Apex Legends Season 20 skips new character in favor of Perk mechanic

Apex Legends seasonal updates are filled with a ton of new content. Despite initial anticipation for a new character, Respawn confirmed Apex Legends Season 20 will once again skip the introduction of a new Legend, mirroring the approach taken in Season 16 and 18.

Season 20 is set to bring a ton of improvements and content to Apex Legends, including several weapon buffs and nerfs, a major Ranked and Legends overhaul, new events, and game modes.

Unfortunately, just like in Season 16 and 18, Respawn have decided to skip the introduction of a new character to the game, extending the wait to see a new Legend join the roster.

The devs decided to bring a Legend rework instead of a new character back in Season 16. Then, for Season 18, Apex Legends introduced a massive Revenant rework instead of a new Legend. Although Revenant was presented as a fresh Legend given the overhauled abilities and change of look, the character was already in the game.

Season 20 will follow suit, skipping the introduction of a new Legend in favor of some huge Legend and armor updates.

Despite Season 20 not bringing a new Legend, the update will bring significant changes to the shield armor mechanics and Legends upgrades, giving players a lot to dive into. With the new Legends upgrades, players can choose Perks to upgrade character abilities in-game, altering how Apex Legends matches play out.

Given that changes to both the shield and Legends impact all modes, Respawn probably opted to delay the introduction of a new Legend. This decision could likely stem from their desire to see how the changes develop in the game before launching a brand-new character.

However, keep in mind that this is all speculation as the devs haven’t shared the decision behind not launching a new Legend in Apex Legends Season 20 yet. In case they do, we’ll be sure to update this article.

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