Apex Legends Season 13's Ranked Demotions Explained
For the last few years, Apex Legends has comfortably sat alongside Fortnite and Warzone at the top of the battle royale genre; taking the tight gunplay of the Titanfall series and injecting it with some exciting abilities and even more competitive modes. However, the game isn't perfect, and even the most die-hard fans are able to point out a few areas of weakness in the Apex Legends formula. One such weakness, according to a pretty vocal section of fans, is the lack of any demotion in the game's ranked matches.
For a while now, some fans have wanted Respawn to add a mechanic where players are demoted from one tier to a lower one if they continue to lose matches. Some fans believe this would help ensure Apex Legends' Ranked mode is kept fair and enjoyable, as players will be consistently matched with opponents of a similar skill level. Well, these fans are about to get their wish, as Respawn has confirmed that Ranked demotions are heading to Apex Legends in its Season 13 update, Saviors.
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When a player starts up their first match of Apex Legends' Ranked mode, they'll be sorted into the Bronze tier. From here, the player can ascend the game's tiers by winning matches, getting kills, and accruing more RP. Once a player reaches a certain threshold of RP, they'll move into the next tier.
Apex Legends has seven tiers in total: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, and Apex Predator. The first five of these tiers have four divisions each, which players will need to ascend before moving into the next tier. For example, players will need to move from Bronze IV, to III, to II, to I, before moving onto Silver IV.
The Apex Predator rank is only obtainable by the top 750 players in
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