Fans of the battle royale shooter Apex Legends have had to wait a long time for this: From October 6, we will finally be able to take on the King’s Gorge with each other across platforms thanks to crossplay.

Apex Legends, last year’s surprise hit, will finally get the feature fans have been waiting for for a long time next week. On October 6, the Legends will finally go into battle across platforms on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One thanks to crossplay.

Apex Legends Crossplay Beta on October 6
For a year and a half, Apex Legends fans on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were left in the dark – but that has finally come to an end! Well, not yet… but at least starting next week, because on October 6, the crossplay feature of Apex Legends will enter the beta phase, as EA and Respawn Entertainment have now revealed.

The most important info about crossplay
Cross-platform play is enabled by default, but can be turned off if you wish. If you don’t change anything, you can start right away. On Xbox One, however, a similar setting has to be activated in the system settings outside of the game.

Friends who play on other platforms can be conveniently added via the “Find friend” menu by entering their username.

The good news for console gamers: Those who play with a gamepad will still be among themselves. But if you invite a PC player to your group, you’ll automatically be assigned to a PC match – and accordingly meet players there who use a mouse and keyboard (which isn’t too much of an advantage in Apex Legends, though).

Apex Legends accessory market event with new game mode
Just in time for the introduction of crossplay, the in-game collection event “Accessory Market” will also start, along with the new Flashpoint mode. Here you regenerate health in huge Flashpoint zones scattered around the map – which of course leads to a completely different gameplay.

You should find out the location of these zones as soon as possible, because no healing objects spawn in this mode. Flashpoints are therefore crucial when it comes to staying alive. Since all the other squads are also on their way to the zones, it’s likely to get pretty crowded there.

The Accessories Market event runs from October 6-20. There will also be Caustic’s heirloom and other event-exclusive items up for grabs. For example, there will be a new set of 24 themed, limited-time cosmetic items. All 24 items can be purchased directly (with Apex coins and crafting metals) and will be included in Event Apex Packs throughout the duration of the event.

In addition, there will be some special offer bundles at a discounted price and some rare skins and talismans priced at 500 Apex coins that are not among the 24 items addressed.

What is actually… “Apex Legends?

Within 24 hours, “Apex Legends” became the most-watched game on Twitch – after one week, over 25 million people were already playing it. What is the battle royale shooter about?

What is “Apex Legends” about?

Scenario: In a distant future, bandits, adventurers, and outlaws settle their disputes in a sporting contest to the death. The setting is a fertile, industrially developed valley on the edge of the galaxy.

• Genre: Battle Royale shooter
• Game modes: survival battle between a maximum of 20 teams of three.

At its core, “Apex Legends” is a classic battle-royale shooter: up to 60 players land simultaneously in teams of three on the game map called “Kings Canyon” – a densely built-up, fertile valley with many accessible houses, bunkers and towers. Once on the ground, unarmed players must search their surroundings for equipment and ammunition. The goal of the game is to stay alive until the end.

To prevent players from hiding all over the map and waiting to automatically be the last one left, the game area shrinks every few minutes. The longer a round lasts, the smaller the area where survivors can move and hide.

Apex Legends refreshes this now classic game formula with some ideas that are unique to the genre: For example, before starting a round, players select one of eight heroes, each of which has two special abilities and facilitates certain play styles.

Bangalore, for example, is the classic soldier who can conceal her position with smoke grenades and call in an artillery strike in an emergency. The heroine Lifeline, on the other hand, can summon a drone to heal teammates – or directly order the delivery of high-value weapons and equipment via aerial drone. This way, all players can find the right hero for their preferred course of action.

How can I play Apex Legends?

Platform: “Apex Legends” is available for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.

Price: The battle royale shooter is a “Free to Play” title and can basically be played for free on all platforms.

In-game purchases: “Apex Legends” allows the purchase of cosmetic items and new heroes either by means of in-game currency, which can be earned for free in every round, or with real money. The real-money currency “Apex Coins” can be purchased in five different amounts: The smallest possible amount is 1000 Apex Points for around 9.99 euros, while the largest pack with 10,000 Apex Points content costs 99.99 euros.

The developer emphasizes that it is not possible to buy game advantages with the help of real money: You can only use it to customize the appearance of the heroes, it says, or purchase new heroes.

Age rating: “Apex Legends” does not have a youth rating (USK 18).

Which technical terms should you know?

Respawn Beacon: If a player is shot down, the team members who are still alive have the opportunity to bring the fallen comrade back into the game: Each eliminated player leaves behind a so-called Respawn Banner, which can be collected by the players of the own team and handed in at one of 28 Respawn Beacons, certain locations on the map. If this succeeds, the fallen player returns to the game.

Jumpmaster: At the beginning of the game, one of the maximum three players of a team always takes on the role of the jumpmaster. He decides when and where his team enters the game area.

Ping: Using the middle mouse button, players can alert their teammates to interesting locations in the game world or enemies. These pings are a valuable tool for communicating quickly and efficiently within the team.

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