Respawn Entertainmentās Apex Legends, the new free-to-play battle royale shooter thatās set in the Titanfall universe, is a game with many intricacies. The very best player will not only have an incredibly accurate aim, but theyāll also have all the technical skills, tricks, and map awareness to go with it.
Although Apex doesnāt have fall damage, unlike similar games in its genreālike PUBG and Fortniteāit still has an impact stun. This means that from a certain height, rather than taking damage, your character will be stunned in place, stopping you and making you unable to perform any actions. Itās not a long stun, but if youāre about to enter the fray of a battle or youāre quickly scrambling to pick up a weapon, it can be a detriment.
In some situations, the impact stun could make the difference between living and dyingāand even if it only ends up killing you once in a blue moon, itās still something that’s best to avoid if possible.
Luckily, thereās a method to avoid the stunāand itās pretty simple to achieve. It could be a bug that Respawn Entertainment didnāt intend to add into the game and it may get fixed in the near future, though. But for the time being, you should go out of your way to actively abuse this tactic.
All you have to do is kick or melee just before you hit the ground, as shown above. Youāll momentarily be stuck in the animation, but it means youāll have the capacity to freely move aroundāand this can be extremely useful in some circumstances.