Newcastle is one of the newest additions to Apex Legends’ lore pool. Initially, many players preferred a defensive tank whose abilities gave it some power. But it seems the footballers have been avoiding Newcastle recently, opting for other strong legends.
According to the Apex Legends Status site, which tracks the pick rate for every Legend in the game, Newcastle went from being one of the most picked Legends in at least Season 13. A legend is expected to rank up periodically, especially when new legends are added to the game or mails and nerfs are released. However, Newcastle’s downfall was more dramatic than usual and the players demanded a buff for him.
While Newcastle was hugely popular, it dropped massively as Season 13 progressed, now sitting at just 1.6%. Apex Legends players took to Reddit to discuss why this might be the case. One user suggests that the Newcastle Shield can be easily destroyed, while the Ultimate is a more technical version of Gibraltar. Perhaps that is why he is no longer selected.
“Here we come to what I think is the biggest problem people don’t want to play NC with,” says one user, “his active skill sucks (most of the time) and frankly, it’s pretty annoying too. ” Many players choose more popular and consistent legends like Octane and Valkyrie.
With Season 14 on the horizon, we hope Respawn Entertainment will revisit some of the lesser-chosen legends in the game and spread the fan-choice ratio more evenly across Apex Legends.
Source : dbl tap
