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EA_Mako
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2 years ago

S22: Shockwave Gameplay Updates!

Hey Legends, 

We just dropped our blog going through some gameplay updates you can check out when Season 22 goes live!

We'll have additional details before launch with the usual patch notes and a closer look at the new map, but check out the blog above or post here for a quick look at the main gameplay additions.

Edit: Now with 100% more patch note links! Apex Legends™: Shockwave Patch Notes - Answer HQ (ea.com)

We've got a handy little poll on the right-side of AHQ as well, but feel free to share your thoughts here on these particular changes. Don't forget to check out the gameplay trailer as well!

Anyone going to be hunting down a second P2020? 🤔

27 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago
    Proximity outlines and/ or health Bars are terrible additions. Dumb down the title enough, you could be the new Halo.

    Unless people are confused by that remark, it's my opinion that Halo over the years was dumbed down to try and entice more users to feel better about themselves, in hope it causes them to purchase ingame items.

    In my opinion, it backfired. Start a game of  Halo Infinite today, and you see characters with kitty ears, proximity color outlines and/ or long range sniper scope flash effects. It just doesn't make any logical sense.

    It's basically so casual, the casuals won't even play it. The same could happen to Apex Legends.
  • No we do not! New map is sucks! And it's ridiculous that bullets find their target. Only two or three out of a magazine hit the target.You have just officially destroyed Apex legends EA, Thank you... 

  • HappyHourSumwur's avatar
    HappyHourSumwur
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    The Battle Sense health bars and Revival are just horrible.  Health bars make it easier for experienced players to destroy n00bs, not to mention breaking a few legends (Caustic, Bangalore, Mirage) because they didn't implement it well.  Revival makes it easier for experienced players to kill n00bs, not just once but over and over again.  Those are easily my biggest gripes with S22 additions.

    The loot distribution on E District coupled with the new bin reset mechanic also doesn't hit like Respawn is thinking it would.     The loot distribution makes it harder for n00bs to find what they need to even have a glimmer of hope.

    All of these things were intended to make the game more n00b friendly and easier to pick up but they do the exact opposite.  Respawn honestly does not playtest anything that they put out.  It's just getting ridiculous.

    As far as omissions go, the lack of any attempt to improve matchmaking, improve anti-cheat, eliminate smurfs, or improve server performance is way worse than anything they've added.

  • r1ggedgame's avatar
    r1ggedgame
    Seasoned Ace
    12 months ago
    @Popa2caps the outlines are the most stupid idea for a game with a suboptimal anticheat. even kids out of middleschool can now easily built "colorbots" with a perfect friend/foe detection ... *scratching my head*
  • r1ggedgame's avatar
    r1ggedgame
    Seasoned Ace
    12 months ago

    @EA_MakoDepends on the definition of "rigging" games.
    Respawns version of SBMM could be seen as rigging the playfield, the Blogpost doenst really reflect what quite some players experience and there are so many variables unknown to the player, which could be used to control a certain outcome.
    Also the fact that Respawn knowingly favored Controller Players over MnK players for 5 years while still promoting the term "competitive integrity", only to act bcs they got "strongarmed" by some external statistic to prevent a bigger s***storm.
    I dont wanna even mention the weird gunplay issues ... never got addressed by Respawn, despite a lot of people reporting on it lately.
    The sudden drop of KD and win-rate the last 2 seasons, cutting those values into half for quite some Players.
    Those things cannot be brushed off as problems on the clientside or skill issues, when other Games just work fine.
    The Intransparency and lack of communication drive Players to look for suitable Explanations, that's just how the internet works.
    All those things might lead Players to the "elephant in the room" that shall not be named.

  • Airish85's avatar
    Airish85
    12 months ago

    Watching the ALGS, Akimbo Mozies has more kills than the next two on list put together. Mastiff in top 5 as well. 
    A lot of bitching about it on Reddit too. IMO its a welcome change to level out the playing field between MnK & Roller. 
    Previous burst & SMG meta was too tilted in favor of the roller. 

    That being said R99 is the worst care pack weapon we have had. I suggest dmg increase and more bullets to make it work. 
    Also to make snipers more of a meta (against 30-30 & scout for example), any change to put something like a buckshot hop-up to Longbow non ADS to make work in the close range as well.