Apex Legends Season 12 Accidentally Gives Some Players Big Advantage
Apex Legends Season 12 has been live on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One for a few days, and it's brought with it a strong resurgence of interest and players. With Season 12, Respawn Entertainment and EA introduced Mad Maggie to the game's growing roster of characters, or as they are called in-game, "Legends." It's still early days, but right now, it looks like Mad Maggie isn't penetrating the top of the meta anytime soon. That said, with a secret buff, Wattson players may be on the come-up.
Taking to Twitter, an Apex Legends player and a Wattson user relayed word that with Season 12 Wattson got an accidental buff, and a pretty major one at that. The accidental buff involves a visual bug with a new legendary emote for the character, which, when used in a match, reduces the size of the character's silhouette. Now, the character's hitbox doesn't change, but the character is still smaller than she normally would be, And being smaller is important. There's a reason why sweaty Wrath players use bald versions of the character as the silhouette is smaller. May seem like a small advantage, but in a game of fine margins, small advantages can have huge impacts.
That said, a developer on the game has seen the post and confirmed this is -- obviously -- accidental. To this end, a fix is on the way, though there's no word when it will arrive. Whatever the case, this unexpected buff for Wattson players won't last very long.
[WATTSON BUG] 🔎
— lila🌸⚡HYPE WATTY!!! 🤍💛💙 (@lilakeyLK) February 10, 2022
and for once it's not a nerf! 😏
there's a visual issue with the new legendary emote: when used in a match it will remove the pylon from her model until the end of the game, effectively shrinking her silhouette permanently. pic.twitter.com/CgC6sH3wMo
As always, we will keep you updated as the situation evolves. Usually, the turnaround for a fix like this is very quick, so expect it to be addressed in the next update or two.
Apex Legends is available -- for free -- via Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with mobile, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X ports scheduled to release sometime this year. For more coverage on the free-to-play battle royale game, click here. Meanwhile, as always, feel free to leave a comment or two letting us know what you think or, alternatively, hit me up on Twitter @Tyler_Fischer_ to talk all things gaming. What do you think of Season 12 of Apex Legends?