Apex LegendsSeason 13 has managed to garner a lot of hype. That’s not to say that every season doesn’t, but that this one feels different. Part of this is because of the new defensive legend, theStorm Point changes, Ranked changes, and more. It’s a pretty major facelift forApex Legends.
Of course, everyone wants to dive in as soon as possible.Apex LegendsSeason 13 releases May 10, and so here’s what fans should know about the launch.
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Apex Legends Season 13 Saviors Release Time
Apex LegendsSeason 13 releases on May 10, meaning fans should be sure to be completely done with all content ASAP. Season 12 will end and lead straight into Season 13. Typically, Respawn Entertainment is very good about releasing these seasonal updates at the same time, meaning theApex LegendsSeason 13 Saviors update releases at 10 am PT/ 12 pm CT/ 1 pm ET.
There have been issues in the past where one platform couldn’t update for some time after the launch, but by and large, the release of theApex Legendsupdate tends to be the easiest part of a new season release. It remains to be seen how the servers hold up, and there’s no doubt Newcastle’s pick rate will be quite high for a while until his findshis place in theApex Legendsmeta.
Apex Legends Season 13 Storm Point Changes
Storm Point is getting some attention inApex LegendsSeason 13, as well as serving as the first half of the Ranked Split. Beyond some minor quality of life changes and general adjustments/tweaks, there are two major changes to Storm Point: the Downed Beast POI and the IMC Armories.
TheDowned Beast is a new high-tier loot areawhere players can loot and fight inside, on top of, and all around a downed monstrous sea beast. There are also flyers overhead, and with its placement on the map, it introduces a few new rotation routes.Apex Legends Season13 only adds a new POI; it doesn’t make enormous changes to others. Furthermore, the design standpoint is also hoping to bring players away from Barometer and to this side of the map.
Apex LegendsSeason 13’s IMC Armoriesare new PvE “minigames” where players face waves of Spectres to acquire “smart” loot. This loot will target the player’s kit and give improvements based on it. There are also weapons in and near them, making it a good loot farming spot early, mid, and late game. Also, because the Armories lock after players enter, they do not have to worry about being third-partied while in them.
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Apex Legends Season 13 New Character Newcastle
Newcastle is a new defensive legend, designed on the idea of a medieval knight in a futuristic BR game.Newcastle’s abilitiesare all about leaving no one behind, giving him a ton of movement abilities on top of defensive ones. On paper, his kit seems rather balanced as he has a ton of counter-play options, like breaking his tactical and his passive needing a Knockdown Shield, but his overall viability in the game is yet to be determined.
Apex Legends Season 13 Ranked Mode Changes
Perhaps the biggest change isApex Legends’ Ranked Mode. Fans can check out the entire breakdown on EA’s websiteHERE, but the biggest changes are as follows:
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Mobile releases worldwide sometime this May.
