Apex Legends Season 20 Shadow Society Event patch notes

Full patch notes from EA

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BALANCE UPDATES › Care Package

• First set of Care Packages: Care Package weapons removed
• First set of Care Packages: Seasonal Gold weapons now spawn in their place (R-301, RE-45, Mastiff, Devotion, 30-30)
• Second and third set of Care Packages are unchanged

BALANCE UPDATES › Weapon Spawn Rates

• Assault Rifle and Marksman Rifle spawn rates normalized per zone

WEAPONS › CAR (from Season 20 launch, missed in Patch Notes)

• ADS vertical recoil slightly increased

WEAPONS › EVA-8 [Care Package]

• Blast pattern tightened
• Initial projectile size increased
• Improved handling
• Reduce ammo reserves to 64 (was 96)

WEAPONS › Rampage

• Energize time slightly reduced to better match the animation

WEAPONS › Wingman [Care Package]

• Ammo Reserves decreased to 72 (was 90)
• Can no longer equip the 1x Digital Threat
• Optic is no longer locked and can be replaced

LEGENDS › Ballistic

• Upgrades: Ammuvision: removed
• Upgrades: Lasting Bullet: moved to Level 2
• Upgrades: NEW Speedy Whistler: successful hits with Tactical give a 2s burst of speed (Level 3)

LEGENDS › Bangalore

• Rolling Thunder: Cooldown increased to 4.5m (was 4)
• Smoke Launcher: Cooldown increased to 35s (was 33)
• Smoke Launcher: No longer deals damage
• Smoke Launcher: Smoke duration decreased to 11s (was 18)
• Smoke Launcher: Smoke particles now dissipate faster
• Upgrades: Level 2: Big Bang: removed
• Upgrades: Level 2: NEW Tactical Cooldown: reduces Tactical cooldown by 5s
• Upgrades: Level 3: Cover Me: Auto-Ping no longer tracks the player who triggered double time
• Upgrades: Level 3: Refuge : Heal Rate increased to 3.5 HP/s (was 3HP/s)

LEGENDS › Bloodhound

• Upgrades: Odin’s Glare: moved to Level 2
• Upgrades: Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3

LEGENDS › Caustic

• Gas Damage now increases by 1 each tick (was 5/5/6/6 etc.): Downed players still only receive 5/tick
• Gas Slow effect now only applies on first damage tick for 2s
• Upgrades: Particle Diffuser: moved to Level 3
• Upgrades: Residual Toxins: moved to Level 2

LEGENDS › Conduit

• Radiant Transfer: Cooldown Increased to 31s (was 26)
• Radiant Transfer: Regen Interruption delay time increased to 2s (was 1)

LEGENDS › Fuse

• Upgrade - Wreckless: explosive damage is now reduced by 50% (was 25%)

LEGENDS › Lifeline

• Upgrades: Level 2: Tactical Cooldown+: removed
• Upgrades: Level 2: NEW Tactical Cooldown++: Tactical Cooldown reduced by 25s (making the cooldown time equal to its deployment duration, so you always have DOC)
• Upgrades: Level 3: Gift Wrapped: removed
• Upgrades: Level 3: NEW Gold-Plated: next Package spawns with Golden Gear: EVO Cache, Gold Knockdown Shield, Gold Backpack
• Upgrades: Level 3: NEW Gold-Plated: next Package spawns with Golden Gear: Also contains 1 Shield Battery, 1 Medkit, and either a Phoenix Kit or a Mobile Respawn Beacon

LEGENDS › Octane

• Upgrade - Wreckless: explosive damage is now reduced by 50% (was 25%)

LEGENDS › Pathfinder

• Upgrade - Zipline Zen: damage reduction increased to 50% (was 25%)

LEGENDS › Revenant

• Forged in Shadows: Knocks no longer refresh the Tactical during Ultimate
• Forged in Shadows: Tactical Cooldown is no longer shorter during Ultimate
• Forged in Shadows: Ultimate Cooldown Increased by 60s
• Upgrades: Agile Assassin: removed
• Upgrades: Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3
• Upgrades: NEW Ultimate Cooldown: reduces Ult Cooldown by 30s (Level 2)

LEGENDS › Seer

• Focus of Attention: decreased activation delay to 1.2s (was 1.4)
• Upgrades: Artist’s Reach: moved to Level 2
• Upgrades: Long View: moved to Level 3
• Upgrades: Racing Hearts: removed (now integrated into base Tactical)
• Upgrades: NEW Ultimate Cooldown: reduces Ult Cooldown by 30s (Level 2)

LEGENDS › Wraith

• Upgrades: Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3
• Upgrades: Ultimate Cooldown: moved to Level 2

MAPS › Map Rotation

• Pubs: Storm Point
• Pubs: Olympus
• Pubs: Broken Moon
• Ranked: Storm Point
• Ranked: Olympus
• Ranked: World's Edge
• Mixtape: Control: Barometer, Production Yard, Thunderdome
• Mixtape: Gun Run: Monument, Skulltown, Thunderdome
• Mixtape: TDM: Monument, Thunderdome, Zeus Station

MODES

• NEW LTM: Lockdown: Capture and hold zones to score points
• NEW LTM: Lockdown: Lockdown map rotation: Thunderdome, Skulltown, Zeus Station, and Monument
• Three Strikes Updates: Revive time reduced to 2.0s
• Three Strikes Updates: Players revived with 100% health and 0% shields
• Three Strikes Updates: New minimum guaranteed loot system - ensures you respawn with a competitive version of your loadout and inventory.
• Control: Players respawning on the Mobile Respawn Beacon enter a skydive when they exit the dropship ( instead of free falling down as they previously did )
• Kill Replay: Now show hitmarkers and damage numbers
• Kill Replay: Round-winning replays now show the killer’s banner
• NEW Map: Monument: Supports TDM, Gun Run, and Lockdown

WORLD SYSTEMS

• EVO Harvester: Changed sound fx that play for both the player and their teammates collecting EVO
• EVO Harvester: Removed problematic spawn locations on Storm Point near map edges
• EVO Rewards: Changed for respawning and reviving teammates to prevent exploitation
• EVO Rewards: Changed for scanning Ring Consoles to prevent excess EVO gain
• Wildlife & NPC: Spiders, Prowlers, and other NPC will now respect the rules of the ring, take appropriate ring damage, and be affected by heat shields

BUG FIXES

• Dynamic resolution scaling no longer incorrectly decreases resolution on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S which could cause a blurry image especially in Performance Mode
• Kill Replay: Fixed issues with phantom healing UI displaying in round-winning Kill Replays
• Kill Replay: Fixed some issues with flickering and mispredictions on some weapons when firing
• Kill Replay: No longer crashes client with some weapons while firing
• Mirage’s Heirloom “Too Much Witt” correctly shows its name in kill feed and death recap
• No longer lower the loot quality within the Icarus ship’s vault if Solar Array is the Hot Zone
• Ranked: placement now appears consistently after player or squad is wiped
• Resolved performance hitches after playing a plethora of games back-to-back
• Wattson’s pylons are now properly interrupted by large doors
• World’s Edge: resolved invisible collision issue at Monument preventing shooting

BUG FIXES › LEGENDS

• Ballistic: No longer generates ammo when swapping weapon from sling in the inventory
• Ballistic: Lock-on will be more reliable in close range
• Crypto: resolved drone being destroyed by EMPs from invisible players in Firing Range

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Added security measures: we have designed and have rolled out layered protections for Apex Legends to help ensure a stable and safe build.
• Ammo loaded into extended magazines will now be refunded to the player if the extended magazine is removed
• Crypto: new VO line when drone is destroyed by the environment instead of another player
• Default Legend pick (whoever you were in Lobby) now shows as your selection to teammates unless you hover over another legend
• NEW Firing Range options: Dummy Highlights On/Off
• NEW Firing Range options: Lock Legend Upgrades
• Jumpmaster selection updated to make it less likely that you’re the jumpmaster if you’re under level 5 or were the Jumpmaster last match
• Reduced FPS stuttering
• Reactives now appear at the top of lists and have a shimmer effect