Respawn has pushed out another round of adjustments, and Crypto is once again the star of the show. His drone now sees through glass, reviving teammates no longer gets canceled when the drone timer runs out, and on top of that there’s a batch of six bug fixes. The patch also officially confirms something players had already spotted: Loot Vaults have been removed from World’s Edge.
ADJUSTED: Crypto gets a second buff
Last week’s changes were only the first part of the plan – this is the follow-up batch the devs teased.
- Crypto’s drone is now able to scan through glass.
- Revive is no longer interrupted and canceled if the drone timer ends.
Dev note: This is the next batch of Crypto changes the team alluded to last week. Respawn is confident that this, paired with last week’s changes, will give Crypto’s kit a meaningful boost, but they’ll keep monitoring match data and player sentiment – so they’re asking you to share your feedback once you’ve been hands-on with the adjustments.
In practice it means the drone stops being blind in buildings with glass walls and windows, and you no longer lose a revive just because the drone’s uptime expired at the worst possible moment. If you want to see how Crypto’s rework fits into the bigger balance picture this season, we also covered the Axle nerfs in a separate article.
REMOVED: Loot Vaults are gone from World’s Edge
- Loot Vaults have been removed from World’s Edge.
Dev note: While World’s Edge hasn’t been in map rotations this season, Respawn is aware that some players noticed the vault removals in private and custom matches. It was an intentional change that simply got missed in the most recent patch notes, made to keep the focus on Strongholds as the main source of mid-match value and power.
So if you’ve been poking around World’s Edge in custom lobbies and wondering where the vaults went, nothing is broken – they’re intentionally gone. Strongholds and the rest of the current systems are covered in our rundown of the Cipher season patch notes.
FIXED: six bugs squashed
- Fixed an issue where entering Crypto’s Tactical drone view triggered part of the entry animation twice.
- Fixed an issue where the Ring indicator moved on the minimap while using Crypto’s drone.
- Fixed an issue where Mirage’s decoys floated in place when deployed while skydiving.
- Fixed an issue where Sparrow’s tracker dart could block ordnance damage.
- Fixed an issue where visuals would smear when the finisher camera clipped into terrain.
- Fixed an issue on PC where the Ultimate input keybind wasn’t showing in various modes.
The Sparrow fix is the most impactful one for fights – a tracker dart soaking up grenade and ordnance damage was a genuine problem, not just a visual quirk. The minimap Ring indicator bug also mattered more than it sounds, since drone scouting is exactly when you want to read rotations correctly.
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FAQ
Two things. The drone can now scan through glass, and a revive you start is no longer interrupted and canceled when the drone timer runs out.
Respawn calls it the next batch of changes they alluded to last week. They believe that together with the previous adjustments it gives his kit a meaningful boost, but they’ll keep watching match data and player feedback.
It was an intentional change made to keep the focus on Strongholds as the main source of mid-match value and power. It just got left out of the most recent patch notes.
No. The removal applies to World’s Edge in private and custom matches too, which is exactly where players first noticed it, since the map hasn’t been in rotation this season.
Sparrow’s tracker dart no longer blocks ordnance damage, so grenades and similar ordnance work as intended again.