Jason R. Rich - Combat Strategies for Apex Legends Players

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S URE, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF TRULY AWESOME, MULTI- player, battle royale combat games to experience on a PC, Xbox One, or PlayStation 4 that offer intense action, non-stop challenges, and a wide range of unique gameplay experiences. Epics Fortnite: Battle Royale and PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds ( PUBG ) are just two extremely popular examples.

Welcome to the world of Apex Legends ! Buckle up and get ready for a heart-pounding, challenging, and visually stunning gaming experience that takes battle royale games to the next level!

Starting in February 2019, when it was first released, EAs Apex Legends (developed by Respawn Entertainment) quickly captured the worlds attention and attracted more than 25 million gamers in just one week. The Apex Legends gaming community has been expanding ever since! By mid-March 2019, the game attracted more than 50 million gamers.

Apex Legends welcomes players into the future to experience a colorful, squad-based combat adventure. It requires gamers to continuously explore potentially deadly terrain; amass and use a powerful fighting arsenal; successfully interact with squad mates; and participate in high-intensity, fast-paced battles seen from a vivid first-person perspective.

DISCOVER WHAT MAKES
APEX LEGENDS UNIQUE

Several things make Apex Legends stand out from other battle royale games. For starters, all matches are experienced as a three-player squad. You can team up with gamers you know, or have the game select squad mates for you randomly.

During each match, your three-person squad will compete against 19 other three-person squads. In other words, there are 60 gamers participating in real-time during each match. The sole objective is to be the last soldier alive (or the last squad alive) at the end of each match. Only then will you earn the title of Champion. Thus, focusing on survival skills is often more important than racking up a high kill count.

Unlike other battle royale games, from a visual standpoint, all of the action in Apex Legends is seen from a first-person perspective. The focus is on whats happening directly in front of the futuristic soldier youre controlling.

Plus, instead of controlling a random soldier during a match, youre forced to choose from one of the eight initial characters, called Legends, each of whom has a unique skillset. (Starting in March 2019, EA/Respawn Entertainment began introducing additional Legends into the game.)

Each Legends unique skillset includes a Passive, Tactical, and Ultimate ability that sets them apart from one another.

In addition to controlling just your Legend (soldier) during a match. Success requires you to utilize your Legends unique skills while working as part of a well-balanced squad.

Prior to each match, its important for each gamer to select a Legend thatll complement the others in their squad. Creating a well-balanced squad is a critical first challenge. As soon a match begins, its then the responsibility of each squad member to carry their own weight, utilize their unique skills, and build their own powerful arsenal. Most importantly, squad mates need to communicate clearly, work together, protect each other, and when necessary, fight as a cohesive unit.

Beyond the unique fighting and defensive skills each Legend possesses, during a match, dozens of specialized weapons, weapon attachments, loot items, and soldier armor can be found, collected, and ultimately used.

While finding and collecting many different types of weapons, weapon attachments, compatible ammo, loot items, and armor pieces is certainly beneficial, each Legend can only carry so much at any given time. Thus, developing inventory management skills is necessary, since you always want your Legend to be armed with an appropriate arsenal, based on the fighting situations theyre about to encounter in the type of terrain theyre currently in.