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An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 02/25/2026
[p]Valkyrie “Wallhack” Exploit
We recently resolved an exploit involving Valkyrie’s Ultimate ability that allowed players to improperly retain enemy highlight information outside of its intended activation window. Under specific conditions involving map vehicles, the interaction could place the ability into an unintended state, granting persistent visibility benefits to the player and their squad.
[/p][p]Once identified, our team reproduced the issue, isolated the underlying state-handling error, and deployed a fix to prevent the interaction from occurring. The exploit is now fully mitigated.
[/p][p]We want to be clear: intentionally abusing in-game bugs to gain a competitive advantage violates our rules. Accounts confirmed to have deliberately exploited this issue received multi-week suspensions and Ranked Point removals. Competitive integrity—especially in ranked play—is something we actively monitor and enforce.
[/p][p]We also want to address content creation around active exploits. Publishing or promoting “how-to” videos that demonstrate game-breaking behavior—regardless of intent—amplifies the damage by accelerating its spread. If you discover a vulnerability, the responsible path is to report it directly to us through official channels. Creating instructional content around active exploits will be treated as participation in the exploit itself. Moving forward, we may take enforcement action against both accounts abusing the issue in-game and content that promotes it.
[/p][p]We appreciate players who report issues responsibly and help us protect fair play. Our commitment remains the same: rapid response, firm enforcement, and ongoing improvements to ensure Apex Legends remains competitive and fair for everyone. [/p][p]
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Apex Legends: Latest Update 2/23/26

[p]We just pushed a patch that includes the following Octane changes:

ADJUSTED:[/p]

  • [p]Removed 'Fortified' from Stim Surge[/p]
  • [p]Reduced the speed boost given by Stim (still an increase from pre-27.0)[/p]
[p]Dev note: We held back an Octane nerf from 28.0 because wanted to 'wait and see' how Fuse's rework launch would impact Octane's recent spike. Recently, looking at Valkyrie, we saw that Octane's rework naturally brought her back down to earth, with little nerfing of Valkyrie required.
Over the first week of the season, Octane is still being picked and winning fights at a rate we consider unhealthy. That is the data we needed to action on nerfing what we consider the 'spikiest' elements of Octane's recent update, while preserving most of the new utility his rework brings.[/p]

An Update from the Anti Cheat Team 02/18/2026
[p]BANWAVE:

A new detection targeting XIM cheating devices was enabled today that resulted in over 2000 accounts being permanently banned. This follows a detection we enabled in January which targeted Titan cheat devices and resulted in over 1,000 accounts being banned. [/p][p]Use of third party cheating peripherals is not tolerated in Apex.[/p]

Apex Legends: Latest Update 02/18/2026
[p]Check out what's included in todays patch - live now! [/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/38098458/52fed2356298141b653cfb45a21d94d7981ee7ac.png"][/p]

Apex Legends: New Ranked System 02/17/2026
[p]The update to Ranked lobbies hybridizing Dropship and Drop Zones is now live. Here are all the details you need to know:[/p][p align="start"]ADJUSTED
-All matches with 10+ Diamond players OR 1+ Master/Predator player will have Drop Zones
-Players may experience a mixture of Dropship and Drop Zone matches, particularly for Platinum players or those squadding up with Diamond+ players, as we work out the thresholds
-If your pending lobby will have Drop Zones you will see “RANKED - DROP ZONES” displayed on the match loading screen
-When loading into a Drop Zones match, the Rank Tier Display will show each player's individual Rank Tier (Dropship matches will keep the current 'Squad' version of the Rank Tier Distribution)
-Players in Masters will need to go back to the lobby and matchmake in order to requeue. We are working on a fix that will allow players to requeue as normal and will let you know when it is live[p align="start"]This change is now live, and we will be closely monitoring the impact on competitive integrity and matchmaking health.

Update as of 2/17/26 at 5:57pm PT: Players in Masters will now be able to requeue as normal.

An Update from the Anti Cheat Team
[p]There was a claim that a player was banned for using a specific mouse. This is categorically false and not accurate. A player behavior detection compounded with other heuristics that accumulated over several months caused the user to meet the threshold for a ban. As per our normal process, we reviewed the ban and deemed it a false positive and unbanned the user. We have modified the rule that triggered the ban threshold and are currently looking at historical data for any other false positives now. If this specific mouse was being targeted for bans, you would see this issue across other titles as well that use EAC.[/p]

Apex Legends: Latest Update 02/13/2026
[p]We just pushed a fix to resolve an issue where some players would lose access to main tabs on their home screen and their currencies would display incorrectly. [/p][p][/p][p]Good luck on your weekend Apex grind![/p]

Developer Update: Wildcard
[p]We have heard your feedback, loud and clear, regarding our recent changes to Wildcard’s respawn system. As a result we will be reverting these changes to more align with the Wildcard experience you know and love. 
[/p][p]We initially made these changes because match data indicated that high-death frequency in Wildcard matches may be contributing to player fatigue resulting in them leaving the mode. We were hoping to see if shaking up playstyles would help alleviate this potential concern. 
[/p][p]It’s also worth noting that some players experienced a bug where they were respawned off the map. This was never the intention. We have identified and squashed this bug, and the fix will go live with the other changes. 
[/p][p]As we roll this back, we’ll continue to monitor feedback and internal data. In the future, we will be sure to give you a heads up and provide more ample context and insight for why we’re making changes. Ultimately, we want to make sure Wildcard is as fun for you as it is for us![/p][p]
This change is live now! Thank you for your patience.[/p]

Developer Update: Ranked - 02/13/2026
[p]Thank you for your continued feedback about the recent changes to Ranked. After consolidating community sentiment and match data, we will move forth with implementing a new system that utilizes both Dropships and Drop Zones. We are targeting next week, as we need a bit of time to make changes to the game’s backend and ensure testing.[/p][p]As this will be a net new feature from our team, we will keep an extra-watchful eye on how it impacts player sentiment and match data. We will continue to evolve this system in the coming weeks and months.[/p][p]The initial details are as follows:[/p]
  • [p]If your lobby has a minimum % threshold of Diamond+ players you will be playing Drop Zone[/p]
  • [p]We will confirm the cut off percentage as the feature goes live[/p]
  • [p]Players may experience a mixture of Dropship and Drop Zone matches, particularly for Platinum players or those squadding up with Diamond+ players, as we work out the thresholds [/p]
  • [p]If your pending lobby will have Drop Zones you will see “RANKED - DROP ZONES” displayed on the match loading screen[/p]
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/38098458/c0521626c1021ca174e02afa5e2190671bc10f12.png"][/p][p]As the team is working to rapidly implement this new system, you can expect further UI/UX updates as we continue to refine the feature for more player clarity.[/p][p]We’ll keep you updated on when this is ready to roll out and any final details. Thank you![/p][p][/p]

Apex Legends: Latest Update 2/12/26
[p]We just pushed a patch to address the following:

FIXED:
-7 Year Anniversary Prize Tracker now display correct artist and creator attribution
-View Cinematic button on Nintendo Switch 2 now shows the correct cinematic
-Completing Road to Ranked Challenges now correctly unlock Ranked
-Champion Squad status will now correctly reset after the squad loses or no longer has the highest score from previous matches

Reverted Octane and Horizon nerfs to intended pre-28.0 state
Octane:
-Reduced Swift Mend max healing from 9 to 6
-Reduced Swift Mend min healing from 3 to 2

Horizon:
-Reduced max Newt Scoot time from 5 to 2.5
-Reduced Newt Scoot max speed from 700 to 550[/p]
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