PATCH
2024-08-05
Apex Legends™: Shockwave Patch Notes
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R-301 Carbineuntouched
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
VK-47 Flatlineuntouched
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
HAVOC Riflemixed changes, weighted score +3.8
- Hipfire accuracy decreased
Hemlok Burst ARnet nerf (minor), weighted score -9.5
- Burst Delay increased
- damage: 20 → 19−5.0%damage
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
SMG2
Alternator SMGuntouched
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
C.A.R. SMGuntouched
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
LMG2
Devotion LMGuntouched
- Empty reload speed decreased
- Gun Shield Generator added
- Reverse Hipfire behavior adjusted
Rampage LMGuntouched
- projectile size increased
Shotgun3
Mastiff Shotgunmixed changes, weighted score +3.0
- damage: 11 → 15+36.4%damage
- pellet count: 8 → 6−25.0%pellet_count
Peacekeeperuntouched
- Mechanic update — see source
- pellet count: 11 → 9−18.2%pellet_count
- Blast pattern adjusted
Mozambique Shotgununtouched
- Hammer Point damage adjusted
- Rate of fire increased
- Shotgun Bolt interaction adjusted
Pistol2
P2020mixed changes, weighted score +3.1
- damage: 18 → 21+16.7%damage
- hammer point damage: 27 → 23−14.8%hammer_point_damage
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
RE-45 Autountouched
- magazine size adjusted across tiers