EA Play is happening tonight and there’s a lot on the agenda. Especially the fans of Apex Legends might get a lot of good news. We’ll show which.
Apex Legends is currently in – Season 5, which is arguably the most successful ever. It’s also the bravest, as it introduced PvE in addition to the well-known Battle Royale principle – the community was thrilled. In recent months, there have been a few leaks regarding potential new features that could be coming to Apex soon. At EA Play, we might get some answers from Respawn Entertainment about this in a few hours.
What can we expect?
Apex Legends has been out for over a year now, and the only way to play the title is through EA’s platform: Origin. This puts off a lot of gamers, as a large portion around the world still primarily use Steam. Apex fans have been asking for quite some time if there will be a Steam release. Just recently, there was a leak that almost certainly confirms such a release.
The likelihood that we will soon be able to play Apex via Steam is very high, as several EA titles have already made it to Steam recently.
Cross-Play
Cross-play in Apex Legends: another feature that fans have been asking for for a long time. Currently, PC players can only play against other PC players, while console players can only play against other console players. In the future, we hope to see players cross-matched, which should both significantly reduce matchmaking wait times and give Apex a general boost in popularity. Some of the direct competitors like Fortnite and Call of Duty already have this feature and it is definitely an advantage over EA’s title.
Fans have been asking for cross-play as early as February 2019, when the game was first released, and it would be about time Respawn addressed it.
Details on the next-gen
Announcements for the PS5 and Xbox Series X are already flooding the internet, along with numerous memes. There’s no doubt that Apex Legends will be available for both, but EA Play will surely give us some interesting details about it and what exactly might change. The question, however, is whether or not it will still take until 2021?
A mobile release
Finally, the question remains: Will Apex Legends get a mobile release? Similar to cross-play, games like Fortnite, PUBG and Call of Duty are already available for smartphones. We sincerely hope that Respawn Entertainment doesn’t want to lag behind its competitors and will take on the mobile market in the not-too-distant future.
Bringing the game to mobile would certainly bring a large influx of new players. Technically, there is already a way to play Apex Legends on mobile thanks to Nvidia’s GeForce Now game service, but this only streams the game. An official mobile version that is also optimized for touchscreen controls is something else again – and we hope to hear more from Respawn at EA Play.
When does the EA Play start?
The EA Play will start here at 1:00 in the morning, on June 19. It will be broadcast on EA’s official Twitch channel.
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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