Apex Legends updated to Ver. 2.26

Balance Updates

Weapon Crafting Rotation

• R-99 enters the crafter
• Rampage LMG enters the crafter
• Alternator SMG returns to the floor
• Sentinel returns to the floor

Evac Tower: reduced spawn rate to match Heat Shields

Mobile Respawn Beacon: slightly increased spawn rate

Weapon Updates

Nemesis Burst AR

• Projectile Speed reduced
• Projectile gravity increased

EVA-8

• Increased base rate of fire
• Increased white bolt rate of fire
• Rate of fire with blue, purple, and gold bolts is unchanged

Legends Update

Seer

Passive: Heartbeat Sensor

• Range Reduced to 50m ( was 75m )
• Initial Heartbeat delay significantly reduced

Tactical: Focus of Attention

• Range Reduced to 60m ( was 75m )
• Firing Speed Increased ( ~30% faster )
• Removed Heal Cancel
• Removed Revive Cancel
• Removed Respawn Beacon Interaction Interrupt
• Scan Time Reduced to 2.5s ( was 8s )
• Scan once again includes a full body highlight
• Enemies hit by Focus of Attention are now Slowed for 2.5s
• Silence Time Increased to 10s ( was 1.75 )
• Enemies who are silenced by Seer are now also highlighted with a threat outline to Seer and his teammates but only when they have line of sight

Ultimate: Exhibit

• Throw Range Reduced to ~15m ( was ~50m )
• Removed Diamond Scan Markers on Enemy Movement
• Exhibit will now only show the footsteps of players moving in the zone
• Diamond Markers will now ONLY appear with enemy gunfire for 1.25s

Quality of Life

Firing Range

• Customize Range menu additions
• New option to switch to 3rd person
• New option to show a general-purpose timer
• New options to match dummy helmet levels to shield levels.

General dummies and collision updates

• Spawning distancing and frequency improvements

Firing Range target redesign

• Added more hotlinks to how to gain weapon mastery XP to the overview tab and the end of game weapons tab
• Audio engine stability improvements
• Bloodhound Trials: updated loot on World’s Edge to now dispense Smart Loot for the active team in the Trials at the end of each challenge round
• Newcastle: now destroys Jump Pads and Crypto Drones on Castle Wall Impact like other placeable objects
• Extended Supply (Support) Bins have a higher chance to give an MRB to Support legends who have dead teammates, banners are not required for higher chance

Legends Menu

• Added new Legend Bios tab
• Removed the classes subtabs

Bug Fixes

• [CAR] correct active ammo now shows in the inventory when infinite ammo is active
• Fixed “are you sure you want to leave” prompt in states that were not applicable (ex. squad wipes)
• Fixed tops of buildings not registering as out of bounds on World’s Edge
• Fixed Ballistic’s Tempest VFX staying on while cloaked or phase shifted
• Fixed Ballistic’s sling weapon icon not updating for spectators
• Fixed death recap appearing blank if you were dead or died when the game ended
• Fixed “decoy destroyed” message not displaying when destroying a decoy with Newcastle’s Castle Wall
• Fixed Extended Supply Bin logic to address MRBs not awarding to players with dead teammates and MRBs are in ground loot
• Fixed invisible optic on a primary weapon after swapping it with the sling weapon
• Fixed MRB icon being squished in Control on ultrawide monitors
• Fixed occasional client crash when exiting an IMC armory
• Fixed occasional crash when changing legends while emoting as Ballistic in firing range
• Fixed pinging Icarus Bridge on Olympus while holding a vault key displaying incorrectly
• Fixed pinging weapon icons on the map and minimap being squished
• Fixed teams being unable to craft banners if the support legend on the team leaves
• Replicator: players should no longer get stuck when crafting
• Weapon Mastery: badge preview now correctly updates after earning the first one
• Volume sliders now increase/decrease correctly when using controller

Audio

• Fixed certain movement sounds taking priority over footsteps
• Fixed hearing Ballistic’s tactical sound effect in other firing ranges
• Fixed incorrect sound effect when Ballistic hits a teammate with Whistler
• Fixed more issues with server audio dropouts
• Fixed players emitting falling audio after dying

Legends

Ballistic

• Backpack no longer stays open when downed while Tempest is active
• Fixed an exploit where players could get a weapon with attachments into Sling
• Now auto-cycles to his sling weapon when other weapons run out of ammo
• Tactical lock-on effect no longer stays if downed while locked on

• Tactical lock-on effect no longer stays if hit by Seer’s tactical while locked on

• Lifeline: fixed Shinobi Surgeon skin textures
• Newcastle: fixed inconsistencies on landing with Castle Wall
• Rampart
• Nemesis voiceline no longer plays every time the gun is picked up
• Placed Sheila turrets no longer keep the fast reloads from Ballistic’s Tempest

Valkyrie

• Dummies not scanning in the firing range while skydiving
• Heartbeat Harmonizer skin no longer blocks ADS with Prowler + 1x Holo
• Improvements to Skyward Launch avoiding obstacles that appeared above her after she had already started launching

Wattson

• Fixed fences occasionally being invisible through doors
• Solar Static skin is no longer extra toothy

Wraith: Into the Void no longer prevents skydive from Evac Towers