AnApex Legendsplayer has found a new movement exploit in the battle royale that could give players an advantage in certain situations on the World’s Edge map. WhileApex Legendshas been out for almost four years, this latest movement tech evidences that players are continuing to find new ways to gain an advantage in fights.
Apex Legendsis no stranger to advanced movement mechanicsand exploits. Over the years, players have evolved the way the battle royale is played, utilizing things such as tap strafing and wall jumping to gain the advantage in a fight. Now, one player has found another movement exploit worth checking out.
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News of this latest movement exploit comes from a YouTuber known as theevilnside. In a video uploaded to their channel, theApex Legendscontent creator revealed they had discovered that players could jump incredibly high in the air near specificlocations on World’s Edge. As an example, theevilnside showed how to execute the move on the top floor of the structure in Fragment East often called “streamer building." According to the content creator, players need to be near the building’s elevator shaft in order to complete the move successfully.
Based on the YouTube video, the steps for achieving this movement exploit are relatively straightforward. First, players must run toward the elevator shaft. They then need to jump and move back simultaneously. If done correctly, players can gain significant altitude. In addition, they noted that this movement exploit could be used in the zipline buildings at Skyhook and Lava City, and even certainareas of Kings Canyon.
Beyond explaining the steps necessary to perform the move, the content creator even demonstrated what it looked like in a fight. At the top of the “streamer building,” theevilnside jumped high into the air using this technique. They were then able to take down a bewildered Revenant in the process.
It is worth pointing out that the content creator said this movement exploit is more challenging to achieve usingHorizon due to her Passive called Spacewalk. The YouTuber revealed they were “normally 100% consistent” at pulling off this super jump, except with this character. According to the content creator, jumps using this technique were often lower when they did manage to execute them with Horizon. In addition, theevilnisde noted that this jump cannot be achieved on the bottom floor of the building due to the need for magnetism near the elevator shaft.
With this latest movement trick available for players to check out, it will be interesting to see what creative plays skilled players manage to pull off using it. And time will tell what crazy movement technique gamers discover inApex Legendsnext.
Apex Legendsis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
