@@xquislyxcc1710 Hackathon is a huge power boost for Crypto. My favorite change for S21 is the Newcastle buff to his ultimate--it makes it very difficult to dislodge you and your team if you place it right.
I think these were the exact buffs Crypto needed to be in a really good spot but not broken. I like the faster drone and hackathon as well because it just improve all his weaknesses and makes his gameplay feel a lot smoother
@@lburi yeah he sort of just needed a bunch of QoL updates with his drone. The squad count callouts make so much sense. I'd love to experiment with a drone "follow me" or "flight pattern" mode
When Hackathon is equipped, if you are controlling the drone, the speed boost will not take effect until after you get out of the drone. So if you need to self EMP, wait until after the EMP explodes, then get off of drone a second after.
Just wanted to say thank you to all crypto mains new and old we all put in our part in giving our feedback and we were finally heard broskis thank you all keep giving feedback and tell us what you think
Another big buff that wasn't in the patch notes. The drone now scans while being recalled, like it used to before the drone throw mechanic. It is soooo nice. I hope they don't consider this a bug and patch it out.
@@Arcadianx98 Nope, no perk is required to do this! Also note that the longer scan duration perk does not make the scan last even longer once the recall is complete. If the drone is fully recalled or destroyed, the scans will always stop instantly.
@@Arcadianx98 So it means enemies stay scanned after breaking line of sight of the drone for 1.5 seconds. For example, if they're scanned, then go behind cover they are still scanned for 1.5 seconds. However, as I mentioned, the drone has to be present and alive for this to work.
Maybe for the next patch, when crypto is on drone mode, Respawn have to show the color’s shield of the enemy… It would be crazy to know the levels shield and to give the information to the mate to kill !!
Been watching a lot of your vids, as a Crypto main I always want to see how other crypto mains play him. You are without a doubt the best. Thanks to you I have been getting better at playing him to the point that sometimes I impress other players. Thanks for the content man
goated dripto buff, buri handing out the whoopins as always. i honestly thought i was trippin when i started liking the quick ping perk over network expansion. at first i thought it wasn’t gonna be that good, but the faster drone is really evasive and really hard to destroy. that perk paired with hackathons is insane. dripto mains unite.
Loving the crypto changes, there's a small quality of life change too where you can now consistently scan through windows. Also, I love that if i can't play Alter i can play Crypto with her instead. I think they make a clutch duo. Crypto lets her make informed portals, and their ult synergy is just awesome. Reminds me of old Rev Crypto Octan potential.
It's amazing how much better a legend can be when respawn gives him an actual passive that isn't just this is how a drone works. Also, hackathon is the best perk they've given crypto it gets rid of the biggest downside of not being able to get to the fight or capitalize off of his emp fast enough. I still personally choose network traffic as a level 2 only because im usually pretty good at manuevering his drone and preventing it from being destroyed, and im not on my drone enough for the handling to be too much of a plus, also now with hackathon giving me a speed boost on drone destruction and emp network expansion just makes it easier to pressure squads into giving me free movement when they inevitably destroy it and since emp doesnt go off i dont get caught in it. So i basically use it as a bluff to squads that are hyper focused on stopping my emps.
Hackathon and the banner passive changes have already been so clutch. Along with the team-up capabilities of Alters in squads, saeson 21 is gonna be monstrously fun
I’ve always wanted to main Crypto, I love the idea of his kit, and his whole aesthetic and backstory.. loving this season. Crypto buffs and discovering your channel has converted me to main crypto this whole season. ❤ would love more videos and guides, loadouts, kits, tips, any help is greatly appreciated 🎉
Satellite imagery perk does 1 thing. Before When u recall drone , the scan would stop before than the drone would disappear. Now if u hit recall button, it still scans until drone disappears. This used to be part of his base kit before but the devs removed it long ago. I’m Curious as to why it’s a purple perk and not blue
No, satellite imagery only means the enemies are still scanned if they leave line of sight of the drone while the drone is active. However yes, you can now scan while the drone is being recalled like you could a long time ago, which is awesome. And this does not require any perk.
Yeah I was testing it and it’s such an unnoticeable difference and gets completely outshined by Hackathon. They need to buff that perk or give him a more competitive option there
Another banger Iburi! Just FYI, the Satellite Imagery perk just means that the drone scan persists for 1.5 seconds after a target would usually break LOS with the drone and lose the highlight. I don't choose it either, but it has been fun in pubs once or twice. Functionally, it's kind of like a bloodhound scan.
you probably don't remember me from the controller video, but this is a amazing video of the new buffs and perks, i can finally move more freely an tell where the enemies are. thanks
It’s amazing. I feel like I’m always in the fight now. Also drone being gone for a shorter period is so good because now I’m not worried about it dying. I’m still a noob at crypto but I love playing him.
Ive been playing on and off since the later half of fuse's season. I'm a Caustic main at heart, and picked up Newcastle and Ballistic as my backup mains. Seeing Crypto like this almost scares me with how good he's gonna be and how far he's come since I first played him, let alone when he released.
@@lburi And I'm here for it. I know I ain't got room to talk, but when I started crypto seemed really underpowered for a long time and now he's arguably one of if not the best legends, and I love when more and more legends become better, no one should be useless.
To me as a passive player myself I must say crypto is my second favorite apex player of all time,he is always reliable and clutch,can easily be aggressive if you want,literally one of the few legends who’s Tatical and Ultimate are effective,and now his ability to see squad banners by just throwing out the drone is next level!! Crypto will always be in my top 3 apex characters
Dude, I've just started playing Crypto and am LOVING this character. I've being main'ing Vantage this season. I like recon generally and she has better mobility than the other characters in that group. However, since I've learned how to play Crypto, his battlefield information and utility is a LOT of fun to play and it make it much easier to down enemies in a crowded firefight.
For people who don't know about the satallite imagery (only works on people can't be on dummies) if the drone itself gets away from someone or vise verse the scan will last for 1.5seconds (good when someone enters a building or smt so you can have info for a longer time (only depending on the drone vision for the target doesn't work when the drone get destroyed)
Yeah it was just such an unnoticeable difference for me in game and hackathon outshines it completely imo. Not a bad idea for a perk, but needs to be stronger if it wants to compete with hackathon
@@lburithey should also have it if it explodes we need options if our boi gets destroyed the hackathon perk already has people second thinking of destroying the drone loving it
Happy for you! I started learning controller, and Crypto is a bit hard on controller tbh, I feel like he is a mouse and keyboard player. Im still learning controller though, maybe in the future I'll get better with him.
Yeah I’ve been on controller my whole life so for me it just feels natural. But I have been getting pretty good on mnk as well since I switched to pc back in 2020, but I still prefer controller for apex (every other game I play I play on mnk)
I honestly think crypto is my least played legend, but after watching this video, you make me want to actually try and play him, you make him definitely look top tier
Back in the day I was a wraith and octane main and I didn’t even unlock crypto because I thought he was trash and didn’t even want to play him (this was back in season 5). But after 2 seasons of neglecting him I finally tried him out and I haven’t stopped playing him since
Honestly, I hate when content creators are in pubs being unnecessarily sweaty like its algs, with a pred or masters 3 stack, if they solo q they're toxic to their teammates or the players they kill for "content" but in this video it's not like that at all. You're just playing your favorite legend and trying to have fun in solo q trios. I really like and respect that and it's worth a like and subscribe from me!
Well maybe this is old news, but thanks to you, I just learned about using recovery items while deploying the drone and then fly the drone while you heal up. That's such a great tech and I will make good use of it. Thank you :)
Crypto's magic combo when you get jumped on and rushed : 1-find cover, 2-deploy drone + battery, 3-EMP (you'll get hit by it, but you don't care since you're in the process of recharging), 4-Full armor, fully reloaded, and 'who's jumping who now' effect.
There is a hidden drone buff. If you choose the drone movement upgrade it also muffles the sound of the drone makes so its harder for enemy teams to hear it
When I read they improved pings through windows. I know Crypto would go crazy. So many new buildings have whole window pane walls, that can be scanned through.
nice! yep crypto vantage comb is gunna be fire now lets play when we hit diamond and try to lock that in. I CAN now get highground and snipe from a far then they are now tagged with the vantage sniper plus yours lmao LETS GO!
We had the network built in to our passive during apex mobile (rip) and he was still underutilized due to his skill gap, often times leading players to hate crypto teammates, which seems more on the player.
I love how people are still saying he’s a c tier legend. He’s obviously high A tier being top 5 in the game know. But as long as people keep talking down on him he will keep getting buffed
Banger video bro with some absolute filthy plays! Always a great to watch a fellow Crypto goat cook. Now with this new kit our days of living in the shadows are over... "Gongjeongma I'll find you" 📸
Definitely should🙏🏻 I’ll be dropping a ranked video later that will include about 10min of crypto tips that will help you out if you are trying to learn him
I haven’t played crypto yet as I’ve played alter all day yesterday and I haven’t enjoyed playing any character as much as crypto, I love alter, these buffs and perks look so good. I would have preferred if he had a passive similar to seer where if he ADS unarmed he can check his wrist watch for squads instead of still needing the drone. That’s my only problem still, his whole kit needs Hack to be alive. But great changes nonetheless, much love ❤ and Edit: srry for lengthy paragraph and what happened to crypto’s heirloom in the gameplay 😭
When you recall your drone without the perk, the drone scan goes away instantly, but if you use satellite imagery and recall the drone, the drone scan lasts an extra 1.5 seconds I tested it out a few times in game and it was very unnoticeable
yaaaasss Crypto main here. Haven't played in a few seasons, but, wrote on reddit posts about wanting a feature that would update squad counts whenever the drone was deployed and not necessarily manned by Crypto. I was hoping that Crypto would have extra voice lines and a HUD display of squad count (i.e. not just the banners); such that he might call out "another team has entered the area!" or something like that... But I'll take this!
one more clarification: if the drone is up, but then the squad count changes; either up or down; does he continue to call that out? i.e. one scenario: you defeat a team and your looting; squad count temporarily decreases to zero; but here comes the third parties... does crypto auto call out the change of squad count??
@@thunkin-ai no if the drone is out and the squad count changes he won’t verbally make that call out, but the number will change on the squad banner and you’ll be able to see that. The only time he makes the verbal call out is when he first initially throws out his drone
I just wish they would improve the damage and stun on the EMP. It would Make crypto so much rewarding to play . Hoping respawn buffs him again next season and gives him a turn to be broken like every other legend has been.
We don’t want him broken tho, cause then his pick rate will go up and people will start to steal him from us and eventually they’ll nerf him into the ground :(
@@lburi well this game is near the end of its plan anyway. I just want ONE season where he is Meta. There has never been a crypto meta before and he deserves it.
@@jonnygraham2372 they plan to keep apex going for another decade, that’s what they said. And a crypto meta would be interesting lol, tbh I could see him being meta maybe in pro league one day, but very doubtful for ranked and pubs. He will always remain a very strong off meta pick
Bro the season dropped yesterday😭 I played last night, and edited a whole video before going to bed to upload in the morning. Stayed up until 2am editing it man😔
