When it first launched, Apex Legends absolutely enthralled me. A surprise release from Respawn, the Titanfall folks, that's a well-polished battle royale? Yes, please! But after a couple of seasons, there were other games a-callin', and Apex Legends quickly became just another live service game I kept up with through press releases only. And now, five years later, I find myself at a crossroads because the latest update coming with its newest season on February 13 feels like the perfect moment for lapsed players to get back on the proverbial horse.
It should come as no surprise to anyone at all familiar with the release cadence for live service games that whatever the current status quo is within any given game, be it Apex Legends or Fortnite or Destiny 2, it's the result of years worth of incremental updates. It's exceedingly rare for any slate within the greater entity to get wiped even close to clean; it's more common for a series of small changes to ultimately create new opportunities or experiences or patterns of play.
