Recent changes to the game’s early pacing have left Apex Legends players wishing for a little more calm before the storm, and battle royale fans say Season 14’s ringtone changes get them through. more time running than fighting. Apex Legends Season 14 is off to a strong start, pushing FPS gameplay to record concurrent player numbers on Steam with the arrival of the new Legend Vantage and his lovable bat companion Echo.
Among the other changes introduced in the Season 14 update, which was released on August 9, are major changes to the mechanics of the Ring. Like its Battle Royale counterparts, the ring in Apex Legends gradually approaches a certain point on the map, slowly bringing players closer to each other and forcing battles to unfold. Anyone who leaves the ring will take constant damage over time, starting at a low value at the start of a match but increasing dramatically with later reduction periods to keep players moving.
There are three key changes to The Ring in Season 14. Firstly, the “pre-reduction time” (the duration after the start of a round before the first ring closes) has been reduced from 180 seconds to 60 seconds. The closing time on each map has been increased slightly, to approximately 20 seconds on most maps and 50 seconds on World’s End. Finally, the damage dealt to players outside of the Ring during its first period has been increased by 2 to 3 HP per pulse (equivalent to every 1.5 seconds), bringing it in line with the second period of the Ring.
The effective result of this is that players now have much less time after the turn begins before they have to start thinking about where the Ring will end up. Although the first ring closes a bit slower than before, it doesn’t make up for how fast it starts to move. Players on the game’s subreddit are venting their frustration, with a banner reading, “Battled the storm more than real players.”
Many players say they feel the start of the game is too rushed. One of them says “I’m looking for more healing than ammo” due to the constant pressure to damage both the Ring and other players. Another gives a more blunt description, saying that “every opening circle turns into that scene in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 where Jack Sparrow is running from cannibals. Only Jack’s team is the enemy team that shoots at you and runs away from the cannibals.”
Other players have suggested turning to some Legend picks to better deal with early rushes, like Octane with her fast movement speed and jump pads, Valkyrie with her jetpack, or Crazy Maggie with her ultimate that resets haste pads. Some users have suggested that the decision to remove many jump towers in Season 14 exacerbated the problem, as they are a workaround that allows players to quickly move around the map after flying in from a more distant area.
There’s a general acknowledgment among fans in the thread that Respawn’s goal behind the patch was a good one: to get players to loot a little more urgently instead of just wandering around the map early on. However, most players seem to agree that jumping from three minutes to one is too dramatic and that the 90- to 120-second sweet spot might be more satisfying.
If you’re diving into Apex Legends Season 14, check out our Apex Legends Character Guide and Apex Legends Map Guide for everything you need to know. However, you’ll have to make do with the self-repair ability after the changes to the Golden Knockdown Shield. Meanwhile, a random buff has made the relative newcomer from Newcastle the best healer in Apex Legends, while players in the game’s ranked mode are asking for better defenses from the Smurfs so they don’t face highly-rated opponents.
Source : PC Gamesn
