Published 17:39 IST, April 9th 2020

Apex Legends Old Ways event is live; Get full patch notes for the update

The Bloodhound-themed Apex Legends Old Ways event is now live and brings some map changes, legendary skins, and new characters to the game. Get all the details.

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much-anticipated Old Ways Lore event is finally live on servers alongside a brand-new Apex Legends update, allowing BR fans to participate in limited-time event to dive into Bloodhound’s past. update also brings a string of game-changing adjustments to a few characters in game.

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Apex Legends Old Ways event

Apex Legends Old Ways event started on April 7 and will run through April 21. However, new update permanently adds Duos mode and map rotation for both Kings Canyon and World's Edge to Respawns battle royale, meaning that y will continue to exist in game even after event is over.  update also features some interesting adjustments to some characters and weapons, which includes a huge buff for Revenant and an extra passive for Lifeline, who happens to be only support legend in game right w. 

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Apex Legends Old Ways Event - New skins

Old Ways event brings battle royale fans a lot of interesting features and new content. Players will also be able to get ir hands on several new cosmetics as part of event along with a series of visuals that will be available in game store for direct purchase.

Apex Legends Old Ways event patch tes

Balance changes

G7 Scout

  • Headshot scale reduced from 2.0 to 1.75.
  • Leg shot scale reduced from 0.9 to 0.75.
  • Projectile speed reduced slightly.

L-STAR

  • view kick pattern on L-STAR will reset much more quickly to avoid a horizontal recoil which made it look like it goes in an unpredictable direction at time of fearing trigger.
  • Reduced time before overheat from 2.4 to 2.2 (25 shots to 23 shots).

Kraber

  • Headshot dam multiplier has been increased from 2.05 to 3.0.

Sniper Ammo

  • Ammo per pick up has been decreased from 10 to 8.
  • Decreased inventory stack size from 20 to 16.

Low Profile

  • Limb shots on Low-Profile Legends w deal as much dam as body shots.

Revenant

1. Silence

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  • duration of status effect has been increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
  • Silence will w disable Gibraltar’s Gun Shield.
  • duration of effect has been increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
  • Silence will have two charges.

2. Death Totem

  • Characters have been respawned with 50 health.

3. Removed Low Profile

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Wraith

  • Portals will w disappear after four seconds if both ends are outside Circle. This change was made to combat players exploiting Portal to avoid taking dam outside Ring.

Evo Armor

  • amount of dam required to evolve has been reduced.

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Bug Fixes / Quality Of Life

  • Fixed bug for instances where match results failed to process correctly once users disconnected.
  • Fixed some script errors.
  • Fixed bug for instances where taller Legends would get stuck in geometry after using Wraith portal.
  • Fixed bug for instances where players were healed by Lifeline's D.O.C. drone and Wattson's Interceptor Pylonthat under Revenant's Death Protection.
  • Fixed a bug where mantling with Wraith would result in camera clipping through a character.
  • Fixed lighting in some interior areas on World’s Edge that were appearing too dark in PS4.
  • Fixed a bug where certain players would lose aim assist after getting hit by Revenant’s Silence ability.
  • Fixed a bug where players would t get an assist credit for using Crypto's Drone to scan enemies.
  • Fixed a bug where certain players could hear and in rare cases, be hit by Revenant's abilities while in Firing Range even in his absence.
  • Fixed an issue where  Circle would end in a bad or invalid location.
  • Fixed a bug to help reduce cases of invisible doors.
  • Fixed an issue where Dive Trails were visible before exiting Drop Ship.
  • Fixed a map bug related to exploitable hiding spots and bad geo.

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17:39 IST, April 9th 2020