'So her tactical has a good amount of sound to it when she initiates her launch and as she flies in the air and maybe double jumps towards the end of it. 'It's very important to know when a player is launching or flying in your direction and is about to land on your head or is sort of moving around the battlefield, especially if it's with their abilities,' Winder said. The ability allows Vantage to redirect her bat-like companion, Echo, to a point she can see and then subsequently use her jump jets to jet pack to his position. Her tactical ability, Echo Relocation, isn't going to provide a means for her to stealthily retreat either. This also prevents Vantage from being able to easily hide when she's using her ultimate ability-while aiming down sights, she's creating a clear path back to her perch for enemy squads to see. The laser shows up in-game as a long blue beam, making it clearly distinctive from the targeting lasers that will be added to pistols and submachine guns when Season 14's new Laser Sight hop-up is attached to them. 'So if she's aiming at you, you'll see that laser pointed in your direction and you can think twice about what large gaps you want to cross, or what cover you need to get to.' 'If a Vantage is aiming down sights on her ultimate, she's got a targeting laser that'll show in-world,' Winder told me. Now Playing: Apex Legends: Hunted Gameplay Trailer According to Apex Legends lead designer Chris Winder, Vantage's ultimate ability has all the trademark indicators of all the other weapons in the game-like a unique fire sound and impact effects-but unlike other weapons, Vantage's ultimate ability also has a pretty big indicator that opponents can see, informing them that the legend has pulled out her sniper rifle.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's The ability sees Vantage pull out a customized Sentinel sniper rifle, which features a 3x-6x scope and fires shots that can mark targets. Don't expect to pick her and suddenly be able to silently take out several targets in a row with no one else the wiser.įor one, Vantage's ultimate ability, Sniper's Mark, has a pretty strong tell. She doesn't fit the caricature of being a sneaky sniper, however, as developer Respawn has designed Vantage's abilities to be loud and noticeable. Vantage has an ability kit geared towards long-range combat, giving her a specialty with marksman and sniper rifles.

Apex Legends Season 14 goes live August 9, adding Vantage to the battle royale game's playable roster.

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