Apex Legends Season 5 Hits Major Roadblock- Leaves Fans Disappointed

Published 04/25/2020, 8:41 AM EDT

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Respawn has delayed the launch of Season 5 in Apex Legends by a week, which means Season 4 will further be prolonged by a week. Apex players will now have some extra time on their hands to grind out their season four battle passes.

The transformation between seasons in the game is probably the most hyped-up period within the Apex Legends player-base. As a result, players’ expectations begin to develop for some new content with the upcoming chapter.

Apex Legends Season 5 Delayed and LTM Dates Announced

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Respawn Entertainment has established that Apex Legends season five will kick off on May 12, a week later than May 5, as planned initially. The developer devised the arrangement to push back the upcoming season as a way to offer players some extra time to grind out their battle passes or reach their intended Ranked goal.

The information was provided by an official blog post in which Design Director for Apex Legends, Jason McCord, also confirmed the plans for concluding Season 4 with a brand new Battle Armor LTM (Limited Time Mode.) He mentioned the Battle Armor LTM is the beginning of Respawn’s experiments with the core gameplay.

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The LTM will take place from April 28 through May 12 and will have four phases. Players will spawn in with armors and P2020 pistol during the Battle Armor event. The level of armors will progressively increase as the LTM approaches its later stages. All other shields will be unavailable on the map as a result of the LTM.

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Reconnect To Be Introduced In Season 5

There’s already a lot of excitement in the player-base surrounding the new season. Renowned data miner, iLootgames uploaded a video on Youtube where he revealed the first emerging details for the new chapter. It seems the new season will indeed be titled Fortune’s Favor.

He also discussed the developers introducing the new Reconnect feature. The reconnect feature will allow players who get disconnected or encounter game crashes to reload back into the game if the session is still ongoing. More details are expected to emerge with the final patch notes

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Previously, data miners found evidence that a new legend, Loba, will be added in season five. Rumors of a new weapon are quite widespread as well. Meanwhile, Respawn is also reportedly reworking Mirage. For now, we can only wait and watch as the developers work on bringing new content for season five.

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Souhardya Biswas is an eSports writer for EssentiallySports. He joined the organisation in 2020, wanting to explore the sphere of professional eSports journalism. His passion for gaming started with titles like GTA San Andreas, Far Cry 2, Modern Warfare 2, FIFA 09, eventually developing an interest in Battle Royale games like PUBG and Apex Legends.
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