Apex Legends celebrates the arrival of its thirteenth season this May. On the menu, a new legend, a total overhaul of the ranked games, a new battle pass and upheavals on Zone d’Orage.
[Mis à jour le 5 mai 2022 à 15h09] In the battle royale war, only one will remain. And it’s very likely to be Apex Legends. Respawn Entertainment’s hero-shooter continues to seduce and exceeded the 100 million player mark in 2022, and is currently celebrating the start of its thirteenth season. A season marked by the arrival of a new legend in the Arena and by many changes to the Storm Zone map. Add to that a total overhaul of the ranked games mode and you have an almost brand new game. If you want to learn a little more about the new features that are coming with season 13, we tell you a little more below.
Apex Legends Season 13, admirably aptly named Rescue, will kick off on next may 10 and will be preceded by several story and gameplay trailers so that we can appreciate the extent of its novelties. For the moment, we have been able to discover the changes affecting the Storm Zone map and part of Newcastle’s skills on video in a gameplay trailer for season 13.
new legend
We told you in the introduction, a new legend will enter the Apex games, it is Newcastle who is none other than Jackson, the lost and then found brother of Bangalore. Newcastle is a legend who specializes in supporting his team, with defensive skills that we could see some elements of in the trailer above. He has a shield allowing him to protect part of his hitbox, offers the opportunity to move while protecting injured allies, and can deploy a huge defensive wall, probably his ultimate skill.
New card
Storm Zone will be deeply modified by the arrival of the Rescue season in Apex Legends. The tropical map returns to the forefront with new facilities and a few IMC bunkers full of loot and protected by enemies. But she was also disfigured by a gigantic creature, since struck down by legends. We imagine that the beaches of the map will therefore be made more attractive by the presence of this gigantic carcass, which will undoubtedly have to be explored in depth. Note also that Respawn has said that it wants to review the system of ranked games to “reward teamwork”. A system which had already been modified in season 11 and which will probably be further changed in depth.
Ranked Mode Changes
The great novelty of season 13 of Apex Legends is also the total overhaul of the ranked game system. Respawn intends to make it easier for players to earn points by adapting different aspects, including the value of team play. There are various changes, including a major one, when a member of your team kills an enemy, the whole team gets points. A novelty that leans a little more on team play, and allows all team members to take advantage of elimination bonuses. Regarding the latter, Respawn has decided to remove the elimination bonus limit while making it decreasing as frags occur. Players will therefore have the opportunity to earn more points per game. Other size changes are also coming in season 13 like:
The assist timer has been changed from 10 seconds to 15 seconds and can work after the enemy is resurrected.
All divisions will have a cost to enter a game (yes even in Bronze).
You can find the details and the rest of the season 13 patch for ranked games here (in English).
It was requested as soon as the game was released in 2019, crossplay was finally implemented on Apex Legends in October 2020, and has since been active by default on all platforms. It does not affect your solo games, but defines the type of players you encounter when playing in squads with your friends. If you are all on the same platform, the players in front of you should mostly use the same console. If you are on different consoles, your lobbies will be populated by a mix of players from different platforms. Console players can optionally disable crossplay in game options.