STORM THE STREETS IN THE URBAN ASSAULT COLLECTION EVENT
Get ready for an all out Urban Assault, legends. Three Strikes returns alongside an all-new asynchronous in-game tournament system: Apex Rumble. Bring your competitive spirit, earn points, and climb the leaderboards for glory and rewards! Take on challenges and progress through a crisp Reward Tracker to unlock new event badges and earn additional rewards. Storm the streets in 24 limited-time event cosmetics—and unlock ‘em all before the event ends to receive Octane’s Prestige Skin “Apex Riptide!”
And one more thing—the entire Urban Assault Collection Event has a 1.5x boost for Prestige Skin Challenges. There’s no better time to grind.
THREE STRIKES LTM RETURNS
Three Strikes is back with a vengeance and updates from our mid-season patch:
Revive time reduced to 2.0s
Players revived with 100% health and 0% shields
New minimum guaranteed loot system - ensures you respawn with a competitive version of your loadout and inventory
Been busy ratting and haven’t tried Three Strikes yet? This LTM features faster revives, invincibility when downed, and three shots at being the last squad standing. Players will only be eliminated when the entire squad is wiped, then you’ll lose a strike and respawn one POI away with all of the gear that was equipped at the time your squad was wiped, including:
Armor and EVO progression
Weapons and attachments (except for mythic weapons)
Ammo, ordinance, and consumables
NEW: APEX RUMBLE (BETA)
Think you’ve got what it takes to be at the top? Welcome to the Apex Rumble Beta—the beginning of an exciting new way to compete that we hope to evolve with your feedback. This all-new asynchronous tournament system allows you to test your skills against your competition while earning points to climb the leaderboards against similarly skilled competitors. Points are awarded for your placement, kills, assists, and damage. Once an Apex Rumble has concluded, rewards will be delivered based on your overall placement.
Apex Rumble kicks off with the Urban Assault Rumble, where you’ll jump into Three Strikes matches. There are no pre-made squads here—just you, your skills, and a ton of flying bullets. Should you choose to, re-enter the fray with Legend Tokens to reset your score and charge back into battle.
It’s a whole new way to play, so get ready to rumble, legend. Keep an eye on Apex Legends™ social channels for kick-off dates. COLLECTION EVENT ITEMS
Unlock 24 street-smart limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Wraith, Loba, and more!
All 24 items will be available in exchange for Apex Coins or Crafting Metals and in Urban Assault Event Apex Packs† for the entire duration of the event.
Unlock them all before the event ends and you’ll automatically receive Octane’s Prestige Skin, “Apex Riptide,” along with the matching Skydive Trail and Finisher.
REWARD TRACKER
Earn up to 1,400 points per day to work towards various rewards along the Urban Assault tracker. Challenges refresh daily, and all challenges also stack with the Battle Pass allowing you to complete multiple challenges at once.
STORE TAB Explore limited-time offers in the Store tab including the “Suburban Ranger” bundle and check out the weekly offers like the “Hothead” Bundle available April 27-30, 2024, or the “Search and Destroy” Bundle available May 4-7, 2024.
Watch Newcastle and Wraith give you the play-by-play for the Urban Assault Collection Event!
Gear up, because Three Strikes LTM is back with a vengeance, returning alongside the introduction of an all-new in-game tournament system, Apex Rumble. Enter the Urban Assault Rumble, earning points to climb the leaderboards for glory and rewards! Get Event Offers in the Store, and take down a fresh batch of rewards in the Rewards Track.
Unlock all 24 limited-time items before the event ends to receive Octane’s Prestige Skin “Apex Riptide”!
Want to learn more?: http://x.ea.com/apxl/urban-assault-event
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Loba is now unlocked!
Complete her challenges before the season ends and she's all yours. Complete all Breakout Rewards Challenges for more treasures like a Reactive Flatline skin and more! What're you waiting for, beautiful? Drop into Apex Legends and start the heist!
Shape your style with Legendary Bundles in the Poly Prowler Store
From Apr 9-23, Wraith, Wattson, and Ash light up the scene in new Legendary bundles with Legendary skins, matching weapons, and more!
Mad Maggie is unlocked in Apex Legends!
Mad Maggie is now unlocked for Breakout Rewards! Complete her Breakout Rewards challenges to keep her forever, and work towards earning the Reactive Flatline, and more. Try her out in your next game, cuzzie!
The underground pauses for no one, Legends. Become cutthroat and rule the Shadow Society Event running March 26 to April 16, 2024. Protect your turf in the all new Lockdown LTM, the first 4-squad free-for-all battle for dominance, where you’ll capture and hold objectives. Complete daily event challenges to earn Reputation for items in the Reward Shop. Rack up 36 limited-time cosmetics with each unlock pushing you closer to killer Milestone Rewards—including the Final Milestone reward, the Cobalt Death Box! Plus, wield the all-new “Cobalt Katar” Apex Artifact, a universal Mythic Melee cosmetic for any Legend.
NEW LIMITED-TIME MODE: LOCKDOWN Hold fast with your squad and defend your domain in Lockdown, the first 4-squad free-for-all battle for dominance. Squads will spawn in with standard TDM loadouts and seek out Capture Zones, which will periodically spawn throughout the small, mayhem-filled maps: Thunderdome, Skulltown, Zeus Station, and Monument. Earn points by capturing zones, holding them uncontested, and eliminating other players. The first squad to 500 points wins.
APEX ARTIFACT: COBALT KATAR Apex Artifacts are an all-new universal Mythic Melee cosmetic that can be wielded by any Legend—starting with the “Cobalt Katar”. Equip your Apex Artifact via the new Melee tab, available after selecting a Legend. The “Cobalt Katar” can be acquired through Shadow Society Event Packs† as a part of the limited-time event.
SHADOW SOCIETY EVENT ITEMS Uncover 36 cutthroat themed limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Mad Maggie, Horizon, and more! Each Shadow Society item received during the event will also count towards Milestone Rewards—bonus rewards you’ll collect as you progress through your collection. You’ll automatically earn Milestone Rewards after unlocking 5, 10, 20, and all 36 items.
All 36 items (including the “Cobalt Katar” Apex Artifact) can be acquired via Shadow Society Event Packs† with no duplicates of event items.
Complete your collection before the event ends and you’ll automatically receive the “Cobalt Katar’s” matching Death Box cosmetic.
REWARD SHOP Earn Reputation by completing daily event challenges, then head to the Shadow Society Reward Shop to choose your own rewards and see your progress with event badges. Apex Packs† will also be available in the Reward Shop and offerings rotate weekly.
A limited amount of Reputation can be earned per day by completing challenges and they refresh daily.
Rule the underground in the Shadow Society Event! Protect your turf in Lockdown LTM, the first 4-squad free-for-all battle for dominance. Uncover 36 cutthroat event Cosmetics, and wield the all-new “Cobalt Katar” Apex Artifact, a universal Mythic Melee Cosmetic.
Unlock all 36 limited-time items before the event ends to receive the Final Milestone reward, an Apex Artifact deathbox effect!
Want to learn more?: http://x.ea.com/apxl/shadow-society-event
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APEX LEGENDS™: BREAKOUT PATCH NOTES
BREAKOUT REWARDS
Every 2 weeks, a new Legend becomes free-to-play for the rest of the season. Each Legend will have a set of challenges to permanently unlock that Legend. Complete all Breakout Rewards Challenges before the season ends to unlock more rewards like the Reactive “Top Tier” Flatline and the Legendary “Runaway Renegade” Wraith.
Check out the full breakdown, including Legends and chase rewards, in our Breakout Rewards blog. https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/news/breakout-rewards
BREAKOUT MAP ROTATION
The following maps will be available in Trios and Duos for the season:
Olympus Storm Point World’s Edge
PERFORMANCE MODE: 120HZ
On PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, the Video Settings menu has a new “Performance” mode option that is available to players with 120Hz displays. This option targets 120 FPS performance with content optimizations and reductions to visual quality.
To achieve 120 FPS, current-gen consoles now run on a new multithreaded rendering system, built on top of the Rendering Hardware Interface (RHI). Previously, even with GPU optimizations, the Apex rendering engine has been bottlenecked by single-threaded rendering code, which could not scale to the capabilities of modern hardware. This new system allows us to fully utilize the GPU and forms the foundation for future improvements to the rendering engine.
CRAFTING
Breakout brings a complete rework to Crafting, streamlining the system. Welcome to Crafting 2.0, legends!
Replicators have quite a few changes, including a fancy new paint job. They are now free to use, and no longer require crafting materials—we’ve removed them and crafting rotations. When you open the crafting menu, you’ll see that the available options have been reduced: Shield Battery, Medkit, Ammo, and Player Banners. Printing any item will exhaust that replicator specifically for you. You’ll need to find another one if you want another item, so choose wisely.
To offset the single-use system, the number of available Replicators have been increased across the board. Every game will start with 12 Replicators spawned at the start of the match, with an additional Replicator airdrop at the start of Round 4 to add some late-game opportunities. We’re also including a few quality of life changes for Crafting:
Decreased interaction time with Replicators Inventory can now be accessed from the crafting menu Printed items left alone will auto-eject from the Replicator after some time
WORLD’S EDGE: RAMPART’S BIG MAUDE
With crafting materials gone, Rampart has been figuring out how to get more customers through her door, and what better way than with a Fire Sale!
All Big Maude paintball weapons are now free, but they will take time to dispense from their vending machines. Once a player has claimed their free weapon, they cannot get another. Loba will still be able to steal a second gun with her Black Market. There is also an increased variety of weapons to choose from, but gold kitted weapons are no longer offered at Big Maude.
LEGEND UPGRADES
This season we’re introducing the Legend Upgrade system for BR modes—an in-match progression system that deepens the Apex Legends experience by allowing you to tailor your Legend to your playstyle. Players will gain EVO points in a variety of new ways across the Battle Royale to level-up not just your armor, but your Legend—unlocking unique ability upgrades at Levels 2 and 3. With each match being a fresh start, the plethora of possibilities adds a new level of strategy and meta.
Check out our Breakout Highlights blog for the full breakdown on Legend Upgrades. https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/news/breakout-season-game-updates
For full Patch Notes check out our blog here: https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/news/breakout-patch-notes
The Games are going into overdrive, legends. Drop hotter and hit different with Legend Upgrades—a new system that puts the meta in your hands by unlocking enhancements for armor and abilities. Each match is a fresh start and there’s no better time than now to try new strats on for size. Ranked returns reloaded and ready, tuned to a high-risk high-reward system that incentivizes combat through each split—yup, splits are back. Plus, make your Thunderdome debut in Mixtape, the Frontier’s deadliest entertainment venue. And that’s not all—Performance Mode, Breakout Rewards, a 5th Anniversary Collection Event, and even more. We’re bringing the noise for a fantastic 5th Anniversary season.
LEGEND UPGRADES
Introducing the Legend Upgrade system—an in-match progression system that deepens the Apex Legends Battle Royale experience by allowing you to tailor your Legend to your playstyle. This new feature will restart with each match, giving you the opportunity to try different upgrades on for size.
Earning EVO will now Level-Up your Legend over the course of the game, improving your armor tier and unlocking unique upgrade selections at Levels 2 and 3. Choose wisely, as your decision can impact your whole squad’s strategy.
Legend Upgrades and EVO changes will be limited to Battle Royale modes with Breakout. Stay tuned for our Breakout Patch Notes blog on February 12, 2024, for each Legend’s upgrade tree.
RANKED RELOADED
Scoring will be moving to a more transparent model similar to that of past seasons, placing a heavier emphasis on eliminations over placements. Your hidden skill rating will have no influence on either matchmaking or scoring. The bonus system has also been updated to provide more insight and Player Rankings will now be visible. We’ll also be returning to an improved Ranked Point system.
With these changes, this also means that entry cost will return: 20 RP per Tier starting at Silver.
ELIMINATION SCORING Elimination score continues scaling with placements—the value of each elimination will increase the higher your team places. There’ll be no hard cap placed on the number of eliminations a player will be scored on nor the amount of points gained from them. Instead, eliminations after the sixth will be worth half of their value.
BONUSES
There are a couple key bonuses that we want to call out with Breakout’s Ranked changes.
Top 5 Streak Bonus: for maintaining a placement streak of 5th or better. Everytime you extend your streak you’ll earn 10RP more than your previous match, up to a maximum of a 40 RP bonus. 2 match streak: +10 RP 3 match streak: +20 RP 4 match streak: +30 RP 5+ match streak: +40 RP Challenger Bonus: earn a 50% bonus on an elimination of a higher ranked player when you’ve personally contributed. This bonus is unaffected by the elimination soft cap of 6 kills.
MATCHMAKING We will be matchmaking based on RP values as closely as possible, and will not be using a tier-based lobby like prior seasons. Premade parties will be matched by the highest Ranked player’s ranking.
TIER STRUCTURE This is another area that we monitored closely and considered all of your feedback, so there are a few changes with tiers for Breakouts Ranked:
Promotional Trials have been removed Provisional Matches have been removed Demotion and Demotion Protection will remain the same as Ignite’s Ranked Ranked Tier RP requirements will have some increases
NEW MIXTAPE MAP: THUNDERDOME
The deadliest entertainment venue is here: enter Thunderdome. Modernized with killer upgrades, this floating sky stadium is inspired by the first arena in Kings Canyon—capturing the essence of its Thunderdome, all while paying homage to the vast history of the Apex Games.
Thunderdome is geared up for a fast-paced matchup in any Mixtape mode with its three lanes to pursue. Grind for the high ground in TDM, battle to see who can hold B in Control, or find one of many power positions to dominate in Gun Run. This latest map was created with a plethora of playstyles in mind and challenges the expected strats used by many. Win or lose, the dynamic stadium crowd will always keep up the good vibes.
BREAKOUT REWARDS
We’re celebrating 5 years of Apex Legends with a series of rewards releasing throughout Breakout. Every two weeks we’ll be unlocking a Legend as free-to-play for the rest of the season. Each Legend will have a set of challenges to permanently unlock that Legend and earn Battle Pass Stars, with even more Legend themed rewards to collect. The 5th Anniversary has a lot to unwrap.
Note: those that already have these Legends in their collection will still need to complete the challenges and other requirements in order to earn the cosmetic and chase rewards.
CHASE REWARDS
Conquer every Breakout Rewards challenge, hit Battle Pass Level 60, or gift six unique freebies before the season ends to unlock even more rewards like a Legendary Wraith skin.
There are three chase items for completing three chase challenges:
Complete all six sets of Legend Challenges → earn Legendary “Runaway Renegade” Wraith Collect all six Legend Banners in the free Battle Pass track → earn Wraith’s “Royal Stage” Banner Gift limited-time gifts at least six times → earn a Legendary Sticker and Rare Wraith Tracker set Each gifted Breakout Battle Pass also counts as a gift Complete all the Breakout Reward challenges to automatically earn the ultimate completion reward: the Reactive “Top Tier” Flatline.
5TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION EVENT & NEW LTM
For the third consecutive year, we have another community-created reward tracker created by amazing Community Artists who teamed up with some of your favorite creators. Thanks to them, you’ll be able to unlock some of the most amazing cosmetics during our celebration event. Complete challenges and earn items like a Ballistic skin, a loading screen, gun skins, event packs, and more exciting cosmetics.
We wanted to give a huge thank you and special shoutout to the amazing artists and creators who helped make this tracker happen!
Fan Arts
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