APEX LEGENDS: OCTANE QUICK LORE AND GUIDE

What’s amazing about Apex Legends is that despite starting small, it got big almost overnight. By small, we mean the roster, which is less than half of what Overwatch launched with. But Respawn and EA obviously have plans to expand the cast. Kickstarting this said expansion is Octane, a legend that’s all about speed. Read up and check out if he’s right up your alley.

Going Off on a Limb

As the son of Silva Pharmaceuticals’ CEO, headcap, goggles, and gas mask-wearing Octane, AKA Octavio Silva, is mostly bored with his life. So he does what any red-blooded son of a CEO usually does: perform insanely dangerous stunts. In fact, he’s so passionate about him being a daredevil that he decided to finish with flying colors in a race by using no less than a live grenade.

Unfortunately, this stunt cost him his legs. This would’ve meant that his death-defying days are over, but the ever-defiant Octavio had something else in mind. Not wanting to give up the fast life, he contacted Ajay Che (Lifeline), who then gave him awesome self-repairing bionic legs to allow him to move even faster than ever before. With these new appendages, it dawned on him that his old stunts were no longer enough. It’s high time for him to take on the big league: the Apex Games.

Better, Faster, Higher

If there’s something Apex Legends is good at, it’s how its legends’ design reflects their play style and role. The same is very much true with Octane, whose slim frame and choice of apparel are both very telling of his gameplay being focused on mobility and trickster-like maneuverability.

Octane’s abilities are the following:

•       Tactical Ability: Adrenaline Junkie – 30% increased movement speed for six seconds at the cost of a little health.
•          Passive Ability: Swift Mend – Octane slowly recovers over a period of time.
•          Ultimate Ability: Launch Pad – Octane deploys a jump pad, which he can use to jump great heights and distances.

Now that we’ve defined what his skills are, here are a few more tips about them so you can use them to the fullest.

Getting Your Skills Right

First is Swift Mend. Despite the name, it actually provides a rather sluggish life recovery. So if you don’t have any recovery Apex Legends items, it’s going to take a bit of time if you’re going to solely rely only on this passive. However, when used in conjunction with Adrenaline Junkie, it’s actually a pretty solid skill. This is because while Adrenaline Junkie consumes a bit of your HP, Swift Mend helps in getting it back.

Speaking of Adrenaline Junkie, here’s the thing: don’t be afraid to use it. Like what’s been said before, Swift Mend helps you recover life anyway, so use it liberally, especially in situations that require you to do so. Plus, when you have 1HP left, it’s not going to deplete it any further, so just use it anyway in case you hit 1HP for some reason.

Lastly, for his ultimate, well, it’s just a simple jump pad that makes your jumps higher and/or longer. It might sound like it’s not much, but it’s actually quite helpful, especially when you and your team are mounting an offensive. And yes, your teammates can jump on it too.

Do note, however, that when you’re running and you need an instantaneous boosted jump, you’re going to have to wait a few moments before it’s activated. So if you have plans of using it for a quick getaway, don’t–it’ll be too late for you the moment you bring it out.

Without a doubt, Octane is a solid addition to Apex Legends, and his abilities help him assume a role not often seen in team-based shooters. So, if you have an undeniable need for speed, Octane is definitely your best bet.

PUBG vs Fortnite mobile: Which is better?

Ever since the mobile gaming industry blew up, Battle Royale games have been the in thing for smartphone users. Of all the titles released on mobile, two games were able to shine the brightest. Both of these games enjoyed immense popularity and still continue to enjoy lofty heights of success—even after many games that tried to emulate them have fallen. These two games are Fortnite and PUBG.

Fortnite, notably, has become so popular we’ve even made a Fortnite Value Calculator for the sellers who want to know what their accounts are worth in the online market. Both games have quickly become the go-to games to play on mobile.

But how do they differ? And which one is better?

Here, we’ll try to find the answer as we undertake a point-by-point analysis.

Graphics

It’s amazing how good both these games look. PUBG looks almost identical to its PC/Xbox One counterpart and Fortnite looks almost the same as its other versions as well. Objectively, there’s no way to tell which game looks better because it really all comes down to your style and personal preference.

PUBG is a military-style shooter with realistic graphics. The characters look like real human beings and the guns look like you can grab one off the phone because of how real they look. While Fortnite, on the other hand, takes a cartoonish, less serious approach. Everything is in Fortnite is so bright & colorful you’d think the game was taken right out of a Pixar film. While some weapons are based on real ones, there are others that seem to come straight out of cartoon shows like the grenade launcher that had an “Egg Launcher” re-skin at one point. Instead of normal vehicles to get around, players make do with golf carts, launch pads, and jetpacks in the limited time modes.

Gameplay

Neither of these games invented the Battle Royale formula, but the basic free-for-all gameplay is the same; drop onto an island with 99 other people, collect weapons and other gear, and fight until the last man (or woman) is left standing.

PUBG Mobile’s intense and its gunfights give players a genuine sense that death is imminent. With its realistic gameplay such as hiding in the environment for cover, you can really feel the pressure when engaging in gunfights. Getting caught unaware spells almost certain death, which makes players approach things more cautiously; hiding behind trees, bushes, and other such makeshift covers.

In comparison, Fortnite gives players a lot more room to manoeuver and play creatively, giving it a more dynamic type of gameplay. Much of that maneuverability comes from the fact that players in Fortnite can build structures using the resources they’ve collected. They can go hammering away at trees, rocks, or buildings using their pickaxe that they have at the start of the game. All is not lost if you’re caught in an open field as quickly building tower or fort for defense will provide you with enough time to assess your surroundings or heal up.

Controls

Tiny screens and touch controls make picking stuff up, opening doors, and so forth a little trickier than usual. Thankfully though, both of these games have an auto pick-up feature!

In PUBG, you can turn the auto pick-up feature on and off easily on the screen itself. When activated, you’ll be able to pick up anything that you need and automatically equip it if it’s an attachment. Essentially, the game automatically picks up the best stuff and ignores the rest unless you tap the icon to pick the item up manually. For example, if you pick up a scope for your rifle, it will automatically be attached to your weapon. This is incredibly useful since it takes much of the game’s nitty-gritty trivialities out of the picture.

In Fortnite, the auto pick-up feature is also available but it’s less full-featured. This, in part, is due to the game itself being much simpler and more streamlined. There are no scopes or silencers in Fortnite—only guns. So there are fewer items overall and less inventory management to contend with. However, the game does not have PUBG’s auto-sorting feature, so if you have a common weapon equipped and come across a rare version of it, you will need to swap it out manually.

So who’s the Winner?

In the end, both of these mobile iterations of the two most popular Battle Royale games in the world right now are great. Heck, Fortnite items and even a Fortnite Account can be found for sale on various websites these days. There’s no exact winner at this point since it just really depends on what you’re in the mood for. If you like fast, fun, and goofy matches that offer more creative freedom, you can get your fix via Fortnite. But if you prefer slower, more intense, and serious matches where death is imminent, you’d be better off going with PUBG.