Apex Legends Season 1 set to release today bringing New Content and Balance Changes

Respawn entertainment will be releasing the season 1 update for Apex Legends today at 10 am Pacific time (i.e. 10:30 pm IST). This news was shared by official Apex Legends Twitter account.

Since the launch on Feb 4th players were eagerly waiting to try out more of Apex Legends as the game offered little content at start and players were able to burn through all of it and were left dry. With the announcement of season 1 coming out today, players will be getting a bunch of bug fixes and most importantly new content to play through.

Respawn teased some of the changes that are coming to Apex Legends with an early patch note release detailing few things.

A New Legend – Octane

With the leaks and information floating around the reddit people knew that a new operator was coming and with the release of early patch notes Respawn confirmed that the reports were true and new operator called Octane will be coming today.

Octane’s Skill set-

Passive Ability : Swift Mend

  • While not taking damage, Octane restores health over time.

Tactical Ability: Adrenaline Junkie

  • Move 30% faster for 8 seconds. Costs 10% Health. Immune to slows while active.

Tactical Ability: Adrenaline Junkie

  • Move 30% faster for 8 seconds. Costs 10% Health. Immune to slows while active.

Season 1 Battle Pass

A new battle pass will also be coming with season 1 update. The battle pass consists of 100 tiers and all the tier rewards can be viewed over here.

The basic Battle pass will cost 950 Apex Coins which will start from tier 0 and the Battle pass bundle will cost 2800 Apex Coins which instantly unlock next 25 levels instantly.

Free Rewards

Season 1 battle pass owners will be getting access to free rewards instantly after purchasing battle pass and players without a battle pass will also be able to earn free rewards. These rewards include:

  1. A Wild Frontier Legend Skin
  2. 5 Apex Packs
  3. 18 Wild Frontier Stat Trackers