Surreal Apex Legends bug is doing a switcheroo on character abilities
Gibfinder? Valkage? The possibilities are endless.
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Apex Legends has just kicked off season 14—introducingnew character Vantage, marking the death of the self-revive perk and increasing the level cap with an extra three tiers of 500 levels. It’s also had some unintended side effects, like a very humorous bug that does the old switcheroo on character abilities.
Videos have started cropping up on Reddit, where players are selecting one character and being given the abilities of an entirely different one, creating hybrids likeValktaneandAshloba. The combinations have been endless, and players are eager to experience the bug to get some strange combos themselves. “Can’t wait to have Pathfinder Valkyrie kit,” one playerjoked, while anothersaid"I need to see a Gibby pop a Bloodhound ult and run down an Octane."
While the videos have been mighty entertaining, I’m sure it’s a frustrating bug in practice. One playercommentedhow a glitched Wraith with Gibby’s kit was the “worst fight ever,” calling it “infuriating to fight against.” I imagine it’s a bit annoying picking one character only to be shafted with the abilities of someone else—I sincerely hope that former PCG writer Nat Clayton is happily playing without any accidental Horizon tampering.
Thankfully, Respawnis awareof the surreal Freaky Fridayesque situation. It’s currently investigating the problem, and hopefully a fix will be pushed out soon enough. It’s not entirely clear exactly why the bug is happening just yet, though according toGamesRadarit looks like the abilities are coming from whichever character is featured on the home page.
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Mollie spent her early childhood deeply invested in games like Killer Instinct, Toontown and Audition Online, which continue to form the pillars of her personality today. She joined PC Gamer in 2020 as a news writer and now lends her expertise to write a wealth of features, guides and reviews with a dash of chaos. She can often be found causing mischief in Final Fantasy 14, using those experiences to write neat things about her favourite MMO. When she’s not staring at her bunny girl she can be found sweating out rhythm games, pretending to be good at fighting games or spending far too much money at her local arcade.
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