Apex Legends Season 6: Why Is The Train Stopped?
As Apex Legends chugs into a new season, it’ll do so without one of the most notable features on World’s Edge: the loot train.
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Ever since Apex Legends introduced its World’s Edge map at the beginning of Season 3, the game’s sweatiest players have descended upon its chaotic roving train with the hopes of grabbing high-tier loot. So, it was a surprise when the game’s Design Director, Jason McCord, shared that the train will no longer appear on the map as of the start of Season 6.
With its seasonal updates, Apex Legends frequently changes map areas and gameplay elements. On World’s Edge, past updates introduced new playable areas such as the Planet Harvester and the Mirage Voyage. But the train is a Worlds Edge staple, and therefore seemed like an unlikely candidate for removal from the game. Late last year, it even set the scene for a special Limited Time Mode called the Winter Express, hosted by the game’s main bamboozler, Mirage.
However, according to McCord, the decision to remove the train is reflects what the team sees as an improvement in how players play the game.
“This single change helped us achieve one of our goals of providing more rotational options through some particularly scary chokepoints,” he wrote in a blog post on the official Apex Legends website. “Nearly all tunnels that used to be clear for the train (and therefore, almost never used), now have static train cars and other cover, as well as some small amounts of loot.”
In its current state, the train tracks that run through World’s Edge often create wide-ranging zones that lack cover or gameplay utility. Rather than allowing these spots to continue to go to waste, the Respawn team instead opted to remove the train entirely and put broken down trains and debris on the track. As such, this will provide opportunities for fair gameplay and powerful strategic maneuvers.
Additionally, this may be an effort for Respawn to encourage gameplay in different areas of the map. Hot drop zones provide high-risk, high-reward opportunities for gameplay. However, this dynamic can sometimes provide a poor gaming experience for some gamers. Apex Legends players frequently complain of teammates who drop hot, die immediately and quit the game, leaving their teammates outmatched against more cooperative teams of three.
Further, when half of the lobby drops in the same area of the map, it can make for a relatively slow and uneventful game for players who drop in other areas of the map. In these cases, players can go several minutes without running into another team.
In the past, Respawn’s Davis Standly, a level designer for Apex Legends, implied that the team’s decision to remove popular Kings Canyon drop spot Skull Town reflected a desire to spread gameplay more evenly throughout the map. With creative new map areas and new gameplay dynamics such as Charge Towers, the team appears to have succeeded in its objective.
While it may be the end of the train for the time being, it’s likely players will see it again in some form. Apex Legends frequently reuses map elements and in-game mechanics subsequent seasons. These often appear in the form of Limited Time Modes. And, with the popularity of the Winter Express event, players can remain hopeful that the end of Season 5 won’t be the train’s final destination.
Source: Electronic Arts
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