Apex Legends Players Want Buff for Newcastle Following Low Pick Rate
With each season of Apex Legends, the roster of playable characters continues to swell. Currently, the total number of Legends in the game is an impressive 21. With such a diverse roster, it is understandable that some characters have decreased in popularity in recent seasons as others have become part of the current meta. One of those Legends with a low pick rate is Newcastle, the Heroic Defender and brother of Bangalore.
Introduced as the Season 13 character for Apex Legends, Newcastle can be a walking fortress for his team on the battlefield. Sporting a number of defensive abilities, he has the opportunity to provide a lot of utility for his squad. For example, his Ultimate called Castle Wall allows him to jump large distances and deploy an electrified stronghold near his teammates. Despite abilities like this, he has seen a drastic reduction in popularity, causing some fans to call for Respawn Entertainment to buff him.
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In a post on Reddit, a user known as ZantWasTaken shared an image revealing the pick rates of the various Legends in Season 13 of Apex Legends. According to the chart based on data from Apex Legends Status, Newcastle had an abysmal 1.6% pick rate. This low popularity tied him for the least picked Legend in the battle royale with Crypto and put him even below Mad Maggie, the Season 12 Legend, who had a 1.9% pick rate.
Since ZantWasTaken posted these pick rates on Reddit, numerous members of the Apex Legends community have weighed in. With more than 4,400 upvotes in only a day, some fans wanted Respawn to potentially buff Newcastle, while others pointed out weaknesses with the character's kit. For example, some compared the Legend
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