Respawn has dropped a preview of Season 16: Revelry, by posting a video with Game Director Steve Ferreira and Design Director Evan Nikolich sharing the details. Dropping on February 14th, the devs claim “nothing is safe”, with the game set to have a significant shakeup to the player experience. Be sure to log in for the first two weeks of the season to unlock Crypto and get a thematic pack in week 1, and Ashe and her thematic pack in week 2.
Data miners and people in the community have access to leaked content for the new season, however, this article will discuss the changes communicated through the official channels.
Remastered Legend Classes
The existing Legends classes of Offensive, Defensive, Recon and Support will be updated with a new system of 5 unique classes that will change the gameplay experience and interactions with the map. The 5 classes are:
- Assault
- Recon
- Skirmisher
- Controller
- Support
The preview video states the new interactions will include new loot bins, ways to revive teammates and interactions with recon beacons. There will be patch notes for balance changes coming closer to Revelry’s launch, with Lifeline, Seer and Wraith set to have adjustments.
Another Anniversary Collection comes around
New LTMs
With the addition of Team Deathmatch, Apex Legends is set to crank out another game mode for fans to enjoy alongside the traditional battle royale and other limited-time game modes in rotation.
From early March, players can enjoy the new Mixtape mode, which will cycle between TDM, Gun Run and Control. With the success Control had upon its launch, this feature will be another way for players to experience real combat situations repeatedly in a short time frame.
Arenas is set to be out of the game with the game mode reportedly “not meeting our(the dev team’s) goals”.
We are so excited about this year of @PlayApex and want to take a moment give a sneak preview of the next Season in this special dev diary.
To all the players and creators who have supported us over the last four years, thank you.
Read on about Revelry: https://t.co/oJcanX1Rih pic.twitter.com/yHf8h8Ricg
— Respawn (@Respawn) February 6, 2023
Player Experience Changes From the Apex Update
The Firing Range is getting a much-needed overhaul with the Dummy Strafing and stat tracking allowing for more interactive warmups that mimic the core game mode. Bots will be added to the Orientation Match system for new players to learn the core game mechanics in a pressure-free environment.
The 4th Anniversary event will contain a new community content reward track and an Anniversary Collection Event. This will add special decorations to the map and a “return of a fan favourite”.
The game is also set to release a new energy weapon called the Nemesis, with it likely having decent close-to-midrange engagement potential as devs aim to have it become an alternative to the R-301 and Flatline.
Additionally, an update to the Firing Range is something users have been crying about for a long time and the Remastered Legend Classes should shake up the meta more than in seasons gone by. TDM is exciting and hopefully lives up to expectations as LTM’s have been largely well received by the community.
Check out our ranked Legend guide.
Source: Revelry Developer Video Blog
