The Wingman and RE-45 have had hop-ups before; the Skullpiercer and Disruptor, respectively. The Skullpiercer hop-up has been around for four of Apex Legends’ six seasons, but the Disruptor hop-up was only available in Season 2.
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The RE-45 and Wingman will be getting a new hop-up in Season 7 of Apex Legends called Quickdraw. Quickdraw will give the two side-arms a faster draw, better accuracy when firing from the hip, and a faster aim time. The exact numbers for these buffs have not yet been released, but likely will be when Respawn puts out patch notes for Season 7 this coming week. Many of the streamers and content creators invited to play Season 7 early are citing the hop-up as a great incentive to use the Wingman and RE-45 as a secondary weapon.
Season 7 looks to be Apex’s largest yet, with not only a new legend being added, but also the game’s third map and first ever vehicle. The new legend, Horizon, boasts gravity-based powers, with a tactical that can boost players into the air and an ultimate that draws enemies in and damages them.
Season 7 starts on November 4, leaving Tuesday for the election being held in the United States. November 4 will also be the same day that the Steam version of Apex Legends finally releases, with support for cross-progression alongside the Origin version of the game and cross-play with all platforms. Unfortunately, the announcement of the release date for the Steam version of the game came alongside the announcement of a delay for the Nintendo Switch version, which will now release sometime next year.
In the run-up to Season 7, the game’s second year of Fight or Fright is still ongoing, with a new Shadowfall Royale mode. The mode is similar to last year’s Halloween mode, but shadows now have the ability to wall-run and double-jump ala Titanfall, developer Respawn Entertainment’s other popular series.
Apex Legends is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with the Steam version launching on November 4 and a Switch version arriving sometime next year.
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