Game classified in Apex Legends is undergoing a makeover next season, with more opportunities to win PR, fairer matches and a change of scenery. The changes in the RP system aim to create a more egalitarian fight, especially in Diamond and above, giving good players more opportunities to stand out.
Respawn aims to create a healthier “upper end” in Diamond and higher in the eighth Ranked season. The reduced number of players on Diamond + was “too small to consistently provide fair matches” in the past, according to an official post. Another objective is to “improve the quality of correspondence” and generate fairer correspondences, even if this causes slightly longer queuing times.
Respawn’s weapon of choice to accomplish both objectives is to revise the PR system to “[provide] more opportunities for good players to gain PR. ”The new model will adjust existing values to make it easier to gather PR in a match – and is bringing about significant changes.
Players will receive points for up to six deaths and assists in any match. The new rule is a gentle boost for “really good players” to move back up their ranks, but it will also give more ways for Predators Apex to position themselves ahead of their competitors and dominate the leaderboards.
The new season will also implement a longer assistance limit. Assists will count up to 10 seconds after causing damage to a target (over 7.5 seconds), a comparatively large increase that matches the highest RP cap for deaths and assists.
The placement PR rewards will start for the 13th team instead of the 10th, guaranteeing some extra points for players who survive their first casualties.
To improve queuing times, there will be a total of 750 Apex Predators (out of 500). The larger group should promote fairer games, but maintain the exclusive ranking for the best of the best.
The new season will also feature a much more rigid matchmaking system. Players below Diamante will “form matches much more often within their own rankings,” according to Respawn. The move seems to be a way of fulfilling the two general objectives of the season, creating a fair environment for only the best players to reach Diamante and above.
Classified division and map rotation
With the Kings Canyon map update on the way and Olympus debuting, World Edge will be out of the map rotation during the season. The first division of the competitive game usually takes place in the most recent arena – in this case, Kings Canyon after map updates.
The second division will be run through Olympus instead of World Edge. This means that the Talos arena is out of the question – at least in the coming months.
Diamond trails will make a return to Battle Royale also next season – but only next season. An image on the official blog post showed diamond trails as a reward for Ascension, but communications director Ryan K. Rigney confirmed that it is a mistake.
Season 7 rewards include skydive trails for Masters and Apex Predators, in addition to the usual weapon amulets for gold and above and standard badges for all categories.
Player distribution
The seventh season had a higher player count and more playing time than its predecessors, according to Respawn. The increase in statistics helped to popularize Platinum matches and higher.
Here is the distribution of the players compared to the sixth season:
- 16.35 percent Bronze (17.76 percent)
- 23.86 percent silver (26.23 percent)
- 32.09 percent gold (36.25 percent)
- 23.13 percent Platinum (17.75 percent)
- 4.37 percent diamond (1.89 percent)
- 0.20 percent Master and Apex Predator (0.12 percent)
Apex the eighth season is set to start on February 2nd.