Apex Legends could make new Airdop system permanent in Season 8 Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends is known for \u2018testing\u2019 new features disguised as LTM\u2019s, and the latest test, Airdrop Escalation, seems primed for a major change to supply drops in future seasons. [jwplayer VEi3mnK7] Update, January 12: Since we put this idea forward, a Respawn developer has said that they have no plans currently to make the supply drops with fully-kitted weapons a permanent feature. The most obvious example of Respawn testing the waters with a new feature in an LTM is Evo Shields. First only available in the Deja Loot and Battle Armor LTMs, and then in Armed and Dangerous Evolved, Respawn admitted it was considering them as a permanent change all along. So, it was only a matter of time. In March 2020, Evo Sheilds were made a permanent addition, and then replaced regular all shields in the game, with exception of gold, in Season 6. Generally, it\u2019s been a well-liked change, as Evo Shields reward engagements over looting. In this spirit then, could Respawn really be considering doing away with the traditional supply drops? What is Airdrop Escalation? For the Fight Night Collection event, Respawn technically didn\u2019t add a new LTM to Apex Legends. Instead, they just \u2018took over\u2019 the regular mode with Airdrop Escalation. In this variant, supply drops now drop fully-kitted weapons, with all their attachment slots filled out. They land at the same speed as Lifeline\u2019s care packages too. \u201cImmediately after you leave the Jumpship, you\u2019ll find a cluster of four supply drops across the map. During each round, more will drop,\u201d Respawn explain. The supply drops include weapons of increasing rarity depending on the round; round 1 drops level 2 kitted weapons, while round 4 drops red armor and crate weapons. This system has received a mixed reception. While some players argue it reduces the emphasis on looting, others don\u2019t like the attachment presets that Respawn have made (anyone tired of getting holo sights on everything?) We asked players on Twitter for their thoughts, and it was a mixed bag: Way too frequent. Wouldn\u2019t be fun as a permanent thing literally takes the point of looting out the game \u2014 Ony\ud835\udd4f (@Onyxanx) January 7, 2021 https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNBobb\/status\/1347198576099815429 Will fully-kitted weapons be permanent in Season 8? Respawn have now said that they won\u2019t be making them a permanent feature. But that doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s not a test for something else. It\u2019s unlikely they would create this system purely for a two-week event with no possibility of either making it permanent or bringing it back frequently. Leakers have found a TDM-style gamemode in the files, and it appears that preset loadouts will be a feature here. Of course, with the feedback from the LTM version, they might be able to make improvements \u2013 such as the attachment choices. There also has to be consideration of competitive play, and how this system might affect it. Respawn may have been inspired by the success of Call of Duty: Warzone\u2019s loadout system, which allows players to pre-make their weapons and attachment setups, and then call it in as a supply drop of their own. While we don\u2019t expect Apex to allow players to create their own perfect loadouts, it\u2019s certainly a similar idea with Airdrop Escalation. Season 8 is due to begin in early February, right around the anniversary of Apex Legends\u2019 release in 2019. As with all new seasons, we expect to see some shake-ups to the gameplay, but just how drastic remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends could make new Airdop system permanent in Season 8 Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends is known for \u2018testing\u2019 new features disguised as LTM\u2019s, and the latest test, Airdrop Escalation, seems primed for a major change to supply drops in future seasons. [jwplayer VEi3mnK7] Update, January 12: Since we put this idea forward, a Respawn developer […]<\/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-14403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14403","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=14403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}