Apex Legends – Season 4 is great, but where is the cross-play feature we’ve been waiting for?

Crossplay, also known as cross-platform play, means that the player base consists of console and PC users. It’s a feature that many gamers dream of, as it would allow console fans to compete against PC lovers.

Some other popular titles like Fortnite and Rocket League have already implemented this with great success. But what about Apex Legends?

Would it be fair?
Consider that Apex gameplay is very dynamic… The sniper rifles with long range and pinpoint targeting, suggest that PC users might have an advantage. Thus, keyboard and mouse stand against gamepads with thumb sticks for aiming. On the other hand, there is the question of frames per second (fps.). Consoles are limited to 60 fps – and they rarely reach that. PCs can reach hundreds of fps in titles like Fortnite or Apex Legends. Even the biggest console advocate has to admit that this makes an (unfair) difference.

This raises another question: Is crossplay even desirable for console players, since it seems to put them in an unfair position? In a game like Rocket League, it will probably be fair, but shooters like Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Modern Warfare are another matter.

When is crossplay coming to Apex Legends?
Talks about the feature have been going on since the game’s release. The developers have confirmed that they are planning it for the foreseeable future – however, that was back in – Season 2. Many fans had expected crossplay to be introduced at the start of – Season 4. However, this hope then vanished into thin air.

There is another small problem with combining different platforms: Console players never had to create an account in Origin, so progressing to play together with their PC counterparts won’t be possible. At least, that’s how it seems at the moment. Respawn Entertainment will have to find a way to solve this problem. But whether the developers are really sitting on it right now… Who knows. Until then, the camps will remain separated: console vs. PC – a never ending story.

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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