Wattson is also live
Although interest inApex Legendshas significantly waned (it went from the top game on Twitch for several weeks to not cracking the top five for some time), Respawn is still keen on supporting it, and EA is very happy with it.
The next huge wave of support comes with season 2, which heralds in a brand new character (Legend) called Wattson, as well as a new battle (season) pass, more challenges, alterations to the (currently sole) King’s Canyon map, ranked leagues, and many weapon balance changes. Highlights for the latter include an increase in damage for the Flatline, P2020, Alternator, and Kraber.
Legends have also been tweaked, with the Bloodhound gaining real-time tracking instead of the “ghost” concept for his ultimate. The Mirage can thankfully now end her cloaking state early, and Gibraltar’s Dome of Protection last a little longer with three additional seconds.
You can find the full patch notes below! I hope your favorite thing wasn’t nerfed. My favorite change is quality of life oriented: pings are now a little more precise!
BATTLE PASS
To get the Battle Pass, jump into Apex Legends and head to the Battle Pass tab in the store. Grab the Battle Pass for 950 Apex Coins or the Battle Pass Bundle for 2,800 Apex Coins (containing 4,700 Apex Coins’ worth of content!), and you’re all set.
​CHALLENGES
Take on Daily and Weekly Challenges to score bonus Battle Pass XP and level up even faster. Read more here.
​NEW CONTENT TYPES
Skydive emotes, music packs, and unique loading screens are now part of the rewards track.
​MORE LEGENDARIES AND CRAFTING MATERIALS
Grab even more Legendary skins from the reward track and earn enough Crafting Materials to create a Legendary item of your choice.
​FREE REWARDS
Everyone who plays Apex Legends Season 2 can earn:
KINGS CANYON CHANGES
The Leviathans have breached Kings Canyon and it’ll never be the same! Many areas have been affected by our new guests. Enjoy exploring the new changes!
NEW LEGEND: WATTSON
Wattson has entered the arena and is available for 750 Apex Coins or 12,000 Legend Tokens.
​PASSIVE: Spark of Genius
RANKED LEAGUES
One thing we forgot to mention in the blog post: Players abandoning in Ranked will be penalized both with a matchmaking penalty, as well as have any potential RP gains zeroed out. On top of that, they will pay an additional penalty RP cost equal to their match entry cost. For example: if a Gold player gets 4 kills and would have finished top 5 but abandons his or her match on purpose, that player will get 0 RP for kills and placement, pay the 2 RP entry cost, and on top of that pay another 2 RP abandon penalty cost.
​Performance Optimizations
​Bug fixes
​Bloodhound
​Mirage
​Caustic
​Gibraltar
​Pathfinder
​Lifeline
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