Summary
With June just getting underway, Respawn Entertainment has released a new update forApex Legendsthat makes some significant changes to the battle royale. While the latestApex Legendsupdate does not add new content, it includes balance changes for several popular Legends.
Season 25 ofApex Legendsbegan on May 6 and introduced a new Legend for the first time since Alter in Season 21. Known as Sparrow, the character is part of the Recon Class and features a robust kit, including Double Jump, Tracker Dart, and Stinger Bolt abilities. Thanks to this latest addition, theApex Legendsroster now features 27 characters to choose from. While Sparrow is unsurprisingly one of the most popular picks this season at 10.7%, according toApex Legends Status, there are some other options that players have been finding very effective in battle. As a result, Respawn has looked to curb some of their power.
As part of a newApex Legendsupdate on June 3, the developer has adjusted the abilities of three Legends: Alter, Ballistic, and Conduit. Specifically, Alter saw her Ultimate nerfed, as the delay when following opponents through a Nexus portal was decreased from eight to six seconds. This gives her team less time to regroup after teleporting, potentially letting opponents more easily finish off knocks. In addition, the Nexus reactivation delay has been increased from 30 to 60 seconds. BeyondAlter’s Ultimate, Ballistic saw some substantial nerfs to his kit, with his overheat damage decreased from 30 to 15. Furthermore, his Ultimate no longer gets extended when knocking opponents.
While Alter and Ballistic received nerfs, Conduit was shown some love in the latest update. According to the patch notes, the cooldown time on her Tactical has been reduced from 31 to 21 seconds. It will be interesting to see how this change influences her pick rate in Season 25, as it should allow the Legend to keep her teammates' shields up more easily. In addition, the character received an increase to health regen per tick in anApril update forApex Legends, making her Tactical potentially even better. Despite focusing primarily on Legend ability changes, this June 3 update also fixed several crashing issues and resolved some problems with Ranked Ladders.
It is worth noting that this latest update left Ash untouched. This surprised some players, as the Legend continues to have the highest pick rate in the game by a wide margin. Many believeAsh’s highly mobile kit inApex Legends, coupled with her Assault Class perks, continues to make her annoying to deal with in matches.
Time will tell if all these changes will make the game more enjoyable for those playingApex Legends. With Season 25 almost a month old, players can look forward to the mid-season update in the coming weeks, potentially bringing even more substantial changes to the battle royale.
Apex Legends June 3 Update - Patch Notes
We just pushed an update to@PlayApexthat includes the following fixes and changes:
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