Apex Legends Season 13 is Shaking Up the PvE Meta on Storm Point

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Every season, Apex Legends introduces a slew of changes from weapon and character buffs/nerfs to the maps themselves. A lot remains to be said about Apex Legends season 13, but the latest gameplay trailer really dives into what makes this season different. Of course, there’s the new legend Newcastle, but Storm Point itself is getting a pretty intense facelift.

Respawn has said it a dozen times in the past, but it never really considers itself down with a character or a map. Anything and everything can be changed from season to season, but thematically speaking, Storm Point’s evolution in Apex Legends season 13 is perhaps the most unique thus far due to its new POI: The Downed Beast.

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There have been giant creatures in the game before, such as the Leviathans on Kings Canyon, and there are plenty of spiders and prowlers to contend with on Storm Point. But the latest POI is known as the Downed Beast, which Respawn Entertainment discussed during a recent developer panel (attended by Game Rant).

Apex Legends likes to keep things simple sometimes, so simply put, no one has any idea where the beast came from or why. However, the legends had to put their grievances aside and work together—as led by Newcastle—to put this beast down. It has fallen onto the map, essentially between Checkpoint and the Mill adding in a new way to rotate. This means no POI has been extensively changed this season (though there could be a tweak or two, of course), as the Downed Beast POI simply adds a new one to the map.

The Downed Beast POI is an interesting and unique location. Not only does it add the new rotation as aforementioned, but it also allows players to go inside and get on top