Apex Legends News

Apex Legends Season 16 is nerfing Horizon for real this time

Respawn Entertainment's next major Apex Legends update is almost upon us and there's a lot to unpack when it comes to the legend meta. However, one change you may have been expecting is Apex Legends' Season 16 Horizon nerf - of which, a part of was accidentally introduced in the latter half of Season 15. We all know how this impacted Apex Legends' Horizon pick rate when it was accidentally introduced, and now it looks like we could see an even more drastic downturn as this alteration itself is fully implemented.

While we don't have full access to the latest set of Apex Legends patch notes just yet, we do know what to expect from the Revelry update as Horizon mains. As explained by Devan McGuire, Apex Legends' lead legend designer, during a pre-season preview event, Respawn Entertainment is going to "bring Horizon back down to Earth" by reducing accuracy in her Gravity Lift.

This is something we knew about already, but it remains to be seen just how impactful this update will be - as there's no telling whether the nerf we saw briefly last season will be identical to the one we see in Season 16.

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Apex Legends' latest Pathfinder buff still missing one key ingredient

We know Respawn Entertainment isn't introducing a new character to Apex Legends in the latest seasonal update (for the first time ever), but that doesn't mean there isn't anything to get excited about. Apex Legends' Season 16 update is going to have an impact on every single existing legend in this battle royale shooter - including everyone's favourite MRVN Pathfinder. But, however positive the latest set of Apex Legends patch notes looks to you Pathfinder mains out there, this new Apex Legends Pathfinder buff is still missing one key ingredient.

In what we can imagine is an effort from Respawn Entertainment to help Pathfinder find his feet in the updated Apex Legends classes, of which he is a Skirmisher, this character's ultimate ability is being buffed a lot going into Season 16.

As explained by Apex Legends' lead level designer Devan McGuire in a pre-season preview event attended by The Loadout, "Pathfinder's zipline range and riding speed have been increased significantly". This is going to allow players, Pathfinder included, to travel a lot further and a lot faster than before - something that should make him an effective asset to teams looking to rotate quickly or readily escape danger.

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Apex Legends' new Bloodhound passive plays more into their hunter lore

Apex Legends' Revelry update might not be introducing a new map to this battle royale's rotation or a new legend to this FPS game's roster, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to be huge for the players. From Apex Legends sunsetting Arenas to add a highly requested feature, to completely overhauled Apex Legends classes, the latest set of Apex Legends patch notes are packed with alterations and improvements that you need to know about. One of the most important of those is the change to Bloodhound's passive ability.

We don't have the specifics right now, but Apex Legends' lead legend designer Devan McGuire has explained what Bloodhound mains can expect to see from this Recon legend's passive ability in Season 16 and beyond - and it's something that's going to feed back into the "tracking fantasy" that was in the developer's minds when they created them.

"For Bloodhound, we're shifting power away from their scan... through this White Raven concept," McGuire begins. "Bloodhound's ultimate will no-longer refresh or speed up their tactical charge. Instead, they will now find ethereal white ravens around the world that, when interacted with or scanned, will fly in the direction of the closest enemy, guiding them into battle."

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All the Legend and weapon changes coming to Apex Legends Season 16

Apex Legends is going to look a little different in a week's time. Respawn have broken the mould a little bit with Apex Legends Revelry and the game's four year anniversary - instead of adding a new Legend as usual, they've spent their time elsewhere to bring a host of Legend meta and weapon meta changes, alongside the new Team Deathmatch game mode and improving player onboarding that we reported on earlier in the week.

Apex Legends Season 16 is going to break a surprising number of targeted adjustments to various different guns, Legends, and abilities. And all that on top of the entirely revamped Legend class system, which gives every Legend a brand new perk (or in some cases two!) to play with. Read on for a full list of all the major changes that are coming to Legends and weapons with Apex Legends Revelry.

Apex Legends Season 16 is certainly a season of massive change for the battle royale, with seven popular legends getting balancing sweeps alongside that all-important class rework. One thing that definitely won't change though is launch legend Lifeline still being the game's only healer - however, she is one of the special seven getting tweaked and will receive some nice buffs to her kit.

As you'd expect, Lifeline will remain a Support legend in the newly reworked Apex Legends classes, and will be joined in that class by Loba, Newcastle, and Gibraltar. Lifeline's old ability of being able to access additional loot in blue supply bins has now been extended to the entire Support class, so what is Respawn doing to make sure Apex's only healer is still a viable pick?

Well, for a start the slow penalty applied when activating her revive will be "greatly reduced" in Season 16, according to Devan McGuire, Apex Legends' lead legend designer.

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Apex Legends News

Apex Legends Season 16 is nerfing Horizon for real this time

Apex Legends' latest Pathfinder buff still missing one key ingredient

Apex Legends' new Bloodhound passive plays more into their hunter lore

All the Legend and weapon changes coming to Apex Legends Season 16

New Apex Legends Lifeline changes buff more than just her healing