Has it been a yr already, Apex Legends? Blimey, it appears like simply yesterday we stared at a grassy hill on Twitch for hours, ready for these Respawn scamps to unveil not-Titanfall 3. 12 months on, and ApeLegs is gearing up for its fourth season, Assimilation. With a robust new sniper rifle, some high-stakes adjustments to ranked play and absolutely the unit-ness of latest legend Forge, Season Four welcomes every one to the gun present – beginning February 4th.
The ApeLegs crew took to an anniversary devstream earlier at this time to fawn during the last 12 months of murderdiving, earlier than filling us in on the thickest slice of beef this aspect of the ultimate frontier.
Jimmy “Forge” Beefcakes – actual title unconfirmed – is a five-time space-MMA champion with a hatred of shirts and a shoulder pad that’d make Rob Liefeld blush. He’s additionally a complete sell-out, working beneath sponsorship from large robotic agency Hammond Robotics, the oldsters wot construct all of the titans in Titanfall. While he’ll get a full reveal nearer to season 4’s debut, he’s briefly teased as an “up-close and personal” brawler.
No shit.
Apex janitors have additionally been given a brand new gun to litter across the enviornment subsequent season, the Sentinel, A brand new bolt-action sniper rifle, the Sentinel boasts a cost mechanic that lets extra affected person assassins maintain their photographs.
Ranked matchmaking is getting some adjustments in Season 4. Apex Predator rank is being moved to an Overwatch-style “top 500” bracket, awarded to solely the perfect 500 gamers on every platform. To give just a little respiration room between the almost-best and very-best, a brand new Master rank has been added above Diamond. The subsequent ranked sequence can also be being damaged in two, with a delicate rank reset between every break up. The first half will happen on World’s Edge, ApeLegs’ newest fire-and-ice arena, with the second returning gamers to good ol’ launch map King’s Canyon.
Finally, Season Four additionally comes with a number of anniversary presents, with a stunning origami gun appeal and birthday cake banner to adorn your banner with in the event you log in between February 4-11. Your first win of the day in that interval can even web you a stunning 10ok XP level bonus.
Season 4: Assimilation kicks off on February 4th. That’ll even be when the present battle cross swaps over for a brand new one. Better get a transfer on in the event you’re wanting any final rewards off that.
