Season 1 of Apex Legends is finally here, and it comes with a new battle pass, new legend, items, and various game changes. The Wild Frontier comes with a battle pass that can be purchased for items and rewards, plus a new legend called Octane.
The battle pass comes pretty similar to what we have seen with Fortnite’s battle pass. IT costs 950 Apex Coins, or $10 and it contains tiers that you have to progress with your battle pass levels, to unlock the rewards in each tier as your progress in the battle pass.
There are many items and rewards in the battle pass, not to mention Octane, a new legend that has been taking over in the game now. A little more on him later on.
The Wild Frontier is here, and so is our first Battle Pass. Learn more about the badges, skins, and voice lines coming your way: https://t.co/2ppF4L1WfM pic.twitter.com/CH4UevrY3G
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) March 19, 2019
If you buy the battle pass, you will be rewarded with the Lifeline revolutionary Skin, the Wraith Survivor skin, and the Mirage Outlaw Skin immediately. While other things to follow are weapon skins, quips, different rarity Apex Packs and Coins, Octane, and more.
The Season 1 Battle Pass includes:
- 1000 x Apex Coins
- 20 x rare weapon skins
- 1 x epic weapon skin (I assume the golden Prowler skin is epic because it’s highlighted)
- 3 x rare character skins
- 9 x stat trackers
- 9 x intro quips
- 9 x rare banner frames
- 5 x Apex Packs
- 1 x Epic Apex Pack
- 1 x Legendary Apex Pack
- 1 x Legendary weapon skin
The battle pass contains over 100 unique items, which will be available throughout the season. The season is set to last for 3 months, where players will have enough time to rack up their levels, in order to get all the items.
The new character Octane, is a speed demon. He is an adrenaline junkie who can sprint fast and evade danger with his quick speed. Not to mention that his Ultimate Ability is to throw out a jump pad that can be used by anyone to jump way ahead.
His Passive Ability is where his health restores over time on its own. The speed boost grants him speed for 30 seconds, but at the cost of taking a chunk of his health. While his Ultimate ability with the jump pad can change the battle, where he jump around and flank the enemy from behind.
A NEW LEGENDS APPROACHES—Octane has entered King's Canyon: https://t.co/V5LV2WVbnD pic.twitter.com/rnY7cz2h0C
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) March 19, 2019
The update also brings in various fixes and improvements to the gaming experience for players. There have been changes to the hitboxes of four characters, namely Pathfinder, Gibraltar, and Caustic. These characters had the biggest hitbox compared to other legends, and how Respawn has fixed the hitboxes of these Legends to better align with their shapes.
Various other bug fixes have also been added with this update. An issue with Gibraltar’s shield with having a hole in it, and causing bullets to penetrate and hit players has now been fixed. Meanwhile, Pathfinder’s zip line would not deploy if players used it while jumping.
Lastly, Respawn has also added a new feature that lets players report cheaters. Players using hacks has been a problem for the last several weeks, while Respawn has said that they have banned around 500,000 accounts for cheating.
What do you think of the new battle pass, the new legend, and the changes in this new update? Let us know in the comments below.
