The Apex Legends Raiders Collection Event is the first major event of Season 11, bringing Pirate-themed skins, the Winter Express LTM, and Wattson’s Heirloom with it. Here’s everything we know about it – including the full patch notes.
Contents
- When is Apex Legends Raiders Collection
- Raiders Collection Event trailer
- Winter Express returns
- Raiders Collection Event patch notes
When is Apex Legends Raiders Collection Event?
The Raiders Collection event will start on December 7 and conclude on December 21.
Alongside this Collection Event will be an update containing legend changes, new skins, the new Winter Express LTM & more.
Raiders Collection Event trailer
Winter Express returns in the Raiders Collection Event
Apex Legends fans have been speculating that the Winter Express LTM would be returning this holiday season, and now Respawn has officially confirmed it!
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According to Respawn, this beloved game mode offers three squads the opportunity to board and capture the World’s Edge train. Legends will also be able to pick their loadout before boarding the train; play around and find the best loadout for you.
Raiders Collection Event Prize Track
It wouldn’t be a Collection event without new cosmetics to obtain. The Raiders Collection event brings a fresh reward track for players to progress through. Simply complete daily and weekly challenges to work your way through the track and earn all of the exclusive rewards.
Raiders Collection Event patch notes
There’s a range of new content that will be arriving in the Raiders Collection Event including the Winter Express LTM, a new Wattson heirloom, and of course, new cosmetic items. However, there will also many balance changes and fixes that will drop alongside this event.
Let’s take a look at all the new changes in this upcoming event:
Wattson
- Fixed the issue with fences “sticking” when trying to place a node near a fence.
- Fixed bug for cases where Wattson’s Fence nodes ignored player collision.
- Fixed bug with the blueprint line not showing up to signify where the fence will be created.
- Fixed issue where Caustic’s Ultimate isn’t zapped by the Interception Pylon.
- Fixed bug where Arc Stars could stick to and damage the Interception Pylon
Ash
- Based on feedback we’ve increased the audio presence of Ash’s Ultimate.
- Ash will no longer “bleed” when shot and now displays sparks [like Pathfinder and Revenant].
- Fixed cases where a grid pattern would show on some rare and common skins.
Valkyrie
- Fixed a bug where using a Skydive with Death Totem at a specific time caused Valkyrie’s skydive to enter a bugged state.
- Fix for Birthright Skin where Valk’s jetpack control clips into her hands in first person.
Revenant
- Fixed a bug where using a Skydive with Death Totem at a specific time caused Valkyrie’s skydive to enter a bugged state.
Arenas
- Fixed bug where Seer could continuously charge his tactical after it’s reached zero uses.
- Reduced reconnect times since the matches are shorter than a Battle Royale match.
- Fix for missing ammo UI on the common, rare, or epic, CAR.
- Fix for missing horizontal black bars while spectating.
- Fix for cases where the Death Tab is missing from the shop window.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with a spot on Storm Point where players could camp in unintended areas near Command Center.
- We also addressed multiple minor bugs around the map ranging from misplaced kill triggers and holes in geo.
- Bocek Compound Fracture Legendary skin bug: Fixed an issue where players would still see iron sights when aiming even if another sight is equipped.
- R-301 Dynastic Cycle Legendary skin bug: Fixed an issue with the gun using a mix of two different skins.
- Fixed bug for cases where the Loba Edition displays “No Price Found” when viewed in the store tab.
- Based on feedback we’ve reduced the SFX on reactive skins for the Volt.
- Fixed bug where players were unable to scroll downwards when looting a death box or black market.
- Fixed bug that was preventing players from getting Rampart’s Heirloom even after buying all 24 event packs.
- Fixed bug where players could skydive faster after spamming Ping.
- Fixed issue with players seeing the 888 Elite Mode Badge constantly unlocking.
- Fixed bug where dive trails were not rewarded properly.
BALANCE CHANGES
Arc Star
Sticks
- Base stick damage lowered from 30 -> 10
- Shield Damage Multiplier increased from x3 -> x4 (stick on shielded enemy will now max out at 40 instead of 90)
- Sticking an enemy now applies a slow debuff (reverting Legacy update change)
Non-Sticks
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- Slow duration is now driven by distance to the center of Arc Star detonation
Dev Note
Splatter Rounds
- Removed increased magazine capacity
Dev Note
Crafting
- Shotgun ammo, sniper ammo, and arrow crafting output reduced to a single stack
Private Match
- Observer Mode – UI and Scoring Improvements for in-game stats menu.
- Observer Mode – Reduced opacity on Loba’s Back Market for map & mini-map.
- Observer Mode – Added toggle option to show next ring location.
- Added [Team] Eliminated text in kill feed for Private Match Anonymous mode.
- Admins now have the ability to end matches in either Observer or Player positions.
- Fixed issue for real time API delay after running consecutive games.
- New real time API events including:
- Shots fired
- Kill awarded
- Line by line formatting
- Unique player IDs
QUALITY OF LIFE
New Custom Reticle Color System
Custom Reticles are here! The new UI can be opened under Gameplay Settings by selecting the Customize option under Reticle.
Once in the new Custom Reticle UI you’ll be able to:
- Select a color from some of our recommended favorites
- Use the color and brightness sliders to find that perfect color
- Manually enter an RGB color
- Toggle between 4 different hand picked environments to preview your reticle
Dev Note
So, there you have it, that’s everything you need to know about the Raiders Collection event arriving on December 7.
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