Apex Legends Season 12: Defiance is live, kicking off Year 4 for developer Respawn's battle royale. Apex Legends Year 3 proved to be a celebration of Titanfall 2's legacy--alongside the usual new weapons and characters, it saw the introduction of the Live Fire-like Arenas and characters geared around having fun and feeling powerful. Respawn doesn't seem to be letting up for Year 4, with Season 12 introducing a whole bunch of new content. Below, we go over everything Season 12 is changing about Apex Legends or adding to the game, including legend and weapon rebalancing, map changes, new modes, and events.

Apex Legends Season 12 is live, starting February 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

Respawn released the full patch notes for Apex Legends Season 12 ahead of the start of the new season. The patch notes list several changes to existing characters, as well as numerous bug fixes.

Season 12 sees the addition of Mad Maggie to Apex Legends' playable roster. Mad Maggie is an «aggressive playmaker»--her abilities are geared towards pushing enemy squads and engaging them in close-range combat, similar to Octane and Revenant. Maggie is the second playable character in Apex Legends with an ability that makes her especially adept when she's using specific weapons (the first being Rampart, who gets an extended clip and faster reload speed on LMGs). Maggie excels with shotguns, gaining increased running speed when holding one.

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