I don't understand why would you offer us game consumers a power and add different colors, when in fact it's actually useless, it doesn't shoot projectiles or guard in any color you purchase, like the in game blue power sword. Why would you offer us a melee power sword to buy, when you knew it doesn't function as it should, it feel like a waste of money. Why should a owner of the power sword have to use a different power sword when they already bought it.

Black-Musician The Heirloom's Power Sword is different than the event's Power Sword, (not just by the Power Sword's style, but also by how its held by players).From what I can tell, there's a few reasons why this is the case: The event's Power Sword isn't using the Heirloom's Power Sword color variants to help avoid confusion on which Power Sword is being held by enemy players. The holding animation is different for the Heirloom's Power Sword, (which is held by the player's side), than the event's Power Sword, (which is held over the player's shoulder), to help indicate which Power Sword is being held by enemy players. Although honestly, I prefer the animations of the event's Power Sword over the animations of the Heirloom's Power Sword, (as well as would prefer that if we have the Heirloom's Power Sword, the event's Power Sword would use its colors instead of the default Power Sword, (but sadly it does not)).

Hey there, we are here to help answer questions for the players if some arise so staff can focus on more dire needed attention of details on other things. We volunteer this service to help them and provide the best knowledge we are capable of giving having a good understanding of the game in general and a lot of protocols for things. When it comes to heirlooms they are purely for cosmetics. They offer nothing more in game to gain an advantage over anyone. It has been set up this way since the day the first heirloom launched in 2019. This would not change down the line. The sword event is like the buster sword where it also was an event to advertise its cosmetic aspects of it not what it can do in game. Thats tied purely to the game modes you are playing in general. In the future feel free to ask any questions regarding the game and they will be answered rather quickly here on the forums before you purchase anything if you have questions about it. Could save a lot of confusion down the line.

We keep calling them a "heirloom" because when the game first launched these cosmetics that was the name for them. Which most in the game still refer to them as a heirloom. They have since been renamed to "Mythical" cosmetics. All still fall under the same category. Just because one is universal and another is not does not mean it comes with game mode perks. Most in the game fully understand that its the game mode that gave such advantages not the actual mythic weapon. No one scammed anyone. You are the first person in apexs lifetime ive seen even think that it would come with some extra perks or advantages. Everyone else clearly knows what they are getting.Again, when making such purchases it will always be best to ask the questions you may assume you know or understand. It never hurts to ask before making a purchase what exactly it is you are purchasing and does it come with some extra jazz to give an advantage or purely a "A look at my cool shiny new toy" item.

Yes, Because you can melee with it. Physically melee 30 damage hits. Nothing more. All of them are labeled this way. Im a consumer like you ive bought 6 of them personally and gotten 2 from random packs. Its universal because when these weapons first launched they were legend specific. So thats where the word universal comes from it allows all legends to equip them universally verse legend specific. All are in the melee category because when you do a melee attack you are hitting that enemy with the heirloom instead of the games default fist animations. So im not defending an explanation im trying to help you understand one you are misunderstanding.

Black-Musician "Give the power swords owners what they paid a lot of money for a "Univeral melee" with the same functions as the in game power sword." Just so you know the universal melee cosmetics and the heirloom cosmetics as well as all other weapon and skin cosmetics are exactly what they are, cosmetics, nothing more nothing less. Their are no pay to win items, there are no in game cosmetics that provide in game benefits except for looking nice. From what I know this will not change.

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Midnight9746
Hero+
27 days ago
Black-Musician The Heirloom's Power Sword is different than the event's Power Sword, (not just by the Power Sword's style, but also by how its held by players).

From what I can tell, there's a few reasons why this is the case:

The event's Power Sword isn't using the Heirloom's Power Sword color variants to help avoid confusion on which Power Sword is being held by enemy players.

The holding animation is different for the Heirloom's Power Sword, (which is held by the player's side), than the event's Power Sword, (which is held over the player's shoulder), to help indicate which Power Sword is being held by enemy players.

Although honestly, I prefer the animations of the event's Power Sword over the animations of the Heirloom's Power Sword, (as well as would prefer that if we have the Heirloom's Power Sword, the event's Power Sword would use its colors instead of the default Power Sword, (but sadly it does not)).
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
Why are you calling it a heirloom, it clearly isn't a heirloom if it was a heirloom it's not in that category and there is no intro animation of a player holding it now is there. It should be used just like the buster blade but with projectiles, there is no excuse for the power sword to be just eye candy with colors after a gamer paid so much for it, so stop making excuses about animation and color decoration. It should function just like the power sword that randomly drops in the game. I'm sure nobody bought the power sword for it to be useless with different color variations that's ridiculous.
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
Your several reasons make no sense if it was a heirloom it would be in that category it clearly says "universal melees". I'm sure nobody wanted to pay that much for it to be just decoration. Could you please change the owners of power sword the same right to use the weapon without having to look for another blue sword it makes no sense, Oh look 2 power swords which one works correctly. You see how that makes no sense.
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
Also the tracking award to "obtain a power sword" should be given free to owners of the power sword that already bought the entire beast event. Why should we have to look for another sword that works properly. I even tried and successful got 2 power swords during a match to see if it would gain any power for the owned power sword and still no change. So I was actually holding 3 swords. It truly isn't right for the complete event Beast sword owners.
Midnight9746
Hero+
27 days ago
Black-Musician I said "Heirloom" because I had used Heirloom Shards to unlock it recently, but you're right, its a Universal Melee.
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
Well you can defend your excuse however you want, be it's definitely not in the heirloom category and the power sword bought by the gamers should function just as equally as the randomly drop power sword in Battle royal.
Midnight9746
Hero+
27 days ago
Black-Musician Just so you know, I don't work for EA or for Respawn.
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
So if you don't work for them, why are you trying to answer almost most of the forum post feed backs. Don't you have something more fun to do then trying to answer almost everything?
E9ine_AC
Hero+
27 days ago
Hey there, we are here to help answer questions for the players if some arise so staff can focus on more dire needed attention of details on other things. We volunteer this service to help them and provide the best knowledge we are capable of giving having a good understanding of the game in general and a lot of protocols for things.

When it comes to heirlooms they are purely for cosmetics. They offer nothing more in game to gain an advantage over anyone. It has been set up this way since the day the first heirloom launched in 2019. This would not change down the line. The sword event is like the buster sword where it also was an event to advertise its cosmetic aspects of it not what it can do in game. Thats tied purely to the game modes you are playing in general.

In the future feel free to ask any questions regarding the game and they will be answered rather quickly here on the forums before you purchase anything if you have questions about it. Could save a lot of confusion down the line.
Black-Musician
Rising Rookie
27 days ago
Your the second person to bring up heirlooms, obviously the power sword to own clearly isn't in that category now is it. It's a "universal melee" weapon and the respawn developers shouldn't scam the consumers by saying it's a heirloom. Give the power swords owners what they paid a lot of money for a "Univeral melee" with the same functions as the in game power sword.