Apex Legends News

Apex Legends could help new ranked players with this useful feature

If there's one thing Respawn Entertainment does well when it comes to Apex Legends, it's in-game communication. The ping system felt revolutionary for a battle royale game when Apex Legends launched and it without a doubt helped players organise and share relevant in-game information without voice chat. However, there's a level of complexity to Apex Legends that a ping system can't convey and we think there's a feature that could help new players jumping into Apex Legends' ranked mode (and those of you solo-queueing) stay on top of communicating this information without the need for voice chat - or text chat, if you're a console player.

If you're sitting there wondering what this feature could be, this Reddit post from Apex Legends player 'Shocker_103' offers up a very good example of it - although, we don't really have a name for it. What we think Apex Legends needs is contextual tips - something akin to the Smart Loot system employed in the battle royale, but with suggestions relating to resource allocation and taking advantage of the unique abilities each legend has.

As you will be able to see below, an example of a pop-up that suggests a player with a high-rarity Knockdown Shield gives that to the Newcastle player in their squad to "increase the chance of a successful revival" is the sort of thing we're talking about.

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Креативный директор Respawn Entertainment Райан Ластимоса официально покидает студию и компанию EA.

Apex Legends Imperial Guard Collection Event

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Don a guardian’s armor and face your threats with pride in the Imperial Guard Collection Event! Show off your prowess in Mixtape, a permanent playlist featuring a rotation of Team Deathmatch, Control, and Gun Run. It’s the perfect way to hone your skills and prove your might across the Outlands.
Unlock 24 limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Wraith, Revenant, Octane and more. Earn additional items with the event’s rewards track. And if you unlock all 24 cosmetics before the event ends, you'll automatically receive Wraith’s “Hope’s Dawn” Heirloom!

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Over 200 Apex Legends QA testers have been abruptly laid off by EA

On Tuesday, EA abruptly laid off over 200 quality assurance testers at their LA office Baton Rouge, who were primarily working on their free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends. This news comes from a report by Kotaku which says the layoffs happened over a last-minute Zoom call, according to three of their sources. EA later confirmed the news, calling the layoffs part of their “ongoing global strategy” to expand the “distribution of our Apex Legends testing team.”

The minutia of Apex Legends' meta is always shifting and it isn't always as easy as it could be to find out who you should be picking when someone like Octane or Wraith has already been chosen in your pre-game lobby. While it's always worth checking out our Apex Legends tier list (if you're not bothered about who you're playing as), the latest Apex Legends pick rates can often provide some useful information - particularly if you're trying to climb the Apex Legends ranks. Looking at what's going on at higher ranks right now, it's becoming clear that a new legend meta is on the horizon.

What do we mean by this? Well, while the most popular legends aren't changing just yet, Apex Legends' defensive conjurer Catalyst has seen a relative boom in popularity at this battle royale's higher ranks. As shown by Apex Legends Status, her Platinum rank pick rate is up 72%, her Diamond rank pick rate has shot up around 150%, and her pick rate at Master rank and above has risen almost 250% recently.

For a legend that has been rather unpopular since her inception and addition to Apex Legends, this drastic increase in popularity is exciting - and it could be a sign that a major shift in the legend meta is coming.