over the past five years there have been a bajillion changes to how things work in apex legends. but if you ask me to single out one of the best upgrades to the gaming experience, it would have to be the evo shields without a doubt.
New Evo Shield cores explained in Apex Legends Season 20
evo shields were first introduced as an event in season 4 but ended up becoming a staple, replacing normal body shields in season 6. This change was reinforced in season 9 with the "starter pack", which had players drop into the game with a white evo shield, white helmet, white knockdown, two cells and two syringes.
despite this change you had the same or higher level armor on the ground to pick up and gain an upper hand in the fight from the start. Well, that changes with Apex Legends Season 20. The first major change to the game next season is that armors will no longer appear as floor swaps.
each player will now spawn with a white evo shield, which they need to upgrade as they play the game. one of the main reasons for this change is of course the new "legends upgrade" system that was introduced in season 20. However, Respawn also believes that removing shields as a lootable item will reduce the "randomness" (or rng) , especially in the early game, which plays a big role in a br game like apex.
