Play passively, however, and those upgrades will remain out of reach.

So, yknow, good luck, with that.

To that end, body shields are now gone from ground loot pools entirely.

Octane and Fuse run from Mad Maggie’s flaming wrecking ball in Apex Legends Season 20.

That means that theonlyway to permanently secure better shields is to gather those sweet, sweet Evo points.

There are other methods that Season 20 uses to ‘encourage’ faster, more aggressive play.

The biggest changes, though, are clearly the reworked shield system and the Legend upgrade skill trees.

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Frankly, its also just nice to feel like Im earning something.

Thats good for morale, at the very least.

Dishing out damage isnt the only way to rack up Evo points, either.

Gibraltar downs Horizon in Apex Legends Season 20, levelling up in the process.

And everyone can scrounge some Evo from actions that help the whole squad, like respawning a teammate.

Even a Support Legend cracking open their special loot bins feels like bagging a juicier prize.

Where, then, could that scariness possibly come from?

A Legend upgrade tree in Apex Legends Season 20.

There will be a lot of that, though.

Maybe too much for those who play to relax.

Either way, Season 20 is set to changeApex Legendsforever fingers crossed its for the better.

Looting a Shield Core from a deathbox in Apex Legends Season 20.

Wattson deploys her new doual pylons ability to help a fight in Apex Legends Season 20.