The next season called “Outbreak” in Apex Legends starts in the new week. Respawn Entertainment has now named the specific content in advance and is also showing the first gameplay.
Together with publisher Electronic Arts, developer Respawn Entertainment has released the official gameplay trailer for the new outbreak season in Apex Legends. You can collect initial impressions below in this report before the new season starts on February 13th on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC (EA App, Steam). .
What exactly awaits you is now clear. As you are used to from the new seasons in the game, there will be new content, collectible items and special events.
For example, in the future you will be able to improve your Legend with EVO Points and select skill upgrades to adapt all Legends to your individual play style and requirements. A new ranking system is also being introduced, in which list points are now ranking points and you receive bonuses for kills, placements and eliminating higher-tier squads.
Further innovations according to official information at a glance:
- Thunderdome with Mixtape Challenges: Here legends can make a name for themselves in the Outlands and beyond and play with the playlist of mixtape gun racing, team deathmatch and control at new POIs (points of interest).
- Breakout Rewards:
- Six unlockable legends: The roster includes Fuse, Seer, Rampart, Mad Maggie, Loba and Valkyrie and offers players unique challenges
- Give gifts to friends: Every two weeks, players can give friends free items that are thematically linked to the unlockable legends.
- Limited Completion Rewards: Players can complete individual challenges to earn even more rewards such as a Reactive Flatline Skin, a Legendary Wraith Skin, and matching cosmetic items.
- 120 FPS per formance mode:
- Collection event: For their fifth birthday, the legends impress in the new game mode with a variety of cosmetic objects.
- Temporary Direct Shot Mode: In this limited-time mode, ten squads drop off at predefined POIs near fully equipped weapons and battle-ready enemy squads.
- Faster Games: Faster ring rounds speed up the fight.
- Shorter queues: Return to the game without going through the lobby.
- Cosmetic items: In Apex Legends: Outbreak, players can access 24 limited-time cosmetic event items.
- Heirloom Shards: Players who collect all temporary cosmetic items will receive 150 Heirloom Shards and can purchase a Mythic item of their choice from the Mythic Shop.
- Temporary Direct Shot Mode: In this limited-time mode, ten squads drop off at predefined POIs near fully equipped weapons and battle-ready enemy squads.