City takeovers in Apex Legends happen regularly and always revolve around a certain legend. The last one was dedicated to Bloodhound, but now it’s Crypto’s turn to shine.
Respawn Entertainment is currently doing a good job of delivering new content on a regular basis. They always deliver just enough to keep players hooked and wondering what’s coming next. Two months have passed since the last Town Takeover, which focused on Bloodhound. The latter took place back in April and gave fans more details on the legend’s backstory and battles. Themed skins and other cosmetics were also presented, as well as a new in-game event.
What is a Town Takeover?
Each time a town takeover occurs, a certain part of the map is reworked to reflect a select legend. In the case of Bloodhound, it was The Old Ways event, which added a Gauntlet where players had to survive incoming waves of Prowlers to receive a reward. Wraiths Town Takeover had Singh Labs, Octane had some race tracks with jumping cushions, Mirage brought the Mirage Voyage, a special kind of dropship with holographic copies scattered all over the ship.
Now it’s Crypto’s turn
Usually we get one new Town Takeover per – Season and there were already some leaks before EA Play that pointed to Crypto.
The binary code on the banners translates to “ifucanseemeIcan”, meaning “if you can see me, I can see you”. The only legend that can be associated with hacking and binary code is Crypto. And this has now been officially confirmed at yesterday’s EA Play. Since its release in – Season 3, the surveillance expert has been one of the least played Legends and the developers have already hinted that they are working on some buffs for Crypto. Ideally, the legend will get a popularity boost from its own Town Takeover, as well as some much-needed legendary skins.
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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