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The ring has received some notable changes in Apex Season 18.
Apex Legends: Resurrection brings some of the most significant Apex ring changes for several seasons. The ring will now shrink quicker, resulting in faster matches. In addition, increased ring damage will reduce the amount of players sitting inside the ring to avoid fights.
These changes have been the subject of much discussion. Pro players have been testing the adjustments in ALGS Champs scrims and devs are keen to point out that these changes are kept under review.
Taken from theApex Legends patch notes:
What do these Apex ring changes mean?
For standard pub games the Apex ring changes won’t make much of a difference. The couple of minutes saved in theory will make those games end faster. However, we know that most pub games don’t make it to the final rings.
ALGS and Ranked games will feel these changes the most. Devs were unhappy with the amount of players that could sit in zone healing and crafting to avoid fights. Changes to the ranked system will also help address this problem.
The bigger ring size will give you a bit more breathing room at the start of your ranked matches. More space means a lower chance of being third partied.
In the ALGS, devs are hoping these changes will improve the pace of the game. There has been a lot of skepticism about the changes and developers are engaging with players ahead of Champs to evaluate the Apex ring changes.
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Can I still ‘out heal’ some rings?
It is still possible to outheal the first and second rings following these changes. Ring 3 can stilljustabout be outhealed if you have a lot of medkits. Ring 4 has lower damage but still cannot be outhealed.
However, you can no longer use a medkit after being revived in the second ring. These Apex ring changes mean you will have to pop a syringe first now that damage has increased. Additionally, the timings for when to start your healing have now changed in the second zone because of the extra tick of damage.
Another change to healing in ring is the price of a medkit. Medkits now cost 20 crafting materials not 15. So if you are looking to outheal the Apex ring you’ll need more crafting materials to craft the medkits you’ll need.
For more on the latest Apex updates, check out ourSeason 18 patch notesarticle for all the upcoming changes.
