Apex Legends: Legacy - Arenas Valkyrie Lifeline Tweaks Olympus Changes And Everything From Our Hands-On

[Dave Osei] I can say from the design perspective, we wanted to try something different for map updates. We had a trend earlier of just destroying maps for a map update, a Harvester coming down on World's Edge and creating a lava crack, just dropping Skull Town off the map in Kings Canyon. So for Olympus, we wanted to go outside our box and try something new, adding something to my map, rather than taking away from the map or destroying an area. So this Infestation gives us another tool in our toolbox of how to change how we do map updates in the fut

On paper, Valkyrie sounds overpowered . However, she’s got some pretty easy counters. For a start, she can’t use weapons while flying and can only use her Tactical. Secondly, her jetpack is loud . There’s no way you can sneak up on people when it’s engaged. On top of all that, she’s basically a clay pigeon when she’s soaring above the battlefield. While I’m sure there will be some amazing Valkyrie players, she’s a pretty tough hero to master. It’ll be interesting to see how she shakes up the g


Octane is the adrenaline-loving daredevil who loves to go fast. He was introduced in the very first season of Apex Legends but was locked until gamers purchased him. They could do this through the different in-game currencies or by buying a special edition of Apex Legends. Octane's quick quips and his thrill-seeking personality have led to many fan-made me


Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy and the brand new Legend Valkyrie are making their debut in the Apex Games on May 4, and we’ve sat down with the team at Respawn Entertainment to get some details on what we can expect to see from the new sea

[Daniel Klein] We know a lot of people really enjoy our gunplay and movement - we think it's pretty decent - but Battle Royale just isn't their cup of tea. We just want more people to be able to play with the toys that we've built over the ye

[AR] So pretty much all I can say without going into spoilers is there is a strange unmanned spacecraft that shows up in Olympus with all these plants. Where did they come from? Why did they get sent here? We might have to find that out, and it may be connected to another Legend. Valkyrie is very big this season, but other Legends play a pretty big part

Many fans have found that Octane's speed means that they can sometimes ambush unsuspecting squads. This can lead to an entire squad wipe if the gamer's team are in it together (or if the gamer is very skilled on their own). However, players should be careful because Octane's tactical ability has a distinctive noise when it is active which can alert enemies to their locat


[DK] The way that I always think of it is that abilities set the battlefield, set the context in which the gun game happens. So they should shape your decision making, but they should not be the end-all-be-all of your decision making - you should not die because somebody used an ability correctly, that would not be Apex Legends walkthrough. But if you die because somebody placed a Gibraltar Ultimate on a certain piece of cover you're holding, and you were forced to run out and they gunned you down while you ran out, that feels like Apex, right? So that's how I like to think about it. Abilities should mould the gun game, and the gun game is ultimately what decides who wins and who loses. Even to the point where maybe you placed your Gibraltar Ultimate perfectly, but they’re just ignoring it and shooting you down because you're showing your face. That's fine, too, ri


While you’re on the high ground this map will have some long lines of sight, making Marksman weapons and Snipers ideal. But there are also buildings on this map that will force you to focus on close-range combat. You need to adjust depending on where the rings closes, but you will have an advantage in this map if you are able to control space. You will have the advantage as long as the enemy has to approach you, and not the other way around. Focus on taking the ring, and make sure you have weapons suitable for both long and close-range com


Many fans believe that his goggles definitely have a more practical use. One way is by protecting his eyes from becoming dry whilst running at high speeds. The other way is also protecting his eyes whilst players use his ultimate ability. Octane's ultimate ability is throwing down jump pads that players can use to avoid dying in sticky situatio


As shown by this Twitter user, players know that it is in Gibraltar's nature to take hits to protect his team. His tactical ability is a dome of protection which he can deploy to protect his team if they are inside of it. Many gamers use this feature to protect themselves whilst reviving downed teammates. Players definitely benefit from having Gibraltar on their t


Olympus is going to get a major overhaul, but possibly the biggest and most exciting addition to the new season is the Arenas mode , which will see 3v3 PVP matches where players can hone their abilities and weapons without the threat of being third-partied. If you want to know more about the team’s decisions behind new content and map changes, or want to know why Lifeline’s abilities have been redesigned , then all of those answers and more are available be