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Hey legends 👋

Welcome to our new account dedicated to live status updates, dev insights, clarifications, and more! We’re excited to connect with you all here!

Useful links:
💡 Known issues: https://t.co/kEaDAb0cfJ
📰 Patch notes & news: https://t.co/GQ8lms1nqb

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🛠️ADJUSTED:
- Crypto's drone is now able to scan through glass
- Revive is no longer interrupted and canceled if drone timer ends
Dev note: This is the next batch of Crypto changes we alluded to last week. While we are confident this, paired with last week's changes, will give Crypto's kit a meaningful boost, we will continue to monitor match data and player sentiment - so please let us know what you think once you've been hands-on with the adjustments.

❗REMOVED:
- Loot Vaults have been removed from World's Edge
Dev note: While World's Edge has not been in map rotations this season, we're aware that some players have noted vault removals in private/custom matches. This was an intentional change that we missed in the most recent Patch Notes, made to keep focus on Strongholds as the main source of mid-match value and power.

✅FIXED:
- Fixed an issue where entering Crypto's Tactical drone view triggers part of the entry animation twice
- Fixed an issue where the Ring indicator moves on the minimap when using Crypto's drone
- Fixed an issue where Mirage's decoys float in place when deployed while skydiving
- Fixed an issue where Sparrow's tracker dart could block ordnance damage
- Fixed an issue where visuals would smear when the finisher camera clips into terrain
- Fixed an issue on PC where the Ultimate input keybind is not showing in various modes

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🗺️MAP CHANGE
- Removed E-District (night) from all map rotations, and rotating in E-District (day)

Dev Note: We are working on a handful of high impact changes that improve visibility on E-District night. We still want to deliver on the fantasy and atmosphere of a neon-soaked city, but feel we can do so in a way that doesn't compromise visibility. Expect reduced fog density, increased fog distance and adjusted color balance when E-District night comes back later this split.
We anticipate reimplementing an improved E-District (night) map near the end of the month. Thank you for your continued feedback.

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🛠️ADJUSTED:
Crypto
-Drone recall time has been shortened from 6 seconds to 0.7 seconds.
Dev note: We are continuing to monitor match data and player feedback surrounding Crypto's state following his rework. We believe some aspects or finer details of this update missed the marked, especially for Crypto mains. This change is one we're able to make quickly, while we have more changes planned that require a full client update and should be released soon.

✅FIXED:
-Crypto: fixed a bug where using an ordnance while using Crypto's drone would crash the game
-Evac Towers: Stopped an exploit that allowed players to use excessive Evac Towers.

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✅FIXED:
Removed an exploit some players were using to enter Ranked matches without paying entry costs.

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AMD has rolled out a new mainline driver update that resolves crashes for players with 9070 series GPUs in Apex.
https://t.co/SSRpp7KjYS
Please ensure you are on the latest version!

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📋TESTING:
Following early data showing promising impacts to queue times and tighter match skill-widths, we will be expanding this test to Wildcard matchmaking as well. This text expansion will be live at 10am PT, on October 16th and will impact players on all platforms in US-West.

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📝TESTING:
Starting tomorrow, October 7th at approximately 10am PT, we will be conducting a matchmaking test by enabling cross-play as the default option for all players, on all consoles in the US-West servers. The intention of this test is to shorten queue times and tighten matchmaking skill bands. This test will run until the season ends on November 3rd. Console players can opt out of the test by turning off cross-play in your settings menu.

✅FIXED:
- Fixed an issue with missing floor geo on Broken Moon in Terraformer; players are no longer able to clip into the ground.
- Fixed an issue with Gibraltar skydive emote audio persisting after landing.

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Join us for an AMA with the Wildcard team!

Details below!
🗓️ Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏲️10AM PT - 12PM PT

Reddit:
https://t.co/Ao82rc3etm
Steam: https://t.co/iW056iMK1C

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📋TESTING:
We have activated a matchmaking test that increases maximum queue times for Plat+ players on all platforms, in all regions. The queue time increase scales with Rank tier, and Masters players could expect a maximum extension of approximately 30 seconds.
This test is in pursuit of tighter skill bands in high skill matches and less spill over of high rank players into mid-rank matches, as the matchmaker spends more time prioritizing the tightest possible lobbies before expanding its search. This test will run until the end of the season, or until we have enough data.
Please continue to give feedback on if you are experiencing tighter matchmaking.

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✅FIXED:
We have resolved issues revolving around specific movements for some Legends on consoles, including: Ash's dash and double jump, Sparrow's double jump, Revenant's climb and mantle, and Lifeline's run animation.
Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve these issues.

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AMD has published a help guide to resolve the attached driver issues for AMD users: https://t.co/wiE7u1Sl4D

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💡REMINDER:
For players on PCs with AMD GPUs experiencing issues with game stability, please confirm you're using AMD's 26.9.1 update.
Automatic updates may not necessarily update you to 26.9.1 and you may need to manually update here: https://t.co/eGZlIElHaO

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✅FIXED:
Fixed an issue where Alter's Ultimate failed to teleport players in certain tight spaces.

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✅FIXED:

We have resolved issues surrounding weapon attachment and ADS mechanics impacting console players. There is a small chance that a low number of players will not receive today's temporary fix, but we are working on a more permanent fix and anticipate it being released tomorrow.
Thank you for your patience while we worked to solve this problem.

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A correction on the attached: this matchmaking test will be live for all players on all platforms* in the US-West servers.

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📝TESTING:
Starting tomorrow, October 7th at approximately 10am PT, we will be conducting a matchmaking test by enabling cross-play as the default option for all players, on all consoles in the US-West servers. The intention of this test is to shorten queue times and tighten matchmaking skill bands. This test will run until the season ends on November 3rd. Console players can opt out of the test by turning off cross-play in your settings menu.

✅FIXED:
- Fixed an issue with missing floor geo on Broken Moon in Terraformer; players are no longer able to clip into the ground.
- Fixed an issue with Gibraltar skydive emote audio persisting after landing.

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⚠️INVESTIGATING:
We are actively looking into issues revolving around weapon attachment and ADS behaviour. We will provide an update when we have more information.

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📝TESTING:
Starting tomorrow, October 7th at approximately 10am PT, we will be conducting a matchmaking test by enabling cross-play as the default option for all players, on all consoles in the US-West servers. The intention of this test is to shorten queue times and tighten matchmaking skill bands. This test will run until the season ends on November 3rd. Console players can opt out of the test by turning off cross-play in your settings menu.

✅FIXED:
- Fixed an issue with missing floor geo on Broken Moon in Terraformer; players are no longer able to clip into the ground.
- Fixed an issue with Gibraltar skydive emote audio persisting after landing.