These changes essentially increase the blue cost by 50 and keep the purple price the same. In Arenas, we’re well aware of it’s prevalence in high-level lobbies and are pricing it out of the first round. We’ll keep a close eye on the L-STAR and it’s recoil as we enter the second half of Emergence. Rounds before overheat reduced at base and all Energy Magazine tiersĭev Notes: We’re nudging down the L-STAR’s core stats a bit to smooth out the power progression in what we think is a slightly more healthy top-end. Overheat lens replacement time slightly increased Increasing the damage potential and improving the CQC flow of the 30-30 should help Shatters feel a little more accessible and rewarding. Bringing back some of that hipfire strength (but not all) should help the weapon feel more consistent in close quarters without being dominant or affecting its medium-range excellence.ĭamage per pellet increased across all draw strengthsĪDS Strafe speed increased to shotgun strafe speed while Shatter Caps are enabledĬharged pellet damage multiplier increased from 35% to 50%ĭev Notes: When Shatter Caps work they feel amazing, but currently it can still feel a little punishing to swap into the mode. When Bloodhound pings a clue from their passive, it will now show their teammates in quickchat how long ago the event took placeĭraw speed slightly reduced from 0.56 to 0.54Īrrows per inventory stack increased from 28 to 32ĭev Notes: The Hemlok’s hipfire effectiveness was reduced a few seasons ago and since then the weapon has seen a steady decline in use. Reduced the rate of Octane’s Stim regen from 1.5 to 1.0 hp/sec. Reduced jump pad horizontal distance by 10% – 15%. VFX (similar to the pulse on Loba ult placement) added to increase visibility for when a totem is placed nearby. As usual, we’ll be watching to see how this plays out and will adjust accordingly! We think Rampart has a place as the ultimate defensive Legend, but we wanted to give her a little more ability to be reactive and push with her team. You cannot pick it back up.ĭev Note: A legend based solely on a defensive position is hard to get right in Apex Legends.

Once placed, it has infinite reloads and acts just like the previous version.

Once Sheila is out, you can put it away and pull it back out until you run out of ammo (or hit the cooldown time).Īt any point, you can still place Sheila down for your teammates to use. The spin up is longer, and she only gets 1 magazine in this mode. Rampart will now be able to run around with Sheila out, and shoot while walking.

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