@CCbathwaterThe crafter is a must have to offset the RNG of the loot pool. Batteries, blue shields when you find none in a whole POI, mobile respawn beacons mid/late game, purple helmets/mags, sights, etc.
I think I use it almost every game where I'm not killed immediately.
@Cro_PitttYou literally have to loot and rotate at the same time the moment you land, or all the BR haters in Fragment are out of the game by the time you're done crafting your bat. And that's if there even is a crafter in your POI anyway.
@HappyHourSumwurWho are you fighting after you've done crafting the entire Apex inventory list? Maybe you have actual BR lobbies, but my lobbies are just pure TDM's and dead after 3 minutes.
@CCbathwater Everything that reduces RNG is a good feature in the game, and that includes crafter. In pubs you don't need to craft a lot of stuff, 1 or 2 batteries are enough, you can do it fast if you manage to loot in a logical way and not randomly.
@Cro_PitttTrue, so if only the crafter would limit the biggest RNG/lotto factor in the game, i.e. hot-dropping, then I'd be onboard, but as it stands now it's a pain and takes away mags and other vital stuff I could potential need from floor loot, which I could find while on the run from the extremely fast closing of the health damaging ring, searching for the last couple of squads to fight. But no, let's put this stuff exclusively in a crafter. Put all guns in the crafter instead, so hot-droppers would have to take turns at the crafter in Fragment before they could pretend to be Shiv.
@CCbathwater Not sure why you're thinking that removing the crafter will somehow improve the hotdropping issue. Two completely different aspects of the game.
And putting guns in the crafter is a good thing, because at least those are guaranteed weapons you don't need to look for. If you want them just drop on a POI with a crafter. Countless times i've searched for a Flatline or a R301 and could not find any in the entire game, forcing myself to play with an Alternator or some other minor guns.
Additonal leaks:
- Ranked will have a daily map change (Stormpoint, Broken Moon and Worlds' Edge). No Olympus, we got robbed.
- Hemlock will go into the care package in a buffed version with Boosted loader (Rampage will return to ground loot).
- Longbow and Volt are going into the crafter, Car and G7 are back to to ground loot.
- R301 nerfed: damage reduced from 14 to 13.
- Assault rifles will see their hip fire accuracy nerfed to make SMGs, shotguns and pistols stronger in cqc.
Two whole seasons without my favourite map ;(
Why cant they just admit no one likes Stormpointless and deleve it?
No rev buffs once again lovely when the company has no clue
Please bring the Re45 back to ground loot! or at least but the base one on the ground. Its one of the only guns that allows me to compete with this broken MM system and hack infested game.
Detailed info on Seer and Bloodhound nerfs:
Seer
- Ultimate cooldown and duration is increased “pretty hard”
- Heartbeat sensor now has a charge-up time, so can’t spam it. Only get the scan on the heartbeat ‘pulses’, not constant.
- HB sensor now audible to nearby enemies.
Bloodhound
-Ultimate will no longer speed up tactical charge, instead, will now find "ethereal white ravens" around the map, that when interacted with, will fly in the direction of the closest enemy, guiding them into battle. (so the previous leak of Bloodhound was fake)
They literally destroyed Bloodhound and nobody was asking for that lmao.
Mirage
- After reviving, Mirage + ally will be cloaked for 3 seconds, but unarmed. If you draw a weapon, cloak breaks immediately. Additionally, when a clone is shot, the bamboozled enemy will now be tracked for a short time.
Lifeline
- Greatly reduced the slow penalty when activating her revive, and greatly increased the drop speed and range of her care package.
Horizon
- Accuracy on gravity lift has been reduced, making it more difficult to hit targets when floating. However, ”lift speed nudged up a little bit”.
Wraith
- Wraith can now place her portal twice as far as before, and will speed up as she travels that extra distance.
Pathfinder
- Pathfinder’s range and riding speed on zipline increased “significantly”, so can travel further and faster than before.
New unique perks for all classes
Assault (Ash, Bangalore, Revenant, Fuse, Maggie)
Can open a hidden shelf in new Weapon Supply Bins. Smart loot system provides valuable weapons and upgrades. Can also store an extra stack of Ammo per inventory slot.
Skirmisher (Valkyrie, Wraith, Mirage, Horizon, Octane, Pathfinder)
Can spot incoming Care Packages at a distance and see the highest value item it contains. They are also able to keep tabs on the revealed weapon and whether it has been equipped by an enemy team.
Controller (Catalyst, Rampart, Wattson, Caustic)
Legends have access to new devices called Ring Consoles, located around the map. These devices reveal the next ring location (transferring this ability from Recon to Legends who are designed to rotate early and set up in new zone)
Support (Lifeline, Newcastle, Loba, Gibraltar)
Can access hidden shelf in Extended Supply Bins, which contain high-value healing and survival items. Support Legends can also craft banners of eliminated teammates at crafting stations for 30 materials, even ones that have expired!
New legend selection screen
Thanks to alphaINTEL on twitter for all these news.
@Cro_Pittt Not surprised about BH being nerfed "they were the other half the scan meta imo, swear there was a season were devs forget they already buffed them and gave another buff before Seer was even name dropped"
@HappyHourSumwur Yeah, nerf to the duration and to the cooldown.
World's Edge is in map rotation for 6 months in a row? I have to wait at least 6 months to play my favorite map Kings Canyon again.
Olympus was cut 1 month short and not coming back aswell.
World's Edge to KC or at least to Olympus please.
