In Apex Legends there is a terrible weapon called Mozambique. It is named after a country in Africa that is currently suffering from disasters. Therefore, players came up with creative ideas to help Mozambique.
What happened in Mozambique? Mozambique is located in Eastern Africa and its residents are suffering from the effects of a disaster. On March 14, the city of Beira and its surroundings were hit by Cyclone Idai.
A cyclone is a tropical storm. Wind speeds of over 177 km/h were recorded in Mozambique, and there have already been over 200 fatalities.
Terrible weapon becomes a symbol for charity
What does Mozambique have to do with Apex Legends? In Apex there is a weapon called Mozambique. It is a shotgun pistol that has earned a certain reputation in the game.
The weapon is so bad that it’s almost impossible to get kills with it. Players often leave it behind and prefer to go after opponents with bare fists.
The Mozambique is so bad that it has spawned numerous memes and jokes. Even the developers bluntly admit that the weapon is trash and that they probably don’t want to change it.
This is how players want to help the country Mozambique: Due to its worthlessness, the Mozambique is extremely well-known and infamous.
Thus, a user on Reddit had the idea to use the weapon for a charity action to help the people in Mozambique.
The thread has now received over 22,000 upvotes and more than 700 comments. This led to several more or less good ideas:
- Respawn should release a weapon skin in the national colors green, black, yellow, and red for the Mozambique. The proceeds should then go to aid organizations for Mozambique.
- Every kill made with a Mozambique should be worth 25 cents as a donation.
- One could also set up a function to donate the difference of 50 Apex Coins (50 cents) between the 1,000-coin pack and the cost of the battle pass of 950 coins.
- Of course, one could also simply donate without buying a skin or making kills.
By the way, the idea about the kills was not taken very seriously. The expected proceeds were probably too poor.
The developers at Respawn have not yet commented on this. But given the stir that this action has caused so far, it is quite conceivable that we will see a special Mozambique skin in Apex Legends in the coming days.
By the way, this is not the first time gamers have raised money for good causes.
