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Stay up-to-date with the latest patch notes, balance tweaks and new Legend / Weapon releases.
Season 4 Assimilation: Patch Notes Latest
February 4, 2020NEW BATTLE PASS Over 100 exclusive items including Legendary skins, Apex Packs, Loading screens, Music Packs, and more! Check out everything in the Season 4 battle pass here. NEW LEGEND: REVENANT Consumed by hate and obsessed with revenge, Revenant uses unnatural abilities to haunt his enemies and defy death. Check out his bio. PASSIVE STALKER - You crouch walk faster and can climb higher up walls. TACTICAL SILENCE - Throw a device that deals damage and disables enemy abilities for 10...
Read moreShotgun Balance Changes
December 5, 2019Hey gamers! Respawn just put out a server patch for all platforms with MORE balance adjustments for shotguns, specifically the Peacekeeper! See below for specifics, as well as some info about The Game Awards 2019! SHOTGUN BALANCE CHANGES Decreased bolt hit size for Peacekeeper and EVA-8 (bolt = pellet) Our goal here is to make it harder to land full chunks of damage while still making sure shots continue to feel consistent. Increased shot spread for Peacekeeper We want to preserve its...
Read more3.2 Patch Notes
December 3, 2019Hello, legends! Respawn has released an update for Apex Legends. This is a client update, so you are required to download the update. The patch it currently LIVE for PC, PS4, and Xbox 1. (Notes below from Respawn.) PROGRESSION UPDATE TL;DR - Player Level Progression Changes. Read the full notes here. Player Level cap increased from 100 -> 500 XP required to hit level 100 has been reduced by approximately 5% to smooth out per level XP increases Players can now earn 199 Apex Packs by...
Read moreServer Update: Patch Notes
November 6, 2019Hello Legends! A Server Patch rolled out this afternoon and is currently live on all platforms! You don't need to download an update for this one. Notes below from Respawn: Hey all, This afternoon we’ve pushed a server patch to all platforms to hotfix the following issues. Fixed the bug that allowed players to melee during the pre-match flow. Fixed bug where players could quit out of Ranked Matches before start and avoid abandon penalties and still get max RP. Also want to call out some...
Read more3.1 Patch Notes
November 5, 2019Hey Legends, It's PATCH NOTE TIME! See below for all details from Respawn. Do you have a buddy lined up for Duos yet?! DUOS MODE NOW AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER 5TH TO NOVEMBER 19TH. Duos trailer here: https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1189587967641145344 Duos are now LIVE on all platforms! PATCH NOTES 3.1 Firing Range WELCOME TO THE FIRING RANGE From the lobby, you can now select the firing range. Here you can practice playing around with all the weapons, items, and Legends. Can enter the...
Read moreServer Update: Patch Notes
October 17, 2019Hello Legends! A Server Patch rolled out this afternoon and is currently live on all platforms! You do not need to download an update for this one. Notes below from Respawn. Things getting fixed/updated today: Quips during Drop Ship Initial Circle Fixed (Won't get caught outside the circle when it starts) Charge Rifle Update - Balance Update mentioned @ 3:25 in the DevStream Increasing amount of ammo used per shot (Confirmed to use 3 Energy Ammo Per Shot) Changing the mag size No...
Read moreSeason 3 Meltdown: Patch Notes
October 1, 2019APEX LEGENDS SEASON 3: MELTDOWN PATCH NOTES Welcome to Season 3: Meltdown! There's a couple of new videos posted, along with site updates. Check out all patch notes from Respawn below! Battle Pass Overview - video Meet Crypto - video Battle Pass - Season 3 - site Ranked Blog - Series 2 - site Crypto Legend Page - site A NEW LEGEND APPEARS: CRYPTO Cool, calm, and collected, Crypto deploys a specialized surveillance drone to stay in the fight and out of the...
Read moreAn Update on The Iron Crown Event
August 16, 2019Hey everyone, At launch we made a promise to players that we intend to do monetization in a way that felt fair and provided choice to players on how they spent their money and time. A core decision during development of Apex Legends was that we wanted to make a world class battle royale game - in quality, depth, progression, and important for today’s conversation - how we sell stuff. With the Iron Crown event we missed the mark when we broke our promise by making Apex Packs the only way to...
Read moreIron Crown: Patch Notes
August 13, 2019For a full breakdown of the Event and FAQ check out the blog here. TL;DR - The Event includes: Limited Time Mode - Solos We are finally dipping our toes into the Solo waters. We’re going to put it out there and see what happens. Too early to say if this will become permanent or not - healthy matchmaking across all modes is priority. Give it a shot and let us know what you think. Octane Town Takeover New Town on Kings Canyon Double XP for Top 5 & Wins Weekend From 10am PST on August...
Read moreSeason 2 Battle Charge: Patch Notes
July 2, 2019Happy Season 2 Day! The update is now starting to roll out on all platforms. It's a big one so go ahead and get it started and while you're waiting, below is breakdown of what comes with the Season 2 Battle Pass. If you're all caught up you can skip down to the Patch Notes section to read through all the changes including balancing for Legends and Weapons, new hopups, lots of bug fixes and quality of life improvements and...a stats page! Let's get to it: BATTLE PASS Check out Season 2 page...
Read more1.2.1 Patch Notes
June 11, 2019Hey all, We've got a patch rolling out to all platforms this morning with some fixes. Before the end of the week we'll also provide an update on the Known Issues we talked about last week. Notes below for the fixes that are in this one. [you'll need to download the update]. 6.11.2019 PATCH NOTES EDIT: this patch also fixed the bug with healing items not functioning when using the keybinds for them. The following config commands are now...
Read more1.2 Patch Notes
June 4, 2019Hey all, Lots going on with this patch so bear with the long post. Below is a breakdown of what's available in the Legendary Hunt Event as well as patch notes for a collection of fixes and quality of life additions to Apex. Sorry again for the delay today, everyone and thanks for sticking with us. NEW LIMITED TIME EVENT: THE LEGENDARY HUNT Apex Elite Queue June 4 – July 2 Make it to the Top 5 in any match, and earn your way into a select queue full of Top 5 winners. Then prove you’re the...
Read more1.1.2 Patch Notes
May 17, 2019Next Patch Coming Early Next Week- Here Are the Notes! Hey all, we have a patch scheduled to go live early next week. We’ll do a follow up post when we’ve confirmed it’s available for download on all platforms and in the meantime, below are the patch notes with some dev context: AUDIO FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS One of our biggest issues to tackle was improving the audio performance to address issues reported of sounds dropping out, sounds missing for extended time, or distortion for a period...
Read more1.1.1 Patch Notes
April 16, 20191.1.1 Patch Notes - Patch going live around 10am PST on 4/16 Before we get to the notes, we know there are some ongoing issues that have been frustrating you folks that didn’t make it into this patch. We are actively working on many improvements and we’re aware of the reports around audio issues, slow mo servers, hit registration, and more. I’ll provide more info when I can but know that we hear you folks and working hard to address this stuff. For 1.1.1 we’re introducing some balance...
Read more1.1 Patch Notes
April 4, 2019APEX LEGENDS 1.1 PATCH NOTES The 1.1 Patch is rolling out as of 10:00am PST today and you will need to update the client to download. QUALITY OF LIFE Added the ability to party up with the last squad you played with. After the match you will see buttons in the lobby that display the last two people you played with and can invite them to your squad. Additional behind-the-scenes improvements for squashing cheaters. Added Mute button during the intro and Legend selection. When using the...
Read moreSeason 1: Wild Frontier Patch Notes
March 19, 2019Happy Season 1 Day! The update is scheduled to go live at 10:00am PST on all platforms that you will need to download. Patch notes are below. I do by best to account for everything but there may be cases where I miss something. It's not intentional to omit anything from the patch notes. Enjoy! SEASON 1: WILD FRONTIER PATCH NOTES INTRODUCING BATTLE PASS SEASON 1 Added Battle Pass tab to Lobby. Cost: 950 Apex Coins Earn over 100 unique items throughout the season – everything you snag...
Read moreApex Legends 3.7.2019 Preseason Patch Notes 03
March 7, 2019WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS LIVE ON ALL PLATFORMS Wingman Rate of fire reduced from 3.1 -> 2.6 shots per second. Skullpiercer Headshot damage multiplier reduced from 2.5 -> 2.25 Increased base hip fire spread and decreased the rate at which hip fire spread decays (shrinks back down). Peacekeeper Shotgun Bolt rechamber rate has been reduced for the Peacekeeper only. Level 1 mitigation 10% -> 7.5% Level 2 mitigation 20% -> 13% Level 3 mitigation 25% -> 16% Wingman...
Read moreApex Legends 2.19.2019 Preseason Patch Notes 02
February 19, 2019Patch is live on ALL PLATFORMS. Here's the notes: Fixes for PS4 crash issues. Addresses issues we saw with GPU hangs. Fixed crash when pressing button early in load process. Fixed issue where players would sometimes move slowly after revive. Fixed issue with Mirage Ability causing crashes. Fixed issue with Gibraltar Epic skins on Xbox One causing crashes
Read moreApex Legends 2.13.2019 Preseason Patch Notes 01
February 13, 2019VALENTINES DAYS - Store items will be available starting at 6pm PST on 2/13. Added "Live Die Live" Banner Badge: Revive a member of your squad between 2/13 and 2/19 to earn this limited time badge. Added Valentines Day cosmetic items to the store. They will be live and available in the store starting 2/13 until 2/19 and then they’re gone! “Through the Heart” Longbow Epic DMR skin "Love of the Game" Pathfinder banner frame STABILITY / BUGS / PERFORMANCE /...
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