January 05, 2021 Patch

New Content

 * New event:  - runs Jan 05 to Jan 19
 * Featuring the Airdrop Escalation Takeover game mode, implemented into normal Apex Duos and Trios
 * New Town Takeover: Pathfinder's Fight Night
 * New map feature: Loot MRVNs
 * Added new heirloom for Gibraltar

Legends

 * Rampart
 * : Decreased cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
 * Horizon
 * : Increased effective cooldown from 16 seconds to 21 seconds.

Weapons

 * Hemlok Burst AR
 * Reduced damage from 22 to 20.
 * Mastiff Shotgun
 * Spread out third and fourth pellets to decrease max range of 4 pellet hits (was ± 7.5°, now ± 10°).
 * Prowler Burst PDW
 * Increased reserve bullets from 175 to 210.

Ring Update

 * Ring 5 is bigger (radius size increased from 1500 units to 2000 units). The time to close is the same.
 * Ring 6 is the last ring. It will slowly close over 100 seconds somewhere near the center of Ring 5.

Quality of Life

 * s can now be used without opening your inventory. If your ultimate is not currently available, just press the button (or buttons, on a controller) to activate it, and you’ll pull out any stored Accelerant in your inventory and use it automatically.
 * When in a lobby, if a party member leaves the lobby for any reason, all party members will be marked as “not ready.”
 * Added a “Mark All As Seen” button. Click to remove the red dots players see when earning a new cosmetic.
 * Pinging the nearest (from spectate) will now always ping the nearest beacon unless you don’t have enough time to use it before the ring closes over it, instead of defaulting to the nearest beacon in the next safe ring.
 * Now shows players how many are needed to acquire the next comic page.
 * Added a small bit of information to the Find Friends box to describe a situation where your friend might not be findable because of their account settings.

Bug Fixes

 * Bloodhound
 * Fixed an issue with Bloodhound's UI disappearing after interacting with Horizon's.


 * Wraith
 * Fixed an issue with Wraith's getting destroyed by the Trident.


 * Bangalore
 * : Fixed an issue with Bangalore's missile passing through hatch doors when they are closed in World's Edge.


 * Crypto
 * Fixed an issue with Hack consuming two if two keys were in Crypto's inventory.
 * Fixed an issue with Hack getting stuck within the Trident when deployed as a passenger and the trident is on a ramp.
 * Fixed an issue with Hack getting stuck within the Trident when deployed as a passenger and the trident is on a ramp.


 * Revenant
 * Fixed an issue causing other players to teleport with Revenant if they punch Revenant when he has very little health.
 * Fixed an issue that didn't allow Revenant to deploy the while on the Trident.
 * Fixed an issue that didn't allow Revenant to deploy the while on the Trident.


 * Loba
 * : Fixed a lot of windows in World's Edge that prevented Loba's bracelet from passing through.


 * Rampart
 * Fixed an issue that allowed Rampart to place Sheila while in the Phase Runner.
 * Fixed an issue where UI elements stayed on screen after using Sheila.
 * Fixed an issue where UI elements stayed on screen after using Sheila.


 * Horizon
 * Fixed an issue with Horizon's abilities not affecting Lifeline's and Crypto's.

Undocumented changes

 * Horizon’s cooldown now starts when the N.E.W.T. disappears.
 * Added “Additional Platforms” while viewing a profile in the lobby.
 * Changed fully kitted weapons H.U.D. to have a colored background, instead of black, based on the rarity.
 * Re-organized some weapons in the Loadout tab so that the weapons appear in alphabetical order.

Trivia

 * Originally, there was supposed to be a Caustic buff that reduced the cooldown of his s from 25 to 20 seconds. There was a lot of backlash around this, so the buff was scrapped and they nerfed Horizon instead.
 * There were originally references to a fix with Mirage’s decoys not making footstep sounds as well as Caustic’s Heirloom smashing down doors. They appeared to have not been in the patch according to some players. The Mirage decoy footsteps were fixed in the Season 8 patch, whereas the Caustic Death Hammer change has not been implemented yet.