While Apex Legends Season 16 may be titled “Bender”, its new Team Deathmatch mode has been anything but, prompting Respawn to make some pretty big changes to the game’s latest foray into battle royale.
Apex Legends Team Deathmatch is exactly what you imagine: players compete in teams of six over three rounds, and whoever kills the other first wins. Simple, right?
Error. Post-launch players were quick to criticize the mode for being too long, with three rounds dragging on as you battle to hit that 30 kill milestone. Others have raised concerns about players leaving games, with entire teams dropping out to avoid losses.
Following this, Respawn made some big changes to Season 16’s most exciting new addition, reducing the number of rounds you need to play from three to one, increasing the number of kills you need to win and, above all, by adding penalties. punish dropouts.
“Hello Legends!” read a tweet from February 16. “We’re thrilled with your love for TDM following the launch of Revelry. We’ve also heard your feedback and are making some changes.
“Now matches will only last one round. With the removal of multiple rounds, we are also increasing the number of kill kills from 30 to 50. Note that the UI will be inaccurate until it is updated. updated to reflect this change.
More importantly, Respawn confirms that quality of life improvements include “ending the match when one person leaves for (the) remaining team to win” and “adding a match exit penalty similar to the penalty in Control “.
After trying a few cycles of CT, these changes they are exactly what you need. I got stuck in at least two games where everyone left (we still had an emote party, so that makes it better I guess), and I haven’t felt like playing the game since. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll dive back in; to be fair, Nessie’s huge balloons meant she probably would anyway.
If you’re looking to snatch the TDM crown, check out our Apex Legends tier list to make sure you’re playing the best legends. We also have Apex Legends Season 16 pick rates to help you make an even more informed decision.