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· Introducing 'Axel', a new Skirmisher Legend added in Apex Legends Season 29.
· Passive Ability: Longer, more controllable slides and the ability to strafe while sliding. With no cooldown, you can glide across the map anytime, making it easy to chain satisfying movement techniques.
· Tactical Ability 'Nitrogate': A speed pad that boosts the speed of yourself, teammates, and even enemies. However, aiming is difficult on Nitrogate, making 'drive-by clips' challenging. You can use up to 3 simultaneously, and they don't disappear or have a timer.

· Ultimate Ability: A drone that fires at the nearest enemy, launching them into the air and dealing 25 damage. If an enemy is close, it will target the nearest one even if thrown in a different direction, and it can be destroyed.
· Level 2 Perks: You can choose between increased Nitrogate charges (2 additional) or increased Kickstart Drone charges (2 additional). Tactical charges are more preferred.
· Level 3 Perks: Options include double jump after using Nitrogate or providing extra ammo when shooting while sliding. The effectiveness of extra ammo when shooting while sliding can sometimes be unclear.

· We tested various abilities that can disrupt or counter Axel's abilities.
· Catalyst's Goo: Provides a slight slowing effect, but doesn't completely stop Axel's movement.
· Conduit's Shield: Has a better effect but doesn't completely stop Axel's momentum. It only slows her down.
· Newcastle's Wall, Horizon's Ultimate, Valkyrie's Stun: These abilities can effectively stop or disrupt Axel's movement. Horizon's Ultimate and Valkyrie's Stun, in particular, act as strong counters.
· Some abilities disrupt Axel's movement but don't completely stop her.

· Axel's finisher, a motion where she punches the opponent in the face, is very impressive.
· If you're not playing Axel this season, you'll have to be prepared to 'get hit' by her. Her abilities are expected to have a significant impact on gameplay.

· Vantage: Improved mobility with the tactical ability 'Soft Landing', a 2x scope added to her ultimate, ultimate charge gained from pinging enemies, and the ability to track an entire squad's location with a single ping.
· Conduit: Tactical ability charges increased to 2, allowing faster approach for Skirmisher Legends. Level 3 perks offer either instant shield recharge or the ability to recover from damage taken while healing teammates.
· Teammate Revival System: You can now revive teammates from their death boxes. Unlike regular revives, this happens at the death box location. The cooldown increases when a teammate dies but decreases if they don't die.

· Solo Queue Update: Solo players will be matched with opponents of slightly lower ranks to improve game fairness.
· Trident Removal: Tridents will be completely removed from all maps. This decision was made due to issues with game balance.
· Broken Moon Map Changes: Most ziplines on the outskirts of POIs (Points of Interest) will be removed to improve map flow and make movement more challenging.

· CAR Map Change: The CAR will be removed from Care Packages, replaced by the L-STAR. The L-STAR will feature a new hop-up that increases damage as the magazine depletes.
· New Universal Charm 'Twin Laser': A new universal charm with various design variations will be added.

· A roadmap for future season updates has been revealed. Another new Legend is planned for the near future.
· A Bloodhound rework and potential future ranked system changes have also been mentioned.
· This season has many changes and exciting elements prepared.