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[p]We just pushed a patch that includes the following adjustments and fixes:

Octane: We have seen an organic drop in his pick rate since the mid season patch went live, which we expected, but that didn't fall enough to a level we felt was healthy so that indicated some of the interactions of his new kit are unhealthy.[/p]

• [p]Reduced Swift Mend max healing from 9 to 6[/p]
• [p]Reduced Swift Mend min healing from 3 to 2[/p]

[p]Horizon: Horizon landed at a comfortable pick rate after her recent buffs, but when combined with Octane, the team comp has proven to be a bit squirrely.[/p]

• [p]Reduced max Newt Scoot time from 5 to 2.5[/p]
• [p]Reduced New Scoot max speed from 700 to 550[/p]

[p]Thank you for your continued feedback. See you on the Dropship![/p]

[p]Hey legends! Based on previous matchmaking tests, we've made some adjustments to Ranked lobbies as we approach the end of the season.

The new changes include increasing the maximum matchmaking wait time for Masters players. With this season's player populations, Masters players will be restricted to matching only down to Diamond 3.

Note: if you're in a premade squad, matchmaking will continue to take into account the member with the highest Ranked tier on your team.

Let us know how your games feel![/p]

[p]Hey legends, the team has pushed a number of fixes as a follow up to the start of 27.1![/p]

• [p]Crypto:[/p]
  • [p]Crypto's drone is no longer displayed for a fraction of a second when deploying the drone on a zipline, balloon or Evac Tower.[/p]
  • [p]The appropriate ultimate icon is now displayed while in Crypto's drone view after selecting the Power Coupling upgrade.[/p]
  • [p]Crypto's hands no longer remain stuck in front of the camera after taking damage from a Caustic trap while in Drone view.[/p]
  • [p]Players are no longer able to spam the drone entering animation.[/p]
  • [p]Crypto's Ult now appropriately charges from scanning enemies, even if they remain within the scan.[/p]
• [p]Octane:[/p]
  • [p]Stim Surge's animation now ends in alignment with the end of its effects - previously was misaligned when at low health with the Daredevil upgrade.[/p]
  • [p]Stim Surge's animation now ends in alignment with the end of its effects when taking damage in the ring.[/p]
  • [p]Base Stim model no longer overlaps with the Stim Surge Syringe.[/p]
  • [p]Players are no longer able to spam Octane's tactical when riding ziplines or ziprails with akimbo weapons equipped.[/p]
  • [p]Removed ghostly green bar that appeared when Octane performed two-handed actions while using Stim Surge.[/p]
  • [p]When activating Stim Surge while climbing, the correct model is displayed and players will no longer be locked out of using Stim Surge.[/p]
• [p]Trident:[/p]
  • [p]Increased the volume of approaching Trident - it should be much more difficult to be caught by surprise.[/p]
  • [p]Caustics traps no longer attach to the Trident - it was way too deadly.[/p]
  • [p]Valkyrie no longer gets stuck in ultimate animation when interrupted by a Trident.[/p]
• [p]New Player Pass:[/p]
  • [p]Level up animation now display the correct level.[/p]
• [p]Various[/p]
  • [p]The post-game progress screen no longer displays old challenges.[/p]
  • [p]Various fixes/adjustments to Switch 2 shadow/lighting.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a boot crash on some Nvidia machines.[/p]

[p]Hey legends, we just pushed a patch to address the following:[/p]

• [p]Crash tied to Wildcard Hoverboard fixed[/p]
• [p]Fixed Firing Range crash that occurs when many players join the range[/p]

[p]Thank you![/p]