

This will make using Octane’s stim a more dangerous decision, as you’ll need to balance the tradeoff between health and speed. But the cooldown will be reduced to only 1 second, and regen speed will remain the same. The current plan is to take 20 damage from Octane’s stim, rather than only 12. The plan is to “increasing the health cost for his Stim” but balance it by “letting you stim again much sooner.” This was bound to be a controversial one ever since the developers confirmed that they were planning on nerfing Octane’s stim tactical, but they did also give it a small buff to counteract this. Respawn Entertainment Octane will be getting a slight nerf in Season 9. Increased bullet spread while in the air and shooting from the low Launch Pad trajectory.Stim: Reduced cooldown between stims from 4s to 1s.

Apex season 9 patch notes update#
The developers have noted that Octane might be performing “too well” since the latest series of changes the character received, so this update will be making changes to both the Stim and Launch Pad with hopes of balancing those abilities. All Legend buffs & nerfs in Apex Legends Season 9 update Octane: Changes to Stim & Launch Pad All of the details of these Legend changes can be found below. There’s tons of anticipation among Apex Legends players for the launch of Legacy on May 4, as it’s set to include tons of new content and several major changes to various aspects of the game.Īs is usually the case with the first major update of a new season, there are going to be numerous buffs and nerfs implemented to several Legends – eight to be exact. The full patch notes for Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy are here, and as expected, several of the game’s characters have been adjusted to either improve or reduce their effectiveness: Lifeline, Octane, Loba, Horizon, Fuse, Bangalore, Bloodhound, and Crypto. Apex’s wide range of characters have all go their own unique lore.
