Players love to execute each other. It’s a nice way to rub your victory in their faces, and it looks cool to boot. But there’s a time and a place for executions, and the middle of a gunfight is not one of them. You’re better off shooting a downed enemy, because performing an execution leaves you wide open for attack. Plus, the animation is slow, so you’re only wasting precious time by showing off. Save the execution for the last pla
It’s clear that the game is generating an enormous audience, and as such, more and more people are flocking to it. But this isn’t like most games. Yes, it has a tutorial, but that is very brief and hardly goes into the mechanics and complexities of the game, its controls, and its various strategies. This obviously results in many ignorant players, many of whom could probably be better players if they knew the intricate mechanics of the game rather than just the base contr
Common Loot Havens – Anyone eager to get decked out in the best gear may want to visit Airbase, Bunker, or Pit upon jumping into a game. Pit in particular has a number of boxes that players can crack open, but they’ll be very exposed while they harvest all of that precious g
The game’s monetization model involves selling premium currency that can be spent on (very expensive) premium character and weapon skins, and the game’s loot boxes (called Apex Packs). The Apex Packs contain everything from skins, to emotes, lines of dialogue for characters, and scrap that can be used to craft cosmetics not yet acquired. The best part of this take on the Overwatch loot formula is that there are no duplicates, and the rarity levels of everything are outlined on the official Apex Legends website. In the future, there will be battle passes for seasons (taking from the Fortnite and Rainbow Six Siege playbook) that last three months where limited time cosmetics can be earned or purcha
Alter is one of the strongest characters in Apex Legends Rift Relics Legends right now. Players can use her tactical skills to sift in and out of buildings, escape quickly, or gain elevated positioning. They can also use the tactical to unnerve enemy players by kidnapping them into their room if they’re on the roof of a building. The ultimate ability, however, makes this comp work really well as it allows players to fall back to a predetermined s
In previous Battle Royale games, it was always pretty easy to hear enemies sneaking up on you. Whether you were playing PUBG or Fortnite , smart players always listened carefully to that characteristic pitter patter of footsteps approaching behind a closed door or a wall. Certain PUBG players even chose to remove their shoes in hopes of quieting their footsteps. But in Apex Legends , it’s much harder to hear enemy footsteps. In certain situations, enemies can be pretty much impercepti
Save The Peacekeeper For The Last Round – The Peacekeeper shotgun is rather useless early on in the match (though it can be charged for a stronger shot), but in the final circle, it can be quite dea
Players using New Castle in this comp will be able to assist their team by crafting banners and deploying the new-and-improved Ultimate Castle Wall. With the latest update, New Castle’s wall now destroys any projectiles thrown at it when it’s energized, similar to Wattson’s Py
Slide (A Lot!) – One of the best ways to quickly traverse an area is to slide (using crouch) down hills – as sliding on a descent is limitless… and super fast – or across an area. It can be key to winning a firefight and the match its
Though an action-packed shooter on the surface, Apex can be deceptively deep when it comes to the different ways characters can interact together to form some real team cohesion. A Legend that may not thrive too much on their own could be invaluable in a squad that knows how to use their abilities to their fullest extent. This list will explore many of the best possible squad combinations in Apex Legen
This is something that is important in pretty much all multiplayer shooting games. Staying still is a disaster waiting to happen. If you want to survive, you need to constantly be on the move. You never know who’s coming up behind you, and you can never be sure if someone’s got you in their sights. Constantly moving is even more important when you’re playing a game like Apex Legends , where speed is a huge fo
But it’s not just about improving what already works from the battle royale genre since Apex Legends adds many all-new features too. Matches are fast and usually completed in less than 20 minutes. At the beginning of a given match there’s a dropship players jump from, like any other battle royale, but in this one players jump together as a squad and one player is designated the “Jumpmaster” to keep them together. Players can manually separate from the pack of course, but it’s a smart change to enforce the idea that Apex Legends is a truly a squad-based game. There currently are no solo or duo mo