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All weapon buffs and nerfs for the Genesis Collection Event in Apex Legends

Could the P2020 finally be useful?

The Genesis Collection Event has brought a lot of changes to Apex Legends. As for the balance changes, there were a fair amount of both Legend changes and weapon changes. Most of the weapon changes are relatively simple, but the P2020 got a pretty significant rework, mostly in terms of mag sizes. For weapons, this time is it mostly buffs. Overall, four weapons saw changes with this update: The P2020, the Spitfire, the 30-30 Repeater, and the Longbow. Here are all of the buffs and nerfs for weaponry in the Genesis Collection Event.

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P2020 [Light, Pistol]:

  • [Buff ↑] Fire Rate is now 7.0 (formerly 6.25)
  • [Buff ↑] All magazine sizes increased by 2 or more
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Note: this buff is most likely to balance gameplay for players who choose to start off Arenas mode with the P2020 as their secondary, or even primary weapon. It is still a free weapon, and its upgrade costs in Arenas have also been decreased.

Spitfire [Heavy, LMG]:

  • [Nerf ↓] Hipfire spread increased to decrease hipfire accuracy

30-30 Repeater [Heavy, Marksman]:

  • [Buff ↑] Bullet speed slightly increased
  • [Buff ↑] Charge time is now 3.5 seconds (formerly 5 seconds)

Related: All Legend nerfs and buffs for the Genesis Collection Event

Longbow DMR [Sniper]:

  • [Buff ↑] Damage is now 60 (formerly 55)

This article only covered the balance changes for weapons. There are also changes to weapon prices and upgrades in Arenas that are not included in this article.


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Radiant G! is a game journalist, indie game developer, artist, and writer who currently works freelance in the games industry full-time. He is Gamepur's beat writer for Apex Legends coverage, and also runs his own Apex Legends team called Verve. He is also fiercely committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the games industry, and helms Diverse Gaming Coalition.