Apex Legends' Throwing Knife Isn't Here To Stay, But More LTMs Are On The Way

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Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment recently hosted two Reddit AMAs to answer questions from players regarding various aspects of the game. The first AMA took place on Tuesday, shortly after the launch of the Beast of Prey Collection Event, and featured lead game designer Robert West (/u/RoboB0b). West answered questions concerning the event's new Gun Run LTM and some of Apex's other limited-time modes. The second AMA was held yesterday, with the discussion focused on the game's weapons, legends, and overall meta. Weapons designer Eric Canavese (/u/RV-Eric) and lead legends designer Devan McGuire (/u/RV-Devan) teamed up to answer questions about game balance.

Both AMAs revealed some interesting facts about the game's development (and some hints at upcoming features). With so many questions and answers in both massive threads, it's easy to lose track of what's what, so we took a deep dive into both AMA sessions to uncover every interesting tidbit of information we could find. Keep reading for a summary of everything we learned from Respawn's Apex Legends AMA series.

The first AMA was focused solely on questions pertaining to limited-time modes, including Gun Run.

West: No plans currently. The throwing knife was designed as the final weapon in Gun Run and is tuned to be quite lethal! Even if we make it an air drop weapon, it would probably need some changes when considering battle royale.

This comes as somewhat of a disappointment to fans who enjoy the throwing knife and seem to believe it could easily be implemented into other parts of the game with a few tweaks. Interestingly, West revealed that Gun Run matches were originally meant to end via melee as opposed to throwing knife, but that it «didn't feel right.»