APX

Apex Legends: Latest Update - 10/01/2026

TL;DR

If the Kickstart drone locks on immediately after being deployed, the resulting knock-up is significantly decreased
Reduced Fighter's Defense from 55% damage reduction to 50%
Reduced the max number of Ult charges for Ryu, Chun-Li and Dhalsim from 3 to 2

Sliding lateral control nerfed by 50% (making it harder to maintain slide momentum while tightly cornering)
Sliding lateral control nerfed by 25% for Nitro Gate users
Nerfed Nitro Gate initial push speed to 650 from 700
Nerfed max knock-up magnitude to 650 from 700
Nerfed max drone chase time to 8s from 10s (meaning it'll give-up on an active chase 2s sooner)
Reduced Fighter's Defense from 55% damage reduction to 50%
Reduced the max number of Ult charges for Ryu, Chun-Li and Dhalsim from 3 to 2

Please continue to give feedback on if you are experiencing tighter matchmaking.

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.

Resolved an issue impacting Steam users that resulted in settings being reset after every relaunch of the game. This was largely impacting players with unique folder structures and Apex installation locations, most commonly seen in APAC.
Reload Time Reduction Benefit
Consumable Use Time Reduction Benefit