Apex Legends Dev Says Bangalore Is “The Watermark For Where Balance Should Be”
As Apex Legends Season 12 draws ever closer, players are eager to get their eyes on a set of patch notes or a glimpse at any balance changes. Whether you want your main to be buffed or your worst enemy to be nerfed (mentioning no names, Valkyrie), or the Rampage to be removed completely, a new season is rife with opportunity for changes to happen.
One Legend, however, will not be receiving buffs, nerfs, or any changes whatsoever for the foreseeable future. In a press preview of Season 12, TheGamer and other outlets were invited to ask questions about the forthcoming season. One outlet (EA did not specify which asked each question) asked whether Bangalore would be shown any love, as Wattson was shown last season and Crypto will be next.
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John Larson, Respawn’s live balance designer for Apex Legends, began by saying, “Oh good old Bangalore…” before explaining that she is, in his eyes, one of the most balanced Legends in the game.
“I personally view Bangalore as the watermark for where balance should be in Apex,” he said. “So to answer that question I would say that Bangalore still has a very solid kit for Apex - passive, tactical, and ultimate - and I’d rather we evaluate the cast of characters that play around her [rather] than straight up buffing Bangalore because I think she’s a very solid Legend as is, and I don’t think we need to buff her, per se.”
Bangalore mains will likely be disappointed by this news, not least Shivam ‘ShivFPS’ Patel who even plays her in the biggest ALGS tournaments. In recent months he’s made the meta move to Valkyrie, thanks to her meteoric rise to the top, so this news means it’s unlikely we’ll see him back on Bang any time
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