Season 15 sets a new benchmark
Apex Legends’ active player base has been constantly expanding and is even starting to surpass some of its benchmarks. Since 2021, with no indications of slowing down, Apex has gone from having just over 100,000 ongoing players to regularly hitting 400,000 players. The two mid-season events of Season 15, Wintertide and Spellbound have turned out to reach the all-time player high as a battle royal amongst its lifetime concurrent players on Steam.
Here’s a recent tweet from Garret graphically presenting the growing player trend.
How high did it go?
With Apex Legends Season 15 released on November 1, 2022, and with 405,728 concurrent players during its launch, it brought along with itself amazing updates and mid-season events. The number of players in the mid-season events has now surpassed the Season’s launch for the first time.
Wintertide featured a Collection Event that surfaced from December 6 to December 27, 2022, with an all-time player high of 412,916. On the other hand, Spellbound is a Collection Event that is currently ongoing in Apex Legends which kicked off on January 10, 2023, and lasted till January 24, 2023, with an all-time player high of 411,917 already underway.
What was new to these events?
Apex has always liked rewarding its fanbase with a lot of different events that reward skin collecting, the holidays, and limited-time modes for players to grab onto.
Wintertide (December 6 – December 27)
Apex Legends Season 15 took players into the Christmas 2022 celebration with the Wintertide Collection Event, alongside mind-boggling exclusive skins, weapons, badges, and rewards.
Badges
- Wintertide Avalanche
- Wintertide Wipe Out
- Wintertide Restoration
Legend Skins
- Frozen Loyalty – Bangalore
- Bone Chill – Bloodhound
- Elf Made – Crypto
- Frozen Magma – Gibraltar
- Mane Event – Newcastle
- Stay Frosty – Wraith
Weapon Skins
- Shard Spitter – C.A.R. SMG
- Cold Compress – HAVOC Rifle
- Soldier Side – Peacekeeper
- Ice Ranger – Prowler Burst PDW
- Frozen Rope – Triple Take
Spellbound (January 10, 2023 – January 24, 2023)
During the ongoing Spellbound Collection, “Control limited-time mode” is back, you play 9 vs 9 and battle to control Zones on the map with infinite respawns alongside breadth-taking updates, skins, badges, and rewards. Here is what you can add to your inventory:
Legend Skins
- Necro-Smasher – Mad Maggie
- Down Umber – Fuse
- Celestial Sage – Seer
- Cryptic Conjurer – Crypto
- Mischief Mage – Mirage
- Banner Frames
- Dark Secrets – Fuse
- Echo Chamber – Vantage
Weapon Skins
- Slipstream – Alternator SMG
- Arcane Intervention – M600 Spitfire
- Arcane Intervention – G7 Scout
- Runic Ritual – Longbow DMR
- Molten Mayhem – VK-47 Flatline
- Sunken Treasure – RE-45 Auto
Badges
- Spellbound Blight
- Spellbound Cut-throat
- Spellbound Victor
- Spellbound Master
Conclusion
Even years after the initial hype has subsided, players continue to rush into Apex Legends due to its fast-paced and action-packed adventure. And recently surpassed its all-time best benchmark over its pre-existing battle royal fan base. It sends a clear indication of being far from over. If you have always wanted to play and have not downloaded it yet, this is the best time to do so.
