Apex Legends x Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Event Patch Notes: Full List of Weapon and Legend Changes

The Apex Legends x Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth patch notes are here with a long list of weapon, Legend, and map changes.

Respawn Entertainment and Square Enix partnered together to produce an event just one month before Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth comes out. Fans of both Final Fantasy and Apex Legends can now purchase exclusive crossover skins, unlock the Buster Sword Heirloom, and even use Materia hop-ups for extra in-game abilities in the popular Battle Royale. Along with the major additions, there are also a handful of gameplay changes coming in the latest patch that impact a few fan-favorite Legends.

Here's the Apex Legends x Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth patch notes.

Apex Legends x Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Event Patch Notes: Full List of Weapon and Legend Changes

Check out the full list of weapon and Legend changes in the Apex Legends x Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth event patch notes, per Respawn Entertainment.

Balance Updates (Crafting Rotation)

• R-301 and Volt leave the crafter and are back on the floor
• Hemlok and Alternator enter the crafter

Weapons

Mastiff

• Tactical reload time reduced to 0.9 (was 1.03)
• Empty reload time reduced to 1.6 (was 1.7)
• Draw Time reduced to 0.45 (was 0.8)

R99

• Damage reduced to 11 (was 12)

CAR SMG

• Damage reduced to 12 (was 13)

Legends

Catalyst

Piercing Spikes:

• Now require line-of-sight to an enemy player to activate
• Spikes that have not been activated will still slow players

Horizon

Improved Horizon audio to make “falls” less silent.

Newcastle

• Castle Wall: impact will now destroy Conduit’s Energy Barricade mines
• Mobile Shield: can now be destroyed by enemy Crypto EMP
• Delayed balance adjustments from the season 19.0 patch are now fully integrated

Rampart

• Amped Walls are no longer destroyed by friendly Crypto EMP or Mad Maggie’s Wrecking Ball

Maps (Storm Point)

• Added and adjusted cover at ZEUS Station & ECHO HQ
• Added Ring Console to Coastal Camp
• Added Trident to Barometer
• Adjusted the position of the Ring Console, Survey Beacon and Crafting Station at Lightning Rod
• Reduced volume of ambient audio at ZEUS Station & ECHO HQ
• Removed Ring Console, Survey Beacon and Crafting Station from Thunder Watch
• Resolved a number of additional bugs and rat spots
• Restored missing Ring Console at Command Center

ECHO HQ:

• Added four new staircases at ECHO HQ to improve vertical navigation around the perimeter
• Rooftop of ECHO HQ is now out of bounds, Zipline and rooftop hatch has been removed

Wattson's Pylon:

• Adjusted position of the ziplines at Wattson's Pylon to improve consistency of mantle jumping
• Reduced amount of ultra rare loot at Wattson's Pylon

ZEUS Station

• Added additional cover and ziplines at ZEUS Station for mixtape modes only
• Increased the speed of the redeploy balloon zipline at ZEUS Station by 25%

Mixtape (Map Rotation)

Control

• Hammond Labs and Production Yard are out
• Lava Siphon and Caustic Treatment are in

Gun Run

• The Core, Estates, and Wattson’s Pylon are out
• Skulltown, Fragment East, and ZEUS Station are in

TDM

• ZEUS Station, Skulltown, and Phase Runner are out
• Wattson’s Pylon, Party Crasher, and Overflow are in

Mixtape (New)

• Added new Legend voice lines that occasionally play on respawn
• Lowered Ratings reward for assists in Control 5 per assist (was 20)

World Systems

Extended Supply Bins:

• Added a cap to the number of heat shields a team can receive from the secret drawer
• Added a cap to the number of medkits a team can receive from the secret drawer

Bug Fixes

• Firing Range: players dying with a Nessie in their inventory will no longer find the Nessie deleted. Sorry Nessie Hunters!
• Players no longer get stuck due to spamming holosprays while skydiving
• Players no longer drop out of Wraith’s portal before reaching the other side
• Resolved small chance of getting 5 items in secret drawer of Extended Supply Bins
• Resolved bug preventing audio engine from properly utilizing fast storage drives when reading compressed audio data
• Startup logo video audio volume now respects the master volume slider
• Storm Point: players should now be able to use Evac Tower through the ceiling hatch in Command Center
• Trident collision should no longer occasionally push players through walls and floors

Legends

Ash

• Ultimate can no longer be used with Tridents to get under map

Bloodhound

• Niflheim Hundr skin’s raven now white (was black)

Catalyst

• Piercing Spikes ability description now shows the correct max number of traps
• Piercing Spikes can now be pinged again
• Ultimate no longer shows as ready in inventory without being fully charged

Conduit

• Fixed Energy Barricade V-Shape deployment when looking directly at the ground
• Tactical can no longer be used on respawning team still in dropship

Crypto

• fixed Crypto taking ring damage while standing in a heat shield if controlling his drone in the ring

Loba

• restored movement speed while holding Tactical if it was activated while standing still

Mad Maggie

• Fixed damage numbers not showing correctly when hitting Revenant’s ultimate shroud with Wrecking Ball
• Passive no longer works through Catalyst’s walls

Revenant

• no longer occasionally becomes invincible during his ultimate if his shroud is broken while marked by Vantage’s Sniper

Vantage

• corrected Sniper Ult bullets damage to marked targets when breaking Gibraltar’s arm shield or Revenant’s ultimate shroud

Wattson

• Ultimate correctly recharges shields when placed after Bangalore’s smoke

Modes

• Abilities that outline players should no longer stop functioning after killing an enemy
• Silence abilities should no longer cancel auto healing
• Voice chat is no longer heard outside of the squad in TDM and Control

Control

• Caustic Treatment: weapons cannot be used on the supply ship
• Damage not taken while inside the respawn ship
• Players no longer occasionally spawn in a skydive state when respawning on Kings Canyon
• Players no longer lose invulnerability while still on the dropship when spawning on the MRB

Quality of Life (Legends)

Conduit

• Improved visibility for jammers
• Ultimate SFX can no longer be heard in other Firing Range instances

Mirage's Decoys

• Improved issues against terrain that would cause destruction/floating
  
• Any destroyed by terrain will now be refunded
  
• Improved to more correctly copy the ADS state of the player
  
• No longer mimic reviving or execution animations

Newcastle

• Voice line added when Newcastle removes one of his own Castle Wall segments