We heard your feedback regarding Relic Weapons Trios. This has now been moved over to an LTM slot instead of being a takeover mode.
For transparency, we wanted to share a bit of the reasoning behind Relic Weapons Trios not being an LTM right out the gate.
As a general rule, we want to limit the amount of modes available at the same time. Too many modes could in turn result in poor matchmaking, which is something we are actively trying to improve.
The hope was that fully-kitted weapons wouldn't alter the core game mechanics too much and that players would use this takeover to get into action faster and easier. This is why we originally planned it as a takeover mode.
We see now that maybe it was TOO fast and we needed to pace the experience better.
As always, please keep the feedback coming. Thank you!
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We just had another patch was just pushed live to address some balance changes. Updates in this patch include:
EVA-8 rate of fire reduced at base and all bolt tiers
Hemlok burst fire delay was reduced
P2020 damage increased to 25 (was 24) and Akimbo hipfire spread tightened
Mozambique pellet damage increased to 17 (was 16) and spread tightened
RE-45 base magazine size increased to 20 (was 18) and white mag to 21 (was 20)
The image for Trios-Redemption no longer shows Storm Point as it's not currently in rotation
NINJAYLA'S TAKEOVER
Prove the community rules all by completing the Respawn & Revival Community Challenge. Work together in this week's Respawn Tokens Takeover and reach all three challenge milestones to determine how many Apex Packs you can unlock in next week's individual challenges.
Grab the Ash Free Unlock Bundle and drop straight into Apex Legends: Takeover for energetic mayhem and fun.
The bundle includes:
Ash unlocked
Ash "Ultra Violent" Epic Skin
Wingman "The Redactor" Epic Skin
Celebrate 6 Years of Apex
Another legendary year down. This year we celebrate the 6th anniversary of Apex Legends. How are we celebrating you ask? We’re back with an anniversary event like no other. This year, we have a free community-made reward tracker, a first of its kind Mythic R-301, Mythic Mayhem Royale, and more. Get the party started and jump in during the first two weeks of the event, February 11-25, for:
1.5x boost on all XP gained
2x boost on rewards for Battle Pass Dailies
COMMUNITY-MADE REWARD TRACKER Some of your favorite community artists and creators have joined forces to bring you a fresh and brand new community-made reward tracker to help commemorate our anniversary. Complete daily challenges and earn points to unlock free items like Legend skins, Art Trackers, Crafting Metals, an Anniversary Event pack, stickers and more.
A huge and special shout out to all of the amazing artists and creators who squadded up to make this anniversary tracker happen!
MYTHIC MAYHEM ROYALE Get ready for some Mythic Mayhem Royale! The new Mythic R-301 is coming to Pubs in this new takeover. Keep an eye out for new supply drops marked with Rampart's signature and hologram to receive a fully kitted R-301 with a distinct hop-up providing a unique buff during the event.
In addition to Mythic Mayhem Royale, get ready to hunt down some Respawn Tokens while playing Trios and Duos (during the 3rd week of the event only). Loot a respawn token and get a second chance at victory!
MYTHIC R-301 AND HEIRLOOM SHARDS Join the party and unleash destruction as you unlock 36 Anniversary Event items, with every item being Legendary or above, including a set of Heirloom Shards, Legend skins, weapon skins, and the Mythic R-301! Some Anniversary Event items this year may look familiar as we included a number of previous anniversary skins. However, if players already own the previous anniversary skins, they will automatically progress through the milestone rewards.
Inspired by Wraith’s affinity with the void, mirroring her volatile nature and a dimension that transcends time and space - the first of its kind Mythic R-301 has entered the party.
The Mythic R-301 is absolutely loaded. Use Exotic Shards to evolve it through four bold cosmetic upgrades.These upgrades include elevated animations, knock effects, and more. Players who obtain Void Disruption, the new Mythic R-301 weapon skin, during the Anniversary Event will automatically receive the matching Void Disruption ordnance skin. Afterwards, players will be able to unlock the Void Disruption ordnance skin via currency.
STORE TAB Today through March 4th, you can snag skins from previous anniversary stores dating all the way back to Apex’s 2nd anniversary! Bundles with skins such as Lunar Elegance, Air Orchid, and Hype Beast will all be available.
Apex Legends™: Takeover Patch Notes
OVERVIEW
There’s no better way to kick off year seven of Apex Legends than upping the heat of battle. Two heavy hitters that have been in the background a bit too long make their way center stage with updates worthy of Apex Predators, and revamped perks raise up the rest of the Assault Class. No weapon is a bad weapon with buffs across the board for every piece that you can get your hands on. This new meta is cooking and it’s safe to say that this anniversary season flips the season of Support to one of aggression. Coupled with some strong updates for Armor and Helmets, greater access to weapons with the new Arsenals, and reduced visual clutter and time-to-kill has never been faster.
It’s a whole new Outlands—be ready to fight.
LEGEND BUFFS
ASH Ash sees a number of improvements this season to her Arc Snare and Phase Breach to make them more effective and reliable. Her snare change lets her snag targets against the strong edge of the tether more often. Her Ult goes farther, travels faster, and endpoint detection has improved to make the targeting stickier and less prone to accidental bad snapping.
The big change for Ash is her new passive: Predator's Pursuit. This grants her an omnidirectional short-range dash—enabling her to close the gap on a tethered target or evade swiftly in a close-quarters skirmish. With these changes, Ash is set to become the Apex Predator she was always meant to be.
BALLISTIC Ballistic sees some of his favorite upgrades, the extra charge and sling levelling, integrated into his base kit, giving him more utility and versatility in the early game. A new Level 3 upgrade allows him to double his Whistler charges, opening up his utility and crowd control potential immensely.
Tempest, his Ult, now also grants a speed bonus—making him a frightening force when he and his team bare down on you. But the big guns? Ballistic's sling can now carry crate weapons, which can spool with infinite ammo when Tempest is active. In Takeover, Ballistic may very well relive his glory days.
ASSAULT CLASS PERKS Assault Legends are walking arsenals: forged in combat and always ready for a fight. Their abilities grant them incredible combat utility that helps disrupt enemies, threaten their positions, or give them openings to strike. These Legends are enhanced with perks that let them worry less about their weapon economy, bring more explosive power to the table, and give them the combat edge to capitalize on one of core moments in any combat encounter—the shield break.
Combat Reserve
Carry extra ammo per ammo stack
Have two new grenade-only slots in inventory
Retain access to Red Extended Supply Bins
Stowed Reload: stowed weapons automatically reload after 2s
Battle Surge: breaking an enemy’s shields grants a speed burst, fast reloads, and highlights the target enemy for 4s
WEAPON BUFFS, HELMETS AND ARMOR Over the years, Apex has evolved in so many ways to provide players with more agency and deeper options for how to play, survive, and express their skill. Through that evolution, the benchmark damage for our weapons has stayed stable, but has grown stale. We want to make sure the nuanced flow of combat remains tight and weapons are lethal in order to provide exciting gameplay options.
Battle Royales are all about strategy and timing. These are the mechanisms to success, but strategy goes right out the window if encounters are taking too long to resolve and you're dealing with your 3rd, 4th, or even 5th party. This latest suite of changes is designed to keep you in the drivers seat by providing the tools to resolve conflicts faster, getting you back to if the 3rd party is coming and not when.
In addition to sweeping weapon buffs, we have taken a look at the defensive side of loot in Apex with some hefty streamlining. Low tier Helmets (white, blue, and purple) have been removed, and rare high value Helmets that provide meaningful gameplay perks have been added in their place. As for Armor, you will no longer level into red tier (125 shields) at Level 4 but will instead be capped at Level 3 (100 shields). However, red shields will still be available in the form of the new Mythic Armor Upgrade Helmet. MUZZLE FLASH Visual clutter in gunfights is no joke. In an attempt to combat this, we’ve reduced the effects and particles you see when you fire your weapon. We believe this update balances increased visual clarity while still selling the impact and fantasy of firing our weapons.
All 1P weapons muzzle flashes have been updated
95% less visual noise over the line of sight (sparks, smoke, glows etc)
Noise/visuals kept below line of sight
Reduced size of muzzle flashes
Optimized particle count
Cleaned noise from shells ejects
Cleaned lingering elements (smoke, sparks, etc)
Light toned down to avoid flickering on weapons and environment models
