Apex Legends has cancelled yet another LAN after the Arlington, Texas Major. This time it was the Premier tournament that was supposed to take place in Bucharest, Romania. To accommodate pro players, each of the upcoming online events will receive a prize pool of $100,000. The Battle Royale shooter has also joined EA’s Stay & Playcorporate initiative.

With the global coronavirus pandemic still a major threat in most countries around the world, offline events are simply a thing of the past. Respawn Entertainment, the developers of Apex Legends, have already cancelled their first major tournament for 2020, which was originally scheduled for March 13-15 in Arlington, Texas. As a result, the prize pool for the subsequent online event was increased to $300,000. But EA announced the suspension of all live events, putting the health of the community first.

Now the trend continues, as Respawn has postponed another LAN, this time the Premier tournament, which was supposed to take place between May 30 and 31 in Bucharest, Romania. The Paris tournament, in turn, was supposed to have a prize pool of $100,000 – and now that reward is being switched to the online tournaments.

This now affects all upcoming online tournaments. The online events will also award points for the Apex Legends Global Series. These are crucial for any team trying to secure a spot for the big event of the year. It’s another question whether said event will be live – that’s probably dependent on how long the coronavirus situation lasts. Chances are good that the last event of the year will also switch to an online format.

StayandPlay
So what is EA’s Stay & Playinitiative? Exactly what it sounds like. Here’s how EA described it in their own words:

“Stay & Play is about our commitment to everyone – and about using Electronic Arts’ resources to bring new types of entertainment to our community to play or watch. We’ll have athletes, celebrities and influencers playing with players from their home countries. We are working with our partners at FIFA, NFL, NBA, NHL, and UFC to create new sports moments when sports have stopped in the real world. There will be giveaways, more opportunities to participate in our biggest games and many more for players as part of this program – all with the goal of bringing the community together and finding joy in the game.”
Apex Legends is currently in its fourth – Season and an Easter event is expected the following week. The developers also announced that we will get a video about the backstory of Bloodhound, who will soon get a Town Takeover.

Who knows, maybe we’ll finally see what’s under Bloodhound’s mask? Considering the coronavirus pandemic, that’s probably a bad idea…. So: masks on and into the online fun of Apex Legends. If you’ve always wondered what Apex Legends would look like in real life, here’s a great video – it’ll make you jealous that you can’t get out there, too.

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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