Apex Legends, the battle royale hit and Titanfall 2 spinoff, is kicking off its second season in the present day. Repawn have added a brand new playable character — Wattson — who looks like a vibrant spark, a brand new laser rifle, and (arguably most notable) a wave of map modifications. Some git’s gone and kersploded the large defend tower within the centre of the map, which has not solely made a large number, however let some alien fauna in. There’s huge stompy creatures which have squished elements of the map, and cheeky crate-hoarding dragons, that are like magpies if magpies stole vehicles. Below, some movies of the brand new gubbins.
The new trailer features a little peek at every little thing on this new season, plus a good suggestion of what Natalie “Wattson” Paquette can do in a combat. She’s a defensive powerhouse in an in any other case aggressive game. She’s in a position to arrange electrical obstacles that gradual and injury enemies, quick-charge her Ultimate from acellerants after which throw down the Interception Pylon. It’s a neighborhood fortification that intercepts incoming explosives and repairs teammates shields inside its vary, making a final stand outside or indoors much more viable, at the very least on paper.
The new gun, the L-Star is an power machine gun. Good fireplace price, good journal capability, one huge downside: It overheats when you lay on the set off too onerous. Short, managed bursts then. The projectiles from this gun are slower than common bullets, however have a a lot bigger hitbox, so that you don’t must be fairly as exact as regular. Seems like a enjoyable toy, however it solely spawns in airdrops together with different ‘power’ weapons, and also you gained’t discover ammo for it across the map. Seems good for extra up-close fights, which this replace appears to lean in the direction of.
Today being the beginning of a brand new season means there’s a brand new Battle Pass, with some free goodies to earn, plus a tier of extra unique beauty gadgets to earn when you purchase in and put within the hours. There’s a vaguely glammed up medieval look to the brand new seasonal skins you may earn, however they’re of no curiosity to me. I have already got every little thing I want; the plague physician pores and skin for Bloodhound that I miraculously drew on launch day. There’s just a few new kinds of beauty to earn this time spherical, at the very least, together with alternate drop music, drop emote animations and loading screens.
Apex Legends season 2 is reside now. While the game is free-to-play via Origin, the battle go prices 950 Apex Coins (£7.99/$10.57 for the closest coin bundle) and the flamboyant one which skips you to degree 25 prices 2800 (£23.98/$31.73). You can learn a bit extra about this replace on the official Season 2 page here.
