WhenApex Legendsfirst came out all the way back in February 2019, Kings Canyon was the very first map offered by the free-to-play battle royale title. This pedigree has led to the map becoming a fan favorite, but it has also led to a lot of much-needed updates over the years. Now, it appears that theApex Legendsteam has temporarily disabled the Kings Canyon map entirely to address a specific issue.Kings Canyon is a maplocated on the planet Solace that features a variety of areas for players to explore and battle through. Combat takes place on an island divided down the middle by a river, filled with creatures, and surrounded by water on all sides. The island environment includes military facilities, slums, a hazardous cliff-strewn coast, and even a network of caves.RELATED:Apex Legends Fan Recreates Fragment in MinecraftSince 2019,Kings Canyon has been taken downseveral times for major reworks, leading to significant changes in how the map looks and encourages play. Now, Respawn Entertainment has announced over its verified Twitter account that the map is once again disabled, this time thanks to an unfortunate bug. According to a pair of tweets, Respawn Entertainment has become aware of an issue that leads players to encounter an error message while in-game. The developers have disabled Kings Canyon while they work to address the problem.
Thelong history of Kings Canyonmeans it has been in theApex Legendsmap rotation for the game’s entire history, not counting the times it’s been disabled for reworks. However, gamers have recently begun to express frustrations with the map for a variety of reasons. One major complaint is that it offers very little to help players stop or stall a third party. Another issue is that the loot could be spread more evenly between various locations instead of concentrated in just a few.
As of writing, manyApex Legendsfans appear to be relieved that Kings Canyon is being taken down again. With the common criticisms of the map’s recent performance in mind, it may be easy to see why this decision would be a relief. One Twitter user went so far as to reply telling Respawn Entertainment not to bring Kings Canyon back. Although the tweets focus on the specific error message problem that led to the map being disabled, it’s possible thatApex Legendscould add some newchanges to Kings Canyonbefore putting it back up.
Apex Legendsis available now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
