August 18, 2020 Patch

New Content

 * New legend: Rampart
 * New weapon: the Volt SMG
 * Several changes to World's Edge
 * Added Blast Walls players can activate
 * New loot  system
 * Added s around the map
 * Added, a new resource used for crafting
 * Loot that is in rotation in the crafting system will not spawn as ground loot
 * New cosmetic: s
 * New Quest: The First Ship, now with full-color comics

Armor Meta

 * All s are now s.
 * Players spawn with Level 0 Evo Shields, which have no Shield by default
 * and s are replaced with pre-leveled s.  Body Shields still exist separately.  armor is not found in the game world and can only be achieved by evolving.
 * Armor HP adjusted:
 * 100 -> 75
 * 100 -> 75
 * 125 -> 100
 * Adjusted Evo Shield leveling requirements:
 * Damage to : 50
 * Damage to : 125
 * Damage to : 250
 * Damage to : 500

Legends
=== Recon class ===
 * Added passive perk: All  characters (Bloodhound, Crypto, and Pathfinder) can now use s to get the next ring location.


 * Pathfinder
 * Passive: Each time Pathfinder scans a survey beacon, the total cooldown of is reduced.
 * cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds each time Pathfinder scans a beacon.
 * Up to 6 rings per game means the total cooldown of Zipline Gun can go from 120 seconds to 60 seconds.


 * Bloodhound
 * Now gains even more duration when Bloodhound scores a knockdown or kill with the ultimate about to run out.
 * Beast of the Hunt duration extension is now between 5 and 15 seconds based on the remaining duration.
 * During, Eye of the Allfather now comes out twice as fast and has a much shorter cooldown.
 * Cooldown during Beast of the Hunt is now 6 seconds rather than the usual 25.
 * Total use time during Beast of the Hunt is now 0.9 seconds rather than the usual 1.8.


 * Crypto
 * Crypto can now activate s and s from his drone. Doing so is instant instead of requiring prolonged use.
 * Made the surveillance drone slightly more consistent to hit but also doubled its hitpoints.
 * Health increased from 30 to 60.
 * Hitbox size increased: cube of edge length 16 → cube of edge length 24
 * Now slows teammates.
 * Now slows teammates.

Other legends

 * Revenant
 * For 2 seconds after being recalled by the totem, players cannot use Wraith’s.


 * Octane:
 * Can now use it while healing, but not removing the slow you incur from healing.


 * Loba
 * Decreased cooldown from 3 minutes to 90 seconds.


 * Gibraltar:
 * Increased cooldown from 3 minutes to 4.5 minutes.


 * Bangalore:
 * Decreased cooldown from 4.5 minutes to 3 minutes.


 * Wraith:
 * Increased cooldown from 2.5 minutes to 3.5 minutes.


 * Wattson:
 * Now shoots down Caustic barrels in flight if they would have landed inside the range.

Loot

 * Re-added:
 * s
 * hop-up
 * Updated:
 * - Removed from loot pool, but it will now be integrated into the Triple Take and Peacekeeper by default. Fire select toggles on/off the choke.
 * Increased pickup from 8 to 12.
 * Increased stack size from 16 to 24.
 * Reduced pickup from 30 to 20.
 * Reduced pickup from 30 to 20.
 * Reduced pickup from 30 to 20.

Weapon Updates

 * Fully kitted weapons rotated for
 * Devotion LMG
 * Mastiff Shotgun
 * Triple Take
 * VK-47 Flatline
 * Volt SMG


 * R-99 SMG
 * Removed from normal loot pool and is now a Care Package weapon.
 * Comes pre-equipped with 160 backup ammo, a scope, and a level 4.
 * Damage increased from 11 to 12.
 * Increased magazine size from 20 to 32.


 * Devotion LMG
 * Removed from Care Package and is now ground loot.
 * Clip size reduced back to original values.


 * Hemlok Burst AR
 * Reduced vertical recoil in burst mode.
 * Slightly reduced recoil in the pattern on the second and third shot so the first burst kicks less.
 * Reduced burst delay from 0.32 to 0.28 seconds.


 * Charge Rifle
 * Now uses 2 ammo per shot.
 * Increased mag size from 4 to 8.


 * Triple Take
 * Increased fire rate from 1.25 to 1.4.
 * Increased mag size from to.
 * Built the into the weapon by default. Toggle select-fire to enable/disable the Choke.


 * Peacekeeper
 * Built the into the weapon by default. Toggle select-fire to enable/disable the Choke.


 * M600 Spitfire
 * Improved recoil controllability.


 * HAVOC Rifle
 * Updated recoil pattern.
 * Mag size is now rather than a flat 28.


 * Mozambique Shotgun
 * Increased clip size from 3 to 4.


 * P2020
 * Increased damage from 13 to 15.
 * Decreased damage multiplier from 2.7 to 2.35.
 * Increased mag size from to.


 * Sentinel
 * Only requires one to charge if you have  equipped.


 * Prowler Burst PDW
 * Slightly reduced vertical recoil in burst mode.
 * Increased horizontal recoil in auto mode.

Quality of Life

 * Supply Drop Weapons are now to avoid confusion with fully kitted guns which will remain.
 * World's Edge received performance improvements, especially around The Tree, The Dome and Skyhook, looking towards the center of the map.
 * Alterations were made to The Ring to prevent late zones from centering on unplayable terrain and reduce the predictability of the zone’s “pull.”

Bug Fixes

 * Bangalore
 * Fixed an issue with the and  skins obscuring views when ADS with the, ,  or  scopes.
 * Fixed an exploit with being able to see through the smoke when looking through a chain-link fence.
 * Bloodhound
 * Fixed an issue with Bloodhound being able to get an additional Ult when using a Wraith ultimate.
 * Caustic
 * Fixed an issue with gas traps clipping into s.
 * Fixed an issue with Revenant and Pathfinder taking less damage from his gas.
 * Crypto
 * Fixed an issue with VFX showing false positive when hitting his.
 * Fixed an issue with Crypto being able to use his drone while using Loba's.
 * Fixed an issue with not destroying Loba's.
 * Did a geo pass to help prevent Crypto's drone from clipping into walls.
 * Gibraltar
 * : Fixed an issue with the airstrike markers sometimes appearing inside buildings.
 * Loba
 * Fixed an issue with Loba's not being pingable.
 * Fixed an issue with enemies getting teleported with Loba when they melee her when she teleports.
 * Mirage
 * Fixed an issue with decoys flying rapidly across the ground when the player takes control of it before a jump tower or geyser.
 * Fixed an issue with decoys not looking natural when the player uses a zipline.
 * Fixed an issue with decoys getting launched into air while the player enters Wraith’s.
 * Fixed bug where his decoys would sometimes not deploy while skydiving.
 * Octane
 * : Fixed an issue with it disappearing when placed on ordinances and under Loot Ticks.
 * Pathfinder
 * Hi Friend!
 * Revenant
 * Fixed an issue with enemies getting teleported with Revenant when they melee him before he teleports back to the.
 * Wraith
 * Fixed an issue with Wraith portals pushing players beneath geo when a death box is on the other end.
 * Fixed an issue for when a and portal are too close to each other causing players to auto-enter a portal upon death totem recall.
 * : Fixed an issue with Wraith losing velocity when pressing the fire button while it is active.
 * General
 * Fixed an issue with doubling the effect of leveling up. This caused some brightness on the screen.
 * Fixed an issue with the train killing players when coming out of a Wraith portal on the train.
 * Fixed an issue with some vertical ziplines not correctly placing players once they get off.
 * Fixed an issue with spectator view pinging last pings when swapping through views (Private Match Issue).
 * Fixed an issue for the knockdown state not eliminating the squad when no one had a gold shield.
 * Fixed an issue where Death Protection runs out with an active nearby, D.O.C. would not start healing you.
 * Fixed an issue where Death Protection runs out with an active nearby, D.O.C. would not start healing you.

Undocumented changes

 * Crouch-spamming or killing an enemy will now bring up a “Quip/Throw Holo” option. Press the // button to use this feature.
 * Made a few legendary weapon skins' lighting animated (Longbow DMR: ; R-301 Carbine:, ).
 * Turned off the charged VFX for the HAVOC Rifle and Sentinel when viewing the weapons tab.
 * Added a new announcer voice-over when a Replicator is dropping into the map.
 * Added new voice lines for Bangalore.