Fall damage makes logical sense. After all, it's possible to suffer an intense sprain or broken bone from something as simple as tripping on the sidewalk. Gravity can be one of reality's greatest villains. So when a game is aiming to be as realistic and authentic as possible, having severe, painful consequences for a high fall is a perfectly reasonable design cho

Now when I say fall damage I'm not talking about falling into an endless pit. That's been a staple of gaming since the days of Super Mario Bros . While I don't necessarily enjoy that either, I understand that's it's there because most game designers don't want to recreate an entire planet's surface. Sometimes it's easier to put in a dark, foggy pit and leave its deadliness up to your imaginat

There are some other offensive items like grenades, but in general, never go without some sort of weapon. There are plenty of rankings of weapons to get you started in figuring out what each weapon is good

But then again, these games also feature the same characters being shot, stabbed, burned, beaten, and dragged behind the bumper of a car. Yet the worst that happens is a few scratches and a drop or two of blood. If things get really bad, they might pause to apply a bandage while making a face that says "ouch, that smarts!" These are basically bombastic action movies that we get to play. When has an action movie ever ended because the main character has fallen and can't get up? Imagine if Die Hard ended early because John McClane fell down a flight of stairs. We definitely wouldn't be watching that film at Christmast

This is because of the season pass model Fortnite created . Instead of buying a chance at winning an item you want, like how a slot machine works, the season pass model gives players the option to unlock cosmetics through experience points. While joining the season costs money, season passes allow players to see what they could earn first, circumventing the "gambling" asp

I can see the argument for why fall damage should be in certain games. Series like Uncharted and Tomb Raider aim for a high level of realism with their action, so it makes total sense to include it. In the real world, any of the death-defying leaps that characters like Nathan Drake or Lara Croft perform would result in a broken fibula or separated shoulder even when they landed perfectly. It would break immersion if they survived falling fifty feet onto a rocky surface without at least stubbing their

The Flatline was once considered to easily be the best assault rifle in the game, but the vaulting of the Anvil Receiver attachment took it down a notch. The difference between the Flatline and the Carbine comes down to preference, though the Flatline lacks the Carbine's accuracy and long-range effectiveness. It makes up for it though with solid damage output across the board and significantly favorable ammo depletion. A level 3 magazine on the Flatline results in it dealing 40 damage per heads

Even a teammate who has been totally killed can be returned if you grab the banner left behind with their death and find a respawn beacon. It's a bit of a shame that quad queues won't be coming to the game, but this holds just as true in duos and tr

Timing is key, and old players of Fortnite will be very acutely aware of this, though the maps and timing are a little different in this game. Map reading and general navigation through the terrain will not only help players fall into the loot, but throughout the entire gameplay when in battle, as w

The Peacekeeper, sadly, is now a care package weapon in Season 12 apex legends 6. This means that it's a little bit rarer to wield from game to game, but it's still as powerful as ever. When calculating where weapons fall in a tier-based list it's important to factor in how easily obtainable a weapon is. It's useless if a weapon is meta-breaking if it can only be used in very select instances. It comes with 15 special shotgun shells, but with the power the Peacekeeper is packing, that's going to be more than enough to dismantle your f

For those that don't have a mic set up already, Apex Legends has one of the best ping systems out there. Allowing teams to communicate enemy positions, loot locations, and action warnings, all without a single word being spo

One of the most important parts of the game is being able to interact with friends or teammates alike. To do this, open the Origins Launcher and navigate to the Friends section of the main menu, enter the name in the search bar, and hit the requ

Everyone at this point understands that the care package weapons will always be the most powerful in Apex Legends . When looking at every other weapon though it's important to know which ones stand close to a fighting chance. The Prowler with automatic fire via the selectfire attachment has the highest DPS or damage-per-second of any non-care package weapon. If it didn't rely so heavily on an attachment to make it viable it would certainly be higher on the l