Twilight Befalls E-District in the Techno Terror Collection Event
Haunting time is upon us, Legends! Trick N’ Treat Trios returns along with some familiar tricks and treats: Copycat Kits giving you the power of other Legends, Rev Shell Grenades to hunt enemies with wicked precision, and munch on candy for shields, EVO, and Ultimate charge. Complete a new Reward Track for Epic Skins for Mirage and the Devotion. Twilight has befallen the streets of E-District and the time to terrorize your enemies is now, but we’ve still got one more treat up our sleeve. Complete your killer 24 event item collection before the event ends to summon Pathfinder’s Prestige Skin: “Apex Mecha.” Don’t miss out on the terror—it’s time to scare the competition, to death!
TRICK N’ TREAT TRIOS RETURNS
The hair raising classic is back with the revival twist! Knock on doors to collect candy? Nah, knock your enemies, break the doors, and loot all the Loot Bins to collect and consume sweets for your extra treat: EVO points, Ultimate charge, and 25 points of shield healing over time. Tricks aren’t just for kids. Activate a Copycat Kit to gain access to an extra ability from a different Legend for the rest of the match or take out the enemy with updated Rev Shells that look deadlier than ever. And with the addition of the revival mechanic, it ain’t over until it’s over. Get back in the fight and show them who the real terror is.
E-DISTRICT AT NIGHT
E-District, a once-thriving urban island in the heart of Suotamo on Gaea, now twisted by a terrifying cybernetic infestation. This island with its weathered blackouts, riots, and a chemical attack at Humbert Labs, is no longer a mere cityscape—it’s a corrupted, electrified labyrinth of horror, brought back to life by an ominous power.
Battle your way through the decaying heart of the Energy Bank, where towering high-rise is now overrun by cybernetic abominations. Engage in brutal combat within the Stadium, a once-vibrant arena now transformed into an infected city of conflict, its streets and alleys infested with digital horrors. New dangers hide around every corner and every encounter will test your resolve. Explore, survive, and uncover the secrets of this corrupted city, where the line between legend and reality has been obliterated.
COLLECTION EVENT ITEMS
Unlock 24 killer limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Alter, Wattson, and more!
All 24 items will be available for direct unlock with Apex Coins or Crafting Metals, or test your luck with Techno Terror Event Apex Packs† for the entire duration of the event.
Grab them all before Techno Terror ends and you’ll automatically receive Pathfinder’s Prestige Skin, “Apex Mecha,” which comes with the “A Blast from the Path” Finisher, and the “Block Party” Skydive Trail.
REWARD TRACKER
You can earn up to 1,400 points per day and challenges refresh daily. All these challenges also stack with your Battle Pass so you can complete multiple challenges at once.
STORE TAB
Explore limited-time offers in the Store tab including the Weekend Killer bundle and the Cyborg Warlord Bundle available beginning October 15th.
FIGHT OR FRIGHT SALE
In addition to the limited-time offers mentioned above, the Fight or Fright sale will be a treat when it hits the shop! From October 1st - November 5th, enjoy limited-time discounts on returning eerie skins. No tricks here—there will be two new Legendary skins for you to discover: the “Reaper’s Path” skin for Pathfinder and the “Lionhearted” Conduit skin.
PATCH NOTES
MODES
Tricks N’ Treats Trios
October 15 to November 4, 2024
Exclusively on E-District at Night
Cyber Rev shell grenades
Copycat Kits
Consumable Candy: gives EVO points, Ult charge, and 25 points of shield healing over time
Loot bin jump scares
Revival respawn mechanic
MIXTAPE
Halloween Gameplay
Cyber Rev Shell Grenades added to all Loadouts
Players automatically pick up candy that enemies drop when killed, rewarding them with Ult charge and 25 points of shield healing over time
Apex Legends: Techno Terror Collection Event Trailer
Haunt your way through the Outlands with the return of Trick N’ Treat Trios with Revivals and more spine-chilling surprises! Use Copycat Kits to harness the power of other Legends, unleash the Rev Shell Grenade to hunt enemies with wicked precision, and munch on candy for shields, EVO, and Ultimate charge.
Complete a new Reward Track for Epic Skins for Mirage and the Devotion as you stalk the twilight streets of E-District. Collect all 24 event items before the event ends to summon Pathfinder’s Prestige Skin: Apex Mecha. It’s time to spook the competition, to death!
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Apex Legends Fight or Fright Sale
From October 1 - November 5 enjoy limited-time discounts on bundles and more! Summon new Legendary skins for Pathfinder “Reaper’s Path” and Conduit “Lionhearted” along with returning Halloween Skins in the shop. Tap in to Apex Legends™ and check out the Store tab today.
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Time to score, Legends! Get into Knockout, an all-new objective-based LTM where you and your squad capture zones and earn Evo to score points. Rack up Bounty Bucks to unlock rewards in the Reward Shop, including two Epic skins for Conduit and Valkyrie. Pull 36 themed items from Space Hunt Event Packs including the all-new Mythic “Serpent's Sting” universal melee item. It’s high time that you prove you’re the best in the galaxy. The Space Hunt Event runs from September 17 to October 8, 2024.
NEW MODE: KNOCKOUT
Introducing the all-new 60-player, 20-squad, Battle Royale experience: Knockout! In this intense, objective-based competition, squads must capture zones and collect EVO to rack up points. The 5 lowest-scoring squads are eliminated after each round, so every point counts. Enjoy infinite respawns until the high-stakes Sudden Death finale. After 3 rounds, the final 5 squads are redeployed for an all-out battle where only one squad will emerge victorious. Will your squad be the last one standing?
AMPED KNOCKOUT TRIALS
For a limited-time, take on weekly challenges to permanently unlock two pivotal Legends:
September 17-October 15: complete Crypto’s Trials to permanently unlock Crypto
October 1-October 15: complete Wattson’s Trials to permanently unlock Wattson
Featured Legends will unlock and be free-to-play for the duration of their challenge window. Complete all of a Legend’s corresponding challenges to permanently add them to your pantheon. Those that complete both Amped Knockout Trials will be rewarded for their efforts with an Epic tiered badge.
MILESTONE EVENT ITEMS
Unlock 36 limited-time cosmetics to proceed through the event and unlock milestone rewards. Each Space Hunt item received during the event counts towards these bonus rewards that you’ll automatically unlock after hitting milestones along the way.
Each of these event items, including the “Serpent's Sting,” can be acquired via Space Hunt Event Packs, which contain one event item and two standard items with a guarantee of no event item duplicates. Once you’ve acquired the Mythic universal melee item, “Serpent's Sting”, you’ll also be able to purchase additional customizations usable by any Legend, such as the new “Crimson Ripper” holographic Kill Counter.
As you kill enemies during a match, red holographic triangles will fill on the “Serpent's Sting”, maxing out at 5 kills and resetting each match. For those who reach the coveted title of Kill Leader, you’ll see a unique crown holographic at the top for as long as you retain the title.
REWARD SHOP
Earn Bounty Bucks by completing daily event challenges, then head to the Space Hunt Reward Shop to choose your own rewards and see your progress with event badges. The Reward Shop and offerings will rotate halfway through the event on September 28, 2024, at 10am PT.
A limited amount of Bounty Bucks can be earned per day by completing challenges and they refresh daily.
STORE TAB
Explore limited-time Space Hunt offers in the Store tab from September 17 to October 8, 2024.
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We recently committed to more transparent and consistent communication, and our next topic is a big one.
You hate cheating and so do we. It harms your experience and Apex Legends as a whole. While we work daily to stamp it out and get ahead of the next exploit or cheating evolution, it’s worth noting that this battle will never end.
We’ve been active in this fight, but we haven’t been as successful as we’ve needed to be. So we’re stepping things up in multiple areas, including aiming to deliver noticeable improvements over time to protect the integrity of our game. It may go without saying, but we can’t share every detail. We’ve got to keep some cards close to our chest to avoid tipping off those who would work against us.
HERE'S THE TLDR
More than 6 million accounts have been banned since launch
More than 100,000 accounts are banned each month on average
Team Investments: we’ve expanded our anti-cheat team across the globe including additional 24/7 coverage and added dedicated talent in the particularly impacted Asia-Pacific region
Currently use a kernel-level anti-cheat service and multiple incremental layers of protection
We’ve improved our processes, rolled out additional capabilities, and are continuing to deploy new tools and technologies faster than ever
Current State
Apex is a high-skill, competitive experience which makes maintaining its integrity critical. Since its launch in 2019, we have banned more than 6 million accounts. That number will continue to grow as we average more than 100,000 bans monthly. We continue to regularly issue ban waves and also take individual actions in-between waves as needed.
We know from our monitoring, from you, and from our own play, that there is more work to do. As we move forward, we will do our best to provide updates with more posts on anti-cheat efforts and progress.
TEAM INVESTMENTS
Respawn employs a team of specialists that monitor game play and can take action against bad actors when needed. This can include (but isn’t limited to) recording prohibited behavior, muting those being problematic in chat (both text and audio), removing players mid-match, and/or issuing appropriate bans when applicable.
The human component to successful anti-cheat efforts is important. To help in that regard, we’ve expanded our team to improve 24/7 coverage and are now better equipped to monitor, quickly review, and take corrective actions on cheating reports. We’ve grown our anti-cheat team in targeted regions, like Asia-Pacific, that have been particularly hard-hit by global cheating activity.
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
Apex uses Easy Anti-Cheat (“EAC”)—a kernel level anti-cheat service that helps identify cheating activity and automates corrective actions. We also employ additional layers of protections designed to detect, disrupt, and disable cheating software. Some of these are industry standard, while others are developed here at Respawn and are specific to our needs.
We can’t share specifics on these tools, but they have improved our match review capabilities, and allow us to evaluate flagged instances faster and more effectively. We’re staffed and dedicated to deploying new tools and updates more quickly to help build strength and speed in the fight against cheating.
THANKS FOR YOUR REPORTS
Alongside our growing teams and better technology, each and every community report can help us get ahead. You’re in the thick of it after all. With our recent changes, we can act faster and make more of an impact in real-time. When you see cheating in Apex, please report it. In a future update, we hope to close the feedback loop and let you know what action we’ve taken more quickly.
If you’re unable to report in-game, you can also report players via EA Help
For concerns regarding game vulnerabilities or anti-cheat by-passes, report via our CVD program
The above are the official methods for reporting as they promote the inclusion of optimal details for the team to take action. Should more reporting channels become available in the future, we will share them
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
We share your concerns about cheating in Apex, and it remains a top priority that we’re attacking every day. As we continue to make things better, we’ll be updating you regularly on this battle across our regular social platforms (including the new Game Status section on Trello). It’s worth reiterating that this is at its heart a security issue, so details may occasionally be limited.
Cheers again for your continued support and reports. It never ceases to amaze us how passionate y’all are and we appreciate it immensely.
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