This will be the second cap increase since the game launched.
The upcoming Apex Legends update will usher in a much-requested feature from the game's community. The level cap will finally be increased, for only the second time in the game's history.
So far, Respawn Entertainment has only increased the game's level cap once, from 100 to 500. This was Apex Legends' first year in 2019. As such, players have been waiting long enough another level cap increase. However, it has now been confirmed that Season 14 of the game will bring a new prestige-like system that will further increase the level cap.
As noted in VGC, the level cap increase will take place by allowing players to cycle through levels 1-500 three more times, bringing the level cap to 2000. Once level 500 is reached, players will go back to start over in the ranks. level one, in a style similar to the prestige systems in other games. Respawn Entertainment's Director of Experience Design, Aaron Rutledge, shed some light on the level cap increase during a developer panel event.
When we launched Apex, we had an account level cap of 100, which would net you around 30 Apex Packs by the time you hit the level cap. Then, in the first year, we increased this level to level 500, which allowed players to earn around 200 Apex Packs. In Season 14, the time has come to raise that ceiling even higher and expand what our most committed players can dig into. We're going to expand the level cap by looping 1-500 three more times, essentially increasing the level cap to 2.
Aaron Rutledge, via VGC
Rutledge also explained that this new system will "add an additional 345 Apex Packs to what you can earn as you level up your account, bringing the total number of Apex Packs you can earn through play to 544." This will then unlock a Heirloom reward, so there's a pretty strong incentive in place for those looking to navigate the new system to reach level 2000.
Season 14 of Apex Legends kicks off August 9.
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