As is well known, the new season in Apex Legends has been confirmed for May 9th – and now the specific content is just as certain as the skills of the previously announced new legend Ballistic. The whole thing is garnished with fresh trailers.
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment today announced more details about the new “Arsenal” season in Apex Legends, which – it was already known – will bring the new legend Ballistic with it. Coming out of retirement, this is the ultimate star of the Thunderdome games.
But there is also a lot of other new content, including a change in the game world, the new Weapon Mastery system, an expanded shooting range and of course a new Battle Pass. Officially, the new features are as follows:
- Edge of the world regenerates
- Time heals all wounds: the lava flows in World’s Edge have cooled and construction teams have now made significant repairs. Air conditioners have changed the landscape, which now features new snow banks, less volcanic smoke, and clearer visibility. In the Apex Games Museum in Fragment East, players can familiarize themselves with its history.
- weapon mastery
- With the new Weapon Mastery system, Legends can increase their efficiency with all weapons in the game by earning Weapon XP and completing difficult challenges across all modes. Reaching certain milestones at the end of the game unlocks weapon trials. Trial rewards include weapon-specific badges, trackers, a legendary badge frame, and a legendary weapon pack.
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Extended shooting range
- Practice makes perfect, this also applies to the revised and significantly expanded shooting range. Players can start Basic Training on Core or try their luck in the Duel Pit, Training Grounds, or Dexterity Course to hone their melee, combat, and navigation skills. In addition, players can experiment with the new shooting range buildings and, for the first time, customize the dummies to walk and move sideways.
- High caliber Battle Pass rewards
- New weapon and character skins, emotes, and more are coming with Arsenal on May 9th.
- Ranking Updates
- More details will follow soon.
The gameplay trailer has some game scenes from the new Arsenal season in Apex Legends ready for you.
In addition, the legend Ballistic and its abilities were now also discussed in more detail. The game’s 24th character uses the following traits to his advantage:
- Passive Ability – Sling
- Ballistic has tremendous firepower, as he can sling a third weapon and access it through the inventory or character utility action. While the sling weapon cannot equip attachments, the more firepower the better.
- Tactical Ability – Whisperer
- Enemy units need to be very alert as Ballistic can fire a guided projectile that heats up enemy weapons, causing them to deal damage when fired. The Whisperer can be piloted, but players must hold the tactical ability in order for the targeting to work.
- Ultimate Ability – Wrath
- Activating Wrath near teammates will speed up reloading and increase movement speed with weapons. And unlimited ammo isn’t to be scoffed at either. Since Ballistic has a penchant for fashion, Wrath also upgrades the sling weapon to gold.
The next video for Apex Legends: Arsenal will introduce you to the new legend Ballistic.
