Apex Legends Chaos Theory update patch notes: Legend buffs and nerfs Respawn EntertainmentThe Chaos Theory event makes some big gameplay changes, in addition to the new content in the collection event. Check out the full patch notes for all the changes to Legends, weapons and more coming on March 9. Caustic\u2019s Town Takeover, Bangalore\u2019s Heirloom, and a bunch of new skins are the main highlights of the Chaos Theory collection event, but Respawn have made a lot of tweaks to Legends and weapons too. At the top of the list we have nerfs to the Mastiff, which had definitely become a bit strong in recent seasons. There\u2019s also nerfs to Caustic, and some improvements to some of the weaker Legends. No Fill Matchmaking is also being introduced. No Fill in Apex Legends No fill will allow you to queue up for a match without teammates joining you. Although it\u2019s not quite a solo experience, it will achieve a similar goal of allowing you to play without worrying about random teammates. You can read more about how it works exactly here. For full details on the Town Takeover, the new Ring Fury mode, and the event skins and rewards, check out our full Chaos Theory event hub. Check out the full patch notes from Respawn below. LEGEND UPDATES Caustic Nox Gas Grenade cooldown increased from 2.5 minutes to 3.5 minutes. – Nox Gas damages at a flat rate of 5hp per tick instead of ramping up from 6hp \u2192 12hp. – Caustic is brutally effective at slowing down engagements. The entirety of his kit revolves around gas with a large area of effect, slow, vision obstruction, and direct health damage. It\u2019s proven to be too oppressive in too many scenarios especially considering teammates can play in gas relatively unimpaired. Significantly reducing gas damage (without taking it away completely or having it affect armor instead) seems like a fair compromise that stays true to the character while making him less oppressive on the receiving end. We will be monitoring the data and gameplay closely. If these changes hit Caustic\u2019s appeal or effectiveness too hard we will revisit accordingly. Pathfinder Removed Low Profile – Low Profile has been used as a balancing tool for both mobile and\/or small legends. Although Path is still mobile, his hitbox is large. While his overall win rate and encounter win rate is by no means low, it\u2019s hard to justify keeping Low Profile on a hitbox of his size. Gibraltar Removed 15% faster heal item usage while in Dome of Protection. – Horizon Increased Black Hole cooldown from 2 minutes to 3 minutes – Revenant Revenant\u2019s Silence now disables Mirage\u2019s cloaked revive & respawn as well as Octane\u2019s Swift Mend. – Wattson Wattson now has passive shield regen at 0.5 hp\/s (half of Octane\u2019s current health regen rate). – Rampart Explosives damage Amped Cover normally, instead of inflicting 200 damage. – Explosives damage Sheila normally, instead of inflicting 175 damage. – Walls should be beefy and powerful once built. Before Rampart shipped, we were worried that her nests would be too oppressive and so we gave enemy players the option to quickly clear them out with grenades. This wasn\u2019t necessary, as it turns out, so we\u2019re removing increased damage from grenades against Amped Cover and Sheila. WEAPON UPDATE Weapon Optics All gold AR and LMG default optics updated to 2x Bruiser. – Mastiff Pellet damage decreased from 13 \u2192 11. Fire rate increased from 1.0 \u2192 1.1. – The goal of these changes are to place this weapon\u2019s identity between the fast fire EVA-8 and the heavy hitting Peacekeeper. The Mastiff has consistently been dominant in close quarters combat given its forgiving spread pattern and high damage spikes with each shot. This change reduces that high damage potential in order to limit the amount of two pumps players experience on the receiving end. Wingman +1 bullet to every magazine size, including base. – Hemlok Increased hip-fire spread. – The burst damage from the Hemlok\u2019s hip-fire was feeling a little too consistent for an AR that should excel at medium range. This change mitigates the Hemlok\u2019s close quarters damage spikes that felt bad on the receiving end. QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES Kings Canyon Loot \u2013 we\u2019ve done a pass on the loot to bring up the quality across the map, while also maintaining a certain amount of loot after Mirage Voyage has flown away. The wooden shacks across the map should have a few more pieces each, and generally be a little higher quality. – Spotted Lake has been reduced to Medium Quality from High. – Crash Site has redistributed the loot in the area slightly. The amount stays the same, but the higher quality loot should be in the ship. – Caustic Treatment has more loot than Water Treatment, and it remains Hiqh Quality. – – Locked Weapon Optic Swapping \u2013 For guns with fully locked attachment slots, like fully-kitted gold weapons and most crate weapons, you can now remove the optic and replace it with a different sight. This does not apply to the Kraber sniper rifle. – Assists have been added to the in-game HUD, next to kills. This was already present in Ranked and now has been added to unranked. Assists still don\u2019t contribute to XP. This has replaced the Spectator \u201ceye\u201d icon. – Assists and Knocks have been added to your squad\u2019s banners and will show at the end of a match. – Club names now appear on Match Summary and Champion screen if all players are part of the same club. – Items will no longer \u201cstick\u201d to Crafting Replicator when dropped on the Replicator. – Badge Progress \u2013 for badges that have longer amounts of progress, hovering over the badge will show you more information. For example, if you\u2019re trying to get 50 wins as Lifeline, you\u2019ll now see that you have 45 instead of somewhere between 15 and 50. – Ping My Deathbox \u2013 While respawning on a dropship, you can now ping your own deathbox to help locate it easier. – Gold Backpack \u2013 Players being revived by a gold backpack will have a crackle of energy\u2014based on the tier of armor they wear\u2014while the revive is taking place. They will also display the armor heal FX when the revive is finished. This change should help players prioritize pushing a revive in progress. – Players on PC can now go back to the title screen from the lobby to allow switching of data centers without restarting the game. – Added numbers to the Advanced Look Controls. This should help people experiment and easily revert back to their favorite settings. – When scanning a beacon for Ring 6, you should now be able to see the location where Ring 6 finishes. – Inspect Weapon \u2013 Since the Survival Slot took its button on controller (we only have so many buttons!), Inspect Weapon has been moved to the emote wheel by default. It can be bound to any key on PC. – BUG FIXES Gibraltar Corrected an issue with Gibraltar not getting hit registrations when simultaneously releasing ADS and shooting while his Gun Shield was up – Wraith Wraith players can no longer cancel Into the Void by jumping at a wall – The New Skydive Emote will now work with Legendary Skins – Caustic Fixed a bug that was causing Nox Gas to flicker for some players affected by it – Octane Repeatedly using the same jump pad no longer disables double-jumps – Players are no longer allowed to \u201cglide\u201d along a wall after using the jump pad – Crypto Crypto\u2019s animation to bring out his Drone is no longer skippable by throwing a holospray – Crypto can no longer teleport to a replicator – Reloading the Mastiff and 30-30 will no longer be faster while in Crypto\u2019s drone – Loba Fixed a few areas Loba could teleport into that would get her stuck – Rampart Players can no longer use Sheila to get under the world when placed too close to the Phase Runner in Olympus – Horizon Fixed the Gravity Lift falling through the floor when used on the train tracks in World\u2019s Edge\u2019s Sorting Factory – Using a zipline after a Gravity Lift will no longer increase accuracy – Fuse Motherload will now damage and destroy jump pads – When under a small enclosure, players will no longer be pushed out after using Motherload – Players can no longer double their grenades after looting a dead Fuse\u2019s deathbox – Mastiff Dropping and picking up the Mastiff will no longer cause it to be reloaded – 3030 Repeater Dropping and picking up the 30-30 will no longer cause it to be reloaded – 30-30 will now have spread deviation when ADS firing and jumping – MISC Fixed a bug preventing Steam users from sending friend requests to each other – Usernames now update when a user swaps between the Origin Client to the Steam Client – Fixed a bug preventing players from creating or joining clubs due to their EA Account already being associated with another platform – That\u2019s all for now. See you in the Arena, Legends. That\u2019s all the patch notes for the meta changes, quality of life, and bug fixes coming in the Chaos Theory update on March 9. For more Apex Legends Season 8 tips and tricks check out our guides below: 30-30 Repeater guide | All legend buffs and nerfs | All weapon buffs and nerfs | Fuse guide | What is in the Season 8 battle pass? | Season 8 Patch notes | How to open explosive holds | Spitfire guide | R99 guide | Mastiff guide | When is Apex for Switch out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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