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Apex Legends' newest hero Ballistic is wine-fuelled, retired, and deadly


To celebrate Apex Legends’ upcoming Season 17, developer Respawn have announced the newest hero to join the roster: old-timer Ballistic. The battle-royale's last season had no new Legend, disappointing a few Apexers, but Ballistic is coming out of his comfy wine-fuelled retirement and joining the fight on May 9th, just for you guys.


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Apex Legends | Stories from the Outlands - “Encore”

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You usually only get one shot...but sometimes, opportunity comes twice in a lifetime. And August Brinkman doesn’t intend to miss.

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Apex Legends leaks tease huge Ranked changes and we hope they're true

24/04/2023 Apex Legends' official website for Season 17 has revealed that "changes are coming to Ranked play". The copy of this article has been updated to reflect that.


The next update for Respawn Entertainment's battle royale is on the way and new Apex Legends leaks suggest a rather important change is coming to the way this FPS' ranked mode operates. We can't say for certain just yet, but a new Apex Legends leaker has suggested that Ranked Splits are going to be a thing of the past from Season 17 onwards - and it makes a lot of sense.


According to 'Apex Micro Leaks', it looks like Respawn Entertainment is going to completely remove Ranked Splits from the equation in Season 17. So, if you find yourself climbing Apex Legends ranks next season, you should find it one continuous uphill struggle.


We know this is a new source, so it should be taken with one or two rather large pinches of salt, but changes to Apex Legends' Ranked Splits is something fans have been calling for and it actually makes quite a lot of sense when you think about the Ranked changes Apex Legends has made prio - in Season 16.


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Apex Legends ranks, Season 16 ranked split, RP changes, and more

Apex Legends Season 17 release date, new Legend, more

Apex Legends' latest animated short explains why Ballistic is back

Respawn Entertainment's latest Stories From The Outlands short is here and it confirms that Ballistic is Apex Legends' Season 17 character - and that he was the Thunderdome Games' first celebrity champion. If that isn't Apex Games' heritage, we don't know what is. However, it also explains why he's back in the fictional battle royale Apex Legends depicts - and it's quite an interesting reason.


In the Stories From The Outlands short, which was preceeded on YouTube by an infomercial for a drug that uses Prowler Blood to seemingly fight muscle decay, Respawn Entertainment offered Apex Legends fans a quick background into August "Ballistic" Brinkman and where he is nowadays.


Interestingly, the leaks weren't completely wrong - Ballistic's son had just qualified for the Apex Games. However, Ballistic is shown to make a deal with Eduardo Silva to keep his son from actually participating - offering himself instead. This isn't a deal done lightly, either. As you can see for yourself, Ballistic lives up to his name and makes it very clear to Silva that this isn't a deal he should refuse.


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RELATED LINKS:

Apex Legends' Firing Range is in for an upgrade with Season 17

Apex Legends ranks, Season 16 ranked split, RP changes, and more

Apex Legends Season 17 release date, new Legend, more

Apex Legends Veiled Collection Event

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Embrace the mystique of the Veiled Collection Event with the new limited-time mode: TDM Unshielded Deadeye. It’s a true test of skill with limited loadouts that rotate each match, no shields, and no helmets. Caustic’s Prestige Skin – Apex Contagion – will be yours if you collect all 24 time-limited cosmetic items. Nobody is quite what they seem at a masquerade, so be ready for anything.