Apex Legends Pro Tips And Tricks

Apex Legends Pro Tips And Tricks 


HOW TO MOVE FASTER IN APEX LEGENDS

As in other battle royale games, speed is crucial in Apex Legends. When you’re sprinting to catch up with a ring that has already closed on you, you’re literally running for your life.
Respawn has confirmed that every character in the game — yes, even Gibraltar — walks and runs at the same speeds (aside from certain Legends’ movement-altering abilities, of course). Generally, the key is to be moving as fast as possible, but how do you get an edge?
First things first: If you’re armed, you’re not moving as fast as possible.

If you’re exploring Kings Canyon in search of loot, then sure, you probably want to stay armed. But if you’re in a hurry — trying to, say, reach squadmates in need, escape a sticky situation, or outrun the ring — you’ll want to holster your weapons. The default command to do this is to hold the swap weapons button (triangle on PS4, Y on Xbox One) or press 3 on PC.

HOW TO DROP IN APEX LEGENDS

Learning to move while you’re in the air is just as important as the ground game, since your prospects in a match of Apex Legends will often hinge on where you decide to land. Of course, the random generation of gear plays a large role, even in areas that are supposed to have high-tier loot, but there’s definitely some skill involved in answering the age-old question of “where we droppin’, gang?”
It’s easy enough to aim for a zone of Kings Canyon that’s along or near the path of the dropship. But if you’re looking to reach a far-flung area of the map, getting there will require some deft handling — and a basic understanding of physics.
It may seem like the best way to maximize your range (i.e., horizontal distance) as the Jumpmaster — which, by the way, is always the third person to pick their character (unless they don’t actually select one) — is to fly straight ahead, or as close as possible to it. But if you take stock of the gauges that appear on the right and left sides of the screen while you’re dropping in, you’ll quickly realize that that’s not the case.
The left gauge measures your squad’s airspeed, while the right gauge marks your altitude. Unlike in Respawn’s Titanfall series, the characters in Apex Legends don’t have jump jets for double jumping — but they are equipped with jetpacks for the drop. As the Jumpmaster, you should always be propelling yourself forward (left stick up on PS4/Xbox One, W on PC) to maximize your speed; if not, you’ll just be lazily dropping to the ground in free fall.
  1. Fly straight, but keep a watchful eye on your airspeed gauge. When the number drops below 130 or so, dive for a bit to accelerate. (Your squad moves in the direction in which your camera is facing; to dive, tilt the camera toward the ground.) Note that you only need to dive for a second or two to regain your airspeed, and that you don’t need to — and shouldn’t, if you want to maximize your distance — dive straight downward.
  2. Once your speed gets back up above 140, you can flatten out and return to flying straight. You’ll be able to coast for a few seconds before you slow down below 130 again. From there, simply repeat these two steps until you reach your desired landing zone. It’ll look as if your squad is moving through the air like porpoising dolphins.
  3. Avoid flying too close to natural or manmade structures like rock formations — this can trigger the landing animation, because the game assumes you’re near solid ground.
  4. In flight, use the free-look function, or ask your squadmates to do it (hold L2/LT on PS4/Xbox One, right-click on PC), so you can watch for other groups flying toward the same landing area. If you’re spoiling for a fight, that’s fine. But if you’d rather avoid combat right off the bat, change course and head somewhere that looks to be less popular.
  5. Either way, once you’re in the vicinity of your final destination, the three of you should split up just before you land (square on PS4, X on Xbox One, Ctrl on PC). Sticking together is smart once you’ve all acquired some weapons, but there’s no point in competing with each other during the frantic early-game hunt for gear.
Because good loot can be hard to find, and because your survival in a crowded area depends on picking up guns before your enemies do, speed is of paramount importance during the drop. Decide on a landing zone as soon as possible, and launch. While it might seem to make sense to wait until the dropship is closer to your target, you’ll usually get there first if you launch earlier — as long as you keep your speed in that 130-140 range. (The caveat is that the maximum range with the bobbing technique is 1,300-1,400 meters. Ping your intended target, and aim at the ping to see how far away it is.)