Here are the patch notes for the Apex Legends 2.17 update, which includes everything you need to know about Season 16, Revelry.
There are many changes being made to Apex Legends in the next season and the season is set to launch on February 14th 2023. Unlike other seasons, there will be no new legend added to the rotation as changes have been made to the existing ones, with some getting nerfed and others getting buffs.
We have already published the full patch notes on all of the changes being made, which you can see by clicking here, but the main points have been outlined below.
What is in the Apex Legends 2.17 Update?
The 2.17 update in Apex Legends is to prepare for Season 16, which is called Revelry. There are huge changes being made and we have highlighted some of the main features below.
Remastered Legend Classes
The first big change being made to the game are the Remastered Classes. We have covered this in depth, which you can see by clicking here, but here is a brief summary of what they are.
There are five classes that the Legends will be sorted into and each Legend in this class will have the same perks, which are:
- Assault – More ammo per stack and have access to ‘red’ loot bins
- Skirmisher – Reveal Care Packages
- Recon – Survey Beacon which shows enemy locations
- Controller – Ring Console – Shows the next circle
- Support – Craft Banners and have access to ‘blue’ bins
Team Deathmatch, Gun Run and Control Modes
Team Deathmatch is finally making an appearance in Apex Legends and there will be two teams of 6 who will be competed against each other.
The first team to get to 30 points will win a round and the first team to win two rounds will be the champions.
This mode will be in the game for the first three weeks of the season and after, there will be Mixtape mode, where Team Deathmatch, Gun Run and Control will all be in the rotation.
Apex Legends Season 16 New Weapon – Nemesis
A new gun will be added to the loot pool which is called Nemesis. This gun is an energy weapon and is a burst weapon that shoots four bullets.
Here are the bullets you get per magazine:
- Base – 20
- Level 1 (white) – 24
- Level 2 (blue) – 28
- Level 3 (purple) – 32
We have an article which shows the Nemesis in action, which you can see by clicking here.
Ranked Changes
Ranked is undergoing a massive change where there is now three maps in the first split, which rotate every 24 hours. The maps for the first split are:
- World’s Edge
- Storm Point
- Broken Moon
The map rotation for the second split is yet to be confirmed.
Legend Changes in Season 16 of Apex Legends
As previously mentioned, there will be changes made to Legends, and you can see all the changes below:
Seer
- Passive – Heartbeat Sensor
- Audio from Seer’s passive is now more audible to enemy players
- Activation is now delayed to match raise animation of weapon or unarmed
- Lock-On indication will now only show on heartbeat cadence of target
- Tactical – Focus of Attention
- No longer shows full body scan on scanned targets
- Ultimate: Exhibit
- No longer reveals on initiation
- Duration reduced from 30s to 25s
- Cooldown increased from 120s to 180s
Bloodhound
- Passive – Tracker
- White Ravens
- Ethereal White Ravens will now occasionally spawn near Bloodhound when no enemies are around.
- White Ravens can be interacted with or scanned to trigger them to fly towards the nearest enemy player
- The White Raven will leave a misty trail behind for Bloodhound to follow, and will share this direction with their team on the map.
- Using a White Raven will recover 25% Tactical / Ultimate charge
- Scanning a White Raven will fully refund the Tactical Charge
- White Ravens
- Tactical – Eye of the Allfather
- Reduced full body scan time from 3s to 1s
- Diamond target on scanned enemy is unchanged
- Ultimate – Beast of the Hunt
- No longer recharges or speeds up the cooldown rate of Bloodhound’s Tactical
- Will launch a White Raven that flies towards the nearest enemy
- Killing an enemy while in Beast of the Hunt will also trigger a White Raven
Mirage
- Passive – Now you see me…
- Mirage and his ally now remain cloaked after a revive for 3s
- Weapons remain stowed while cloaked
- Drawing your weapon will remove the cloaking effect early
- Mirage Clones
- Bamboozles are now only triggered by bullet fire and melee
- Enemies who are bamboozled now receive notification on their screen
- Bamboozle icon marker now tracks the Bamboozled player’s movement
- Bamboozle icon marker duration increased from 2.5s to 3.5s
Pathfinder
- Passive – Insider Knowledge
- Pathfinder’s passive benefits are no longer gained by scanning Survey Beacons
- Pathfinder’s passive benefits (Ultimate charge and 10s Ultimate Cooldown reduction) are now gained by revealing Care Packages with the Skirmisher ability
- Ultimate – Zipline Gun
- Max Range increased by ~60%.
- Max Speed increased by 66%.
- Acceleration and exit speed adjustments.
- Targeting improvements, including updated visual and audio cues.
- Can no longer place the end station on OOB zones.
Wraith
- Ultimate – Dimensional Rift
- Max Portal Distance has been doubled (~76m to 152m)
- Portal Duration reduced from 60s to 45s
- Wraith now increases speed over time when creating longer portals
Horizon
- Tactical – Gravity Lift
- Increased weapon spread in Gravity Lift
- Increased vertical speed of Gravity Lift by 10%
Lifeline
- Passive – Combat Revive
- Reduced the slow penalty on Lifeline when initiating a revive
- Ultimate – Care Package
- Decreased the drop animation speed of Care Package from 14s to 8s
- Increased the deployment range of Care Package
Changes in Firing Range
Firing Range in Apex Legends is also getting a rework where the host has more customization options, which are:
- Added options to customize your firing range experience
- Dummies can now strafe left and right! You control how fast they move, whether they should crouch, and their shield level.
- Dynamic stats appear any time you deal damage, letting you track your performance.
- Hit indicators help you keep track of spray patterns.
- Unlimited ammo means no more trips back to the gun racks to reload.
- This is the first of several rounds of updates to the firing range, so we will keep an eye on how the community uses the new tools.
What are your thoughts on the changes being made for next season? Let us know in the comments section below.
