Apex Legends – Season 4: Assimilation is approaching its midpoint and with it the end of Split 1 of the Ranked Series. Split 2 will start tomorrow, March 24, and will once again take us to the popular King’s Canyon map.

The Ranked Series has been available in Apex Legends since – Season 2. Here, players can fight their way up through the ranks Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and now newly Master, all the way to Apex Predator. Because too many players reached the rank of Apex Predator in previous – Season s, Respawn introduced the new Master rank. The prestigious Apex Predator rank is now reserved for the top 500 players on a platform. And you can also be demoted if another player accumulates more points.

Change in matchmaking
Additionally, a change in matchmaking should prevent higher-ranked players from boosting other players. Respawn solves this problem by only allowing players of rank Platinum or higher to play with players one rank above or below them.

Apex Legends – Season 4: Assimilation Split 2
Originally, each Ranked Series was tied to the duration of the respective – Season , but that has changed with Apex Legends – Season 4: Assimilation. A Ranked Series now lasts about three months, which is why – Season 4 is divided into two splits. – Season 4 Split 1 started on February 3 and dropped us off on the World’s Edge map. Starting tomorrow, March 24, Split 2 will start on the old familiar map King’s Canyon and will go until May 5.

At the end of Split 1, there will be a so-called soft reset of your ranks, which means that the player rank will be lowered by 1.5 levels and everyone will have to complete their placement matches again for the new split. This shouldn’t be a big deal though, after all, fighting for each rank, and thus better rewards, is the main motivation of the Ranked Series.

King’s Canyon has returned to Apex Legends several times as a result of events, and some players suspect that Respawn is experimenting with offering two permanent maps in the future: World’s Edge and King’s Canyon. After Respawn recently announced that the Evo Shields will also remain in the game permanently, this would not be the most far-fetched assumption.

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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