OG Apex Legends Player Reacts to the New Apex in 2026
I returned to Apex Legends after years away and instantly realized this is not the same game anymore.
I loaded into solo Team Deathmatch and immediately knew I was in trouble.
First thing I see is level 45 even though old Apex had me somewhere in the 300s before all the prestige and reset systems.
I picked Pathfinder because that was the old reliable back in OG Apex. Huge mistake.
There were new legends everywhere, abilities flying all over the map, and red shield domes everywhere. I thought the red dome was some kind of Gibraltar shield upgrade. Nope. Walked straight into it and got melted instantly.
Meanwhile everybody else looked like movement gods bouncing off walls, teleporting around the map, and playing like they were in the ALGS finals.
Meanwhile I was forgetting heal buttons, opening the wrong menus, trying to remember grenade controls, and grappling directly into walls.
Final scoreboard:
1 assist.
0 kills.
Old Apex used to feel simple. Drop hot, loot fast, miss Wingman shots, blame teammates, repeat.
Now I feel like I need patch note research and a college degree just to understand what is happening.
Still one of the best movement shooters ever made though.
But seriously… what happened to Apex Legends?