In Apex Legends, you primarily open doors by interacting with them, but they can also be forcibly opened or destroyed using specific attacks and weapons to gain a tactical advantage or break through defenses.
Standard Door Interaction
The most common way to open a door in Apex Legends is simply by approaching it and pressing your designated interact button. This will allow you to either push the door inwards or pull it outwards, depending on your position relative to the door and the direction it swings. This method is quiet and doesn't reveal your position to enemies nearby.
Forcing Doors Open
Doors in Apex Legends are not indestructible and can be "knocked open" or completely destroyed. This is a crucial mechanic for aggressive pushes, escaping sticky situations, or flushing out entrenched enemies. When a door is knocked open, it swings violently open, often stunning or pushing back anyone standing directly behind it.
Methods to Break Doors
You can forcibly open doors using a variety of methods:
- Melee Attacks: Hitting the handle of a door with a melee attack will cause it to be knocked open. This is a common tactic for quick entry or surprise attacks.
- Specific Weapons: Certain weapons are particularly effective at knocking doors open when their shots hit the handle. These include:
- The 30-30 Repeater
- The Wingman
- Any sniper rifle
- The L-STAR EMG
Hitting the door's handle with any of these weapons will cause it to swing open forcefully.
Practical Insights:
- Tactical Entry: Breaking a door can be a loud but effective way to initiate a push on an enemy team holding a building. The sound alerts enemies, but the sudden entry can catch them off guard.
- Disruption: A forcibly opened door can stun enemies briefly, creating a window for your team to push in or deal damage.
- Resource Management: While effective, breaking doors with weapons consumes ammunition. Consider using a melee attack if you're low on ammo or want to preserve it for combat.
- Line of Sight: Destroying a door completely eliminates it, providing a permanent line of sight and passage, whereas a "knocked open" door can sometimes be re-closed or act as partial cover.
Understanding how to interact with and destroy doors is a fundamental skill in Apex Legends, offering diverse strategic options in combat scenarios.
