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Apex Legends dev says it has fixed broken mythic Bloodhound skin

February 23, 2022 Respawn has issued a fix for the Bloodhound prestige skin challenge reset. The headline and copy has been updated to reflect this.


Apex Legends' Anniversary collection event kicked off earlier this week, but it's not all happy celebrations for Bloodhound players - despite the fact that they have a new mythic-rarity skin to unlock. The skin's high value of around $160 is dividing fans on its own, but there are also reports that the skin's challenge tracking is broken. Thankfully, this issue has been quickly addressed by Respawn Entertainment.


Bloodhound's new Apex Hunter skin has three tiers of challenges for players to unlock, each offering a different take on the skin's core design. Tier 1 can be unlocked by completing the Anniversary collection event - the same way you would be able to unlock an heirloom item. Tier 2 and Tier 3, however, are unlocked through in-game challenges. This skin's challenges are all about dealing damage while playing as Bloodhound.


This sounds straightforward, but a lot of players are struggling to actually complete the challenge. There are multiple reports of the challenge tracking being broken. Cloud9's Paris 'StayNaughty' Gouzoulis tweeted their challenge tracker being stuck at "-1/-1" - a clear issue.


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Shroud is "over" the Apex Legends battle pass

Former esports professional turned streamer Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek has criticised Apex Legends' battle pass for making players feel like they're coerced into playing the battle royale.


In a video where he streamed Apex Legends - brought to our attention by Dot Esports - Shroud explains why he thinks battle passes are bad for Apex Legends, and why battle passes in games in general hinder the player's gameplay experience rather than enhance it.


"God, the battle pass meta is so ... I just don't like it anymore. I'm over it. I'm over the battle pass meta," Shroud says. "I want to go back to the days of just grinding and playing the game. You play and you see your tokens go up. Then you buy what you want. It's just easy."


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Celebrate 3 Years Of Apex Legends With The Anniversary Collection Event



Celebrate three years of Apex Legends with the 3rd Anniversary Collection Event from February 15th through March 1st. This time we’re doing something a little different and special to celebrate our amazing players with the introduction of Prestige Skins, Legendary Squad Skins, and a reward tracker featuring community-created cosmetics! Let’s check it out.

[h2]REWARD TRACKER[/h2]
This year we’re featuring a reward track filled with 12 community-created cosmetics and more, totaling 24 event-limited skins that players can earn during the event. Check out some of the cosmetics you can earn below including some Legendary Squad Skins created based off fan favorites from the past.



Special thanks to the following creators who contributed to the tracker: Akka_0510, BadgerBitten, Bamwoozle, Cryophase, FrAgMenTIx, Hunnypuzzle, iiTzTimmy, Iwamoto_05, LilakeyLK, Lululuvely, Lumenzampel, MacksArts, PreetiSketch, Ryonello, ShibuyaHal, StylishNoob4, The Gaming Merchant, Wisethug.

[h2]NEW PRESTIGE SKINS[/h2]


Prestige Skins are a new rarity level cosmetic Legend skins that each have 3 tiers (3 versions total of the Prestige Skin). Upon unlocking tier 1 of a Prestige Skin, a player will be able to complete challenges to unlock Tier 2 and Tier 3 at no additional cost. Players will have an unlimited amount of time to complete these challenges once available. Once a Prestige Skin Tier’s challenge is completed a player will unlock that respective tier’s version of the Legend skin which can then be equipped. Players have the ability to equip any unlocked tier of a Prestige Skin once owned.

Example: A player unlocks Tier 1 Bloodhound Prestige Skin. In order to unlock Tier 2 Bloodhound Prestige Skin, a player must complete the following challenge: Deal 30,000 damage with Bloodhound. The challenge begins the moment Tier 1 Bloodhound Prestige Skin is unlocked. Once a player unlocks Tier 2 Bloodhound Prestige Skin, they will then be eligible to start the challenge for Tier 3 Bloodhound Prestige Skin: Deal 70,000 additional damage with Bloodhound. Once Tier 3 Bloodhound Prestige Skin challenge is completed the player will unlock Tier 3 Bloodhound Prestige Skin, which not only looks great but also comes with a special finisher called, “Piercing Plasma”.

After the 3rd Anniversary Collection Event ends, the Tier 1 Bloodhound Prestige Skin will become available in the Mythics Shop for 150 Heirloom shards.

[h2]SQUAD SKINS[/h2]


Also during the event, you’ll be able to purchase Legendary Squad Skins that are themed based on some fan favorites from the past. For example, during the event we’ll have Squad Skins inspired by Crypto’s “Hypebeast”, Caustic’s “Blackheart”, skins, and more!

All 24 items will be available through direct purchase (for Apex Coins or Crafting Metals) and in Anniversary Collection Event Packs for the entire duration of the event. If you collect all 24 event items, you’ll unlock the Tier 1 Bloodhound Prestige Skin (Apex Hunter).

[h2]EVENT STORE[/h2]
Also, make sure to check out the Event Store where we’ll have lots of special offers throughout the event. See below for a peek of the deals that will be running from February 15th to March 1st.



Lastly, we wanted to say thank you to all the players that have been with us throughout the last 3 years. We wouldn’t be here today without you and appreciate all the support. Here’s to many more anniversaries!

Be safe and have fun!