Apex Legends Season 12 nerfs Caustic traps and improves Crypto's drones

The build up to any new Apex Legends season can be a nervy time for players. Will my main get nerfed into oblivion? Will my favourite legend finally become viable to play? Well, for two of the battle royale's most frustrating legends, their time under the microscope is now.

During a media event, balance designer John Larson reveals that the two legends getting tweaked for Apex Legends Season 12 are Caustic and Crypto. Caustic is receiving a nerf that will make his Nox Gas Traps a bit less formidable, while Crypto mains will receive a new way to use his surveillance drones.

So, let's take a look at Caustic first. In previous seasons, the legend's notoriously annoying gas traps could only be destroyed before they detonated. However, players can now destroy them after they've been triggered, which means no matter how sneakily you conceal your gas trap, it can still be removed and the onslaught of gas can be halted.

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