Two major additions arrived in Apex Legends last night: the first, a long-awaited firing range – the second, the duos mode announced last week. But a third addition Respawn probably didn’t plan was a bug allowing players to punch each other before the start of a match.
Bemused players have uploaded videos showing themselves being punched in the dark, along with some entertaining footage showing knocked-out teammates flailing as they fall through the air. While players can’t actually see themselves being punched, the sounds and subsequent damage are a bit of a giveaway.
(There’s some slightly rude language in the clip below. Put your headphones on.)
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It’s unclear just how many have been affected by this bug, but some on the Apex Legends subreddit claim to have seen a fair number of players take a beating. According to the perpetrators, all it takes is to spam melee immediately after selecting a Legend – although the time window before the match starts only allows for one person to be knocked out. Kotaku notes that some players claim to have used this on teammates – despite Apex Legends not having friendly fire.