Apex Legends dev confirms Lifeline buffs and nerfs coming in Season 9 Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has revealed just how Respawn will be adjusting Lifeline going into May\u2019s Season 9, with the in-game medic facing a number of significant changes. Apex Legends Season 9 \u2013 set to start on May 4, 2021 \u2013 is expected to bring major shake-ups to the game\u2019s meta. Like the start of new seasons in the past, it will bring the most major balancing changes and a new Legend. We\u2019ve already heard some details about a potential buff for Season 4 legend Revenant. However, Lifeline is also lined up for some changes. The in-game healer has been among the game\u2019s most picked characters since launch, but has seen her relevance dwindle in recent seasons. This is probably why Respawn are planning adjustments in Season 9 and, they have now revealed what we can expect. Throwing questions the way of John Larson, a Live Balance Designer at Respawn, a player asked: \u201cHow is Lifeline\u2019s kit being handled? Regardless of whether her ult gets changed or buffed, her passive needs a 10-20 sec delay between revives.\u201d Read More: What is Solace City in Apex Legends? – In response, Larson said: \u201cRemoving res shield, increasing tactical healing speed by 60%, buffing the CP to give guaranteed upgrades.\u201d While the removal of Lifeline\u2019s revival shield is certainly a big nerf, the latter two changes means the changes may even out to a minor buff. Her Drone of Compassion will now heal 60% faster, and her Care Packages will \u201cguarantee upgrades\u201d, meaning summoning one will always leave players with better loot than they had previously. The removal of res shields is a big payoff though. A lot remains unclear about Season 9 \u2013 particularly given we\u2019re still not 100% sure which new Legend to expect. Lifeline\u2019s changes, though, will definitely be a big shake up, hopefully making her less frustrating to play against, while giving some meaningful buffs too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends dev confirms Lifeline buffs and nerfs coming in Season 9 Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has revealed just how Respawn will be adjusting Lifeline going into May\u2019s Season 9, with the in-game medic facing a number of significant changes. Apex Legends Season 9 \u2013 set to start on May 4, 2021 \u2013 is […]<\/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-14484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14484","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=14484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}