Highlights
- Apex Legends Collection Event introduces new limited-time mode, World's Edge After Dark, and features bug fixes, balance adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements.
- Major changes include nerfs and buffs to legends like Fuse, Horizon, Rampart, and a new nerf to the Nemesis Burst AR.
- Patch notes for the Apex Legends update on September 19 include weapon crafting rotation, balance updates, weapon and legend adjustments, bug fixes, and quality-of-life enhancements.
A brand-new Apex Legends Collection Event will be kicking off later today, bringing with it a new limited-time mode, World's Edge After Dark, new skins, and plenty more.
Alongside some brand-new content for players to jump into, the event will also come with some bug fixes, balance adjustments, and general quality-of-life improvements. Some of the most major changes include nerfs and buffs to legends such as Fuse, Horizon, Rampart, and more. Respawn has also included a new nerf to the Nemesis Burst AR.
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If you're eager to find out exactly what's new in today's Apex Legends update, be sure to check out the official patch notes below for the full details.
Apex Legends Update 2.33 Patch Notes For Harbingers Collection Event
Below you will find the official patch notes for the latest Apex Legends update on September 19.
BALANCE UPDATES
- Weapon Crafting rotation
- 30-30 Repeater enters the crafter
- RE-45 with Hammerpoint Rounds enters the crafter
- Mozambique returns to floor loot
- Nemesis returns to floor loot
- Lowered autoplayer difficulty in orientation matches
- Redistributed the pockets of high tier armor within POI’s (ex.the center of Countdown on World’s Edge) into the global loot pool
WEAPONS
- Nemesis Burst AR
- Damage reduced to 16 (was 17)
- ADS recoil increased
LEGENDS
Fuse
- Knuckle Cluster
- Tactical deployment speed increased
Horizon
- Gravity Lift
- Weapon accuracy decreased while in Lift (more spread)
- Vertical Lift speed reduced by 20%
- Hover time at top of Lift reduced to 0.5s (was 2.0s)
Rampart
- Amped Cover
- Placement time reduced to 2s (was 3s)
- Rampart now remains in placement mode after deploying a wall
Revenant
- Forged Shadows
- Reduce time extension from knocks to 5s (was 10s)
- Extra damage to the shroud will bleedthrough to Revenant if it breaks
- Shadow Pounce
- Slightly increased pounce angle compensation when looking at the ground
MAPS
- World’s Edge After Dark added to LTM
RANKED
Recent Hotfix: September 6, 2023
- Guaranteed (%, per kill) Elimination Bonus has been raised across all skill levels
- Point disparity between teammates of vastly different skill has been reduced
BUG FIXES
- Digi-Threat now correctly highlights enemies through close proximity multi-layered FX
- Gold magazine and gold bolt now work after being killed by a dummy
- Level 1 accounts no longer appear as Champions in pubs
Audio
- Certain weapon sounds (such as Rampart's mounted turret motor) now stop upon match end
- Finishers should no longer have doubled-up or missing audio
- Weapon draw audio now plays correctly when swapping legends in the firing range
Olympus
- New Revenant Heirloom no longer changes to original Dead Man’s Curve coloring after leaving the Fight Night ring on Olympus
- Resolved endless skydiving after flying off map with a Trident
PC DX12
- Resolved incorrect cursor location when using the controller in certain resolutions
- Restored game window positioning when video settings are reset
LEGENDS
- Ash’s Floating Point emote no longer has incorrect sound
- Bloodhound’s Piercing Plasma no longer occasionally turns enemies invisible
- Crypto will now get kicked out of his drone when silenced
- Mirage restored heirloom allowing players to switch weapons without breaking cloak after a revive
- Seer’s Focus of Attention no longer interrupts other highlight items and abilities
- Vantage’s Spotter’s Lens restored in Firing Range
- Valkyrie’s Bladed Decent no longer stutters visually
- Wraith no longer gets stuck when meleed while using Into the Light finisher
Revenant
- Forged Shadows
- Damage to the shroud now contributes to damage stats and evo points
- Friendly arc stars and knuckle clusters no longer stick to the shroud
- Mad Maggie’s Warlord’s Ire now highlights Revenant when you hit his shroud
- Vantage’s Sniper’s Mark now applies when you hit his shroud
- Stun effects now apply when his ultimate is active
- No longer gets stuck in Shadow Pounce when activating the ability before landing from the dropship
- Resolved animation canceling when using Shadow Pounce that allowed you to draw weapons early
- Restored highlight from Assassin’s Instinct showing up in cases where enemies are visible but partially obstructed
- Stopped Shadow Pounce automatically deploying after climbing a ledge
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Bloodhound can see Revenant’s Forged Shadows activation point
- Firing Range Supply Boxes now sort weapons by type for easy access
- Loba’s Black Market now sorts weapons by type for easy access
- Improvements to how our audio engine dispatches and prioritizes audio voices
- More accurate shadow rendering for legends and weapons in game menus
- PC DX12: implemented new RHI (Rendering Hardware Interface) rendering backend
A NOTE ON REGIONAL VOICE ACTORS
We've recently had to update some of our regional voice actors, and you may continue to hear updated voice lines as more Legends require updates over the coming seasons and patches. We appreciate and thank all of our regional voice actors, both old and new, for being an integral part of Apex Legends.
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