The new season, “From the Rift,” launched November 5 and includes a new Launch Royale game mode that will take players to the original World’s Edge.
“Step back in time to the experience that started it all: Launch Royale. This new LTM drops players into the original Apex Legends circa 2019,” – announces EA.
The Blix team will take a trip back in time with you and tell you what to expect from Apex Legends Season 23.
Contents
Highlights
- Details on the changes to Apex Legends Season 23
- Information from dataminers
All Season 23 Updates
New Mode: Launch Royale
“Go original and experience the beginning of Apex Legends. Again,” Respawn says. “Relive the first drop in Launch Royale with original Legends, Weapons, and more! Charge your loadout with overcranked weapons and abilities from Rift Relics. Get active with Lifeline, revived with new abilities. Sharpen your arsenal with the Raptor’s Claw universal melee cosmetic!”
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Respawn Senior Community Manager Amy Thiessen revealed that the new mode will feature all of the original weapons, abilities, lore, rules, and more. You’ll see the first version of the Kings Canyon map. You’ll only have the original Legends abilities, with no EVO armor or ability upgrades. In short, it’s just the skill and savvy to win.
Lifeline Revived
With the start of the “From the Rifts” season, the authors of Apex Legends have changed Lifeline’s skills. The heroine can now plan with D.O.C. and teleport a drone to heal allies and place a force field.
- Combat Glide (Passive): Hold Jump mid-air to use D.O.C. to briefly glide and deploy D.O.C. to revive teammates, leaving Lifeline free to defend.
- D.O.C. Heal Drone (Tactical): D.O.C. heals nearby allies. D.O.C. can be assigned to follow allies once deployed.
- D.O.C. Halo (Ultimate): throw D.O.C. to activate the Halo Shield System. All players inside using Health & Shield consumables faster
Rift Relics
Rift Relics come from the unstable Rift in the sky, creating a temporary tear in reality that provides the contestants of the Apex Games with powerful weapons and a new Survival Slot item, Boost Kits, that may just give you the boost you need. You could say they’re aptly named. Grab the EPG-1 Launcher with splash damage and rocket-jumping capabilities. Unleash exotic Hop-Ups like Lifesteal, healing with every hit and instantly refilling health and armor on headshots.
Rift Relics will appear randomly throughout each match, across many rounds. They will be easy for you and your enemies to spot, and they’ll also inform you if an enemy team has gotten there first. Destroy the Rift Relic to receive your reward, but be warned—the Ring threatens their stability.
Support Class Perks
Last season, the Recon and Controller classes unique game skills to help them determine their areas of expertise in the game. This season will be the season of Support!
Thanks to two new bonuses, the Support class gets its specialization: Heal Expert and Revive Expert.
Heal Expert
- Support Legends now move at full walk speed while healing
- Healing amount from small meds is doubled
Revive Expert
- Support Legends now have 25% faster revives (4.5s) and grant health regen to their ally on a successful revive
- This health regen will restore an ally to full health, but can be canceled by incoming damage
- Support Legends will also receive this health regen if revived
- Additionally, Banner Crafting and Ally Death Boxes now spawn a Mobile Respawn Beacon
- Support Legends can see Mobile Respawn Beacons inside Death Boxes
The New Melee
Raise the stakes with the new Raptor’s Claw. This versatile melee accessory can be used by all legends to add some brightness while you take down the enemy.
It will also get recolors:
Other Information About Season 23
Season 23 also saw balance and gameplay updates, increased damage for L-STAR EMG, Longbow, and Spitfire LMG, and improved base firing of some weapons.
Aaccording to dataminer assurances it’s time to get your tickets ready for the Winter Express. It arrives on December 17, along with a new winter event!
The relic recolor in the current season will get Bloodhound. During one of the events of the season, a new legendary skin for Bloodhound and a tomahawk recolor will become available.
The legendary Wattson skin in pajamas will be available in the store in the second half of the season.
Apex Legends is free on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The battle royal was previously blocked for players on Steam Deck and Linux due to an influx of cheaters. Read more about all the updates on EA’s page.
