Apex Legends players still waiting for specific new weapon after 5 years
Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends players have been left baffled by the fact that it’s been five years since the battle royale launched and there hasn’t been a new pistol or shotgun added to the mix at any point.
When February 4 rolls around, it’ll have been five years since Respawn Entertainment first dropped Apex Legends onto the gaming world and changed the battle royale genre in a pretty massive way.
Those last five years have been chock full of changes, including a massive amount of new Legends, new maps to cause havoc on, and, of course, a whole host of new weapons to do that destruction with as well.
New weapons had been a regular addition with each new season, but that has slowed down in recent updates. Two weapon types that have been regularly changed but have yet to see a new type added are pistols and shotguns – and, well, players have had enough after five years of waiting.
Apex Legends players want new pistol or shotgun soon
That’s right, in the five years that Apex Legends has been around, there hasn’t been a new close-quarters gun added and players want that to change – calling it “crazy” that is the case.
“Praying we get a double barrel shotgun or a burst firing pistol next season,” one Redditor said. “I really wanted something like the nemesis but as a pistol,” commented one annoyed player. “I don’t care what anyone says, we need akimbo pistols,” another said.
Some players pointed out that there have been leaked pistols over the last few years, including the Smart Pistol from Titanfall. “Monkey’s Paw grants Apex the Smart Pistol,” joked one player.
Others argued that the weapon pool has always been in a solid enough position that there hasn’t been any need for a new pistol or shotgun. “We already have 4 shotguns that serve different purposes and act differently, and doing double barrel would just be the double tap when it was broken,” one noted.
As mentioned, there have been leaked pistols in the past, so it’s clearly something the devs have considered. Though, who knows if they’ll ever actually make it into the game.