Move over, Nemesis, R-99, and RE-45. Season 17 will feature a different weapon that you’ll commonly see in your matches when it drops on May 9. And if pros and streamers are right, it will turn its wielder into a raid boss.
The L-STAR was the first new weapon added to Apex Legends after the game’s release, and it was also one of the game’s first big flops. The blinding particle effects of the gun and its underwhelming DPS led many players to skip picking it up out of a care package, and it was moved to ground loot shortly after. In season 17 it finally returns to the care package, and the buffs its received this time around finally make it the monster Respawn probably wanted it to be back in 2019.