Comment on Fellow Apex Legends players- how we feeling about the newest season so far?
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Wait, we respawn now with a weapon and armor? Interesting. Is it the same weapon you were using before dying or random one?
With this new legend, lifeline just keeps getting left behind. Poor lifeline.
DestinyGrey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
It’s the same weapon, and some armor. It’s actually lead to quite a bit of amusing cheese, where you can duplicate evos using this one simple trick!
Lifeline’s still pretty good if you play aggressively with a team though- she’s great for kind of immediately picking everyone back up for any incoming third parties. I suspect she’ll see more usage again if the new legend isn’t too overpowering a support.
pycorax@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I haven’t had a chance to play it yet but I really like the sound of still having your weapon (even if it is naked) and armour even when you’re down. Feels like it would make respawning in the final rings a lot more viable.
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Welp I see this being abused real quick and everybody having purps or red armor by the middle of the season.
DestinyGrey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
During HisWattson’s 14 hour stream on the first day of competitive, he and his team were duplicating armors a lot at the start. By beating a team, killing the dogs and spiders nearby, and then crafting the evo once or twice, they could guarantee a red evo that would then get duped.
You dive off the map, teammate grabs that evo and then dives off map, then both of you get respawned with red evos and even duplicate items (sans attachments, of course).
They actually got dove by a pred team from last season doing this, but since everyone on the team had red evos, HisWattson’s squad beat them. It was actually pretty funny, if a little bonkers.
And since this season incentivizes placing over kills by a significant margin, this isn’t a braindead strategy, though it requires your teammates cooperating and your squad’s speediness in getting that higher level EVO.