They are here!!! As of today, the official Apex Legends “Battle Armor” event is live. It is divided into periods – the longer it lasts, the stronger your armor becomes. So it’s going to be tanky!
In Apex Legends, it can always happen that you get into a match and just can’t find a weapon or armor. And BANG, you get taken out by someone who was luckier at looting. How frustrating, right? So I’m sure many have asked themselves: wouldn’t it be nice if everyone started with a simple shield and a gun? And the prayers have apparently been answered. Because the “Battle Armor” event ensures a level playing field at the start of the match.
On the official site, it’s described like this:
“During the event rotation, only one armor type will be available and players will enter the match with that armor type already equipped. They will also have a P2020 with them. All armor will be removed from the loot pool, shield cells and batteries, and all other loot will still be available (just not armor).”
Details on the “Battle Armor” event.
The event starts today, April 28, and will reportedly end 14 days later – just before the start of the upcoming – Season 5 on May 12. Every few days, the type of armor available will be upgraded, starting from the standard white armor to the purple one. In the last days of the event, there will be EVO shields, so everything will be a bit more skill-based, as accuracy is the most important factor here.
Anyone who makes it into the top five of a match will get twice as much experience as usual, so the top performers will be rewarded accordingly. Since there are no shields anywhere else on the map, the first few days will probably be a sniper’s dream. As a result of the event, the start of – Season 5 will be delayed by a week. It was originally scheduled for May 5, when the leaderboard ends, but now players will have seven more days to grind their Battle Pass.
Is this how Apex catches up to CoD:Warzon?
With the “Battle Armor” event, Apex Legends comes a step closer to some of its rivals like CoD: Warzone. In Warzone, you always enter the match with 2/3 armor and a simple pistol, and you can even buy or find previously created custom loadouts during the match. Players of the Activision shooter have expressed their desire for some Apex elements in Warzone, and it seems like the two titles are actively exchanging ideas. Looting makes up a big part of Apex, though, so we doubt Respawn will introduce loadouts or anything similar. However, the event is a good test to see how the community reacts.
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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