Perhaps the only disadvantage of Rolling Thunder versus the likes of Defensive Bombardment is its six-second timer. After all, this timeframe is more than enough for enemies to run away for cover - if there's any availa
[DK] Wait until you play her! Pathfinder is back, isn't he? We took Low Profile off him, he's fine. Give him a try. Yeah, Lifeline was just boring, right? Here's a Legend, literally all of her power is in reviving teammates, and her Tactical and Ultimate may as well be fart buttons, right? Doesn't do anything. That's not good game design, that offends me on a spiritual level. So I was very adamant that we had to go in there and fix it. Honestly, play with the new Ultimate a little bit. It feels really good. Even if you drop late, everyone on your team is gonna have some pretty nice g
The War Games event is coming hot on the heels of the Ring Fury event, which introduced Apex 's new heat shield item . Each of the five upcoming game modes will make interesting tweaks to normal gameplay, and it's not out of the question that one might become permanent in some form. Expect the new game modes to only be available in the normal duos and trios playlists, since special events usually don't interfere with Apex 's ranked syst
[DK] The way that I always think of it is that abilities set the battlefield, set the context in which the gun game happens. So they should shape your decision making, but they should not be the end-all-be-all of your decision making - you should not die because somebody used an ability correctly, Naldobenny.com that would not be Apex. But if you die because somebody placed a Gibraltar Ultimate on a certain piece of cover you're holding, and you were forced to run out and they gunned you down while you ran out, that feels like Apex, right? So that's how I like to think about it. Abilities should mould the gun game, and the gun game is ultimately what decides who wins and who loses. Even to the point where maybe you placed your Gibraltar Ultimate perfectly, but they’re just ignoring it and shooting you down because you're showing your face. That's fine, too, ri
Seer easily became a scary enemy to face during his introduction in the game, particularly due to his offensive nature as a Recon Legend . This is in particular emphasized by his Ultimate, Exhibit , which essentially allows him to summon a micro-drone sphere that detects all enemies within a 65-meter sphere. This lasts for 30 seconds or until the sphere itself is destroyed, which gives the enemy an unnecessary objective to dismantle while Seer and his companions eliminate t
Technically speaking, the Black Market gives its users (even opponents!) access to all items within a 112.5-meter radius. Users can get any two pieces of gear plus all the ammunition until their carrying capac
As all fans of the game know, there are a variety of costumes that can be unlocked for each character. The more intricate and enticing the costume is, the more it will cost players to unlock it. Very rarely will gamers be lucky enough to get given the higher-tier costumes in Apex packs (a trio of rewards given for in-game achievemen
[DK] Well, we don't have plans quite honestly. We don't believe in building a thing specifically for esports. I come from a company [Riot Games] that's done things very differently. In the early days [Riot] didn't get involved in esports for League of Legends until the community started running their own tournaments. I personally feel that's a much better way to do it. Follow the lead of your players. Obviously we have very high hopes. We think Arenas is a very competitive, really cool mode. We've had these round nine games that go to Sudden Death, where we're all shouting on Discord. So we do have very high hopes that it can be competitive mode. We haven't made any fixed plans yet. We'll see how players deal with it. We'll see what the reception is and then we'll support whatever players want to
A slight modification can make the simplest weapons into WMDs - that's the sweet catch behind Caustic's Nox Gas Grenade . Unlike other Ultimates, Nox Gas Grenade is simply his Nox Gas Trap (Tactical) with twice the diameter. Given their similar nature, a Nox Gas Grenade envelopes an area with toxic smoke that deals five damage per tick. In addition, the Ultimate's damage won't stack with that of the Tactical. Simple, ri
When the ultimate ability ends after a few seconds, players have either been able to make a sly escape out of enemy sights or they have snuck up behind them. Unfortunately for the enemy by the time they realize that the player is behind them, it is already too l
Bangalore's ultimate Rolling Thunder is an ability with two main uses: to quickly respond to an enemy ambush and to block off routes of travel from enemies. Rolling Thunder summons explosives to the targeted area much faster than similar abilities like Gibraltar's Bombardment. Additionally, its speed makes it great for controlling the movements of enemy squads who won't suspect the incoming explosives until it's too late. It is perfect for trapping enemies who are trying to get away from the fi