Sleep once more… Then the big Apex Legends event Lost Treasures starts. And the update that comes with it seems to be full of changes and buffs…
Apex Legends fans can rejoice, because tomorrow, June 23, the Lost Treasures event is set to begin. It will feature a new limited-time mode, a new Town Takeover, Legendary skins, exclusive rewards and much more. So the Apex Legends patch notes for the Lost Treasures Collection aren’t far off either. But what does the update bring?
Changes to Wraith
More than a year after the initial release of Apex Legends, Wraith is still one of the most picked legendaries. The nerf to her cooldown from Into the Void hasn’t stopped players from choosing her over the rest of the Legends. The upcoming patch will supposedly “optimize” some of their equipment. But what does optimize mean?
That’s a rather vague description, since it could be one of her abilities. Whether it will be another cooldown change, something with her passive or ultimate remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure: Respawn is changing Wraith tomorrow.
Octane Buff
Octane is also a popular choice, at least since his Town Takeover, but hasn’t had as much success as Wraith. Players who prefer the adrenaline junkie have long asked for some changes to his kit – and they may be coming with the next update. A designer from Respawn shared his thoughts on Reddit.
“We have something planned for Octane as well! We’ll have to see if it’s enough and if not, we’ll follow up with more. Octane is in such a weird place. People love playing him (tied for third-highest pick rate), he does really well in one-on-one matchups, but teams with an Octane have one of the lowest odds of winning. I think we can only push the win rate in one-on-one encounters (“selfish” power) so much before it becomes frustrating to fight him. We need to figure out how he can help his team win. We’ll see how this buff does that.”
Will there be a skill overhaul or just adjustments? We’ll know more tomorrow.
Lifeline customization
In the trailer for the new event, we saw that Lifeline will get some sort of overhaul. She is now clearly able to revive teammates with her drone – a very important change. Will that be the only change, though?
Potential Crypto Buffs
Crypto is the legend of choice for the latest Town Takeover in Apex Legends. We can only assume that he will also get some attention from Respawn, as both his pick and win rates are low. Can the hacker finally become a viable option for any team?
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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