The characters in Apex Legends are divided into four classes. So far, so well known. But according to a leak, each of them might get a specific, brand new passive.

Apex Legends is first and foremost a shooter – so accuracy and marksmanship is everything. Or let’s say almost everything, because it still takes some luck in finding the best loot and a knack for character selection. Not every Legend suits every player, and they all differ from each other.

The Legends
Officially, all Legends in Apex Legends fall into one of four classes: Support, Recon, Offense and Defense. Although this information is publicly available and even visible in-game, not many players pay attention to it – a big mistake. Respawn Entertainment have done very little to differentiate the classes, but some of them make no sense at all.

For example, Flatline is the only Supporter. Sure, she’s good, but there’s no alternative. The other categories include:

• Recon – Bloodhound, Crypto, Pathfinder.
• Defense – Caustic, Gibraltar, Wattson
• Offense – Bangalore, Mirage, Octane, Revenant, Wraith

Ironically, thanks to the low cooldown of his Grapple, Pathfinder can become one of the most offensive legends. This is because the hero categories in Apex are, as they said back in Pirates of the Caribbean, “more guidelines”! Those who aren’t playing Caustic or Gibraltar, which are more entrenched in their roles, can focus on any aspect of the game at will. Some love the flexibility this has created, others believe it makes the classes themselves pointless. But that may be changing now.

Class-based passives
According to a leak from popular data-miner IlootGames, there is a high chance that every class in Apex Legends will get a unique perk. If that happens, it could look like this:

• Support – Scanning blue supply bins will find additional loot.
• Recon – Scanning a Survey Beacon will determine the location of the nearest ring
• Defense – When a fallen ally is revived, the defense character restores their shield
• Offense – Increased inventory with two extra places for grenades.

This, of course, raises some questions. Since the potential new Recon passive and the current one for Pathfinder are essentially the same. The grenades, on the other hand, make perfect sense with the recent inventory changes. Also, restoring an ally’s shields doesn’t seem like too bad of an idea. As for those, or support, we’re still not completely satisfied. But maybe the next character will belong to this class (please!). Then all possible passives could make sense.

On the other hand, they remain leaks for now. Respawn itself hasn’t commented on it yet. Until there is something new, we are already happy about the new Evo shields and eagerly await a new Take Town.

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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