Apex Legends Legacy has arrived, and with it, a major rebalancing update for both Legends and weaponry. While the Legends side of things focuses on Lifeline and removes Low Profile, the weapons update has its own list of balance changes. Alongside the new Bocek, there is a new weapon category, not to mention two new Hop Ups.
Apex Legends Legacy – The Weapon Update
The Bocek is the new weapon added in Apex Legends Legacy – a powerful bow. This weapon resides in the new Marksman weapon category, which has been created to sit between Assault Rifles and Snipers. The 30-30 Repeater, G7 Scout, and Triple-Take have all been moved into this new category. All Marksman weapons should now offer slightly faster ADS speeds than Sniper Rifles.
The Bocek can also equip two new Hop-Ups; the Deadeye’s Tempo and Shatter Caps. The Deadeye’s Tempo allows you to increase your fire rate with well-timed shots and is available for the Bocek and Sentinel. Shatter Caps, meanwhile, allow you to switch between normal fire and shatter mode, where your shots “split into a blast pattern on firing”. Shatter Caps are available for both the Bocek and 30-30 Repeater. To make space for these two Hop-Ups, the Hammerpoint and Skullpiercer Hop-Ups are being removed for the time being.
The following are the specific adjustments to the Apex Legends weapons in the Legacy update:
Assault Rifle Weapon Category
- The Flatline, Havoc, and R301 have had their headshot multiplier reduced from 2 to 1.75. The Hemlok already received this change in a previous update.
Arc Stars
- The aim and movement slow effect has been removed from the initial stick of an Arc Star.
30-30 Repeater
- The leg damage multiplier has gone up from 0.75 to 0.8
- The move speed while aiming down sights has gone up to bring the Repeater in line with the other new “Marksman” weapons.
G7 Scout
- The hipfire spread has been increased to bring the G7 Scout in line with the Marksman category weapons.
- Similarly, the move speed while aiming down sights has gone up.
Havoc & Spiftire
- These weapons’ recoil should now be easier to control early in the pattern.
Longbow & Wingman
- These weapons have both had their headshot multiplier increased from 2 to 2.15.
Mozambique
- The Mozambique’s magazine capacity has gone up from 4 to 6.
- The blast pattern has been changed to move the lower 2 pellets further inward.
Peacekeeper
- The Peacekeeper will now come with the Precision Choke attached by default. Players will be able to toggle it on and off.
- The Peacekeeper will now lose charge more quickly after players stop aiming down sights.
- Pellet damage has been gone down from 10 to 9.
- Reload time has gone up from 2.45 to 2.5, or 3.35 to 3.5 when empty. Rechamber time has also gone up from 0.9 to 1.1 seconds.
- Pellet spread has been increased for all charge levels.
P2020
- The P2020’s bullet damage has gone up from 15 to 18.
- However, the weapon’s fire rate has gone down from 8.5 to 6.25.
Triple Take
- The Triple Take will now come with a 9 ammo clip and 63 ammo in reserve, as it will now only be a crate weapon.
- The fire rate has gone up from 1.2 to 1.3.
- The Triple Take’s spread will increase when aiming down sights while airborne.
- The time to fully charge the weapon has gone down slightly from 1.1 to 1 second. Plus, the Triple Take will now retain its charge for a short period after players stop aiming down sights.
- Players move speed while aiming down sights has been increased to bring the Triple Take in line with the other Marksman weapons.