Aug 20, 2023
Every weapon buff & nerf in Apex Legends Season 18 so far: Charge Rifle rework, R
Apex Legends Season 18 is set to bring some hefty weapon buffs and nerfs which could potentially shift the meta. Here are all of the confirmed weapon balance changes coming in Apex Legends Season 18
Apex Legends Season 18 is set to bring some hefty weapon buffs and nerfs which could potentially shift the meta. Here are all of the confirmed weapon balance changes coming in Apex Legends Season 18 so far.
Apex Legends Season 18 debuts on August 8, bringing a heap of content and changes, including a massive rework for Revenant.
As well as this, each season usually brings a variety of buffs and nerfs for the game’s arsenal, and Season 18 is no different. For those interested in the changes coming for the weapons in Apex Legends Season 18, here are all of the buffs and nerfs that have been confirmed prior to the patch notes release.
For Season 18 of Apex Legends, the devs are throwing the Prowler back into the Care Package with the select fire Hop-Up after absolutely dominating the ALGS. The Hemlock returns to floor loot with some buffs in replacement of the Prowler.
Further, the Rampage and R-99 are leaving the crafting rotation and will be replaced by the Nemesis and Mozambique with Hammerpoints.
The Charge Rifle is getting a major rework in Season 18, as the devs have decided to remove the hitscan feature. Starting in Season 18, the Charge Rifle will now be a projectile weapon with bullet drop.
Players will have to charge the weapon up by holding the shoot button down and will now have to take bullet drop into account when trying to hit enemies from long range.
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According to the devs, you can still beam people at range, as it actually deals more damage the further away the enemy is, but it’s no longer hitscan so it will be difficult for you to hit the target with the projectile bullet drop and charge time.
We don’t yet have the official patch notes for Apex Legends Season 18, but the press meeting for the season revealed some of the balance changes coming to weapons in Season 18:
Once the official patch notes land, we’ll be sure to update this section with all of the buffs and nerfs.
Well, there you have it, that was all the Apex Legends Season 18 weapon buffs and nerfs. For more on the battle royale, check out some of our other guides below:
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Apex Legends Season 18 is set to bring some hefty weapon buffs and nerfs which could potentially shift the meta. Here are all of the confirmed weapon balance changes coming in Apex Legends Season 18 so far.Prowler back into the Care Package with the select fire Hop-UpHemlock returns to floor loot Rampage and R-99 are leaving the crafting rotation replaced by the Nemesis and Mozambiqueremove the hitscan featureCharge Rifle will now be a projectile weapon with bullet dropdeals more damage the further away the enemy is
