Overview
- Hardlight Mesh windows become breakable sightlines that block movement and bullets until destroyed, with explosives, shotguns, snipers, and melee accelerating the shatter.
- Controller-class Legends can repair shattered Mesh and reinforce positions, reshaping building holds and counterplay in competitive settings.
- Ranked removes the Drop Zone system and returns to the traditional dropship after developer feedback on spawn advantages, RNG outcomes, and ring pressure.
- Bot Royale now supports one to five human squads with updated Apex Bots filling remaining slots, and it lifts XP and challenge caps while keeping badges and stats disabled.
- Targeted meta shifts include reworks for Fuse, Bloodhound, and Catalyst, returning shotgun hop-ups, nerfs to marksman weapons, Knockdown Shields removed from ground loot with level-based scaling, white backpacks equipped at spawn, and a 7th Anniversary event that grants up to four permanent Legend unlocks plus a Mythic Peacekeeper pursuit.