Apex Legends Season 8: Mayhem update should be released on February 2, and although patch notes are not expected until the time of the update to go live, we already know of a lot of confirmed changes and fixes coming. Here is an initial look at what the patch notes should include.
Obviously, the main changes will be the addition of the new Legend, Fuse, which comes from Salvo, as well as the new weapon – the 30-30 repeater.
Kings Canyon will also be massively altered, as Fuse’s entry into the Apex games was uneventful and his old friend Maggie invaded the party – literally.
But, the most exciting part of the patch notes themselves will be to see how Respawn adjusted the various Legends with nerfs and buffs, in addition to some of the planned changes in quality of life.
Apex Legends season 8: opening patch notes
New legend: fuse
Straight from Salvo, Fuse is an explosive legend, and his skills reflect that. He can fire projectiles from his prosthetic arm, and his last will fire a mortar-like missile that explodes in a ring of fire.
Fuse skills:
- Passive: Grenadier – Fuse’s mechanical arm launches ammunition farther, faster and more accurately. Fuse can also stack more grenades per inventory slot than other Legends.
- Tactical: Knuckle Cluster – Implant a collection pump that shatters miniconcussion mines.
- Ultimate: The Motherlode – Bring Fuse’s “Wally” rocket launcher to launch ammunition that surrounds the target in a ring of flame.
Official icons and descriptions of Fuse’s skills.
New weapon: 30-30 Repeater
We didn’t get a new weapon in season 7, but we are in season 8. Fuse brings the 30-30 repeater straight from Salvo. It’s a lever-action rifle that punches.
It uses the type of heavy ammunition, but shots can also be loaded.
The 30-30 Repeater will be added to the item stack in February.
Kings Canyon map changes
Fuse’s arrival destroyed Kings Canyon. Original POIs, including Slum Lakes and Artillery, have been destroyed and there is a new hue on the map.
A huge explosion in Kings Canyon completely changed the map.
New season 8 battle pass: Mayhem
As always, there will be a new battle pass for the new season, which will include more than 100 items.
We don’t know if there will be any changes to the battle pass system, as there was in season 7.
Caption changes
These are Legend’s buffs and nerfs that Respawn said will come in season 8. Check out a full explanation and details on each change here.
Note: This is not a final list of all Legends that are receiving changes in the Season 8 update.
Rampart
- Adding 45 hit points to your Amped Cover
Wraith
- Respawn say they are looking for changes to Wraith’s hitbox to bring it in line with other Legends.
Horizon
- Respawn is looking for nerfs for his tactical ability, but has not confirmed the exact changes they are making yet.
ghost
- Respawn has struggled to find a good buff for Revenant, but is looking for adjustments in the hitbox
Wattson
- Respawn is looking for ways to make Wattson more fun, without making it more powerful
Mirage
- Fix for bait making noise of steps – originally in the notes for the Fight Night patch, but has been removed and will be available in a future update, possibly with Season 8.
Caustic
- Caustic hammer breaking doors – this was also originally in the notes for the Fight Night patch, but has been removed and will be available in a future patch, possibly with Season 8.
Horizon will suffer a slight nerf in season 8.
New item: gold magazines
- Gold magazines: automatically reloads weapons in the holster, has a delay of 5.5 seconds.
- New hop-up for Sentinel – unknown
Returning items
Not yet confirmed, but it looks like Anvil Receiver’s leap will be back in season 8.
Quality of life
- In-game damage tracker added
Bug fixes
- Relic shop not showing all relics
- Players said they are buying the Heritage of Gibraltar when buying the Heritage of Caustic
- Legendary Mirage and Bangalore skins affecting sights
- Errors related to private matches
- Players cannot hear each other in cross-game lobbies
Ranked Match
A new Classified Series will begin at the beginning of Season 8: Classified Series 7. The first division will take place in Kings Canyon and will run until March 23. The second division will be at Olympus. No advantage in the classified game world.
The complete changes to the ranked game can be seen here.
- Earn RP placement at the start of a match
- PR rewards start at position 13 instead of 10 in a match.
- Kill / Assist count increased to 6
- Earn RP for more of your kills and assists in a given match.
- This is a small push to give really good players a slightly faster trip back to their competitive rankings, while giving our top players more ways to stay ahead of the pack in the Predator rankings.
- Assistance limit increased to 10 seconds
- Gain assists for up to 10 seconds (from 7.5 seconds) after dealing damage to a target killed by someone else.
- Predator has been increased to the top 750 players
- Allowing more players to enter the predator should improve queuing times, while remaining a level exclusive to the highest levels of play.
- Matchmaking grip
- Players below Diamond will play matches much more often within their own rankings.
- Skydive Trails return
- In season 8, Diamond Skydive Trails will be making a comeback as a classified reward.
Season 8 collection event
Data miners discovered files related to a birthday collection event in season 8. Although the collection events usually start in the middle of the season, this time it can start earlier, since the Apex Legends 2 year anniversary is 4 February – two days later The 8th season begins.
That’s all we know at the moment about what’s to come in the season 8 update notes.
We will keep you updated with more changes as they arise and, of course, when Respawn releases the full patch notes.