Apex Legends – Season 5 introduced PvE content to the game for the first time. Every week a new quest is added for players to complete – and this time it’s “The Pit”.

Respawn Entertainment goes The Witcher III – at least a little bit. Because quests are now writ large here. With the current Apex Legends Saeson 5, the new PvE quest series was added, which enjoys great popularity among fans. The quests can be completed both in a group and alone. So let’s swing on our Apex Legends roaches and get going!

Similar to previous quests, “The Pit” drops us from a ship and we have to get the next artifact. The only Legend not available for this mission is Lifeline, as she accompanies us on our mission anyway. The initial loadout here is pretty solid, as it consists of Flatline and EVA-8 Auto. Both weapons are great for dealing with those pesky prowlers.

And then something surprising – not! In the middle of the pit, a machine is ready. Shocking, we know. As soon as the machine starts working, waves of prowlers are summoned – and they have to be dealt with, of course. Lifeline will luckily help us out by diligently dropping a care package with golden versions of the Mastiff Shotgun and Spitfire LMG. And now it’s secure and survive!

The machine, the Harvester, takes about a minute to finish. Then the artifact can be picked up. But it is still not over. The countdown is running. You have to get back to the ship as quickly as possible to complete “The Pit”. Is everything done? Then it’s time to get some popcorn, sit back and enjoy a new part of the story “The Oblivious Mole” – a visual reward:

We don’t want to spoil anything, but this much is said: it remains exciting. Because at the end of the story a mean cliffhanger is waiting, which only makes us look forward to the next quest even more!

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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