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Season 17 will change the way you play Apex Legends. We’ve gathered the confirmed patch notes so far for the newest season Arsenal.
Apex Legends Season 17 releases on May 9. The season promises exciting changes including a new legend Ballistic, changes to ranked, a major map rework, and weapon mastery. The Apex Season 17 patch notes have been confirmed by the developers, so let’s get to them!
Apex Season 17 release time: Live Launch Countdown
Apex Legends Season 17 release time is confirmed for May 9. Find the exact time for your region so you can jump in right away.
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New Legend - Ballistic
Ballistic is the latest legend to join the Apex Games in Season 17. He’s an Assault class legend with abilities that enhance his team’s weapons and disable enemy weapons.
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Weapon Changes
Only five weapons will receive changes in the Apex Season 17 patch notes, and the new season will not be introducing a new weapon. The L-star will now be a crate weapon, and we unfortunately will wave goodbye to the crate RE-45 - which was an amazing gun.
Legend Changes
Surprisingly very few specific Legend changes for Apex Season 17, but instead tweaks to their classes - which were introduced in Season 16.
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Changes to Ranked Mode
Ranked is finally receiving an overhaul in Apex Legends Season 17. It’s going to be the biggest change to Apex Legends Ranked since its launch. The changes are designed around making Ranked matches more “competitive” and establishing a level playing field for all players. The highlights include:
Read thedetailed changes to Rankedin our in-depth article about it.
Weapon Mastery in Apex Legends Season 17
Season 17 will bring a brand new progression mechanic to the game in the form of Weapon Mastery. Weapon Mastery is a progression system that rewards players for playing specific weapons and completing challenges with them.
Here’s a detailed explanation of theWeapon Mastery system.
Apex Legends Season 17 brings a brand-new firing range
Apex Legends is revamping theApex Firing Range. It’s been a long time coming but the firing range now serves as a proper training ground for new players. New features include:
Evac Towers for additional rotation methods
Apex Legends is adding a brand-new survival item called Evac Towers in Season 17. These are deployable jump towers that can be used to rotate around the map or quickly escape sticky situations. Some pointers on how they work.
Read all about how they work in ourdetailed article on Evac towers.
World’s Edge Revamp
World’s Edge is one of the oldest maps in the game and is receiving a long-due makeover in Season 17.Most of the changes affect Fragment, a large and most popular POI of the map. Additionally, Lava City has been replaced by a new POI called Stacks.
Stay tuned to esports.gg for the patch notes and moreesportsnews.
