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Ervke's avatar
Ervke
Seasoned Novice
7 months ago

Please bring back the original Revenant skills

As someone who, unfortunately, always ends up being an outcast in most social settings, i Deeply connected with the Original Revenant

i connected with his silencer by the awkward silences i sometimes cast on others due to my social inexperience. 

i connected with his death totem by how i like to quickly "get in and out". groceries, errands, whatever... Get in, Get it, Get out. 

i connected with him as a whole because, just like his Season 4 trailer, when i'm focused on a goal i do my best to achieve that goal.

Revenant, to me, was that outcast that was simply himself. self deprecating at times, but when you've been on your own for a seemingly unending amount of time you just embrace the solitude, and your unfiltered personality kind of rubs people the wrong way... and it's fine because they all get along the way you somehow can't for some reason anyway. Revenant was me. Especially with seeing how Respawn would Constantly kill him in their trailers, it would remind me of the times i'd be picked on and shot down. I thought, "don't worry, Revenant. if Respawn doesn't love you, i do. now let's go have a great game." 

He was Perfect to me. the only thing i ever wanted "changed" was an appropriate reduction of his hit box, and perhaps some form of speed / defence for a better way to escape like bangalore has. but it wasn't really much to complain about because when i turn on my Playstation and opened Apex Legends, i got to play my favourite Legend: Revenant.

as of now, it's not just a loss of the skills that i loved, it also feels like a giant jab and reminder of how everyone wants to change me. "be like this, be like that"... i can't. i don't relate to any of you... not in a stuck up way, but i literally don't see the world the way you all do. i've always had my little world, that i would gladly share with anyone who was truly interested... but other than that, please don't try to change me. it took so long for me to like me, and i'd rather fine tune myself than do a whole rework. 

the new "Revenant", not only takes away from the Revenant experience, but it also draws a new feeling out of me towards Revenant... apathy. every time my Death Totem ultimate was ready, i'd be excited and plan accordingly on how to effectively execute this totem. whether it be placement, timing, reasoning; i was excited... i didn't like the update where i could destroy it, because occasionally when i was sent back to my totem, if i were returned first, i'd destroy it while my team was still fighting, and they'd be killed... i felt bad. i digress; now, with the rework, i'm not interested in dropping my ultimate... at all... so i barely use it. i don't even grab ultimate recharge packs like i used to. as for the jump that replaced the silencer, it can be helpful to catch up the squad if i was left behind, but i prefer to silence my enemies. up close or from afar; silence and push. Especially when coming in contact with a pesky wraith or vanishing mirage. i used to feel so involved in my game play, but now, especially if i'm not having a good game, i feel like a burden. i know the answer would be to just "pick another legend", but face it... no other legend is Revenant

Revenant is an Assault Legend.

Revenant uses a silencer.

Revenant has a death totem. 

Revenant wouldn't change himself to please anyone. 

Revenant was... and honestly still should be Revenant

Please bring back the original Revenant. This rework can be a new Legend if you like, but it just isn't Revenant

 

thank you.

 

cheers :)

[CM - Edited title for CAPS]

15 Replies

  • SERPENT_DESCEND's avatar
    SERPENT_DESCEND
    Seasoned Ace
    6 months ago

    I used to go on top of the building where the enemy squad is (possibly camping) then pop my ult, Drop down and go crazy with nades and silences and most of the time I was doing so much damage to the enemy team that after I get sent back to the totem it’s basically just few shots away from squad wipe especially if I had an average teammates. His playstyle was very unique. Get to a high ground, trade shots and use silence, then use ult, drop down and try to do the most amount of damage without the fear of getting knocked which allowed for some crazy plays. **bleep** now that I think of the old times I really do miss him a lot, He would have been an absolute nightmare with all these buffs to the assault class especially the two nades slots 

  • ka6hi's avatar
    ka6hi
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    i also feel a personal connection with revenant, his lowbrow, introverted personality and straightforward directives. i was egregiously disappointed with his rework, and stopped playing the game for a while. as I've been getting back into the game, i find myself mourning revenants original kit because i think he's what truly got me into the game, what made it so fun for me. i made tons of memories and friends when i was maining him, and the game feels to lack something without him. in full agreement with op, he just doesn't feel like revenant anymore. everyone misses arenas too lol

  • ka6hi's avatar
    ka6hi
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    i would absolutely love to see the return of revenants assault form. even having the two legends be seperated in the game would provide a solution.

  • Ervke's avatar
    Ervke
    Seasoned Novice
    5 months ago

    i was already at peace with the fact Revenant wasn't a fast legend -- "ah! i'm kind of slow but but i can work around it. silence quick, and be smart with the totem. let's go" -- but this "jump" skill really doesn't help. other skirmisher legends get out of situations quickly / fairly... even some assault legends have that quirk. but now, for Revenant, i have to BEG the L1 button (my PS controller setup) for a chance to escape... emphasis on Chance; forget about it if i'm in severe trouble. i feel like an easy knock / kill now, and it's actually taken a big toll on my confidence. some days i won't even play because "i don't feel like getting demolished". 

    i'm actually playing right now, and i'm very upset at myself because i know i'm not This Bad at the game. i remember playing timidly by lagging behind my team and not pushing plays, that i would usually be the enforce, because of how nervous i was. 

    Revenant isn't a nervous character, and neither was i until the re-work. 

    Revenant is the most bad to the bone simulacrum there is... with his original kit.

  • The Pounce skill MIGHT make sense if it was a free melee attack if you connected with a target player. Like, opening with 30 damage and being right there for a SMG burst or Shotgun blast or two would make sense for the character. 

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