March 09, 2021 Patch

New Content

 * New Event:  - runs March 9th to March 23rd, 2021
 * Featuring the Ring Fury Escalation Takeover game mode
 * New platform available: 
 * Free login rewards during and Double XP until March 23rd
 * New Town Takeover: Caustic Treatment
 * Removed Mirage Voyage
 * New loot: the 
 * New game feature: No-Fill Matchmaking
 * Up to 6 no-fill players in a single match
 * Not available in Ranked Leagues
 * Added the Survival Slot
 * Allows players to hold a OR a  without taking up inventory space
 * Added new heirloom for Bangalore

Legends

 * Caustic
 * : Increased cooldown from 2.5 minutes to 3.5 minutes.
 * The gas now damages at a flat 5hp per tick instead of increasing from 6-12.


 * Pathfinder
 * Removed.


 * Gibraltar
 * : Removed 15% faster heal item usage while in the dome shield.
 * Damaging the Gun Shield now counts as damage towards and stats.
 * Damage that exceeds the Gun Shield’s 50 HP will now bleed through to damage Gibraltar.
 * Damage that exceeds the Gun Shield’s 50 HP will now bleed through to damage Gibraltar.


 * Horizon
 * : Increased cooldown from 2 minutes to 3 minutes.
 * The finisher now has more frames, from 141 (4.21 seconds) to 180 (6.0 seconds).


 * Revenant
 * : Now disables Mirage’s cloaked revive/respawn as well as Octane’s.


 * Wattson
 * Now passively regenerates shields at 0.5 hp/s (half of Octane’s current health regen rate). Stacks with regen rate.


 * Rampart
 * : Explosives damage Amped Cover normally, instead of inflicting 200 damage.
 * : Explosives damage Sheila normally, instead of inflicting 175 damage.

Weapons

 * Weapon Optics
 * All Fully kitted weapons default optics updated to.


 * Mastiff Shotgun
 * Pellet damage decreased from 13 to 11.
 * Fire rate increased from 1.0 to 1.1.


 * Wingman
 * Increased mag size from to.


 * Hemlok Burst AR
 * Increased hip-fire spread.

Quality of Life

 * Kings Canyon loot updates:
 * 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 from Tier to.
 * Crash Site has redistributed the loot in the area slightly. The amount stays the same, but the higher quality loot should be on the ship.
 * Caustic Treatment has more loot than Water Treatment, and it remains Tier.
 * Optics on Fully kitted weapons and Care Package (except the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper) can now be removed and/or replaced with a different one.
 * Assists have been added to the in-game HUD, next to kills.
 * Assists and Knocks have been added to your squad’s banners and will show at the end of a match.
 * names now appear on Match Summary and Champion screen if all players are part of the same club.
 * Items will no longer “stick” to a when dropped on the Replicator.
 * For s that have longer amounts of progress, hovering over the badge will show you the exact progress on that badge. Chaos Theory Badge Progress.jpg
 * While respawning on a dropship, you can now ping your own death box to help locate it easier.
 * : Players being revived by a gold backpack will have a crackle of energy—based on the tier of armor they wear—while the revive is taking place. They will also display the armor heal FX when the revive is finished. Chaos Theory Revive.mp4
 * 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.
 * When scanning a for Ring 6, you should now be able to see the location where Ring 6 finishes.
 * Since the Survival Slot took up its button on controller, "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 it was up.


 * Wraith
 * : Can no longer be canceled by jumping at a wall.
 * The  will now work with  skins.


 * Caustic
 * Fixed a bug that was causing the gas to flicker for some players affected by it.


 * Octane
 * Repeatedly using the same jump pad no longer disables double-jumps.
 * Players can no longer “glide” along a wall after using it.
 * Players can no longer “glide” along a wall after using it.


 * Crypto
 * Crypto’s animation to bring out his drone is no longer skippable by throwing a.
 * Reloading the Mastiff Shotgun and 30-30 Repeater will no longer be faster while in Crypto’s drone.
 * Crypto can no longer teleport to a.
 * Crypto can no longer teleport to a.


 * Loba
 * : Fixed a few areas Loba could teleport into that would get her stuck.


 * Rampart
 * : Can no longer be used 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 Sorting Factory on World's Edge.
 * Using a zipline after a Gravity Lift will no longer increase accuracy.
 * Using a zipline after a Gravity Lift will no longer increase accuracy.


 * Fuse
 * Now damages and destroys s.
 * When under a small enclosure, players will no longer be pushed out after using it.
 * Players can no longer double their grenades after looting a dead Fuse’s Death Box.
 * Players can no longer double their grenades after looting a dead Fuse’s Death Box.


 * Mastiff Shotgun
 * Dropping and picking it up will no longer cause it to be reloaded.


 * 30-30 Repeater
 * Dropping and picking it up will no longer cause it to be reloaded.
 * Will now have spread deviation when ADS firing and jumping.


 * General
 * Fixed a bug preventing users from sending friend requests to each other.
 * Usernames now update when a user swaps between the client to the  client.
 * Fixed a bug preventing players from creating or joining s due to their Account already being associated with another platform.
 * (PC only) Fixed an issue with the reticle from scopes disappearing when adaptive super sampling is turned on.

Undocumented changes

 * Added a new platform to the Firing Range with a non-functional panel.
 * Updated the model shown when an is thrown near you to a more detailed version.
 * 8.1.1 Update: Slowed down the distance you can “bunny-hop”, but was fixed a few hours later.
 * Reduced particles from Bangalore's smoke and Caustic's gas, effectively providing less cover from the outside (confirmed to be unintentional).
 * When previewing the and  s, they will now play the main theme instead of the character selection theme.