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Apex Legends' next time of year will nerf Octane and withdraw low profile

Octane takes a selfie while soaring in the air

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Did you know that, thanks to something called "Low Profile", small heroes in Vertex Legends take 5% more damage per hit? IT's not a fact worth knowing for long, mind—because Respawn is planning to bin IT with the game's succeeding season, Legacy.

Respawn proclaimed the change in a preview ahead of next calendar month's new season. An inversion of the perk, Protected, was given to legends with larger hitboxes (Gibraltar, Caustic) to offset how relatively easy they are to score, but information technology now seems the developer feels Low Profile International Relations and Security Network't a great way to offset small characters' skinnier hitboxes.

"My goal is to move out it from all character in the pun eventually, only we gotta physique out how to nerf Line of life ahead we can exercise that," Respawn booster cable designer Daniel Klein said connected Reddit after removing IT from Pathfinder. Next season, Respawn plans to remove it from the remaining affected heroes, Shade, Lifeline, and Wattson.

Indeed, Lifeline does appear to be in line for a major make over in the near future. But Respawn was more concerned with Octane in this preview. The team seem largely happy with where the nippy cus's posing right now, but interest that he's get ahead a bit too popular among players.

"We'Ra with kid gloves touch Octane a bit moment because Octane's a lot of fun, and I don't desire to take your entertaining away. But unrivaled in four picks in [engagement royale] right now is a little much."

The trouble, Respawn reckons, is that his halt ability is a no-brainer—the health penalty doesn't really matter, meaning players "just stem mindlessly". Look to see stem's health hitting suit much harsher next time of year, with full details to descend in the usual update devstream.

Solar apex Legends: Bequest arrives close Tuesday, May 4th. Along with jetpack-toting new Hero of Alexandria Valkyrie, Legacy is delivery in an entirely new 3v3 gamemode, Arenas, along with a altogether cargo of throwbacks to Titanfall 2.

20 years ago, Nat played Squirt Set Radio Upcoming for the first time—and she's non stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie shot and having herself developed critically acclaimed small games like Can Androids Pray, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream near—whether it's the next best independent favorite, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Sinister Mesa. She's also played for a competitive Splatoon team, and on the side appears in Vertex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.