Apex Legends is officially changing Ranked mode map rotation system in Season 16 Revelry

Apex Legends players will be pleased to know that the Ranked map will change every 24 hours instead of the split-like rotation of the ongoing season. The change should appeal to the Apex community as they have been clamoring for it.

In a recent preview session for Season 16, Aaron Retledge, the experience design director of the game, stated:

"The rest of the season will play out like you’re used to with midseason splits and soft resets, but the maps will rotate every 24 hours for the duration of the season.”

This confirms the much-awaited map rotation system that players have been awaiting. Read on to learn more about it and other updates in Season 16.

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Apex Legends' ranked maps will rotate every 24 hours in Season 16

Apex Legends now has three primary maps after developers Respawn Entertainment, along with Panic Button Games, introduced Broken Moon during the ongoing season, and players will be keen to explore each of them. However, it's difficult to have three maps simultaneously for ranked play.

In Season 15, the Broken Moon was part of the first split but later changed with midseason splits and soft resets. In the preview session, Rutledge explained that the game will have Broken Moon, Storm Point, and World's Edge as part of the new map rotation.

While there have been leaks about it, how the map rotation will play out with splits in seasons had not officially been confirmed until the preview event. The goal of introducing Ranked Split to Apex Legends was to divide one long season into two halves, and by using a different map, it was a long wait for players to return to their favorite ranked arena.

However, after Season 16, players will be able to get their favorite map back in the game within 24 hours. Hence, they will have the opportunity to play in their comfort zone. Furthermore, this map rotation will not affect midseason splits or soft resets.

Apex Legends Season 16 is also replacing Arenas with Team Deathmatch. The upcoming Season 16 Revelry is set to drop on February 14 at 10 am PT.

The free-to-play battle royale game is available across multiple platforms, including PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.