The newest season of Apex Legends is bringing the boom, and with that, can a brand-new set of patch notes. From big new additions like a new legend and a new weapon, down to the tiniest changes like extra bits of lore attached to select in-game skins. There is no that this season is going to shake the game and the meta up quite a bit. Let’s take a look at everything Season 8: Mayhem has to offer us on launch.

Major Changes

  • New Legend: Fuse + All abilitiesNew Weapon: 30-30 RepeaterMap Update: Obliterated Kings Canyon (also see: Explosive Holds)Legendary-tier Extended MagazinesDamage Counter addedAmmo Request changeLegend changesWeapon/Loot changesRanked League changes (also see: Ranked Split info)Quest comic/Treasure Pack changesMajor bug fixes for Clubs

Minor Changes

  • [Accessibility] All shield and health restoration, as well as reviving teammates, will be better optimized for colorblind mode[Lore] All skins with relevance to canon lore and/or importance in regards character backstory will now come with a small lore blurb that details why the skin is significant to the character

Bug Fixes

  • Sonar abilities like Bloodhound’s Eye of the Allfather will no longer interfere with Caustic’s Highlight VisionLoba no longer able to Jump Drive to areas of Kings Canyon she was not supposed to be able to goRampart can no longer place Sheila on the Jump Pads in Octane’s Gauntlet on Kings CanyonRampart’s passive LMG ammo buff no longer carries over to other Legends after switching them out in the Firing RangeRemoved glitching giving a hip-fired Havoc 100% accuracy when shot through Rampart’s Amped Cover wallFixed Point of View glitch that occurred when Horizon used her Gravity Lift or Black Hole and then immediately shifted from hip-fire to Aim Down SightsFixed audio issue with crowds not cheering in Pathfinder’s Fight Night Town Takeover on OlympusFixed glitch that prevented some of the Heirlooms from appearing in the Heirloom shopStopped Thermite Grenades from burning through walls on OlympusVarious bug fixes to Clubs (see link under Major Changes for details)