A new Apex Legends patch prevents Crypto’s drone timer from canceling revives and fixes issues affecting Mirage and Sparrow. Respawn has also clarified that Loot Vaults were intentionally removed from World’s Edge to make Strongholds the main source of mid-match rewards.
Crypto’s latest improvements follow his Season 31 rework, which introduced a 25-second drone battery. An earlier adjustment cut the drone’s recall time from 6 seconds to 0.7 seconds after player feedback.
Crypto and the other gameplay fixes
The patch corrects two other issues specific to Crypto’s drone view: part of its entry animation playing twice, and the Ring indicator moving on the minimap while the drone was being controlled.
The update also addresses Apex Legends character abilities beyond Crypto, alongside finisher visuals and a PC interface issue:
- Mirage: Decoys no longer remain floating in place when deployed during skydiving.
- Sparrow: Tracker Dart no longer blocks ordnance damage.
- Finishers: Visual smearing caused by the finisher camera clipping into terrain has been fixed.
- PC: The Ultimate ability keybind now appears correctly in the affected game modes.
Respawn is continuing to review match statistics and player feedback as it assesses Crypto’s position following the rework and subsequent adjustments.
Why World’s Edge’s Loot Vaults are missing
World’s Edge is absent from the Season 31 map rotation, but players noticed the missing Loot Vaults in private and custom matches. Respawn acknowledged that the removal had been left out of the original Season 31 patch notes.
A World’s Edge Loot Vault
Strongholds were introduced in Season 31 and require squads to capture and defend designated locations. Their rewards include powerful weapons, attachments, and upgrades, putting high-value loot behind an area squads must contest.
