Respawn Entertainment is great at representation because they make sure it’s clear, but it’s never an overt defining characteristic of their legends . Loba happens to be a woman who is bisexual and is attracted to both men and wo
Bangalore is the jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none character in Apex Legends and is the go-to for most people who prefer an experience closest to that of traditional first-person shooters. Her Sky Marshall skin in Season 5 gives her a violet hombre hairstyle which pairs perfectly with her purple pilot’s jac
Mirage has quickly ascended to be the poster child of the game in many ways, thanks in large part to his over the top personality. It should come as no surprise that he received a brand new skin in Season 5 that’s pretty stel
Just like with the Off The Record skin discussed in the last entry, the Bootlegger skin has a sister skin that’s pretty much a palette swap. This one also happens to be the variant that places an emphasis on red, black, and white as its color focus. This skin makes Loba look very dapper and fits into the aesthetic theme of the entire season. People will often use the phrase “dressed to kill” and Loba is communicating every bit of it with this outfit. It could also be mistaken as someone’s created character in Red Dead Onli
A glance in Loba’s direction will show you that this master thief is also pretty good with a makeup palette. The red eyeshadow around her eyes isn’t just a random inspirational makeup look she saw on Youtube, it has a deep and profound meaning to
There are a lot of question marks when it comes to Revenant because his past is so mysterious. In terms of height, he stands at 6’8″, which is quite impressive, but it is unclear if he was this tall as a human as well. That type of height isn’t common, but it also isn’t unrealis
In games of Apex Legends , I’ve found myself matched with profile names that are blatantly racist (they used workarounds to pass spam filters). Once, the first thing someone said was a sexual comment. I’ve been told I was trash for losing a fight by missing a shotgun shot. Random players frequently separate from their teammates, go AFK in the middle of a fight with no explanation and can be toxic in any number of other w
His noxious gas can cause confusion and several disrupt your opponent’s plans. If you strategize accordingly and the final circle lands on a building, beware. A smart Caustic can cover that building in gas traps and make it impossible for enemy teams to fight unscat
In the past few weeks, I’ve twice watched someone back out of a game because I chose the character they wanted to play. Both times, it was because my game defaulted to the character because I didn’t make a selection. In one instance, I even apologized after noticing the other player had wanted to be the character I had chosen, but the player backed out anyway. It’s important to note that in Apex Legends , selection order is randomized. In both cases, my name popped up first on the selection menu, meaning I had every right to choose whichever character I wanted to play. Regardless, backing out for something so mundane is problematic because my team is forced to play the game as a squad of two up against squads of three, which makes the game much Read More In this article diffic
Ever since his initial inception, it seems the designers at Respawn Entertainment wanted Revenant to come across as what they described as a “synthetic shinobi.” Shinobi are stealthy covert agents that are often simply called ninjas. It doesn’t seem as though Revenant is completely robotic, and his human brain is likely what makes him synthetic. The game has a wide cast of characters for players to choose from and its neat that they added one that’s unnerving and terrifying, but at the same time exudes a certain level of c
Recently, I was matched with someone whose name was a play on the coronavirus. Perhaps merely evidence of a juvenile sense of humor, it hits different when 23,000 people in your city have died of the vi
Further, this could help balance the lobbies. The theory would be that someone who has gotten “good teammate” accolades has earned the right to not have to squad with potentially toxic teammates. It wouldn’t have to be the case every game, but the “good teammate” would overall have the benefit of playing far fewer games with potentially toxic rand
Toxicity is nothing new in gaming. But I fail to understand why we should continue to allow this behavior to continue if there’s something we can do to mitigate it and reward those who don’t engage. I’ve had friends uninstall Apex Legends due to frustration with random squadma
As a non-pro player, I’ll always make mistakes. I’ll try to revive a teammate when I should be fighting, and I’ll miss shots that I know aren’t difficult for good players. But I’ve put around 1500 hours into Apex Legends , and yet I can’t recall a time I’ve ever become vocally frustrated with a teammate without obvious provocation. Those I play with will also sometimes run out ahead just to get downed or will push fights they have no chance of winning, but I trust they are doing their best and aim to support them as teammates no matter their choi
Bangalore is the jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none character in Apex Legends and is the go-to for most people who prefer an experience closest to that of traditional first-person shooters. Her Sky Marshall skin in Season 5 gives her a violet hombre hairstyle which pairs perfectly with her purple pilot’s jac
Mirage has quickly ascended to be the poster child of the game in many ways, thanks in large part to his over the top personality. It should come as no surprise that he received a brand new skin in Season 5 that’s pretty stel
Just like with the Off The Record skin discussed in the last entry, the Bootlegger skin has a sister skin that’s pretty much a palette swap. This one also happens to be the variant that places an emphasis on red, black, and white as its color focus. This skin makes Loba look very dapper and fits into the aesthetic theme of the entire season. People will often use the phrase “dressed to kill” and Loba is communicating every bit of it with this outfit. It could also be mistaken as someone’s created character in Red Dead Onli
A glance in Loba’s direction will show you that this master thief is also pretty good with a makeup palette. The red eyeshadow around her eyes isn’t just a random inspirational makeup look she saw on Youtube, it has a deep and profound meaning to
There are a lot of question marks when it comes to Revenant because his past is so mysterious. In terms of height, he stands at 6’8″, which is quite impressive, but it is unclear if he was this tall as a human as well. That type of height isn’t common, but it also isn’t unrealis
In games of Apex Legends , I’ve found myself matched with profile names that are blatantly racist (they used workarounds to pass spam filters). Once, the first thing someone said was a sexual comment. I’ve been told I was trash for losing a fight by missing a shotgun shot. Random players frequently separate from their teammates, go AFK in the middle of a fight with no explanation and can be toxic in any number of other w
His noxious gas can cause confusion and several disrupt your opponent’s plans. If you strategize accordingly and the final circle lands on a building, beware. A smart Caustic can cover that building in gas traps and make it impossible for enemy teams to fight unscat
In the past few weeks, I’ve twice watched someone back out of a game because I chose the character they wanted to play. Both times, it was because my game defaulted to the character because I didn’t make a selection. In one instance, I even apologized after noticing the other player had wanted to be the character I had chosen, but the player backed out anyway. It’s important to note that in Apex Legends , selection order is randomized. In both cases, my name popped up first on the selection menu, meaning I had every right to choose whichever character I wanted to play. Regardless, backing out for something so mundane is problematic because my team is forced to play the game as a squad of two up against squads of three, which makes the game much Read More In this article diffic
Ever since his initial inception, it seems the designers at Respawn Entertainment wanted Revenant to come across as what they described as a “synthetic shinobi.” Shinobi are stealthy covert agents that are often simply called ninjas. It doesn’t seem as though Revenant is completely robotic, and his human brain is likely what makes him synthetic. The game has a wide cast of characters for players to choose from and its neat that they added one that’s unnerving and terrifying, but at the same time exudes a certain level of c
Recently, I was matched with someone whose name was a play on the coronavirus. Perhaps merely evidence of a juvenile sense of humor, it hits different when 23,000 people in your city have died of the vi
Further, this could help balance the lobbies. The theory would be that someone who has gotten “good teammate” accolades has earned the right to not have to squad with potentially toxic teammates. It wouldn’t have to be the case every game, but the “good teammate” would overall have the benefit of playing far fewer games with potentially toxic rand
Toxicity is nothing new in gaming. But I fail to understand why we should continue to allow this behavior to continue if there’s something we can do to mitigate it and reward those who don’t engage. I’ve had friends uninstall Apex Legends due to frustration with random squadma
As a non-pro player, I’ll always make mistakes. I’ll try to revive a teammate when I should be fighting, and I’ll miss shots that I know aren’t difficult for good players. But I’ve put around 1500 hours into Apex Legends , and yet I can’t recall a time I’ve ever become vocally frustrated with a teammate without obvious provocation. Those I play with will also sometimes run out ahead just to get downed or will push fights they have no chance of winning, but I trust they are doing their best and aim to support them as teammates no matter their choi