Apex Legends

Apex Legends Dev Tracker




06 Aug

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Originally posted by Lightning_Laxus

u/RSPN_quazz I've noticed that, so far, every time there is a new Town Takeover, it gets placed on the map that just got added or updated that season.

Is this how you guys do Town Takeovers? (e.g. Hypothetically, if you guys were to add a TT this season, it would go on World's Edge, the map that just got updated. Am I correct to assume this?)

Yes, as of right now, that is usually how we approach Town Takeovers. Maybe in the future that could change, that's the benefits of working on a live service game :)

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Originally posted by Stephancevallos905

For u/RV-AmandaD

What legend/story draws from you and your life?

Also, thanks for making such memorable characters that push the boundaries in the video game industry.

Horizon's backstory and personality were ultimately created by Sam Gill, but the part I got to develop was making sure her connection to her son and her representation as a mother--especially a working mother--felt authentic. I channeled a lot of my own persistent fears of ever not being around to protect my son, especially with all the stresses of the past couple years. I also drew from what is probably the strongest emotion I've ever felt: my love for my son and my desire to move heaven and earth to give him a good life. Horizon's unflappable optimism and almost superhuman ability to surpass every seemingly insurmountable obstacle to make her son happy and safe is an inspiration and a mindset I happily inhabited in 2020.

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Originally posted by BURN447

They do voice lines in batches. The QuickDraw/hammer points/anvil were all in the same boat at one point or another

This is right! We weren't sure exactly which hop-up we were doing until relatively late in the process. We'll get around to it probably next season.

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Originally posted by JustAnAverageGuy20

u/RSPN_Jello and u/RSPN_quazz(idk who to ping) despite the backlash that you guys have been receiving I'd like to congratulate you guys for such a smooth launch for the first time ever! No server crashes, lag, nothing. S10 is just plain fun. Love Seer, Love Rampage and WE looks excellent this time around. Not to mention climatiser... That's one of, if not, THE BEST poi I ever had the chance to experience in Apex. Keep it up.

Thank you for the kind comments and thank you for playing! :)

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Originally posted by Firaxyiam

Bloodhound was nerfed not that long ago because their scan was getting "free assists" in Ranked to players that didn't proide much more than a location. What is the reflexion behind giving Seer damage on his own scan, effectively walking around that issue with BH and giving, in the end, "free assists" to Seer too? Was it an oversight or was there actual purpose behind it?

But other than the obvious Moth in the room, I'd also like to say that so far, the new locations and new weapon feel absolutely amazing to play in and with, so good job on that part! I'm sure Seer will come into line soon enough too.

The cone on Bloodhound's tac is much more generous than the cylinder for Seer's tac. It's pretty easy to walk to up a POI and tag everyone in it with Bloodhound whereas Seer's tac isn't nearly as easy to hit enemies with.

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Originally posted by l7arkSpirit

  1. Why was Valkyrie nerfed? Her recharge takes much longer and recharges much slower, she was imo a very balanced champion.
  2. Are we going to see a level cap increase that goes beyond just another couple 100 levels? Have you guys thought of Regenning like how TF2 does it?
  3. Can you share more information on champion win and pick rates and explain why you guys think Wattson is good?
  4. Are there any plans to improve the servers? Are you guys sticking to Multiplay even though your contract is running out? This launch has been one of the best, but there's still issues with "moonwalk" servers and latency issues where you get shot behind cover/walls.

I'll just tackle #2 since the others are addressed elsewhere in the thread:

The level cap is one of those features that has existed for a long time and we've been looking to update it for along time too but we plan to do this in a few phases. First we are planning to straight up increase the cap with maybe a couple small changes in the mix but we also want to future proof it with some of the other progression mechanics we are developing that are not yet ready. With that said we may hold out a little longer to ensure these core systems are as consistent and stable and future proof as we can with fewer bigger changes rather than constantly making small changes.

All of that is to say you can expect a more significant update to the whole system in the future with a possible level cap between that larger update when our other progression system features are ready for prime time.

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Originally posted by Zer0Gravity1

Seer has launched strong, which was the hope.

This seems odd. From a dev perspective why would you want to release a character you knew wasn't balanced? I know in most cases it's easier to tune down abilities than buff them, but yikes. I'm going to be naïve and pretend the reason isn't to sell cosmetics.

Just to clarify, the intent was strong and not broken. I think you can look back at some of our previous legends and see that we missed the mark there, where they were picked a lot in the first week and then they fall into obscurity. At the end of the day we just can't know exactly how something is going to land in the wild with 100% accuracy. Seer is too strong right now and we'll be looking to adjust him soon in an upcoming patch.

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Originally posted by ImperialDeath

They posted on their trello board that they are indeed looking into this issue.

https://trello.com/c/QkCTZdw5/244-xbox-one-users-encounters-freezes-inconsistently-during-gameplay

Yep, looking into it

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Originally posted by DynamicSocks

How was this not obvious to yall prior to release? Is there any kind of review process regarding new skills and their interactions before they go out?

“Receive some balance in an upcoming patch” Why not… immediately? Like every other online game when something is so broken the entire community shits itself in frustration? Why do the players have to deal with frustrating gameplay for an extended period of time because the development team failed to catch this before sending it out the door.

This shit is so broken and frustrating it requires a hotfix not a patch “TBA”

With Apex, we have some levers that we can tune with a patch and some that we can tune on the fly. Regardless there's a whole testing process that we have to go through and as much as I'm sure we'd love to be able to do these things instantly the reality is that we can't, and they can take some time to go through the process and ultimately be released.

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Originally posted by uwango

This happens very consistently for me when I go into the firing range and pick up only a rampage to charge it, both before picking up a thermite and after. I have to drop the weapon and get a new one to get it to charge.

Thanks! I made a note of this in case trying it in firing range helps lead to the fix.

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Originally posted by Odin043

u/RSPN_Jello

u/RoboB0b

u/RSPN-Travis

I'm really liking the Rampage LMG. Any plans to allow to re-thermite a partially revved up Rampage, to top it off?

Thanks! Glad you're liking the gun :) We currently like the choice of having to use up the charge before charging it up again.

We want the moments to charge to be meaningful and I'd worry if you could keep toping it up you'd end up trying always stay in the Revved up state. We like the risk reward of knowing when is the right time to charge it up.

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Originally posted by Jsnbassett

Will we have to wait until midseason? That might be extremely frustrating in the current state

Nope, it'll be sooner than that.

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Originally posted by The_HoomanPS

This questions are for u/RSPN_quazz

  1. Were Fragment East an West looked at when you guys were thinking what places to change? If so, why did you decided not to? Every change you made is great, but irrelevant because everyone just drops Fragment right now.
  2. This was a big map update, was this possible because you had more time to look at WE and solve it's issues due to now having three maps in rotation which makes updates in the same map more spaced between each other? Can we expect more updates like this one instead of the Season 9 one, which was rather small?
  1. We briefly looked at Fragment as we are aware of the communities feedback in regards to a lot of the players landing there. Fragment is a massive central POI and we would require a lot of planning, iteration, and playtesting as we would want to make sure we nail it. That being said, we won't rule out anything for the future. We hear you and the community and are paying attention.

  2. We had around the same amount of time for development on the map update for any other season map update. Season 9 development was a little different as we were introducing Arenas and that took up some of our art resources for Olympus. We always try and push for fresh new spaces that really make the map feel new! Stay tuned, we got some stuff coming :)

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Originally posted by AndHellFollowedAfter

I have a few lore related questions about my two favourite characters for u/RV-AmandaD that I hope can be answered! In no particular order:

• How far past Wattson’s face does her scar extend? Lots of artists draw it down her arm and I’m curious as to what’s accurate.

• In a similar vein to the above question, does Wraith have implants on her body in the locations that correspond with the nodes on her suit? Also does she have a tattoo/mark of some kind that correlates to her test subject number 61137? Again, this is something many artists draw so I’m curious.

• Will poor Wraith catch a break any time soon? :(

• If you can answer this one without obviously spoiling anything, will we ever have any clarification on how the Voices from the Void work? Does Wraith hear a hum of voices at all times or is it only when she is in potentially dangerous situations?

• Can we expect any lore development for Wattson that isn’t...

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This isn't a fun answer, but I don't think I can answer any of these without spoiling future reveals, especially things we'd like to explore through skins.

The one I can answer is that Wraith always hears the voices, but has found a way to tune them out over time when needed.

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Originally posted by littlestbrother

I'd prefer more actual worldbuilding/Titan introduction than some ambiguous, fluffy gay love-triangle between contestants of a gladiator bloodsport.

It's a shooter video game not a soap opera.

All I'm hearing is give us more gay stuff for Apex!

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Originally posted by Bahmpocalypse

I would like to add that this problem is also on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5. I have the ping button mapped to X instead of the default R1, and can not ping the map. Additionally, when in your inventory, the command to ping or request items reverts to R1.

Got it, thanks for the extra info!

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Originally posted by Jsnbassett

u/RV-AmandaD

Can you share any interesting and juicy Rampart rare fun facts that we might have missed? Or something you know that we don't without losing your job haha

I think you should tune into this season if you're interested in some Rampart tidbits... ;)

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Originally posted by xDRAGONxSLIPPERSx

u/RoboB0b Is there any update to Loba's ult in Arenas?

This one has been extra tricky but I would love to see this fixed ASAP. It's obviously crucial to her kit (even in Arenas) and pains me to see it not working 100% of the time.

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Originally posted by Electrical_Traffic_4

Will Crypto receive a buff anytime soon?

Crypto is being looked at and should be getting some improvements in the future just not sure when they're coming

Maybe a way to use the drone on the fly....

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Originally posted by sonhalo

@u/RV-AmandaD I’d love to hear lore-wise how Ash was decided to be brought to Apex. Was her backstory as human already planned before Apex? At what point was Horizon incorporated into this (especially if Horizon was, at least at some point, supposed to be more of an evil character compared to what she is now)? I realize Ash and Horizon’s story is still unfinished but I’d love to know as much about what went into the development of these two characters as possible. Thank you!

What do you mean? Horizon and Ash have some sort of ties? Maybe we should explore this more in the future...