Season 4 - Assimilation

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Assimilation is the fourth seasonal update for Apex Legends. It introduces their fourth Battle Pass for the game, Which introduces the new legends: Revenant, a Brand new weapon: the Sentinel and map updates to the second map of the game World's Edge. Alongside this, the Ranked system enters series 3.

Version History[edit]

New Additions



Patch Notes[edit]

Balance Changes

Legends

  • Buff Bloodhound
    • Buff Beast of the Hunt
      • Downing (not killing) players adds 5 seconds to Beast of the Hunt timer. It is possible to exceed starting time with successive kills.


  • Nerf Crypto
    • Nerf EMP
      • EMP no longer destroys friendly Gibraltar Dome Shields.
      • Dome Shields no longer can stick to Crypto’s Drone.


Weapons


  • G7 Scout ( AR )
    • Moved from “Sniper” to the “Assault Rifle” class.
    • Now only accepts AR optics and attachments [including barrel stabilizers and stock].
    • Still accepts Double Tap hop-up.
    • Contributes to progress for stats/challenges for AR’s moving forward.
    • Reduced fire rate 4.5 -> 4.0.
    • Fixed bug where G7 had 0 ADS air spread, making it the only gun that was perfectly accurate on ziplines, etc.


  • R-99 ( SMG )
    • Reduced damage per shot 12 -> 11.
    • Base: 18 -> 20.
    • Common: 20 -> 22.
    • Rare: 23 -> 24.
    • Epic: 27 -> 27.


  • L-Star EMG ( LMG )
    • Uses energy ammo.
    • Reloading has been removed and the L-STAR will overheat after sustained fire so best to fire in short bursts to manage overheating and recoil.
    • Damage reduced per shot 19 -> 18.
    • Less horizontal viewkick when the weapon fires.


  • Havoc ( AR )
    • No longer accepts the Turbocharger hop-up [turbocharger has been removed from the game] but can still equip Select Fire.
    • Decreased time between shots when using Select Fire hop-up .77 -> .56.


  • Devotion ( LMG )
    • Magazine size: 54
    • Total ammo stock: 162
    • Damage reduced per shot 19 -> 18.
    • Turbocharger functionality.


  • Prowler ( SMG )
    • Increased damage per shot 14 -> 15.


  • Hemlok ( AR )
    • Increased single-shot rate of fire 5.6 -> 6.4.


  • Wingman ( Pistol )
    • Base: 4 -> 5.
    • Common: 6 -> 6.
    • Rare: 8 -> 7.
    • Epic: 10 -> 8.


  • EVA-8 Auto ( Shotgun )
    • Double Tap hop-up: reduced the delay between bursts: 0.85 -> 0.80.


  • Mastiff ( Shotgun )
    • Fixed an exploit that players discovered and reported where you could rapidly fire the Mastiff.

References[edit]

Season 4 Official website