Following the recent release of a gameplay trailer for Apex Legends: Emergence, the game’s next upcoming season, Respawn has released a character trailer for Seer; the new Legend coming to the game in the first week of August.
Apex Legends: Emergence – Seer
As it turns out, Seer’s play-style is heavily focused on detection. The upcoming Legend features a full suite of abilities tailored to locating enemy targets, even through various forms of cover and concealment. Seer’s passive ability, for example, is Heart Seeker. When he is aiming down sights, Heart Seeker grants him indicator arrows towards nearby enemies, tracking their heartbeats. These arrows appear in the reticule of his weapon.
When Seer needs to pinpoint a whole squad quickly, his tactical ability Focus of Attention is a great solution. When activated, a blast emits from Seer on a slight delay. This blast passes through walls and marks the location of any enemy in its radius for a duration. If timed right, it can also interrupt certain enemy abilities. However, Focus of Attention is not his only area detection effect. His ultimate ability, Exhibit, is a very similar ability, albeit on a grander scale.
When activated, Seer throws his heart chamber like a grenade. When it lands, the chamber emits a very large burst, setting up a dome-like field. Within this field, any enemy who moves too quickly or fires a weapon will instantly have their position marked. Like Focus of Attention, these marks are visible through smoke, walls, or any other obstacle.
When Apex Legends: Emergence launches on the 3rd of August, Seer has the potential to shift the multiplayer meta dramatically. With so many abilities tailored for detection, he could quickly become a fan favourite, possibly superseding other Legends with detection-oriented abilities. Whatever the case, players will have to wait a few more days before they can try out Seer’s abilities for themselves.