Apex Legends <\/em>players asked, and after a few years, Respawn Entertainment listened. Season 16 marks the official addition of the long-requested Team Deathmatch mode, entering the playlist as a limited-time mode.<\/p>
Team Deathmatch pits two squads of three players in six-vs-six combat. Matches are divided into 30-point rounds, and the first team to win two rounds takes the match. Like in Control, players can’t enter the mode with squads larger than three players, at least during its inaugural stint.<\/p>
The more contained team size of Team Deathmatch means the mode is too small for stages such as Hammond Labs, Barometer, and Lava Siphon, which play host to Control. Instead, Team Deathmatch games take place on maps made especially for the now-defunct Arenas mode, with Habitat-4, Skull Town, and Party Crasher in rotation for season 16.<\/p>
Although Team Deathmatch enters Apex <\/em>as a limited-time mode, it won’t be a rare sight like Gun Run or Control. Players can dive into it through a special, permanent playlist, which will also be born in season 16.<\/p>
