While any loot-centric battle royale title is bound to yield a few situations in which you’re poorly equipped (or outright weaponless) after the drop, it’s definitely a little out of hand with World’s Edge, and more than a few players are venting their frustrations after being forced to attend a gunfight with nothing but their fi

It has to be admitted that the Alternator was just a wee bit overpowered with the Disruptor Rounds attachment, though the removal of the Skullpiercer is a little more difficult to justify. Regardless, for better or worse, these hop-ups seem to be out of rotation for the sea

This recent controversy is problematic because it reeks of the manipulative practices we have seen from EA. These loot boxes are terrible for consumers, and rather than providing the items directly, encourage consumers to keep buying until they win the items they desire. These loot box mechanics are exactly what has governments up in arms as they seem to promote gambling to the target audience, which can range from underage youth to adu

Most of the drone’s flight controls are pretty simple, but there are a few finer points and general tidbits that aren’t perfectly obvious at the outset. Firstly, there are two different modes for flight – “Level” keeps the drone at its current elevation and allows free looking, while “Direct” allows for altitude changes by moving directly towards the camera fac

The first notable issue came in the form of an underwhelming, uninspired, and grind-heavy Battle Pass for its first season of play. Like other ps5 Exclusive games, their version of the Battle Pass contained 100 tiers of unlockable cosmetic items, but these were nowhere near the quality that one would expect from such a popular g

Apex Legends launched with a thunderous boom onto the PC , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One in February of this past year. Although it had a fantastic start, the game has plummeted in popularity, and many are wondering if this is due to problems with the developer, Respawn Entertainment, or if EA has more control than players are aw

Instead of being a flat point reward, the points from kills will now benefit from placement “multipliers.” For example, placing fifth pays out 30 RP, and has a kill multiplier of 15. This means that getting four kills in that game would’ve netted 60 points, for a total of 90. It still caps out at five kills, but provides way more incentive to actually get those ki

Yes, finally, we’re going to address the elephant in the room. Season three takes us away from the familiar locale of King’s Canyon and into the new arena of World’s Edge , a varied and dynamic landscape with more than a few surprises in st

With the announcement of the Iron Crown Packs, players seem to have hit their limit of consumer exploitation. As a limited-time event, players only have a small window to collect that cosmetics that they may want, of which there are 24. Each player can complete a set of tasks to be awarded two of these packs, but the remainder cost about $7 each in real mo

As of this writing, the drone can’t actually ping or specifically identify pieces of loot . However, it’s easy enough to tell what most of it is by sight alone, and you can always just ping the location and, if it’s a particularly important piece of gear, communicate what you’ve found over the microph

This has several applications, like keeping an eye out inside of contested loot zones, alerting the squad when enemies have entered a particular building. It can also monitor entry points in defensive strongholds, or call attention to far off choke points for sniping opportunit

The game still has very healthy numbers and offers a great free-to-play alternative for people. Will that base stick around once all of the major Fall video game releases start hitting shelves? Well, we’ll have to wait and

Another rarely acknowledged benefit to the drone is the fact that it can still work while not being actively piloted. Exiting the drone rather than recalling it will leave it idle, but Crypto’s passive skill “Neurolink” keeps its sensors active, and it will continue to highlight enemies that travel within 30m of

The main thing that Fortnite has over Apex Legends is that its map is constantly evolving every few weeks, whereas Respawn has taken a different approach to updates. Since launch, the map has only seen one major evolution, and their updates overall come at intervals of a couple of weeks for the most p

The Longbow DMR fires a bit slower and does less damage on leg shots, though the G7 Scout saw a flat increase to damage done. The Hemlok does more damage but fires a bit slower, and the Mozambique was made to be more accurate. The L-Star took a damage nerf, but now has reduced recoil and comes standard with a Digital Threat sc

As a result, many are now wondering if Respawn Entertainment is solely responsible for the Iron Crate Pack controversy, or if they are being heavily leaned upon by EA to adopt the model they have used in their ga