Apex Legends Escape Weapon Balancing Changes

Escape is the title of the 11th season of the hit battle royale game Apex Legends. The new season brings the usual stuff like a new legend, a new map, and a new weapon. It also brings balancing changes on several weapons.

A new hop-up called Dual Shell is introduced to the game. It doubles each round in two guns, namely, Mastiff and 30-30 Repeater. Triple-Take is not a Supply Drop weapon anymore. It has been replaced by G7 Scout, which comes automatically equipped with Double-Tap Trigger. From now on, Triple-Take will spawn on the ground just like the rest of the weapons.

The fire rate of Eva-8 is reduced by 0.1 seconds, and Longbow damage is reduced to 55. We have mentioned other important changes below.

SUPPLY DROP ROTATION

• This season the Triple-Take returns to floor loot and taking its place is the G7 Scout. The Scout enters the Supply Drop with its old friend the Double-Tap Trigger equipped.
  • Triple Take - now an energy-consuming marksman * Charge time from 0.8 -> 1.1 (pre-crate value)
    • Mag increase at all tiers (Base: 18, White: 21, Blue: 24, Purple: 27)
    • Ammo consumed per shot increased to 3
    • Ammo required per shot increased to 3

FULLY KITTED ROTATION

• Added: Mastiff 30-30 Repeater, R-301, CAR, Longbow
• Removed: Peacekeeper, Rampage, RE-45, Flatline, and Charge Rifle

PEACEKEEPER

• Slightly increased pellet size
• Choke up time reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s
• Choked up shots remain tight for slightly longer when exiting ADS

L-STAR

• Reduced barrel effectiveness at all rarity tiers
• Significantly reduced projectile collision size
• Damage reduced from 18 to 17

G7 SCOUT

• Damage increased from 34 to 36
• Double Tap added to Supply Drop G7 Scout

SUPPLY DROP WEAPON RATES

• Early game crate weapon rate increased from 25% to 50%
• Mid game crate weapon rate increased from 50% to 75%
• Late game crate weapon rate increased from 75% to 100%

HOT ZONE GOLD LOOT RATES

• Increased amount of gold loot that spawns in hot zones

You can check out the complete patch notes from the official website. The update also gave a massive buff to Wattson. Check out our previous article for more information.