when they were eliminated Body shield and helmet level are preserved Knockdown shield is reset to white Backpacks are removed Inventory will contain some ammo for their weapons, two syringes, and two shield cells Weapons are maintained, unless that weapon was a care package weapon, and all weapon attachments are removed, including from kitted weapons Replicator, Ring Console, and Survey Beacon spawn rates have returned to being even across all POIs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Closing Ring: Once you land the lobby is given a timer where the ring will close each round once that timer counts down the ring will begin to close. (There is no way to prolong this timer its dynamic across the lobby). You will need to be inside each ring by the time it closes or you will begin to take damage. The damage is dependent on which ring closer it is. So be sure to stay ahead of the ring to catch others coming through or out of the ring overall focusing on where you should rotate based on the ring closer. Players spending too much time outside the Ring will be warned, then eliminated ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care Packages: Once the game has begun and everyone is on the ground you will see packages dropping from the sky. Each season what weapons are inside that package rotates. What comes in these packages is completely randomized out of the pool of loot allowed to be on them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crafting System Replicators are stations that can turn materials into loot. It is instantly crafted, each player is only allowed to craft 1 item per replicator and there is a total of 12 across the entire map so use it wisely. Current Craftable items: Shield Battery, Medkit, Ammo, and Player Banners ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Crafting: You may craft items and at times there were issues where a teammate would run up and snatch your loot off something you just crafted. So to fix this issue each item crafted by you has 15 seconds to be looted by you or it opens it up to anyone being able to loot it. If you are crafting for a team member you may ping the item to instantly allow them to pull the item you have crafted. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assault Rifle Weapons and Damage numbers shown are done in this order. Damage is given in the form of Body DMG/Head DMG/Leg DMG in the below tables, and in the Reload column, you'll see speeds for both non-empty and empty reloads. Name Ammo - Damage - DPS - RPM - Mag Size - Reload 30-30 Repeater Heavy 42-57/74-100/32-43 98 140 6/8/10/12 0.6s per bullet G7-Scout Light 34/60/26 136 240 10/15/18/20 2.4s/3.0s Havoc Energy 18/36/14 198 672 24/28/32/36 3.2s/3.2s Hemlok Heavy 20/35/15 214 643 18/24/27/30 2.4s/2.85s R-301 Light 14/28/11 190 816 18/20/25/28 2.4s/3.2s Flatline Heavy 19/38/14 190 600 20/25/26/30 2.4s/3.1s Nemises Energy 68/108/52 180-196 280 20/24/28/32 2.4/3.1s SMG Weapons and Damage. Altenator Light 16/24/13 160 600 19/22/25/27 1.9s/2.23s Prowler Unique 15/23/12 200 800 35 2.0s/2.6s R-99 Light 11/17/9 198 1,080 17/20/23/26 1.8s/2.45s Volt Energy 15/23/12 180 720 19/21/23/28 1.6s/2.25s Car Heavy/Light 13/20/10 202 930 20/22/24/27 1.7s/2.13s LMGs Weapons and damage. Devotion Energy 16/32/14 240 900 36/40/44/48 2.8s/3.63s L-star Energy 18/36/14 180 600 ~23 1.15s/2.45s Spitfire Light 19/38/14 171 540 35/40/45/55 3.2s/3.8s Rampage Heavy 28/42/24 300 748 28 / 32 / 34 / 40 3.1/3.3 Sniper Weapons and Damage. Charge Rifle Sniper 45/56/45 (+45) 23 (+23) 30 8 3.6s/3.6s Kraber Unique 145/435/116 87 36 4 3.2s/4.3s Longbow Sniper 55/110/44 64 86 6/8/10/12 2.66s/3.66s sentinel Sniper 70/140/63 40 37.5 4/5/6/7 2.5s/3.6s Triple Take Sniper 69/138/63 83 72 6/7/8/9 2.6s/3.4s Shotguns Weapons and Damage. Eva-8 Shotgun 63/99/63 132 126 8 2.75s/3.0s Peacekeeper Unique 110/143/88 110 58 5 2.5s/3.5s Mastif Shotgun 88/112/88 96.8 66 6 1.03s/1.7s Mozambique Shotgun 45/69/42 135 180 4 2.1s/2.6s Pistol Weapons and Damage. P2020 Light 15/23/14 108 430 12/14/16/18 1.25s/1.25s Re-45 Light 12/18/11 150 750 16/19/22/25 1.5s/1.95s Wingman Sniper 45/90/41 117 156 6/7/8/9 2.1s/2.1s Common questions on weapons. Are any of the guns hitscan? - Havoc and Charge Rifle weapons fire hitscan beams. All other weapons in the game fire projectiles that have travel time, meaning that the player must aim and lead their shots in order to hit moving targets. Is there bullet drop in apex? Yes. The amount of drop is based on the bullet speed of each weapon. Is there a damage drop-off? - Havoc and Charge Rifle weapons fire hitscan beams. However, each weapon has a different maximum headshot range, beyond which a headshot will no longer deal additional bonus damage. Does each gun have a predictable spray pattern? - Yes. Spend time learning the spray patterns of each gun in the Firing Range, it'll seriously help you in fights. Is there aim drift? - Yes. aim moves from the intended target after aiming down the sights of a weapon. Equipping Stock attachments can minimize aim drift, and better attachments provide greater stability to the weapon, reducing aim drift to a greater extent. Do different guns affect movement speed? - Yes, but only while ADSing. Without ADSing your gun has no bearing on your run speed. But when ADSing, your movement will be reduced based on the class of gun you're holding. Does taking damage slow you down? - Yes. Taking damage from any weapon (not just a Heavy Rounds weapon, which many players seem to believe is the case) will cause a brief slowdown. But Legends with the "Fortified" Passive (Gibraltar and Caustic) are immune to this slowdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apex Legends Champions and Abilities: There are classes of legends to define what they can offer inside the game. These classes will be broken down with what they do and who falls into those categories. Assault Class: Assault legends have a special Class Perk that allows them to hold more ammo per inventory slot. Assault legends can also upgrade loot via a Smart Loot system located in hidden compartments located within new Weapon Supply Bins. Weapon Supply Bins work just like the ones in the IMC Armories on Storm Point--they only contain attachments that are compatible with a player's current loadout. Ash Fuse Mad Maggie Bangalore Revenant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Recon: Recon legends can use Survey Beacons to see enemy placement around them, similar to the radar scanner located in Crypto's Map Room, a Town Takeover located in Kings Canyon. This was depicted in the Season 16 launch trailer, which showed Vantage making use of the new ability. "Recon Legends have a pretty big paradigm shift this season, and will no longer have access to ring data," McGuire explained. Instead, they now scan a modified survey beacon to reveal enemy positions on a map for about 30 seconds. There's some risk to this though, because nearby enemies will be notified of the beacon scan location, and they can use that to their advantage against you." Bloodhound Crypto Seer Vantage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skirmisher: Skirmishers can see the highest-value item inside a Supply Drop at a distance before it even hits the ground. The ability works like an upgraded version of Loba's passive ability, Eye For Quality. Unlike Loba's passive, however, this power only applies to neutral Supply Drops. Regarding the new Skirmisher perk, McGuire said the information revealed via the perk allows Skirmishers to make calls on looting the powerful weapons commonly found in Supply Drops. "They can set up an ambush to take it back, or know that missing Kraber is soon going to be coming from behind," he explained during the Season 16 preview event. Pathfinder Wraith Octane Horizon Valkyrie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support: Support legends can open the hidden compartment located in blue Supply Bins. This compartment now contains only "big" healing items and survival items like Heat Shields, Mobile Respawn Beacons, Med Kits, Phoenix Kits, and Shield Batteries. Additionally, Support legends can use Replicators to craft Banner Cards for downed or dead allies--even those whose respawn timer has already expired. This tweak may seem small, but it will undoubtedly be game-changing in practice. Previously, if the timer on a player's Banner Card hit zero, that player was out of the match, spending the rest of their time as a death box. With the new system, players on the same team as a Support legend can have a second chance of coming back even if their squadmates didn't grab their banner. Gibraltar Lifeline Loba Newcastle Mirage ((Perks Only Apply to Ranked)) All Legends now get a perk ability system. Where you have 2 different routes you wish to utilize. Choose these perks wisely as they can make or break a fight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuse Abilities: Passive: Grenadier - Stack an extra grenade per inventory slot. Fire grenades farther, faster, and more accurately. Tactical: Knuckle Cluster - Launch a cluster bomb that continuously expels airburst explosives on impact. You may have 2 total stacked with a cooldown of 20s. Ultimate: The Motherlode - Launch a bombardment that encircles a target area in a wall of flame. Fuse Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Ring Master Gain access to Ring Consoles. Scar Tissue Take 20 damage and ignore slow effects from The Motherlode. Level 3 Upgrade Options Knuckle Hustler Short speed boost on successful Knuckle Cluster hit. Wreckless Take 25% less explosive damage. Bangalore: Passive: Double Time - Taking fire while sprinting makes you move faster for a brief time. Tactical: Smoke Launcher - Fire a high-velocity smoke canister that explodes into a smoke wall on impact. Ultimate: Rolling Thunder's ability allows her to throw a canister a considerable distance away from her. Rockets will rain down in a zig-zag pattern where the canister lands across a large area, spreading out in the direction thrown. Bangalore Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Big Bang See nearby ordnance through walls and on Death Boxes. Ultimate Cooldown+ Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 60 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Cover Me Auto-Ping enemies who trigger Double Time. Refuge Regenerate HP while inside Smoke. Bloodhound: Passive: Tracker - Foes leave behind clues for you to find. Tactical: Eye of the Allfather - Briefly reveal enemies, traps, and clues through all structures in front of you. This ability will not grant assists for being scanned and killed. Ultimate: Beast of the Hunt - Transform into the ultimate hunter. Enhances your senses, allowing you to see cold tracks and move faster. Knockdowns extend the duration. Additional traits: Recon - Scanning Survey Beacons reveals the next circle's location. Bloodhound Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Raven's Blessing White Ravens charge Ultimate by 25% when activated. Tactical Cooldown Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Long Hunt Knocks extend Beast of the Hunt duration. Taste of Blood Gain 50 hp on knocks while Ultimate is active. Caustic Passive: Nox Vision - you gain threat vision on enemies moving through your gas. Tactical: Nox Gas Trap - Place up to 6 canisters that release deadly Nox gas when shot or triggered by enemies. Ultimate: Nox Gas Grenade - Blanket a large area in Nox gas. Additional traits: Fortified - Incoming damage reduced by 15% and not slowed by bullets. Caustic Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Parabolic Force Increase Tactical throw range by 75%. Particle Diffuser Increase Ultimate area of effect by 50%. Level 3 Upgrade Options Breathe It In Regenerate HP while enveloped in Nox Gas. Residual Toxins Nox Vision persists for longer. Crypto: Passive: Neurolink - Crypto and his teammates see what his Surveillance Drone detects up to a 30m distance. Tactical: Surveillance Drone - Deploy an aerial camera drone. 40-second cooldown if destroyed. This ability can open crates res teammates and recover banners as well as open care packages. Ultimate: Drone EMP - Charge up an EMP from your drone. The blast deals 50 shield damage, slows players, and destroys traps. Additional traits: Recon - Scanning Survey Beacons reveals the next circle's location. Crypto Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Network Expansion Passive & Ult range increased by 25%. Quick Transmission Improved drone handling. Level 3 Upgrade Options Hackathon Double drone recharge rate; gain speed boost when it explodes. Satellite Imagery Drone scan persists for 1.5 seconds. Gibraltar: Passive: Gun Shield - Aiming down sights deploys a gun shield that blocks incoming fire. Tactical: Dome of Protection - Blocks incoming and outgoing attacks. Ultimate: Call in a concentrated mortar strike on a position you mark with smoke. Additional traits: Fortified - Incoming damage reduced by 15%. Not slowed by bullets. Gibraltar Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Fresh Start Allies are revived with 50 HP. Shots Shots Shots Auto-Reload shotguns on knocks. Level 3 Upgrade Options Baby Bubble Reduce Tactical size and cooldown by 25%. Bubble Bunker Increase Tactical lifetime by 4 seconds. Horizon: Passive: Spacewalk - Increase air control and reduce fall impacts with Horizon's custom spacesuit. Tactical: Gravity Lift - Reverses the flow of gravity, lifting players upwards and boosting them outwards when they exit. Air strafe has been reduced with 2 seconds being in the air on top of your lift. 20s cooldown. Ultimate: Black Hole - deploy NEWT to create a micro black hole that pulls players in towards it. Horizon Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Battery Collection Shield Battery count shown above Death Boxes. Big Bang See nearby ordnance through walls and on Death Boxes. Level 3 Upgrade Options Tactical Cooldown Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds. Ultimate Cooldown Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds. Lifeline: Passive: Revive two players at the same time. Can now cancel active revives in progress to allow your teammate to defend themselves with their knockdown shield. Tactical: D.O.C. Heal Drone - 8hp per second. Deployment time before healing begins reduced by roughly 33%. Ultimate: Guarantees an upgrade (if possible) in three categories: Body Shield, Other Equipment (Helmet, Backpack, and Knockdown Shield), and Weapon Attachment, based on your team’s current gear when the Package arrives. Lifeline Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Rapid Response Increase Revive speed by 20%. Tactical Cooldown+ Reduce Tactical cooldown by 10 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Gift Wrapped Next Lifeline Care Package is a Supply Drop. Last Stand Gain a Self-Revive. Loba: Passive: Eye for Quality - Nearby epic and legendary loot can be seen through walls. The range is the same as Black Market Boutique. Tactical: Burglar's Best Friend - Teleport to hard-to-* trouble quickly by throwing your jump drive bracelet. Slide at full speed while aiming the bracelet and while the bracelet is in the air. Loba will no longer be slowed after translocating. Ultimate: Black Market Boutique - Place a portable device that allows you to teleport nearby loot to your inventory. Each friendly or enemy Legend can take up to two items. 120s cool down. Loba Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options High Value Increase Tactical height and range. Market Expansion Increase Ultimate range by 25%. Level 3 Upgrade Options Shopping Spree Loba can take an extra item from Black Markets. Tactical Cooldown Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds. Mirage: Passive: Now You See Me... - Automatically cloak when using Respawn Beacons and reviving teammates . Tactical: Psyche Out - Send out a holographic decoy to confuse the enemy. You can control the decoy. Ultimate: Life of the Party - Mirage deploys a team of controllable decoys to distract enemies. Mirage Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Miracle Worker Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP. More Me Gain an Ultimate Decoy; reduce cooldown by 30 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Bamboozle Bonus Refresh Tactical on successful Bamboozles. Me Two Gain a Decoy charge (can have both active at once). Octane: Passive: Swift Mend - While not taking damage, Octane restores health over time. 20 hp cost with 1-second cool down. Tactical: Stim - Increase walk speed by 30% and sprint speed by 40% for 6 seconds. Costs Health to use. Reduction to slows while active. Ultimate: Launch Pad - Deployable jump pad that catapults users through the air. Users can press jump in midair to double jump. Octane Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Mad Hops Gain an extra Launch Pad charge. Thick Skin Take 5 less Stim damage. Level 3 Upgrade Options Airborne Agility Change directions with the Launch Pad double-jump. Thick Skin Take 5 less Stim damage. Pathfinder: Passive: Insider Knowledge - Scan a survey beacon to reduce the cooldown of the Zipline Gun. Tactical: Grappling Hook - Grapple to get to out-of-reach places quickly. Ultimate: Zipline Gun - Creates a zipline for everyone to use. Additional traits: Recon - Scanning Survey Beacons reveals the next circle's location. Pathfinder Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Field Research Gain access to Survey Beacons. Ringmaster Gain access to Ring Consoles. Level 3 Upgrade Options Down and Away Grapple cooldown reset on knock. Zipline Zen Take 25% less damage while riding energized Ziplines. Rampart: Passive: Modded Loader - Increased magazine capacity and faster reloads when using LMGs and the Minigun. Tactical: Amped Cover - Build a crouch-cover wall, which deploys a full-cover amped wall that blocks incoming shots and amps outgoing shots (Max: 5). Ultimate: Emplaced Minigun "Sheila" - Place a mounted machine gun that anyone can use. High ammo capacity, long reload time (Max: 3). Rampart Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Bandolier Carry extra ammo per stack. Ultimate Cooldown Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Amped Reloads Reload faster with Sheila or when behind Amped Cover. Ramped Up Improved Mobile Sheila handling and spin up time by 20%. Revenant: Passive: Assassin's Instinct - Highlight nearby visible enemies who are low on health. You crouch walk faster and have improved wall climbing. Tactical: Shadow Pounce - Unleash a powerful pounce forwards. Hold to charge for farther distances. Ultimate: Forged Shadows - Forge a shroud of hardened shadows around you that blocks direct damage and regenerates after breaking. Your shadows and tactical are refreshed on knockdowns. Revenant Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Murder Machine Call out the number of squads within 150 meters after a squad wipe. Tactical Cooldown Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Agile Assassin Total Shadow Pounce charge time reduced by 20%. Grim Leaper Shadow Pounce cooldown reset on knock. Wattson: Passive: Spark of Genius - Ultimate Accelerants fully charge Wattson's ultimate. Wattson can carry more Ultimate Accelerants. Wattson also regenerates 1 Shield HP per second outside of combat. Tactical: Perimeter Security - Create electrified fences by connecting nodes. Fences damage and slow enemies. Ultimate: Interception Pylon - Place an electrified pylon that destroys incoming ordnance and repairs damaged shields. Standing near Pylons boosts Wattson's tactical recharge rate (Max: 3). Wattson Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Falling Stars Pylon interceptions spawn Arc Stars at its base. Enemy attacks only. 1.5s cooldown between spawns. Arc Stars must be picked up before more than five can be spawned. Fresh Start Allies are revived with 50 HP. Level 3 Upgrade Options Power Pylon Double Ultimate's HP and Shield Regen capacity. Split Circuit Place up to 2 Pylons with half the shield regen capacity and use Ultimate Accelerants twice as fast. Wraith: Passive: Voices from the Void - You hear a voice when danger approaches. As far as you can tell, it's on your side. Tactical: Into the Void - Reposition quickly through the safety of the 'void' space, avoiding all damage. Ultimate: Dimensional Rift - Link 2 locations with portals for 60 seconds. Wraith Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Sixth Sense Passive warns when nearby squad count increases. Tactical Cooldown Reduce Tactical cooldown by 5 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Fast Phase Reduce Tactical wind-up by 20%. Ultimate Cooldown+ Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 60 seconds. Valkyrie Passive: VTOL Jets – Press SPACE while in the air to engage the jetpack. You can switch between hold and toggle modes in the options menu. Tactical: Missile Swarm - Fire a swarm of 12 mini-rockets in a rectangular grid, which damage and disorient the enemy. Ultimate: Skyward Dive - Press once to prepare for launch. Teammates can interact with Valkyrie to join the launch. Press again to launch into the air and skydive. Valkyrie Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Aerial Expert Increased horizontal Jetpack speed and acceleration. Afterburners Launch 15% higher with Skyward Dive. Level 3 Upgrade Options Full Coverage Widen Missile Swarm pattern from 4x3 to 3x5. Full Tank Increase Jetpack fuel by 25%. Seer Passive: Heart Seeker detects enemies within a 75-meter radius of Seer. For context, that's about the max distance between two Wraith portals. Tactical: A circle will be displayed around the crosshair while aiming down sights, the color of the circle will differ depending on the distance and direction of an enemy within a 55-degree cone: When an enemy is within 75 m, an orange arrow will be displayed around the circle indicating their direction. Ultimate: The exhibit creates a dome of micro-drones that reveal the location of enemies that run or fire inside the area. Seer's ultimate ability can be thrown from a distance, allowing you to keep your distance and track opposing teams without having to confront anyone. Seer Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Long View Increase Passive and Tactical range to 75m. Racing Hearts Faster movement using Passive. Level 3 Upgrade Options Artist's Reach Increase the throw range of Ultimate by 20 meters. Focus Scan Increase Tactical scan duration by 1.5 seconds. Ash Passive: When an enemy dies, Ash will be able to see the location of their death box on the map, allowing her to identify where enemies are likely to go next; once she reaches a death box, she can her data knife on them to find where the attackers are at that moment. Tactical: Inspired by her old Ronin Titan, Ash will throw a spinning snare that damages and tethers the first enemy who gets too close for a short duration of time. If the Arc Tether hits a surface like the ground or a door, it will stay alive as a “trap” for a few seconds. Ultimate: Ash uses her sword to tear open a one-way portal toward a targeted location. Once the portal is open, Ash immediately begins traveling through it, though allies (and enemies) have some time to follow her through. Ash Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Murder Machine Call out the number of squads within 150 meters after a squad wipe. One Minute to Live Using Passive tracks enemy position on map for 60 seconds. Level 3 Upgrade Options Greedy Snare Arc Snare remains in play for 24 seconds and can catch multiple enemies. Twin Snares Gain an Arc Snare charge. Mad Maggie Passive: Temporarily highlight enemies you’ve damaged. No movement speed penalty when wielding Shotguns. Tactical: Fire a drill that attaches to an obstacle and burns enemies on the other side. Ultimate: Throw a ball that releases speed-boosting pads and detonates near enemies. Mad Maggie Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Fire Ball Wrecking Ball catches fire and explodes in thermite. Shots Shots Shots Auto-Reload shotguns on knock. Level 3 Upgrade Options Big Drill Increase depth and width of Tactical by 50%. Drillslinger Gain a Riot Drill charge; reduce active duration by 25%. Newcastle Passive: RETRIEVE THE WOUNDED -- Drag allies as you revive and protect them with your Revive Shield. Tactical: MOBILE SHIELD -- Throw a controllable drone that creates a moving energy shield. Ultimate: CASTLE WALL -- Leap to an ally or target area and slam down, creating a fortified stronghold. Newcastle Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Swift Shield Increase Mobile Shield speed to weapon sprint speed. Thick Shield Mobile Shield segments gain 250 HP. Level 3 Upgrade Options Miracle Worker Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP. Stronghold +250 Castle Wall HP; extend energized barrier duration to 2 minutes. Xiomara/Vantage Passive: Spotter's Lens -- Aim down sights to scout with your eyepiece (unarmed or with mid- to long-range scopes) and use a bullet drop indicator to see where your shots will land. Tactical: Echo Location -- Position your winged companion Echo and then Launch towards him. Must have a line of sight to Echo for Launch. Ultimate: Sniper's Mark -- Use your custom sniper rifle to mark enemy targets which apply a damage bonus for you and your team. Vantage Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Ringmaster Gain access to Ring Consoles. Ultimate Reload Ultimate Accelerants grant +2 bullets. Level 3 Upgrade Options Bat Bounce Improved Tactical's double-jump. Sharpshooter Refresh Tactical on hits with Ultimate. Catalyst Passive: Barricade -- Reinforce doors, strengthening them and locking them to enemies' spaces where doors have been destroyed can also be reinforced. Tactical: Piercing Spikes -- Throw out a patch of Ferrofluid which turns into spikes when enemies are near. The catalyst remains immune to enemy spikes. Ultimate: Dark Veil -- Raise a permeable wall of Ferrofluid. Enemies who walk through it will be slowed and partially blinded for a brief time.. Catalyst Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Long Veil Increase Ultimate length by 15m. Sister Spikes Increase max number of active Spikes by one. Level 3 Upgrade Options Ferro-Door Fully rebuild and reinforce missing doors with Passive. Resilient Veil Increase Ultimate lifetime by 5 seconds. Ballistic Passive: Whistler -- Shoots a projectile that heats up an enemy's gun as they shoot. Overheating causes damage. Hold the tactical to lock-on. Tactical: Sling -- Store a third weapon in the sling. Access via inventory or Character Utility Action. The sling weapon cannot take attachments. Ultimate: Tempest -- When activated, nearby teammates get faster reloads, faster unarmed move speed, and infinity ammo. Ballistics sling weapon will be equipped and upgraded to gold. Ballistic Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Lasting Bullet Smart Bullet duration in-world is tripled. Sling-Shot Sling weapon levels up with each upgrade selection. Level 3 Upgrade Options Extra Bullet Gain a Smart Bullet charge. Lasting Bullet Smart Bullet duration is tripled. Conduit Passive: Barricade -- Gain a burst of speed when running toward a teammate out of Tactical range. Tactical: Piercing Spikes -- Blast your ally with energy, regenerating temporary shields for them when in danger. Ultimate: Dark Veil -- Deploy an array of shield jamming devices which damage and slow enemies. Conduit Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Battpack Stack up to 3 batteries per inventory slot. Bigger Jam Jammer damage radius increased by 20%. Level 3 Upgrade Options Bigger Jam Each Ultimate jammer's damage radius increased by 10%. Split Charge Gain a Tactical charge but halve shield regen duration. Alter Passive: Gift from the Rift --Can remotely interact with a deathbox to claim one item. Cannot be a shield core. Tactical: Void Passage -- Creates a passageway through a surface. Ultimate: Void Nexus -- Create a regroup point that all allies can remotely interact with to open a phase tunnel back to that location. Alter Perks: Level 2 Upgrade Options Ultimate Cooldown Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30s. Void Vision Extend highlights and see health bars after exiting Tactical. Level 3 Upgrade Options Eternal Nexus Void Nexus no longer times out. Tactical Cooldown+ Reduce Tactical cooldown by 10s.
Tips, Tricks and cool stuff.
Hi, with a game so new, the community will be learning together to discover useful tips, tricks and cool things as we play. Please add anything to this thread that you would want a new player to know! 1. You can scramble up walls a surprising distance. If you jump at a wall and hold the jump button, your Legend will scramble up and mantle over the top. They can make it up quite a distance, the wall in the pic below can be easily scaled for example, as can many single-storey buildings I didn't catch this on my first few games, and I found it's great for repositioning, escapes, or for saving time on basic traversal. 2: The color of the damage text shows your opponent's armor. If you shoot someone wearing armor, you get a little icon to let you know that this will be a harder target, but did you know that the color will show what level armor they're wearing? Nail a headshot and the damage will show as yellow. No Armor: Red Level 1: White Level 2: Blue Level 3: Purple Unarmoured Level 2 Armor Also, bonus tip, when you loot armor from a vanquished foe, it'll be topped up! So if you took a beating to your Level 3 armor and you're out of batteries, you might consider trading down. 3: Use those Balloons See those big red balloons dotted around the place? You can zipline up them and glide where you want. This of course can be used to cross the map fast if the circle is closing in, but it can be used in combat and ambushes too. Boost up solo or as a team and drop above/behind the other squad to get the jump on them. You can use them to escape a bad situation too, but make sure you distract your hunters first, you'll be an easy target on the zipline. 4: Kick the door down. Many don't know that you can break the doors in this game. Either use grenades or employ your melee to smash the door out of your way and make an entrance! So, is there anything you wish you knew when you started, any wisdom you want to impart to future Legends? Tell us below!
adding recent/players on apex legends
Playing the pc version of APEX LEGENDS and I currently donthave friends to play with so when i get into a game and fancy playing another game with the previous teammates the UI/UX design doesnt incorporate recent players and just makes it hard to add people. Please include this into the UI/UX design asap as this is a game where you have to play with 3 people. cant really solo and its currently hard to add new players.Welcome to the Creator's Corner
Hey guys, we've seen lots of folks posting great videos, awesome art, and coming up with some fantastic Legend concepts. I just wanted to add a couple of things for folks to bear in mind. We have feedback boards for existing Legends and game mechanics, you can post your ideas about tweaks and changes there! If you're posting someone else's content, please credit them where possible. If your content contains profanity/swearing please tag that in your post. Thanks!
APEX private servers
APEX private servers I had a nice chat with one of the EA customer support people and I was told I should express my interest on the forums, as they could not give me any information at this time. So I would like to express my interest in being able to obtain private servers for APEX as the company I work for hosts tournaments for universities and there has been expressed interest by a large number of players, that they would like to play in an APEX tournament. Due to the large number of players and the premise that it is for universities using current methods of running an APEX tournament would make it lose a lot of it's integrity. Anyway thought I would express my interest on this subject, I hope there is a plan to release private servers or give other the ability to host it them selves in the future. Thanks.
Dive trails needs to be permanent, please!
Dive trails not permanent?? im actually just finding out about this and I’m pretty upset. There’s different styles so what’s the point on not being able to keep your HARD earned 0.2% community reward. I pushed so hard to masters this season and I absolutely will not be putting my friends and myself through that mental stress again all for somthing that NONE of us get to keep...I just don’t see the point. I should have just gotten to diamond back in season 2 and never touched ranked again I guess. Long nights wasted for a 90 day beam trail when others are grandfathered in for LIFE, which is cool they should get to keep what they worked for, so why can’t I? My salt is real with this one. It’s not like it even says in game it’s a temporary reward! It’s only stated in the devs season 3 rank reward patch notes\ breakdown. I pray this changes but knowing my luck it won’t
