Jump as soon as the grappling hook attaches to something. You can use the visual cue of Pathfinder’s arm extending into view, or simply listening for when the hook attaches to a point. More often than not, the timing is so fast, that you will likely just need to jump a split second after shooting the hook. From there, implement the three-point strafing technique and you’ll be slingshotting just fine around King’s Can

Its most obvious use is before a resuscitation. Hitting Q to deploy the drone before you go in to revive means it starts healing your teammate as soon as they get back up. It can also top up your own health under the cover of the shield, which Lifeline will throw up with the rev

Lifeline’s ultimate ability is arguably one of the strongest in the game. It calls down a drop pod, prev which is packed full of high quality, defensive gear. In a battle royale, this gear can make a huge difference to your t

In an interview with Eurogamer , Respawn lead producer Drew McCoy was refreshingly open about how players ended up with Apex Legends instead of Titanfall 3 . Matter-of-factly, he acknowledges the perceived oversaturation of the battle royale genre and confirms that Titanfall 3 is not currently in development. Learning from the PR disaster Blizzard brought upon itself by announcing Diablo Immortal for mobile when fans were expecting Diablo 4 , McCoy says that the surprise release of Apex Legends was a carefully calculated bid to " let the game speak for itself ." And it seems to have paid off spectacularly, with the game's sudden launch stirring an overwhelmingly optimistic response from critics and gamers alike. Almost forlornly, McCoy admits that he and the rest of Respawn were very aware of the kind of game they were working on and the logically negative conclusions that players would draw if given too long to judge the game prior to release, say

The drone can also be placed nearby when you are taking cover, allowing a quick health top up before your team moves back into battle. It also lasts for a reasonable length of time, making it a good solid abil

Apex Legends _ shares a few similarities with _Fortnite , but in terms of player growth, it's already surpassing Epic Games' juggernaut battle royale title, at least in terms of how they launched. Apex Legends is, according to early analysis, on pace to outgrow Fortnite at a rate that would be extraordinarily quick, even for a genre that has been explosive in its popular

Jumping is also a pivotal part of the action, especially for slingshotting to heights or distances that might otherwise be unreachable. However, the jump won’t matter much if you don’t time it prope

Overall, Lifeline is a very strong supporting character. While she can go in all guns blazing, her abilities are best used in a support position. Keeping your distance then jumping in to revive teammates and heal up the injured is the best use of this Leg

I’d advise all new players to start by playing through the tutorial. It takes just a couple of minutes and quickly goes through the main aspects of the game. It will also allow you to get a feel for Lifeline’s capabilities, something which you cannot do with any other Leg

Here is how to put it all together. The grapple point acts as a passive force that propels you forward. Holding forward on your controller or keyboard acts as an additional force to pull you forward and increase speed. Finally, strafing left or right will pull you in that direction, away from the grapple point, while increasing your speed. In order to stay attached to your grapple point, the angle created from the grapple point to where you are looking must not exceed 90 degrees. Basically, if you are looking to replicate Triv’s spinning grapple tactic, you will need to keep the grapple point in view at all times as you strafe left or ri

Another analyst provided a graph to measure exactly how impressive Apex Legends ' launch has been. It's especially useful to see in graph form because it helps contextualize the trajectory that Apex Legends is currently on, and it's one that looks like a rocket heading for or

This will probably surprise people, especially as Caustic is an unlockable character. I expected more from him, and quite frankly, he let me down. He just isn’t very useful, especially when compared to the other lege

_ Apex Legends _ has only been out one week, but already theorycrafters and competitive gamers are figuring out the best ways to use each of the character’s abilities to get a leg up on the competition. While some might say that Pathfinder - the loveable, optimistic, and upbeat robot - is _ Apex Legends’ _ worst character, it could be argued that if you use him and his grappling hook correctly, he could, in all reality, be one of the games most powerful Legends. Additionally , it's crazy talk to think of Pathfinder as Legends' weakest character, considering he basically has the same ability as Mortal Kombat's Scorpion, which we will touch on la