u/Apexlegends

📋TESTING:
From June 9th to June 23rd we will be conducting the following test in Ranked:

Ranked will be solo queue only for all players Diamond and above. If you are Diamond or higher, you will not be able to squad up as a premade in Ranked.

Our hypotheses are that this will create more evenly matched high-skill lobbies, reduce hard-carries into Diamond, Master and Predator and build trust in the overall fairness of these matches.

While this is a commonly requested feature by portions of our community, we will be closely monitoring community sentiment and match data.

Note: The in-game notification that some encountered yesterday (May 19th) was a visual error, and players are currently still able to squad up without restrictions.

Hi all, after a brief delay, we have started the following matchmaking test:

Players can only join premade squads containing squadmates with a differential of ONE Ranked tier (down from two).

As a reminder, we are looking to create tighter lobbies; our expectation is that, by limiting players from creating squads with wide skill bands, you will more consistently match against similar-skilled opponents, creating a more fair, competitive experience.

The test will run until the end of the split (June 23rd).

UPDATE:
We are delaying the start time of today's matchmaking test.
Originally meant to start today at 10am PT, we are adjusting the test timeline and will let you know when we push the test live.

📋TESTING:
Starting tomorrow, May 19th, at 10am PT, we will be conducting the following test in Ranked:

Players can only join premade squads containing squadmates with a differential of ONE Ranked tier (down from two).

We are looking to create tighter lobbies; our expectation is that, by limiting players from creating squads with wide skill bands, you will more consistently match against similar-skilled opponents, creating a more fair, competitive experience. 

The test will run until the end of the split (June 23rd).

Welcome to the Season 29 Matchmaking Recruitment Drive! It’s no secret, Apex Legends is best played alongside a squad that operates like a well oiled machine! Playing solo against fully coordinated enemy squads can be a challenge - so we wanted to help! In need of teammates that match your playstyle? We’ve got you covered! 

A fresh new squad in three easy steps: fill out the questions below, drop them in the thread, find your perfect squadmate.

• What server region are you in?
• What platform do you play on?
• What mode do you prefer (Ranked, Pubs, Wildcard, Mixtape)?
• What is your current Rank?
• What days / times do you typically play?
• Who are your mains?
• Hot drop or land far out and loot? 
• How would you describe your playstyle (aggressive, balanced, passive, play for final ring)?
• How do you prefer to communicate with your team (mic, pings, chat)?

Share your own details, and connect with fellow players that look like they’d be a great fit! Let’s find you a match made in the Outlands!

Hi all. We hope you're all enjoying the start to OVERCLOCKED. We have pushed the following fixes for a smoother season experience!

✅FIXED:

• Xbox voice comms have been reenabled (we are continuing to investigate edge cases)
• Various server crashes and stability fixes
• Respawning a teammate from their deathbox now grants intended XP
• Enemy healthbars are now removed from in-match player UI when disabled in settings
• On PS5, performance mode settings no longer reset with game relaunch
• On PS5 and Switch, graphic and brightness settings no longer reset with game relaunch
• Opening 50 Wishlist upgraded packs no longer results in an error/crash
• Removed purple dots on Ballistic in the splash screen
• Axle's Tactical and Ultimate abilities now display the appropriate names
• Axle's Ultimate no longer targets friendly Mirage decoys
• Crypto can no longer teleport to his drone in certain circumstances
• Players are now appropriately shielded by Gibraltar's Tactical from Gibraltar's Ultimate while healing
• Xbox players are now able to purchase the Ultimate+ Battle Pass by ensuring their Xbox OS is fully updated

⚠️INVESTIGATING:

• We are continuing to investigate FPS drops and stuttering/hitching on specific hardware

⚠️INVESTIGATING:

• We’re aware of an issue where some graphics and brightness settings reset after relaunching Apex. A fix is incoming, and we expect this to be resolved soon.
• We are also investigating issues where players respawned from beacons return to the match without a white backpack, and those respawned from deathbox lose their weapon hop ups.
• Finally, we are investigating reports of performance issues on various devices/hardware.

✅FIXED:

- We resolved an issue where players were able to exploit Axle's movement, resulting in an indefinite slide

⚠️INVESTIGATING:

- We are temporarily disabling voice comms for players on Xbox systems to investigate their contribution to a game crash. Xbox players will not be able to hear or speak to other players, regardless of platform.

- We are also investigating a recent issue resulting in FPS drops, likely tied to specific CPUs.

We will provide updates as they become available to us!

⚠️INVESTIGATING:

• We are looking into an issue preventing players from purchasing the Ultimate+ Battle Pass tier on any Xbox platform. Our current recommended workaround is to try from the Microsoft Store, where possible.
• We are also tracking a crash impacting Xbox Series machines. We have located the issue and are working towards a fix.

We're hoping to have these issues resolved soon and will relay updates as they come.

Update: (1:38pm PT)
Our team has located and resolved the issues preventing players from matchmaking.
Everyone should now be able to join matches in all game modes without issue!
Thank you again for your patience.

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🛠️Investigating:
We are working to resolve an issue preventing players from Matchmaking into games.

We will provide more information as the situation unfolds.

Thank you for your patience.

🛠️ADJUSTED: 
We are implementing 4.5 hour map rotations in Ranked for all regions!

After testing 4.5 hour rotations in our East Asia servers late in Season 28, we believe implementing this cadence in all servers will have a positive impact on the playerbase by enabling more map variety. This means players can engage on their favourite maps more often, or feel less “trapped” on their least favourite maps. 

During the initial test we saw positive player sentiment regarding the opportunity to potentially play on multiple maps in a single play session and we’re excited to provide this opportunity to all regions.

This is a permanent change, though we may continue to test slight variances in rotation duration to pinpoint the most optimal timelines!