Apex Legends' Awakening Collection Event Patch Notes Target Ranked Mode, But Fail To Fix Loba

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After Apex Legends' new Awakening Collection Event was announced yesterday, many players were focused on the event's new cosmetics, but a large list of patch notes was also attached to the event announcement on EA's official Apex Legends blog, detailing all of the changes that will hit Apex when the Awakening Collection Event goes live on June 21.

In addition to the usual balance updates and bug fixes, the patch notes include tweaks for the Control LTM and the IMC Armories on Storm Point, along with some updates for Ranked mode, which many players have been upset about since the mode was revamped at the start of Season 13. Here's a breakdown of the most significant updates that will go live alongside the new Collection Event.

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Ad Drones are being added to the mode, which will likely contain advertisements for Silva Pharmaceuticals (owned by Octane's grandfather) or Chevrex (owned by Lifeline's family), as Control games are sponsored by the two fictional corporations. Ad Drones can be shot down, though it is unclear if they will drop loot like the Cargo Bots on World's Edge. Matchmaking will also be improved, filling in any empty player slots at the beginning of a match to ensure matches are fairly balanced. Finally, two tabs will be added to the mode's «about» screen, which can be seen both in the lobby and within Control matches themselves. One tab details how Control Ratings are calculated, while the other explains how the mode's spawn system works.

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