March 29, 2022 Patch

The **March 29, 2022 Patch** is a major patch.

## New content

* New event:  Warriors - runs from March 29, 2022 to April 12, 2022.
* New  Arenas map: Drop-Off.
* Control LTM returns.
* New Heirloom Set for Crypto.

## Balance changes

Control
* Removed the  Turbo Charger from Purple Tier weapons - Players have to get their Ratings up to Gold Tier in order to get it.

 G7 Scout
* Double Tap burst fire delay reduced from 0.475 to 0.375.
* Double Tap recoil improvements.
* Ammo reserves increased from 120 to 140.

 Hop-ups
* Increased spawn rate for  Hammerpoint Rounds and  Kinetic Feeder.
* Reduced spawn rate for  Deadeye's Tempo,  Shatter Caps, and  Boosted Loader.

## Quality of life

* Added  tracker for "Battle Royale Wins".

## Bug fixes

Control
* Fixed issue where players would not be able to see or select spawn points on the Spawn Menu after dying while stimmed as Octane.
* Several crash fixes to help with mode stability.
* Fixed a UI bug where Mythic ammo icon appears on non-crate weapons when auto-reloaded.
* Fix for ammo disappearing from Rampart's mobile  Sheila when firing.

 Gibraltar
* Fixed bug where players would not receive assist credit when damaging Gibraltar's  arm shield.

 Crypto
* Fix for bug when Crypto's animation would glitch after using a finisher while in death protection.
* Fix for cases where Crypto can throw out multiple  drones.

Olympus
* Fixed bug where damaging MRVN would count towards upgrading your  Evo Shield.

 Pathfinder
* Fix for cases where Pathfinder is able to  grapple enemies indefinitely.

 Wraith
* Fix for cases where players are able to reset Wraith's  Tactical cooldown by ending her phasing while entering an Ash's  Portal.

 Bloodhound
* Fix for visual inconsistencies in Bloodhound's  Cyber Hunt skin.

 Wattson
* Fix for cases where Wattson's  Ultimate's shield regen would work through some windows in Command Center.

 Arenas
* Fix for a bug where music could cut off at the start of a match in Habitat.
* Fix for visual bug where Legend abilities would stay onscreen during a match.

Storm Point
* Fix for cases where players can be launched by Gravity Cannon while below it.

Other
* Fixed frame jitter that could appear while spectating a match.
* Fixed issue where  Precision Choke was disabled by default on Golden Triple Take.
* Fixed issue where players could leave at the start of a match without being penalized.
* Fixed hack where players were able to duel-wield weapons.
* Fixed bug where players were unable to perform Ash's skydive emote.
* Fixed bug where the Leaver Penalty warning would always show two minutes regardless of how many times you've disconnected.
* Various fixes to charging systems in weapons to work more consistently and by design.
* Fix for cases where players could remove bullet spread when using ziplines.
* Fix for visual inconsistencies in reactive weapons after activating.

## Undocumented changes

* Mistakenly reduced Rampart's  Mobile Minigun "Sheila" spin-up time from 1.75 to 1.25 seconds. This was reverted in the March 30, 2022 Patch.
* All of the Battle Royale-related  Stat Trackers have been changed, rather than "adding" a Battle Royale Wins one:
	+ "Kills", "Wins", and "Damage Done" trackers now have a "BR" prefix before them.
	+ The "Season X" prefix in seasonal trackers got replaced by the symbol of that Season.
	+ Some trackers have errors (e.g. " B**P** Wins", trackers with missing "BR" prefix). Fixed in the April 11, 2022 Patch.
* Cosmetics are now ordered as follows:
	+ Content Pack cosmetics, sorted by release order
	+ Recolors, sorted alphabetically
	+ Event cosmetics, sorted by release order
	+ Thematic Event cosmetics found in  Apex Packs, sorted by release order
	+ Default cosmetics found in  Apex Packs, Store Exclusive cosmetics, and third party services cosmetics such as Prime Gaming Loot and PlayStation+ Packs, sorted alphabetically.
* Due to The Williams Sendoff, the Firing Range has been updated to host three different challenges involving the G7 Scout, Bocek Compound Bow, and P2020.
	+ The platform introduced in the March 09, 2021 Patch has also been removed.
* Wattson's  fences and Pathfinder's  ziplines may not be able to be placed on certain areas of Storm Point due to a bug. Fixed in the April 11, 2022 Patch.
* Ash's Ugh… she's going to gloat about this all day.  Kill Quip has been changed to She's going to gloat about this all day..
* Time left before a map changes is now positioned in the top right corner of the selected game mode, rather than the bottom right corner.
* Unlocked more dive trails colors for Battle Royale. Previously, these dive trail colors were only available in game modes such as Shadowfall.