Huge Legend Nerf, Small Weapon Nerf Headline The Voidwalker Update
With the most recent update for Apex Legends coming out just about an hour ago, it wouldn’t have been crazy to think that getting a new mode, a new town takeover, and some purchasable cosmetics was going to be the center of attention. That might be true for some people.
The shotgun/sniper mode brought lots of (vital) balance changes to loot and has the potential to be something really fun. The town takeover is kind of out in the middle of nowhere, near the Shattered Forest, so that area will undoubtedly get more foot traffic over the next few weeks. And the cosmetics for Wraith, including a unique character selection animation, which I couldn’t see on my first two attempts with the new skin because all the characters were invisible, might be worth it to some people. The decrease in price that players were clamoring for after the Iron Crown Event happened, but the quality of the skins is also much lower. You get what you pay for folks.
The thing that I think will have the most drastic impact on the game is the massive nerf to Wattson, which will shift the meta in ranked. Before this update, if you were in the higher levels, the Frenchie was almost a must-have for your team to be a threat in the late game. But with this update, she just got flattened like croissant dough.
She’s now considered a small character, which means she’ll have the same 5% bonus damage that Wraith and Lifeline suffer. We’ve seen Lifeline basically become non-existent in competitive play because of it and Wraith only survived because her abilities give her insane movement speed and invincibility. That alone wouldn’t disqualify Wattson from a squad, but the nerf to her ultimate, making it so that she’s only able to have one Interceptor active at a time makes camping so much harder. These two hits to Apex’s newest legend could cause players to reconsider their team compositions. If there aren’t as many Wattsons running around, you can be sure that Caustics will be on the endangered list as well. We might see a return to the run and gun style of Season 1 very soon.
The Triple Take also fell victim to Respawn’s quest to make all energy weapons worse than their heavy and light ammo competitors. With a width increase in the spread, you can be sure that very few people will use the energy rifle to snipe if they have any other alternative.
Anyway, we’ll see what happens, but here are the rest of the patch notes from the developers:
VOIDWALKER EVENT & PATCH NOTES
Read the full breakdown of the themed Voidwalker Event here. TL;DR and patch notes below:
WRAITH TOWN TAKE OVER
A mysterious research site has been unearthed in Kings Canyon that was used as part of Project: Wraith, including a functioning prototype portal.
EXCLUSIVE EVENT CHALLENGES
Complete a variety of challenges to earn exclusive skins and Wraith-themed content. All challenges and rewards will be limited to the 2 week event.
DIRECT PURCHASE SHOP
New Event Limited cosmetics including the Wraith Voidwalker Legendary skin for 1,800 Apex Coins. Additional themed cosmetics are included ranging from 500 to 1000 Apex Coins.
- Double XP for Top 5 and Wins Weekend
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