SEASON 8: GAME TIME

PERMANENT MODE

HEAD 2 HEAD

NOW PERMANENT

3v3

Sponsor Showdown

Now part of Quick Play Also available in Private Matches

Terminal Attack removed Terminal Attack removed from Quick Play and Private for now, may return later in another format

Bank It removed Bank It removed from Private matches

ESPORTS

Grand Major

DREAMHACK STOCKHOLM

SEP 20-21

Closed Qualifiers

DreamHack Stockholm Grand Major tournament coming soon

Closed qualifiers September 20-21 qualifier dates

Team registration Sign up your squad for the qualifiers

REWARDS

Twitch Drops

NEW REWARDS

Abby the APS New APS turret skin plus sticker and earrings

Watch & earn Available through Twitch stream viewing

.50 Akimbo

NERF

Effective range reduced Falloff min range 35m to 32m, max range 42.5m to 39m

CB-01 Repeater

BUFF

Damage

84→88

Damage increased Damage increased from 84 to 88

LH1

BUFF

Damage

42→44

Damage increased Damage increased from 42 to 44

Pike-556

NERF

Base Damage

50→48

Base damage reduced Base damage 50 to 48

Falloff range reduced Falloff min range 45m to 40m, multiplier 0.75 to 0.8

Hip-fire nerf Hip-fire dispersion increased especially while crouching

Riot Shield

NERF

Lunge speed reduced Max speed 10m/s to 7m/s, min speed 7m/s to 5.5m/s

Trigger range reduced Lunge trigger range 4m to 2.5m

Frag Grenade

IMPROVEMENT

Added in-world indicator Added in-world grenade indicator

Smoke Grenade

IMPROVEMENT

Occlusion updated Occlusion updated so the hide effect better matches the smoke visuals

Sonar Grenade

IMPROVEMENT

Larger hitbox Larger hitbox so it is easier to destroy by shooting

Proximity Sensor

IMPROVEMENT

Larger hitbox Larger hitbox so it is easier to destroy by shooting

Thermal Vision

DISABLED

Temporarily disabled Temporarily disabled for a full rework

H-Infuser

NERF

Healing

15→14

Healing reduced Healing per shot reduced 15 to 14

Dematerializer

REWORK

Charges

3→2

Reworked functionality New mechanics with reduced charges from 3 to 2

Guardian Turret

BUFF

Cooldowns reduced Faster deployment between uses

Healing Beam

BUFF

Heal Rate

40→46/s

Healing increased Increased from 40 to 46 health per second

Winch Claw

NERF

Cooldowns increased Longer wait time between uses

BETA

Instant Replay

NEW FEATURE

Plays back eliminations Plays back your elimination moments so you can see exactly what happened

Memory dependent Off by default on lower memory systems. You can toggle it on if you have the headroom

NEW

Match Recap

NEW FEATURE

New summary screen New summary screen with a timeline of scoring events plus personal ratings across combat support and objective

NEW

Smooth Destruction

FIRST RELEASE

First pass live First pass is live for cranes and suspended structures

Chain damage Falling pieces can chain damage and reshape space

Crane wrecking ball Crane wrecking ball damage 10 to 75

NEW PLAYER

New Player Experience

IMPROVEMENTS

Playstyles system Choose your preferred playstyle

Expanded tutorial More comprehensive training

Practice range challenges New skill-building exercises

Rookie contracts Special contracts for new players

PERFORMANCE

Performance Improvements

OPTIMIZATIONS

Faster boot times Faster boot times with shader precompilation in the frontend

Ranked reconnect Ranked reconnect window increased to 240 seconds

PLATFORM

Console Input Support

NEW FEATURE

Mouse and keyboard Now supported on console platforms

CUSTOMIZATION

New Weapon Sights

NEW OPTIONS

Iron Vantage Added to Pike-556

Quickspark Added to R .357, BFR Titan, and V9S

Magnifex Added to XP-54, FCAR, FAMAS, LH1, and CB-01 Repeater

Looking Glass fix Looking Glass alignment fix on Shak-50

TDM

Team Deathmatch

MAP ADDED

Bernal added Bernal added to the map pool

MAPS

Map Updates

MAJOR CHANGES

Kyoto major pass Jump pads, clearer basements, layout tweaks, and destruction that leaves climbable debris

Monaco suspended structures Rebuilt into larger spaces with better access, new vaults, a crane cashout, and added ladders

Global tweaks Easier crane top access, glass break consistency, and slightly smaller goo and smoke ATK canisters

MATCHMAKING

Matchmaking Improvements

BALANCE

Premade separation Matchmaker now separates premades and solos more in World Tour, Powershift, and QuickCash

PRIVATE

Private Matches QoL

IMPROVEMENT

Team customization You can set team colors and preset team names

PROGRESSION

Career Levels

EXPANDED

Extended levels Career levels extended to 500 and tiers rebalanced Bronze to Amethyst

CUSTOMIZATION

New Customization Options

NEW SLOTS

Earrings category New earrings customization category added

Character effects Character effects split into their own slot

CRITICAL

Performance Update

IN PROGRESS

Stuttering/freezing root cause found Fix in progress for performance issues

Temporary workaround Close memory-intensive applications (e.g., Chrome) to improve performance

Various animation and audio fixes Multiple improvements deployed this patch

SECURITY

Anti-Cheat Update

TESTING

Denuvo anti-cheat Denuvo anti-cheat begins an incremental rollout on Steam in Season 8. Not a DRM product

Additional solutions Anybrain testing is live for a small slice of players and an internal solution with VAIIYA is in progress

HOTFIX

8.0.1 Fixes

MULTIPLE FIXES

Animation timing revert Reverted an animation timing change that caused some throws not to spawn

Evasive Dash fix Fixed the Light super dash from Evasive Dash jump timing

H-Infuser projectile fix H-Infuser projectiles no longer blocked by some objects like friendly Dome Shields

Pike-556 headshot fix Pike headshot multiplier corrected to 1.5

Audio fix Fixed stuck audio on Dagger and Sword early release