🔗 Share this article The Battle Royale's Specialized Movement Mechanics Are Going Mainstream This Season The game developers have a special treat in store for the popular battle royale players, perfectly timed for festive season. Fans of this game's super-slick movement can rejoice to learn that an innovative traversal feature will be introduced when Season 27: Amped goes live on Nov. 4. Unveiling Mantle Boosting Dubbed "Mantle Boosting" by Respawn, this ability provides gamers a surge of propulsion when scaling ledges and walls. According to key developer the design lead, Mantle Boosting was previously existed of the game for some time, usually referred to as "ledge boosting." However it's no easy feat for casual gamers, and is mainly used by competitive players in Ranked Mode or esports competitions. This season, Respawn is making it easier for everyone to execute these advanced speed-boosts. "Mantle Boosts existed in Apex for some time, but the movement isn't easy to perform and gamers might not realize it's possible without external guides," the designer explains. "Now including a Mantle Boost indicator so players can clearly identify the timing to trigger the high-octane movement ability, opening up the feature and introducing new ways to play for a much wider base." Why Opening Up Advanced Mechanics Why make a once niche movement quirk available to everyone? Lead Legend designer the development lead explains developers aims for players to experience empowerment — including ones who are inexperienced. "[The playerbase] performs advanced techniques like super-gliding and tap-strafing, and we examined at our competition, observed what the community execute, and we wondered, 'What if we extend some of this power to more players?'" Mohan clarifies. "Since currently, certain advanced [movement] mechanics are kind of janky to use — it requires to remap your keybinds and execute within precise timings. We proposed, 'How about we create a more official version?'" The Amped Update Emphasis on Mobility Movement is largely the central theme in Season 27, with Legends the gravity mage, the defensive specialist, and the aerial combatant receiving buffs to maintain them mobile. The cooldown period on Horizon's Gravity Lift has been decreased, and this skill will boost users upward much quicker than it used to. Her defensive walls feature overhead protection and capability to grant movement bonuses to allies in range. However the spotlight is on the high-flying Valkyrie receiving significant improvements this season, with multiple tweaks implemented to make her more potent, faster, and more lethal. "In my opinion there's quite a consensus that Valkyrie's time has arrived," says Legend designer the designer. "There's no doubt she was top-tier previously, but due to the addition of new Legends, movement[-based] passives, and Evac Towers, it seemed like she fell behind in today's the game. It was a really great opportunity for us to revisit a bunch of aspects in her abilities and essentially bring her back to former prominence." Enhancements to the Aerial Legend To restore her competitive status in the game's meta, Holstead says the team assessed each of her abilities and implemented some powerful changes. Her jetpack have been upgraded, boosting velocity while airborne, and the jets themselves now recharge much quicker, allowing the player to remain longer aloft. She can no longer be harmed from her ultimate ability, which was enhanced to tag enemies who take damage from it. Her Skyward Dive skill — which lifts teammates skyward for redeployment or escape — now takes reduced delay to activate. Additionally, she gains recently added perk choices that players can select to conserve resources, widen the area of her rockets, or further speed up her ultimate activation. "Her jet pack fulfills the pilot experience," he says. Map Changes Additionally, the lone airborne map, Olympus, receives a mobility-focused facelift, with major changes that opens up bottlenecks and makes claiming the high ground more manageable. The developers says Apex Legends Season 27 focuses on giving players the resources required to compete in the competition. "Really, we were looking at Apex's core identity as a fast-paced FPS," explains principal designer Josh Mohan. Apex Legends the Amped season launches Nov. 4 at the specified times.