Apex Legendsis currently in the midst of its holiday seasonal event. From December 7 through December 28,Apex Legendsplayers are able to once again play the Winter Express limited-time game mode. Yet with the return of Winter Express came the return of a nasty exploit carrying over from 2020. The exploit is allowingApex Legendsplayers using Loba to either earn free wins or otherwise ruin games for opponents, seemingly for little or no meaningful reward.
In the Winter Express game mode, teams are tasked with taking control of a train that travels along the edge ofApex Legends' map. Taking control of the holiday-themed train requires that player clear it of any opponents. As such, if an opposing player remains on the train, it’s placed in a contested state and won’t grant points to either team. All a player has to prevent another team from scoring or winning is stay on the train and not die. This exploit allows Loba players to do just that.
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Loba players are using a glitch, the exact nature of which will be left unexplained, to move themselves into objects on the Winter Express. More specifically, there’s a large shipping container on the train that can be glitched into byLoba. Once inside the container, they cannot be killed and move along with the train normally. By doing this, they cause the train to be constantly contested, preventing their opponents from scoring any further points.
Obviously, utilizing an exploit isn’t a particularly efficient or intelligent plan. If Loba is stuck inside the train, they’re not helping their team control theWinter Expressand score points. All they can do is hope their team will win without them, or that their opponents will get bored and frustrated and leave the game. For someApex Legendsplayers, however, that’s more enjoyable than playing the game.
What’s particularly silly about the exploit is that winning games in Winter Express doesn’t provide any special rewards. There are no Winter Express bonuses orcollectibles. Winning doesn’t even provide tracker progress. There is some XP gain for winning a match, but that seems a poor reward for a match that can extend will into overtime waiting for an opposing team to leave.
ForApex Legendsplayers, it’s a frustrating situation to deal with considering Winter Express is a genuinely enjoyable and fun experience. Yet bugs and exploits continue to make Winter Express an at-times problematic experience.Similar issues plagued theApex Legendsgame modein past years, too. With hope, Respawn can fix the problems before Winter Express arrives for 2022’s holiday season.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
