The thirteenth season of Apex Legends is far from confirming certain superstitions. “Sauvetage” (that’s its name) brings us a new legend, an overhaul of ranked games and new features on Storm Zone.
[Mis à jour le 6 mai 2022 à 11h10] Since 2017, Battle Royales have reigned supreme over the galaxy of shooters. Undisputed domination driven by the success of PUBG, Warzone, Fortnite and Apex Legends. However, it is the latter which could well continue its success story the longest, showing an ever-increasing popularity, more than 3 years after its release. The game has indeed exceeded 100,000 million registered players at the start of 2022 and is celebrating the arrival of its season 13. A season placed under the sign of support, since it presents us with a brand new protective legend, as well as an overhaul total of the ranked games mode. We explain all its novelties to you.
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 specializing in supporting his team, with defensive skills that we could see some elements of in the trailer above. As a tactical skill, he has a shield allowing him to protect his squad, which he can move as he pleases. His passive, combat medicine gives him the opportunity to move his injured allies while protecting them and he can deploy a huge defensive wall, his ultimate skill.
New map
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 when 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.