An Apex Legends player fell prey to an unexpected interaction with Ash’s tactical ability, leading to their demise.
On Oct. 31, the unfortunate player posted a replay of what happened in their match on the Apex Legends subreddit.
Looking closely at the video above, you can see that before they jumped off onto another platform to reunite with their teammates, there was an electricity effect that suddenly popped at the side of their screen. This effect usually pops up when you are snared by Ash’s tactical ability, which is essentially what happened in the clip.
However, the player was already airborne when the snare hit and as such, it tried to pull them back to the ability’s area of effect. By doing so, it actually pulled them straight to a pit under the platform they jumped from, resulting in an instant death by falling.
An eagle-eyed player mentioned that while the snare was happening, the Newcastle player could’ve used their ultimate to break free. While this is a valid suggestion, not a lot of players could’ve prepared themselves for what happened.
When unexpected interactions like this happen, players usually take time to process just what exactly is happening. This, it appears, is what happened to the player.
For now, we can only pay respects to the player.
