EA_David
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Community AdminShadowfall first impressions!
Hi all, Shadowfall is upon us, this thread is to gather your feelings after your first few matches.
Give your feedback, tips and tricks below!
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This event is absolutely brilliant. I played it all day yesterday and despite frequently becoming frustrated I have learnt a huge amount about Apex from playing this event.
A few tips for winning as a Legend:
- Playing as Octane is great because you can outrun the Shadows to some extent. Plus the Jump Pad is really useful in this game mode.
- Wraith is another good Legend for this mode, as you can use her Into The Void tactical ability (Q) to get to the dropship. I think both these Legends are harder to see from the air, too.
- Pay attention to the sky. Use the terrain to remain hidden from the Shadows as they drop into the map. Stay close to walls and under tress etc.
- If you kill someone, expect them to come back for you. Make sure you kill them again. Then they'll probably spawn on the other side of the map and you'll have a clear run.
- Look for the circle when the game starts and go straight to it. Try to remember the dropship locations. Then get some stuff and hide close to where the dropship will be.
- I've only teamed up with another player once during the free-for-all phase and it worked out well. Try it - but be ready to shoot on sight.
- The best weapons for me have been the R301, R99 and spitfire but the EVO-8 is good too.
- Remember, you don't need lots of loot you just have to escape. I've done it without firing a shot and without loot. You just need to get to the dropship.
For everyone struggling to get a first win as a legend, here is how it worked for me:
Of course, in the end you need some luck with the position of the evac ship, but this is how I did it several times now (mostly as lone survivor):
- land not too far away from first ring
- do the work (looting)
- if possible avoid bigger fights, this will only attract shadows
- if you have a good equip, camp somewhere, when you have time left
- when the final ring appears including the location of the evac ship, position yourself in a good spot 100-200m away of the ship
- start running with Wraith's ultimate, about 20-30 seconds (depends on the distance) before the evac ship arrives
- (if ultimate ends too seen, throw all grenades you have on the LZ in order to clear that location)
- use Wraith's tactical for the last few meters
When it is good timed, you enter the evac ship in the second it arrives. Mostly it is better to be there in advance, once it arrived, all shadows will camp there.
Surely, this will work not every time, but for me it works most of the time 🙂 I prefer this when you have to focus on yourself. I did it 3 times and was always the only survivor.
A lot more fun it is to play with Wattson or Caustic. Just camp near final LZ in a building, with traps and fences used of course.
The shadows will non stop try to enter the building and you can get a lot of kills. Depending on the distance to evac ship, getting there from your camping spot could be tricky.
Good luck all.
Grenades are something I haven't really used much in the event. I always think it's best to focus on shooting Shadows. But I'll definitely be trying some nade spam on the LZ now. 🙂
I agree with what you said, about Wattson and Caustic being fun. I've seen players putting Wattson's Perimiter Security fences up around the LZ to great effect. There are also some great spots at the Runoff LZ, where you can use Wattson's fences inside the buildings. It can take lot of ammo to defend in this situation, though. You often get a large queue of Shadows waiting for you to go outside your perimiter to the LZ and you have to keep picking them off. It's good fun. 🙂
@warslag schrieb:Grenades are something I haven't really used much in the event. I always think it's best to focus on shooting Shadows. But I'll definitely be trying some nade spam on the LZ now. 🙂
I agree with what you said, about Wattson and Caustic being fun. I've seen players putting Wattson's Perimiter Security fences up around the LZ to great effect. There are also some great spots at the Runoff LZ, where you can use Wattson's fences inside the buildings. It can take lot of ammo to defend in this situation, though. You often get a large queue of Shadows waiting for you to go outside your perimiter to the LZ and you have to keep picking them off. It's good fun. 🙂
It is great fun, you are right.
Grenades are super powerwull agains shadows!
I saw someone kill 12 shadows with one arc star, out of evac ship.
https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/did68d/save_your_arc_stars/
I don’t use grenades but arc stars got a couple of them out of dropship. I think 4 with one.
I did it! As of almost an hour ago got 25 wins out of dropship, sitting at 26 now, wanted to go rambo next match, did it and still got out xD.
Now I might just play Shadows from time to time just to harass ppl. Later on I’m gonna make a thread on how to get on the damn ship ^.^ look forward to itAnd I can confirm that your deaths as a Shadow don’t count (at least now, probs when they sneaked in that you can’t do the 20 kill with shadows as well) so don’t worry bout your K/D. The only death that gets recorded is the one as a legend. You’re welcome 😉
Finally unlocked the 25 escapes badge. It feels good. There were ups. And a lot of downs. But I made it! So happy to get that out of the way. I can get pretty competitive at times. Now I can actually enjoy the game mode. My first round afterwards felt good. I didn't care if I won or lost. It was about enjoying the atmosphere and game play. Which I was. Now all that's left are the daily challenges for the Alternator skin. 🙂
P.S. My main was Wraith. Try to do all your killing in the first round. People are less likely to come back because they'll see all the other victims around. Afterwards it's all about stealth. Don't shoot unless it's a must. If you do, they'll be back and with friends. Wait for the evac ship to arrive while maintaining a distance. Then try and time it with whatever distance you think will get you there seconds after it shows. Not before. The shadows will be preoccupied with the others that beat the ship landing. When getting close use Dimensional rift. Hold off on using Voices from the Void as long as possible. If you use it too early, you might end up short and you'll be dead. After that, enjoy the ride and toss out some grenades for a parting gift. Hope this helps! 🙂
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