Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy is just around the corner and Respawn Entertainment just dropped the patch notes for the update which is scheduled for May 4. We got a glimpse into all of the balance changes, a preview of the new content and more. Apex Legends Season 9 Legacy patch notes finally address Spitfire and Horizon, which have been the two outliers in the current meta. Kraber’s droprate is also being reduced and Triple Take will be entering the care package loot pool. Here is a closer look at the Apex Legends Season 9 Legacy patch notes including the balance changes, new content, and more.
Arenas feature a new set of custom maps, tailor-made for close-quarters combat (with more to come in the future). Squads start each round in a spawn room, where they can get weapons, gear, and abilities, and adjust their loadout as their strategy changes. The first team to win three rounds with at least a two-point lead will be crowned the victor—unless they battle to a four-four tie. Then they’ll have the honor of participating in Ash’s favorite part of the game: Sudden Death.
Arenas are getting two exclusive maps as well as three repurposed maps from World’s Edge, Olympus and King’s Canyon.
The game is getting its newest legend, Valkyrie. Here are her abilities:
Passive: VTOL Jets
Use your jetpack to reposition or reach high places. You have limited fuel and cannot use weapons while flying.
Tactical: Missile Swarm
Fire a swarm of mini-rockets that damage and disorient the enemy.
Ultimate: Skyward dive
Take to the skies to reposition a long-distance across the map. Your squadmates can join in.
Class: Recon
Scanning Survey Beacons reveals the next circle’s location.
The Bocek uses a new ammo type, Arrows, which are unique to this weapon. Arrows are more rare on the battlefield, but fired arrows will stick into surfaces and remain in the world for players to pick back up and reuse. The 1x hcog classic, 1x holosight, 2x hcog, 1x-2x variable, and 3x hcog optics can all be equipped. The Bocek can also be further modified with the two new hop-ups entering the game, Shatter Caps and Deadeye’s Tempo and it can equip both hop-ups together.
The shrink speed of the rings are being adjusted in the upcoming patch.
Here are all the balance changes that are coming on May 4 in Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy. With the introduction of the Bocek bow, Respawn is introducing a new weapons category, Marksman Weapons, which will include the G7, 30-30, Triple Take, and Bocek. Weapons in this category are precision weapons that are most effective up to medium-long range and are the sort of in-betweens of Assault Rifles and Snipers.
ARC STARS
P2020
MOZAMBIQUE
WINGMAN
LONGBOW
G7 SCOUT
SPITFIRE
HAVOC
TRIPLE TAKE
PEACEKEEPER
ASSAULT RIFLES
HOP UPS
To make room, the Hammerpoint and Skullpiercer hop-ups are being vaulted for now, and won’t be available.
Low Profile is being removed from all legends that were affected by it.
BLOODHOUND
BANGALORE
FUSE
HORIZON
LOBA
OCTANE
LIFELINE
Added: Wingman, Bocek, R99, Hemlock, and Sentinel
Removed: R301, 30-30 Repeater, Mozambique, Longbow DMR, and Spitfire
Spawn chances for Level 1 EVO Shields in the loot pool have also been significantly reduced.
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