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Apex Legends Season 4 Messes With The Havoc; Changes Two Other Energy Weapons Too

Apex Legends Season 4: Assimilation implements several in-game changes and adds a bunch of new content. Like Battle Charge and Meltdown, Assimilation adds a new character and weapon–Revenant and the Sentinel sniper rifle. Both offer very new aspects to Respawn’s battle royale (the former is the game’s first playable character to solely focus on offense and little else, while the latter is the first weapon to ever need another item in order for it to charge). Assimilation also makes numerous changes to Apex Legends’ gameplay, including several major adjustments to energy weapons. One of the weapons, in particular, seems to have been screwed more than most: the Havoc.

The Havoc assault rifle was Apex Legends’ first new weapon, added to the game before the start of Season 1: Wild Frontier. The firearm set itself apart by being the only weapon to support two different hop-up attachments: the Select Fire and Turbocharger. With Select Fire equipped, the Havoc could change between an assault rifle and a sniper. Meanwhile, the Turbocharger removed the Havoc’s windup time, allowing you to quickly dispatch opponents at close- to mid-range with the gun’s overwhelming bullet output.

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However, as seen in the patch notes, Season 4 removes the Turbocharger attachment from Apex Legends–much how Season 3: Meltdown removed Skullpiercer and Disruptor Ammo (and no, sadly, Season 4 does not bring either of those two back). The Havoc and Devotion were the only two Apex Legends weapons that supported Turbocharger, though the Devotion isn’t affected by the change. The Devotion and L-Star have been switched (the L-Star is now a standard energy weapon that can be found anywhere and the Devotion is now a golden energy weapon found in Care Packages) so the Devotion comes with a Turbocharger already. The Havoc is not as lucky.

This sucks for the Havoc in two ways. For one, the gun is no longer unique–the core of its identity was that it could transform in two different ways. And second, the Havoc’s default fire isn’t all that good. It needs a Turbocharger to be competent in the late-game. To make up for the nerf, Respawn has buffed the Havoc in other ways (most notably, reducing the horizontal recoil).

These changes should make the Havoc easier to control, but it remains to be seen whether this is enough to keep people going back to the energy assault rifle. If you want a long-range energy weapon, the Triple Take is a better option. Likewise, now that it’s a common gun that you can loot anywhere, the L-Star makes for a stronger close-range option. It’s difficult to discern where the new Havoc is now supposed to fit into Apex Legends’ meta.

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