Respawn planning Crypto changes to make him more popular in Apex Legends Respawn EntertainmentCrypto is one of the least popular picks in Apex Legends, but the devs at Respawn have confirmed that they\u2019re looking into changes to make the Surveillance Expert more of a hit with players. Everyone has their own favorite Legend in Apex, but there\u2019s no denying that some simply aren\u2019t that popular. Crypto is one of those, as he\u2019s currently 15th in the Season 9 pick rates, coming ahead of only Wattson and Rampart. So when John \u2018JayBiebs\u2019 Larson, Associate Live Balance Designer at Respawn Entertainment, appeared on the latest episode of the Apex Uncut podcast, the hosts took the opportunity to quiz him over any potential changes coming up. When asked what he thinks about Crypto\u2019s place in Apex right now, John acknowledged the low pick rate but also argued that being a less popular Legend isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, as he fulfills a niche purpose. \u201cI think Crypto, more than many characters, we\u2019re pretty okay with him being a niche, off-meta pick,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause, in a fast-paced FPS shooter, a lot of us are just dumb lizard-brain people that like shooting bad guys. Crypto is far too cerebral for my taste.\u201d Players who do main Crypto, though, might have to get used to some changes soon. John confirmed that Respawn are \u201cactively working on\u201d ways to make him more popular with Apex Legends players, with a focus on his Surveillance Drone. Topic begins at 1:18:00 \u201cWhen assessing how to make him a bit sexier, I think streamlining the flow between Crypto mode and drone mode, and maybe distributing that power in a more healthy way so it\u2019s not quite as binary, would be a nice way of approaching that,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s something to keep in mind, and it\u2019s something we are definitely, actively working on.\u201d While we wait to see exactly what changes Respawn will make, why not check out our guide to mastering Crypto in Apex Legends to improve your skills with the Surveillance Expert and his drone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Respawn planning Crypto changes to make him more popular in Apex Legends Respawn EntertainmentCrypto is one of the least popular picks in Apex Legends, but the devs at Respawn have confirmed that they\u2019re looking into changes to make the Surveillance Expert more of a hit with players. Everyone has their own favorite Legend in Apex, […]<\/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-18630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18630","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=18630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}