There are only a few days left until – Season 8 of Apex Legends finally starts. And we can hardly wait! Respawn Entertainment revealed in their latest blog entry what we can expect in the next Ranked – Season .

Big news for competitive players in Apex Legends: Respawn gave us a first impression of – Season 8! We summarize the most important information for you. But first we start with a summary of – Season 7.

Ranked distribution in – Season 7 (vs – Season 6)

• 16.35% Bronze (17.76%)
• 23.86% Silver (26.23%)
• 32.09% Gold (36.25%)
• 23.13% Platinum (17.75%)
• 4.37% Diamond (1.89%)
• 0.20% Master & Apex Predator (0.12%)

The numbers speak for themselves. – Season 7 had more players ranked than previous – Season s. This results in a good distribution among the different ranks. Ranked games represented between 30 and 40% of the total playtime.

– Season 8 Ranked Changes
Respawn has set some goals in the new – Season :

Create a better top in Diamond+.
“Diamond, Master and Predators are reserved for the best of the best. We don’t want to change that. What we want is for those players to compete against more players with similar skill levels, and more often. In previous – Season s, Diamond+ was too small to ensure consistently fair matches. We want to improve that by creating more opportunities for good players to earn RP.”
Improve the quality of ranked matches
“This means we want to place most, if not all, players in Ranked Matches with players of the same rank. This may result in slightly longer wait times, but it will also result in fairer matches. We believe it is worth it. After the changes, though, we’ll be watching the wait times closely.”

These changes are really good news! I’m sure most players also think that a few more minutes of waiting time won’t hurt. If it leads to better matches, that is. To fulfill these two main goals, the developers plan to introduce the following changes:

Ranking RP will be earned earlier in the match
RP rewards start at 13th place instead of 10th in a match.
Kill/assist counter has been increased to 6
Players will earn RP for more kills and assists in each match.
This small change ensures that good players get back to their old rank a little faster. Top players will be able to move up the Predator Ranks faster.
Assist threshold increased to 10 seconds
Players earn assists for up to 10 seconds (up from 7.5 seconds) when they do damage to targets that are killed by other players.
Predator rank has been increased to 750 players
By letting more players get to the Predator rank, the wait times for it should improve. It still remains a very exclusive rank for the very best players.
Matchmaking becomes tighter
Players below Diamond will be matched more often with players of the same rank.

Overall, the change increases the rate at which you advance in rank. – Season 8 will also see the return of the Diamond Skydive Trails.

The first half of – Season 8 will take place in Kings Canyon. After that, we’ll continue on Olympus for the remainder of the – Season starting March 23. World’s Edge, unfortunately, we will not see in – Season 8.

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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