The famous Warzone streamer NICKMERCS has decided to quit Warzone. Just the game for which he is best known. Instead, he is now focusing on Apex Legends. We have all the info on this surprising game change.
Honestly, respect. NICKMERCS is quitting the game he’s best known for. For him, this is a big step. And then also going from Warzone to Apex Legends? That’s an even bigger step, since Apex Legends is a direct competitor to Warzone.
That’s like Faker deciding to play Dota instead of League of Legends, or EarlyGame over OnlyFans instead of covering gaming… oh, wait.
If you think this is just going to be a “he said this and that between the lines, but we’re counting it as fact” article, you’d be wrong. NICKMERCS even uploaded a whole video on this topic.
Why did NICKMERCS leave Warzone?
Hacker. A problem that has already driven away many dedicated Warzone players and now with NICKMERCS an even bigger one. He has had major problems with hackers in the past, even to the point of having to cancel various tournaments because stream sniping just annoyed him too much.
Don’t write off NICKMERCS just yet, though, because as mentioned in the title, he’ll still be on YouTube as well as Twitch, now streaming Apex Legends instead of Warzone.
The whole spectacle started with him playing Apex offline before trying it out in the stream, and actually falling in love with the game. Now the difference between “I’ve momentarily lost interest in Warzone” and “…when I played Apex Legends, I felt like a little kid again” is huge. The two quotes, within just 5 minutes clearly show where NICKMERCS is at the moment.
Will NICKMERCS play Warzone again?
Don’t worry, as he made clear in the video, NICKMERCS is not stopping Warzone forever. He will play Warzone again, but when he leaves it open. With the release of CoD Vanguard at the end of the year, he may find his way back to Warzone. After all, CoD 2021 will also be integrated into Warzone, bringing lots of new content. But until then, he’ll mainly be found in Apex Legends. Let’s see how he does there
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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