What’s up guys, Rogue-9 here and I’ve been given the opportunity to show off the
brand new season of Apex Legends, so first of all I want to send a shout-out to EA for
sponsoring this video and for supporting the channel in these challenging times!
Apex has of course been out for over a year now and if, like me, you’ve spent some time
away from the game, there is A LOT of stuff that is changing or being added with the new
season and so in this video, we will explore the brand new content and I’ll also be showing
off some gameplay to demonstrate just how rusty an old boomer like me can get!
Let’s go!
Season 5 of Apex Legends: “Fortune’s Favor” comes with a new Legend, massive map changes,
a brand new PvE quest mode and of course a seasonal battle pass.
The new legend coming in hot and dare I say…
EXTRA THICC…
is Loba, a high society thief that dragged herself from the gutter after
being orphaned, by perfecting the arts of pickpocketing and cat burglary.
Her passive ability (the Eye For Quality) allows her to see nearby epic and legendary loot through walls.
And when they say nearby, they actually mean pretty damn far away!
Gone are the days of going from house to house, loot crate to loot crate, just hoping to get lucky.
If you or a squad mate are playing as Loba, finding high tier loot could not be any easier!
Her tactical ability, (Burglar’s Best Friend) is a jump drive bracelet that can be thrown
like a grenade and that will instantly teleport Loba over, once it hits the ground.
It’s a really neat gadget that can allow you to quickly get yourself out of trouble
or can be used to get up, over or into difficult to reach places.
And finally, her ultimate is the Black Market Boutique!
A magical staff that activates when you jam it into the ground and that will allow anyone
who interacts with it to teleport up to two loot items from the surrounding area straight
into their inventory.
Pinned down in a building but really need to reach that ammo in a crate 50 meters away,
not to worry, the sneaky, silver fox staff… wait is that a fox?
Wolf maybe?
Who cares, your magic teleportation stick has you and your entire squad covered!
Just be sure to pick the stick back up later otherwise your enemies will be able to use it too!
Exciting stuff but honestly, Loba is probably not even the biggest change in Season 5.
Two key areas of Kings Canyon are getting a massive overhaul!
Skull Town and the Thunderdome are gone, kaputt, dropped into the sea by Loba in her quest
for vengeance and a salvage operation is already underway to save… these priceless old bones…
I guess.
I don’t know, whatever there was in Skull Town, it seems to be valuable and worth salvaging
and the brand new area surrounding this collapsed part of the coast (you know, the part with
the salvage operation) has very imaginatively been called Salvage!
You can even get into the remains of the underground facility that is destroyed by Loba in the
season’s story trailer and there you can find one of the brand new charge towers that
have been unearthed on the map.
These conveniently discovered artefacts can be used by any player to instantly fill up
their ultimate ability!
Neat!
In the North Eastern part of the map the Relay and Wetlands areas have seen another massive rework.
On the coast, a new zone called the Offshore Rig has been set up and while landing at the
edge of the map here might mean a longer trek to the zone later on, the high-tier loot available
on the rig definitely makes landing here worthwhile.
Just inland from the rig is the Capacitor excavation site!
This is kind of a hub area that offers connections and rotation routs in every direction, plus
the loot here is also not bad.
What is being excavated here?
And what is the deal with these massive pipes?
I haven’t the foggiest idea but maybe we will find out more from the story that forms
a key part of the PvE quest mode that has been added to the game!
The way this quest mode works is that there are 10 PvE story missions that can be unlocked
by collecting treasure packs in regular battle royale matches.
These treasure packs are pretty easy to find and you can collect one per day.
Each of these packs brings its own rewards with it and once you have five of them, you’ll
get to unlock another part of the story and each of those missions have their own rewards
for you to find.
Adding such an innovative way of telling the story of “Fortune’s Favor“ into the
game is a pretty cool idea in my eyes.
It’s just one more way that the game rewards players on a daily basis and as long as you
are happy to play the game in order to unlock the story missions, all of the content that
you can get here is entirely free to all players!
Who could say no to that?
The season’s battle pass also ties into the “Fortune’s Favor’s” storyline
by giving you the chance to unlock over 100 cosmetic items that focus on theme of treasure
hunting, exploration and adventure.
If you like that kind of swashbuckling aesthetic and you’re looking for some extra challenges
to reward you as you play, then the battle pass could be just the thing for you!
What can I say?
Sponsorship or not, I think it’s undeniable that the new season of Apex Legends comes
with some great new content and apart from the battle pass with cosmetic items, everything
can be unlocked, by any player, for absolutely free.
As rusty as I was, I’ve had some good fun coming back to the game and even got a little
bit of a nostalgia feeling, just from hearing the game’s background music.
It’s really great to see multiplayer games develop over time and if you’ve not checked
out the new season of Apex Legends yet, I can only recommend you give it a go!
Which of the updates to the game seems the most exciting to you?
The map changes, the quest mode, Loba or something completely different?
Let me know in the comments section below and while you’re there, do feel free to
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And with that, I hope you enjoyed the video and I will see you in the next episode!