Apex Legends’ the eighth season is on its way and will feature a surprise addition: Gold Magazines, an accessory that will automatically reload stored weapons. The eighth season game trailer description revealed the existence of the next gadget that should debut when the next season launches on February 2.
However, there is still not much information available about Gold Magazine. The official page of the eighth season does not mention the accessory and the only acknowledgment of it so far is in the YouTube description for the game trailer. “Be aware of Gold Magazines, capable of automatically reloading weapons in the holster,” he says.
Respawn will likely share more details about the golden magazine after the gameplay trailer arrives tomorrow, possibly updating the eighth season page to include it. Based on the scant information we have about it so far, however, it could be a game changer – depending on how it works.
The description says it would automatically reload the stored weapons, but the specifications of its function are not yet clear. Weapon cartridges are generally based on types of ammunition (an energy weapon would require an extended energy cartridge that cannot be attached to snipers, for example). It is not clear what types of weapons can use the new accessory. Players may have to search the arena for a Gold Magazine that matches their type of ammunition – if any.
The new accessory can be useful in shootings and allow players to sustain prolonged fire without having to waste time reloading or repositioning behind the cape to exchange combs. It can work in a similar way to Destiny 2Benefit from the Automatic Loading Holster gun, which reloads the weapon after a short period of time.
The new accessory can be potentially lethal in a Devotion LMG. This would negate the weapon’s long reload time and allow players to fire a shower of bullets thanks to its magazine size. This doomsday scenario, however, depends on Gold Magazine being compatible with Devotion.
The possibilities for the new magazine also depend on future balance updates and weapon release changes when season eight arrives. Some weapons can become disposable items, while others return to looting from the ground.
There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Gold Magazine and how it works, but Respawn could share more information about it after the game trailer was released at 10am CT tomorrow, January 26th.