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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Every Legend buff and nerf in Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2
Image via Respawn Entertainment. Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2 is here. Fans have been waiting for this mid-season refresh for a long time, but the wait is now over. With a brand new mode called Arenas - Duel and the return of the classic 3v3 Arenas, this update has already become a fan-favorite. Besides this, the new Battle Pass has also brought many new skins for Wraith, Gibraltar, and many more. The update also shed lights on Ranked and UI adjustments as well. But the legend balancing changes have to be the most significant part of Season 25 Split 2. Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2: All Legend buffs and nerfs Many Legends in Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2 has gone through buffs and nerfs. | Image via Respawn Entertainment. In this recently launched mid-season update, Respawn Entertainment has laid emphasis on Wattson, Vantage, Ash. Despite being picked regularly in the competitive scenarios, Wattson wasn't liked by casual players. On the other hand, because of Vantage's sluggish Echo, her pick rate was dipping day by day. And Ash has always been a 'mid-tier' Legend, so her kit needed some changes as well. Besides them, Alter, Ballistic, Conduit, and Mirage got their fair share of buffs and nerfs as well. Here are all the Legends buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2: Wattson – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Passive: Spark of Genius 50% faster Ult accel consumption• Passive Shield Regen increased to 2s (was 1s) Tactical: Perimeter Security Increase fence node HP to 50 (was 25) Cooldown reduced to 4s (was 15s) Fences now slow sliding and jumping enemies, and consume cooldowns on Ash's dash and Sparrow's double jump Fences placed across doors will electrify the doors Stuns enemies when they open an electrified door or kicks it in Electrification ends if the fence is obstructed or the fence is removed, and restarts when the fence is active again Removed doors exploding when opened into the line of a fence Upgrades: Level 2 Falling Stars: integrated into base kit NEW Help is Here: gain all support perks (access Support Bins, faster revives with health regen, gain MRB with Banners) NEW Ultimate Conductor: damage to enemies is converted to Ult charge and knocks give a burst of 30% Ult charge Upgrades: Level 3 NEW Energized Healer: gain double small med healing• Power Pylon: double Ult HP, healing rate, and capacity Vantage – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Hitbox Adjustment Shrank Vantage's upper body hitbox to better match her character model Passive: Spotter's Lens Can now ping up to 3 enemies at a time Can see the health bars of targeted enemy Pinging an enemy will reveal their position when further than 50m away (was 100m) Tactical: Echo Relocation Echo will auto-recall after you jump Faster jump activation time Increased base and max distance Echo can fly by 10m Integrated Bat Bounce into base kit Reduced time to redeploy guns after jump to 0.2s (was 0.5s) Widened the FOV that Echo needs to be in to jump to Ultimate: Sniper's Mark Integrated Ultimate Reload upgrade into base kit Ultimate accelerators are used 50% faster, and provide 2 extra bullets Laser is now hidden until Vantage shoots Laser lasts for 15s, timer refreshes with each shot Laser is now more representative of aim Upgrades: Level 2 NEW Controlling my Prey: gain access to Ring Consoles and zone overcharge NEW Improved Mark: marked enemy icon is visible through walls, briefly highlights enemies, and reveals their health bar to your squad upon mark Upgrades: Level 3 NEW Tactical Cooldown: reduce Tac's cooldown by 5s NEW Sniper Cover: adds Gun Shield to Sniper's Mark Ash – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Passive: Predator's Pursuit Decreased dash cooldown to 8s (was 10s) Tactical: Arc Snare Slightly decreased tether strength when pulling hard (like when using movement abilities) Upgrades: Level 2 Dual Breach: moved to Level 2• NEW Charged Knock: gain HP regen on a knock Upgrades: Level 3 Ghost in the Machine: removed• Greedy Snare and Twin Snares: moved to Level 3 Alter – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Ultimate: Void Nexus Chase portal usage warning delay reduced to 3.5s (was 5s) Chase portal activation delay reduced to 6s (was 8s, Previous Hotfix) Cooldown after usage increased to 60s (was 30s, Previous Hotfix) Ballistic – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Tactical: Whistler Damage on activation reduced to 15 (was 20) Damage from overheat reduced to 15 (was 30, Previous Hotfix) Ultimate: Tempest Removed time extension from knocks (Previous Hotfix) Upgrades Extra Bullets: moved to Level 2 Lasting Bullet: moved to Level 3 Conduit – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Tactical: Radiant Transfer Reduce cooldown to 21s (was 31s, Previous Hotfix) Reduce recharge delay after damage to 1s (was 2s) Mirage – Season 25 Split 2 Changes Category Changes Tac & Ult Decoys now swap weapons when you do and also properly holster melee weapons Read More: Every weapon buff and nerf in Apex Legends Season 25 Split 2 Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brit tourist left shocked at Spanish supermarket prices
A British holidaymaker has taken to TikTok to share his shock at the cheap prices of food in Spanish supermarkets. Cavan O'Grady took his mum on holiday to Spain to celebrate her 63rd birthday. They stayed with his aunt in the town of La Línea de la Concepción, near the country's border with Gibraltar. But as well as enjoying the 30C (86F) sun, Cavan - known as Cav - said he was blown away by the local supermarket. In one video, viewed 140,000 times on his TikTok page, the tourist filmed the items and prices while out shopping for food in Carrefour. It comes as Brits are struggling with food prices in the UK, as the cost-of-living crisis inflation has seen prices soar in the last two years. The 27-year-old captioned the clip: 'Spanish supermarkets are a different level.' Cav, who comes from Birmingham, walked around the store while saying: 'TikTok, I'm going to tell you something, Spain knows how to do it in these supermarkets. 'First of all, the place is absolutely massive. It's unreal how fresh all this stuff looks, you're just not getting this back home. 'This would make you want to eat like a king out here. And do you know what, price-wise, it's so much cheaper here than it is back home. 'It's another win for Spain.' One local said in the comments: 'Thank you very much for saying what no one ever says, there is good agriculture, livestock, fishing, we have everything in our country.' Matthew added: 'Mercadona (another Spanish supermarket) is one of the crown jewels.' 'I live in Spain, it's a lot cheaper to live there than in the UK, the bills are cheaper too,' said Mel. Yolanda added: 'Spain was a paradise not too long ago, but now it's too expensive for our salaries.' Cav, who runs a used car dealership called Apex Automotive Sales, told What's The Jam: 'It showed me how we're getting absolutely had on products in the UK. 'I was genuinely overwhelmed by the quality and prices on offer in that Spanish supermarket.' He revealed that he also fell in love with the local gym in Spain, ranking it '10/10'. The beefy car salesman, who recently celebrated a year 'clean and sober', said: 'I just secured an absolutely nasty pump. 'Big up to this gym, man. I wanted to find a proper bodybuilding gym, which I found, and the gym is sick, the equipment's sick, and the locals are really nice and friendly. 'I'll definitely be hitting this up again soon.' And in another video, Cav said: 'TikTok, I might actually move to Spain.' While walking around town, he stopped to look at a local painting on an easel in the street. 'Where else can you get 31-degree heat and bro just painting a mural? This is the life for me. Might have to be a quick move here, lads.'
Telegraph
20-06-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Britain's national decline has just reached a new low
It's probably for the best that the Cypriot government has shown no interest in getting its hands on Akrotiri and Dhekelia, the United Kingdom's two 'sovereign base areas' from which the RAF flies for operations in the Middle East. For judging by the conduct of this Government, it is currently open season on our overseas possessions. Fresh from bending over backwards to hand the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius – with a dowry – the Government is now preparing to hand Spain a 'special role' in Gibraltar. This will reportedly include 'new powers over the issuance of residency permits, visas and asylum', according to the Independent, as part of 'an accord to settle the post-Brexit border arrangements for the British overseas territory.' How far we have fallen. When General Franco closed the border with Gibraltar in 1969 as part of his effort to besiege the Rock into submission, both it and we stood firm. The blockade was eventually lifted in 1982, after Spain's return to democracy. Today, faced with a far less menacing prospect, we have simply folded. This is not merely a collection of objectionable new procedures, either. If this deal is passed, Madrid will now control who is and is not allowed to settle in Gibraltar, whilst Spaniards – because it is part of the Schengen area – have freedom of movement. It isn't difficult to imagine how this could erode the Rock's British character over time, especially if a future Spanish government was playing an active role in the process. Because we should not forget that Spain absolutely wants its hands on the territory and is not shy about flexing its muscles; Spanish ships not infrequently violate Gibraltar's sovereign waters. As over Northern Ireland, we have once again allowed the EU to insist that the interests of its common market trump the political and territorial integrity of the British state and its dependencies. It is very difficult to imagine many European countries doing the same. Consider Madrid's steely refusal to compromise on its own Gibraltars, the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the Moroccan coast; or France, which proudly staged parts of the French Olympics in that most lovely part of their country – Tahiti. Indeed, watching Britain get bullied from pillar to post over our overseas territories it is sometimes difficult to remember that Paris has quietly got away with holding on to French Guiana; France's longest land border is with Brazil. Gibraltar's British status would be vastly more secure had we taken the French approach. But when the Integration With Britain Party won the 1969 Gibraltarian elections – held in the shadow of Franco's belligerence – Westminster said no. Perhaps what we're seeing today, then, is simply the final triumph of the Foreign Office mindset which refused Gibraltar then, and Malta in the 1950s; a mindset which views overseas possessions not as assets but as expensive and vaguely embarrassing entanglements. What a pity we can't muster the same national self-belief as the French. Or, indeed, the Spanish.
Telegraph
20-06-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Spain given power over Gibraltar visas in Brexit deal
Spain was granted new powers over visas and residency permits in Gibraltar in secret UK-EU talks over the Rock's new Brexit deal. UK and Gibraltarian ministers claimed there was no threat to British sovereignty after announcing the agreement to keep the border on the isthmus open last week. But Spanish authorities will be able to carry out checks on people moving to the British Overseas Territory and play a joint role with Gibraltar on immigration and asylum cases. That means a UK subject hoping to move to Gibraltar will be vetted by Spanish authorities working on behalf of the EU. Gibraltar's government told Bloomberg, which first reported the concession, that it retained the final decision on asylum and whether or not to grant residency permits. A spokesman said the deal 'does not compromise sovereignty in any respect, and provides huge opportunities for traders in Gibraltar'. He added that the deal protected the 'fluidity of people necessary for the continued success and expansion of our services industries, especially the online gaming, insurance and financial services sectors'. Gibraltar would be allowed to issue a limited number of visas on humanitarian grounds, which would only be valid on the Rock, an EU official said. There would be strong cooperation between police in Spain and Gibraltar, which Madrid still views as a colony that should be Spanish. The deal ensures that Gibraltar's border with Spain remains open after Brexit, and means the 15,000 Spanish workers who cross into the disputed territory every day will not have to have their passports stamped. Failure to do the deal would have meant those workers using up their quota of visa-free travel to Gibraltar, and risked long delays at the border, which would be damaging to the economies on both sides of the frontier. Border checks will be moved to Gibraltar's nearby airport after the Rock effectively becomes an entry point to the EU's Schengen zone of passport-free movement. The EU demanded the new visa powers in the long-running behind-closed doors talks to protect the Schengen Area, which includes Spain. Once inside Schengen, it is possible to cross borders within the free movement zone without showing your passport. The deal also removes physical checks on goods at the frontier with Spain. After The Telegraph revealed details of how Spanish guards would police Gibraltar's airport last week, Fabian Picardo, the chief minister, said: 'We have not ceded any control of Gibraltar to any authority.' A day later, David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, was forced to admit that Spanish border guards would be able to stop Britons entering the Rock through its airport because of the deal. Spain's government announced last week after the deal was agreed that Spanish national police 'will carry out full Schengen controls' in Gibraltar's port as well as the airport. Mr Picardo, however, claimed Madrid had agreed that its police officers could only operate within the dual-use security space in the airport, which he calls the 'Schengen shack', straddling the border between the British territory and Spain. During an interview on Gibraltar's GBC television station, he denied he had compromised on his promise to not allow Spanish 'boots on the ground' with Spanish officers being able to visit the port. He said people arriving in Gibraltar from the sea would be driven from the port to the Schengen shack in the airport, but admitted that Spanish officers could accompany Gibraltarian police in these trips to and from the marina. 'They will not be in uniform and unarmed, merely observing that we are bringing an individual to the place where the immigration checks will take place and the only place where Spain can act, which is in the Schengen shack,' said Mr Picardo. The chief minister said he was satisfied that he had 'managed to stave off Spain having a presence in Gibraltar' without the need for the EU's Frontex border security force being deployed for a four-year period, as was envisaged in the in-principle agreement that kicked off the four-year negotiations. Negotiations over a post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar dragged on for more than five years after the end of the transition period until last week's breakthrough. Talks were mired over sovereignty concerns in Gibraltar, which has been British since 1713, but were helped by warmer UK-EU relations under the Labour government. In May, Sir Keir Starmer agreed a Brexit reset deal that included a defence pact and gave the EU 12 years' access to British fishing waters. It also included a commitment to align with EU plant and animal health rules to boost trade, which critics warned was an acceptable compromise on sovereignty that would make Britain a 'ruletaker' from Brussels.
The Independent
19-06-2025
- The Independent
The new rules British travellers will face in Gibraltar
UK visitors to Gibraltar will face new Brexit-related red tape, including potential refusal of entry by Spanish officials, once the post-Brexit agreement between the UK, Gibraltar, Spain and the EU is ratified. The deal will introduce two passport checks on arrival, with a Spanish frontier post augmenting Gibraltar 's existing checks, aligning the territory with Schengen area formalities. British passports will need to be less than 10 years old and valid for at least three months beyond the planned departure date, adhering to stricter Schengen rules. Future requirements will include providing facial biometrics and fingerprints under the EU's delayed entry-exit system, and EU customs rules will prohibit bringing certain food products from the UK. The special status allowing British holidaymakers extended stays in Gibraltar will end, with time spent there now counting towards the 90-day Schengen limit, removing an option for long-stayers.
