Apex Legends Patch 1.56 improves stability

is currently in – Season 7 and the Fight Night Collection event is live. However, the last update caused some freezing issues and patch 1.56 tries to fix them.

Since the launch of the Fight Night Collection event, some players have been experiencing issues with crashes and freezes while playing Apex Legends. The problem was not limited to a single platform, but occurred on both PC and console. Patch 1.56 serves as a hotfix to fix these issues and get the game running stably again. Here is the full changelog:

  • Improved stability
  • Freezing problems fixed
  • Problems with event skins “Haute Drop” and “Gold Standard” fixed
  • Fixed bugs when clicking on the Steam friends list
  • Fixed text chat issues with Steam
  • Fixed various issues with clubs

Although the main focus is on improving stability and eliminating freezes, Respawn Entertainment has taken the opportunity to fix other bugs as well. Among other things, two of the event skins were causing problems – Wattson’s brand new Haute Drop and Loba’s Gold Standard.

Players using Steam apparently experienced a problem with the friends list and text chat more often. In addition, some issues related to clubs have also been fixed. Let’s hope that all the listed bugs will be a thing of the past from now on.

That’s it for Patch 1.56, but there are definitely bigger changes on the way. Don’t forget, – Season 7 ends at the beginning of February. That means the start of a new – Season soon and potentially a lot of new features. One of them might have already been leaked by the dataminer Shrugtal.

Shrugtal hints that Apex fans might soon get a team deathmatch mode that will take place in different arenas. Whether the feature will come with – Season 8 remains to be seen, but we’d definitely be up for it.

What do you expect from Apex Legends in – Season 8? Tell us on Facebook or in our Discord!

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 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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