What to Expect from Apex Legends‘ Huge Season 9 Update
Respawn Entertainment just dropped a six minute trailer diving into what’s coming to Apex Legends’ ninth season, titled “Legacy.” With a new permanent mode, its own accompanying maps, and the usual new character, as well as a tease of something else, I think it’s safe to say that this is probably the busiest season of the game yet.
Let’s start with the big picture: Apex Legends has been toying with the idea of introducing new modes for a long time now. Often, the game will have an event going where it cycles through modes for a couple of weeks, testing them out to see what works and doesn’t. These modifiers come in a variety of shapes and sizes like Locked and Loaded, which spawns you with armor and a Mozambique, or something more extreme like Always Be Closing, where the ring is constantly coming at you. But those have always existed for a limited time and within the framework of the arena and the typical battle royale trappings. Now, Apex Legends is finally diversifying into something more than just a BR.
The new permanent mode, Arenas, is pretty standard. It’s a 3v3 mode where the first team to 3 wins (with a 2 win margin) takes the game. There are no respawns, but you can still pick up downed teammates. Where it gets more interesting is where it departs from here. Typically, there’s ground loot to pick up in Apex, but in Arenas, you can only collect materials and consumables. Instead at the beginning of every match, you have a buy phase, like in Counter-Strike or Valorant, and there you can use materials to buy and upgrade weapons, consumables like health kits and shields, or your character’s skills. None of it carries over between rounds like they do in the aforementioned games, though. You can save up your materials for pricier high-grade stuff in later rounds, or opt to spend it freely and throughout the whole game.
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