ALGS map pool expands with Storm Point in big move for Apex Legends pro play Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends pro play is undergoing a huge change heading into Season 12 \u2014 from February, the ALGS Pro League and all esports events will add Storm Point to the battle royale\u2019s competitive map pool alongside World\u2019s Edge. Storm Point joins World\u2019s Edge in what is now a two-map rotation for the ALGS. The expansion marks the first time since Season 8 the pro scene has boasted two options. The Apex Legends competitive scene originally launched with World\u2019s Edge and Kings Canyon as twin options, before Kings Canyon was scrapped over its \u201clate-game zone quality options\u201d. The majority of 2021\u2019s circuit was then contested with World\u2019s Edge as the lone map. In 2022, the circuit is back to two maps again. \u201cSome exciting changes are inbound for Split 2,\u201d Respawn announced. \u201cStorm Point is coming to ALGS. Time to see how strategies shift Legends. We are watching.\u201d Some exciting changes are inbound for Split 2! \ud83d\udca5Storm Point is coming to the #ALGS\ud83d\udca5 Time to see how strategies shift, legends. We are watching. \ud83d\ude08 pic.twitter.com\/5y5VqM5AEq\u2014 Apex Legends Esports (@PlayApexEsports) February 7, 2022 Storm Point joins the Apex Legends pro circuit with several environmental and dropship changes at its back, after the Season 12 patch went live on February 7. In particular, Respawn are toning down the map-wide Prowlers, who have reportedly been \u201ca bit too punishing and not quite rewarding enough\u201d to justify their placement around the tropical map. They\u2019re having their damage reduced, targeting AI changed, and will now drop better crafting materials. The map\u2019s ship pathing is also being tweaked. Respawn sees the flight paths as \u201chealthy,\u201d but is rejigging the logic to cross by Highpoint and Lightning Rod more. Respawn has been hard at work determining the best map to add to the competitive rotation for some time now, and obviously skipped on re-adding Kings Canyon or promoting Olympus to the pro lobby options. \u201cIn terms of determining what maps are in ALGS, feedback plays a big part,\u201d league commissioner John Nelson told Hotspawn in November. \u201cWe want to make sure the ALGS community is satisfied with the number and the specific maps that are part of the professional map rotation.\u201d Storm Point will make its pro Apex Legends debut on February 26, when ALGS 2022 Split 2 Pro League begins in America, Europe, and across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALGS map pool expands with Storm Point in big move for Apex Legends pro play Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends pro play is undergoing a huge change heading into Season 12 \u2014 from February, the ALGS Pro League and all esports events will add Storm Point to the battle royale\u2019s competitive map pool alongside World\u2019s Edge. Storm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}