Respawn Entertainment
Apex Legends: Breakout - An Evolution Worthy of a Fifth Anniversary
New armor system, gameplay, qualifiers, and more. We give you all the details down to the individual legends.
Apex Legends is one of the best-maintained Battle Royale games, and year after year it has sought to respond to its fans while integrating new players. Thanks to an invitation from Electronic Arts, we had the opportunity to attend a two-day Media Summit organized by Respawn Entertainment at their offices in Los Angeles, CA. Below we present all the changes that will be included in the 20th season of Apex Legends: Breakout, coinciding with its fifth anniversary.
A new core in gameplay
One of the first changes worth highlighting is the armor shields, as the way they evolve will now depend on the Legend you play with. Now you won’t have to find one color or another, but it will depend on several variables, whether you’re playing with a structure called the Evo Harvester, which will level up all the armor on your team, or individually with the Evo Cache, which is a kind of core that will increase your level points.
Something important about this new feature is that if you already have purple armor, for example, when you touch a new Evo Harvester or find an Evo Cache, it won’t exactly level up to red, but it will depend on the Evo Points you’ve accumulated. Eliminating rivals and supporting your teammates will help you level up. Another noticeable change is that, for example, if you have a level two shield and you find a purple one, you will only temporarily gain its power, and when you finish it due to damage, you will return to your original level. On the other hand, if you lose a shield due to damage, you will still be dependent on the batteries to recover.
Armor upgrades system by legend
Another of the major changes in Apex Legends will be the special powers that we will have for each level we get in each armor. Each time we level up, we will be able to choose what kind of special power we want. Below is a list of some of these new sections per legend:
Bangalore
Fuse
Ash
Mad Maggie
Pathfinder
Wraith
Octane
Revenant
Horizon
Valkyrie
Bloodhound
Crypto
Seer
Vantage
Gibraltar
Lifeline
Mirage
Loba
Newcastle
Conduit
Caustic
Wattson
Rampart
Catalyst
A new object crafting system
Now we will have a simplified menu with few options to create. We will no longer be able to create weapon accessories, it will now focus on batteries, ammunition and banners to revive the squad. Something to highlight is that we will no longer need materials, now they will be single-use, so we will have to choose carefully. Another point to highlight is that the creation of these items is now instantaneous, it no longer has those loading times it used to have.
Mixtape – Thunderdome
There will also be a new stage, which will be a multilevel stadium with a skull-shaped lair to make the confrontations more frenetic. It will be cheered by the crowd and players will be able to access it in Gun Run, Team Deathmatch, and Control modes.
A new way to classify
In this season the points will be bonused according to the losses you generate and now everyone will start with one rank point or RP. Everyone will start at 0 in this promotion within the qualifiers and matchmaking will be based on RP to create more even matches. Ranked divisions are also being reintroduced and promotional events have been eliminated. The entry point for ranked play will now start at level 20.
Legends Free to Play
Every two weeks a new legend will be free and the ones that will be available are: Fuse, Seer, Rampart, Mad Maggie, Loba, and Valkyrie. From this list, each will have a unique challenge pack; if players complete it before the season ends, they can unlock it permanently. Rewards will include cosmetics, Battle Pass Stars, and other gifts.
More frames per second on consoles
Another update in the console version will be that we will be able to play in performance mode to reach up to 120 frames per second on compatible TVs.
5th Anniversary Event
As part of the celebration, the maps will have anniversary details, and the Straight Shot will be introduced, a faster LTM where 10 squads can drop in at different points with modified weapons. The ring rounds are faster, there are no Jumpmasters, the map is smaller, and you don’t have to queue in the lobby.
There will also be 24 cosmetics for a limited time, and players who collect them all before the end of the event will receive 150 relic fragments and a mythical item of their choice. It will be up to all players to see how they like all these updates, which although a bit radical, will add more dynamism and fun to the games.
Apex Legends Season 20 will be available this February 12th on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.