Recent from kicking off Season 28 of Apex Legends, developer Respawn Leisure outlined the following yr of latest content material and modifications for the battle royale. The studio’s roadmap contains two new playable characters and a serious map replace, although specifics had been fairly sparse.
A video replace from the staff at Respawn shared that the following Legend, a Skirmisher character, is arriving in Season 29 this Might, with one other as a consequence of be added in Season 32, scheduled for February 2027. Respawn mentioned that each characters are designed to “shake up the way you construct your squad and discover new methods to tackle fights collectively.” The final new Legend, Sparrow, was added to the sport final Might.
Guarantees for the approaching yr additionally included extra reworks for current characters, an overhaul to looting, and “recreation reliability efforts.” However the guarantees come as gamers increase points with the sport’s newest seasonal replace, significantly the controversial modifications to Ranked Mode.
Among the many pile of complaints is how Ranked Mode has achieved away with managed drop zones, which might assign points-of-interest for squads to land in–this season’s Ranked Mode reverted again to utilizing the Drop Ship seen in non-competitive playlists, resulting in what gamers consider to be chaotic fights.
The sport’s Wildcard Mode can also be having some points, with players respawning off the map and unable to get again into the fray. Followers are additionally expressing dissatisfaction with the shortage of latest story parts, character arcs, or lore. Judging from replies on YouTube and social media, gamers seem muted or unmoved by Respawn’s temporary presentation.
It is onerous to not distinction this tepid response to the thrill generated from competing hero shooter Overwatch, which simply underwent a rebranding and has a complete yr’s price of content material (together with 10 new characters) detailed in a roadmap. With different live-service contemporaries like Overwatch and Impasse stepping up, Apex Legends has lots to show in 2026.