Apex Legends Update 2.88 Released on July 2

Developer Respawn Entertainment has released Apex Legends update 2.88 on all platforms, and this is an unannounced patch for the battle royale. Don’t expect any new content, as this patch is purely for fixes.

The developers also released a hotfix yesterday, which is included in the info we’ve collected below.

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Apex Legends Update and Known Issues on July 2

Update: Respawn has released the official changelog for today, and they are the following:

-Resolved a bug causing Wattson’s Energized Healer not to heal as much as it should
-Fixed the Power Sword effects being visible when Mirage was cloaked
-Updated Arenas: Duels so that only Kills = Wins and timed out Duels now result in draws. This change is to address players hiding during the match.
-Resolved an issue causing Mad Maggie’s intro animation to crash on PS4
-Updated the description of Daily Challenges to be more accurate
-Fixed an issue causing Apex Pack prompts to send players to the wrong screen
-Updated the Apex Pack info screen to be more accurate
-Resolved an issue allowing players to slide and interact with a Respawn Beacon from further than intended

The studio also acknowledged that “textures on trees and other foliage look a little different after today’s update<‘ and a fix for this is being worked on.

Here are the known issues currently on Respawn’s radar via the official Apex Legends Trello board:

INVESTIGATING

• Inactive EVO Harvester maintains hitbox from active state
• Reports of high CPU usage while running the game
• [Xbox] FPS drops with Bloodhound Ult
• Founder’s badge shows as locked, but can still be equipped

FIX IN PROGRESS

• [Retro Packs] Visual error with progress bar, still tracking in backend
• Crash after opening Apex Packs then immediately switching tabs
• [Alternator] Reports of some skins missing iron sights

Yesterday, Respawn rolled out an update that touched up the game in the following areas:

Arenas Duels

• Player Highlight only during countdown
• Faster mode timing and duel transitions

Devotion LMG

• Removed improved scaling from high-tier barrels and stocks
• Mag size reduced to 48 (was 52)

EVA-8

• Damage per pellet increased to 7 (was 6)
• Reduced rate of fire
• Purple and Gold bolts now match other shotguns

If Respawn releases any official changelog for today’s Apex Legends patch, we’ll update the article to reflect it.

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