In Battle Royale games like Apex Legends, the Ring (also known as the gas or zone) plays a crucial role. As the match progresses and player numbers dwindle, the map needs to shrink to keep players engaged and ensure they can find each other within the playable area.
Recognizing the importance of the Ring and its impact on gameplay, Respawn Entertainment occasionally adjusts its values based on the ongoing meta, maps, and other variables. With the current ranked system in mind, Respawn has decided to make significant changes to the Ring in the upcoming season.
Leaked Ring Changes for Season 18
In a recent Ranked Dev Blog, Respawn mentioned their intention to adjust the Ring to address "ratting issues" and encourage more mid-game fights. While they acknowledged plans to adjust Ring damage and timings, they didn't provide specific values or exact changes.
However, thanks to data miner KralRindo, we now have some insights into the upcoming season's Ring changes. Apparently, Respawn mistakenly released a new playlist for private matches, accessible by regular players, containing World's Edge and Storm Point with the updated Ring values.
Here are the leaked Ring values for Season 18, according to KralRindo:
Season 18 Ring Preshrink Duration:
- Round 1: Reduced from 90 to 75 Seconds
- Round 2: Reduced from 165 to 120 Seconds
- Round 3: Reduced from 135 to 90 Seconds
- Round 4: Reduced from 105 to 90 Seconds
- Round 5: Reduced from 90 to 75 Seconds
Season 18 Ring Damage Per Tick:
- Round 2: Increased from 0.03 to 0.04 Damage
- Round 4: Reduced from 0.20 to 0.15 Damage
- Round 1, 3, and 5 Ring damages remain unchanged.
Season 18 Ring Size:
- Round 1: Expanded from 20,000 to 30,500 Meters (Storm Point), 26,500 Meters (World's Edge)
- Round 2: Expanded from 13,000 to 15,000 Meters (Storm Point), 13,000 Meters (World's Edge)
- Round 3, 4, and 5 Ring sizes remain the same.
Ring Shrink Speed:
- Round 1: Increased from 165 to 170 (Storm Point), 160 (World's Edge)
- Round 2: Reduced from 160 to 140
- Round 3: Remains unchanged at 120
- Round 4: Reduced from 100 to 85
- Round 5: Reduced from 50 to 40
Keep in mind that these values were collected from test servers, and Respawn might make further adjustments before Season 18's official release. As always, it's best to take this leaked information with caution until confirmed by the developers themselves.
