Apex Legends Pronounces Esports Plans For ALGS Second Season

Recreation developer Respawn Leisure has unveiled its Apex Legends esports plans for the second season of its World Series (ALGS).

The second season, which is scheduled to take start in September 2021, will see a number of modifications, in line with the discharge. The primary main change is that the collection can have a new format that create separate ranges of competitors for ‘both professional and amateur Apex Legends players’.

This contains the introduction of the ALGS Pro League and Challenger Circuit in North America, EMEA, APAC South, Apac North, and South America, the press launch reads.

The prize pool of the ALGS will even be increased, with the new season awarding $5m (~£3.6M) in prize cash to one of the best-placed groups. Prize pool allocations for its occasions have not been revealed.

One other new addition is the inclusion of console gamers, thus increasing the ALGS beyond Laptop. Xbox and PlayStation gamers will be capable to take part in competitions using Computer-worth goal assist settings. In accordance with the developer, this settings rule has been created to maintain the series’ competitive integrity.

In the press release, it was stated that the first ALGS season recorded over 3.5m hours of content watched. A few of the teams that competed within the inaugural season embrace Complexity Gaming, Alliance, Crew Legion, and Cloud9.

The new season will start with the preseason qualifiers in September, with the sequence set to last via to July 2022 when the finals of the ALGS Championship will take place.

The web preseason qualifiers will look to determine 20 groups from each area that can advance further within the championship. These groups will be a part of 20 other organisations from every area that can be directly invited to the tournament.

Esports Insider says: The ALGS grew considerably this year, and it goes to show that the Apex Legends esports is on the right track. The addition of more newbie-targeted leagues and tournaments can also be welcome, as well as cross-platform assist.