Comprehensive Apex Legends Season 24 Patch Notes Unveil Significant Overhauls

The current landscape for live service games is anything but forgiving, even for heavyweights in the industry. Take Apex Legends, for instance. It’s still one of the most exhilarating first-person shooters to play, hands down. Yet, even it hasn’t escaped a noticeable dip lately. Respawn Entertainment has teased some ambitious changes for the upcoming season, and the freshly released patch notes for Apex Legends Season 24 suggest this could be one of the game’s most revolutionary updates so far.

Each season in Apex Legends typically introduces a variety of balance tweaks, new features, and other adjustments to keep the gameplay exciting and the meta evolving. However, what Respawn is rolling out in Season 24 is on another level entirely. They’ve hinted at adjustments affecting every single weapon, and the new patch notes give us a sneak peek into these changes. Most notably, there’s been an overhaul in damage outputs, as part of a larger revamp of the armor system aimed at shortening the overall time-to-kill.

To give you an idea, snipers now boast increased headshot damage. Shotguns see a boost in base damage but lose the headshot multiplier, and the beloved Wingman gets a damage hike while its magazine size is slightly trimmed down.

A standout feature in Season 24 is the introduction of Arsenals, strategically placed in designated areas across every map. These spots let you pick up any weapon associated with the Arsenal’s ammo type. Plus, they can serve as a one-time upgrade station for weapons matching the ammo type.

Additionally, Respawn has overhauled certain visual effects, like muzzle flashes and sparks, to make sure combat visibility is less obstructed.

As for the Evo armor system? It’s been given a serious makeover. Now, reaching the max red tier by shooting enemies is off the table. Instead, the limit is set at the gold tier, capped at 100 shield points. This change, much like the weapon damage boosts, is part of Respawn’s strategy to make the gameplay more dynamic and eliminate overly resilient players in the endgame. Expect fewer helmets in the mix as well: “Low tier Helmets (white, blue, and purple) have been taken out and swapped with rarer, high-value Helmets offering unique gameplay bonuses.”

Changes aren’t limited to gear and weapons, though—the legend meta is getting a shake-up too. Class perks have seen revisions, with underrepresented legends like Ash and Ballistic getting much-needed upgrades. Their enhanced abilities could make them key players in the new season.

These significant gameplay changes are set to give Apex Legends a fresh feel—possibly the most profound in quite some time. Whether these shifts will improve the game remains to be seen, as player reactions will tell the true story once everything kicks in. The new season launches tomorrow, February 11.

For those curious about the exhaustive list of changes, the complete patch notes are well worth reading.

And if these adjustments don’t quite reignite your passion for Apex Legends, there’s a whole world of other stellar battle royale games and free PC games out there waiting to be discovered.

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