Apex Legends Gets New Legend, Weapon, and Ranked Mode on July 2

Respawn released details about Apex Legends season two during E3, including a new weapon and a new Legend. In addition, starting the second season, the game will also have a ranked mode, consisting of six ranks. Season 2 kicks off on July 2.

A few things had already been discovered about the new Legend, but now the details are official. The Legend, called Wattson, is a blond lady who speaks French and English. Her design revolves around electricity: she invented the technology behind the ring, her tactical ability involves setting up fences in the form of force fields, and her ultimate is the Interception Pylon, a robot that shoots grenades and missiles from the sky, shields from nearby recharges allies and makes Wattson’s tactical recharge faster. Respawn aims to deliver tactically deeper gameplay with the new Legend.

Introduction Wattson

The new weapon is the L-Star, also a weapon about which a few things already seemed to be known. It is a care package weapon, so it cannot simply be found in the wild. Like the other two of these weapons, the ammunition is finite and can no longer be found. The L-Star is an experimental machine gun with a large magazine, but it can also overheat if fired too long. Furthermore, doors can be opened with it, which no other firearm can do. The weapon was also in Titanfall 2.

Unveiling L-Star

Ranked Mode goes by season and the higher players finish, the better the rewards they get. Apart from the Elite Queue, it’s the first time that something like rankings plays a role in Apex Legends. Normally, players are placed indiscriminately in lobbies of 60 players. Those who enter Ranked Mode will have to go through six levels, from Bronze to Apex Predator. Respawn notes that due to the rankings, the matchmaking can take a little longer.

The rewards in season two this time will not be based on XP and levels, but weekly and daily challenges. Furthermore, Respawn says that two new hop-ups, special upgrades for weapons, will be added and that the playing field will also undergo changes, a so-called map event. “Keep your eyes peeled for the next month, see what you can find out,” said Drew McCoy of Respawn. With that, he seems to be referring to easter eggs that signal upcoming changes to the level. Some of that is also shown in the final frames of the trailer for Season 2: Battle Charge.

Trailer season 2