Hey, friends. It's me again, Jo-Ellen. How've you been?

Below we've got Patch Notes 9.05. What's in it? Glad you asked. We've got updates to a few Agents including Astra now getting 5 stars and Chamber's Rendezvous having its radius increased. There are some Player Behavior updates for all platforms and one for just PC. Breeze is coming to Unrated and Swift Play on console. Console is also getting an updated Progression screen.

And at the very bottom, you can check out the schedule for the rest of the patches coming out in Episode 9, but please note that these are Pacific times and that the patch will have a staggered roll out to all regions starting on those dates.

ALL PLATFORMS

AGENT UPDATES

Omen

Chamber

Astra

Stim Behavior

PLAYER BEHAVIOR UPDATES

• We have updated the existing ranked and Premier restrictions to expand to all team-based modes so that penalized players will be restricted from queueing up in any team-based mode for disruptive behavior.

WEAPONS UPDATES

Ares

• Revert crouch benefits nerf from standard 25% back to 40%
  • Crouching is better again and is now the same as Odin.
• Headshot multiplier adjusted from 2.4 >>> 2.5
  • This makes an Ares kill in 2 headshots while within 30m when previously it would have done 144 damage.

These changes aim to make headshot damage more consistent with competitors and to encourage its capability at holding down a location against multiple enemies.

BUG FIXES

Client

• Fixed an issue where some letters with special characters in Polish, Russian, and Japanese were not returning the correct result when searching using the Search bar in the Spray screen collection page.

Maps

• Abyss
  • Fixed a spot where you could land on a ledge that is out of bounds on the map.
• Lotus
  • Minor art fixes around the map.
• Icebox
  • Fixed a gap where you could shoot through the door frame in A Pipes from Mid Boiler.
• Sunset
  • Fixed a gap in the retractable roof above B Boba.
  • Fixed the box at Mid Top to display the correct bullet penetration decals.
• The Range
  • Removed a placeholder object in the vista.

PC

PERFORMANCE UPDATES

• Optimized threading logic and ordering of files on disk to improve load times. Please note that this will increase download time of the patch and an increase in patch time.

PLAYER BEHAVIOR UPDATES

• We've updated the Riot Voice Evaluation (RVE) experience in certain regions where voice recording is now enabled to ensure you understand the behavioral expectations and technical implications associated with RVE and voice chat.

PREMIER UPDATES

• Added a button to view the maps available in Playoffs. To see the Playoff map pool, click Playoffs Event in the schedule on the Premier hub, and then click the "Show Map Pool" button in the center of the hub.

CONSOLE

CLIENT UPDATES

• Progression Screen
  • The objectives panel on the progression screen will now feature Agent gear if there are open slots. Previously, only Basic Training, Battlepass, and Event Pass were featured and left an open slot if completed.

GAMEPLAY SYSTEMS UPDATES

• Added a new Map Cursor Speed slider which will let you speed up or slow down cursor movement on the megamap and maps for Agent abilities (Example: Brimstone's Sky Smoke).

MAPS UPDATES

• New map: "Breeze" enters Unrated & Swift Play queues.

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed an issue where the Base Aim Curve setting was being applied to cursor movement on the megamap and maps for Agent abilities (Example: Brimstone's Sky Smoke).

Agents

• Ability Targeting
  • Fixed an issue where Deadlock's Sonic Sensor, Cypher's Spycam, and Vyse's Arc Rose could not be placed on some map walls during the BUY PHASE.
• Vyse
  • Fixed an issue where KAY/O'S ZERO/POINT was destroyed by Shear.
  • Fixed an issue where Shear's collision would linger after being placed on sloped surfaces.
  • Fixed an issue where Shear could extend over gaps improperly.
  • Fixed instances where Shear's destruction voice line was not properly playing.
  • Fixed instances of Arc Rose voice line being cut off prematurely.
  • Fixed an issue where the combat report would show the incorrect abilities for Vyse.
  • [PS5] Fixed rare client crash instances related to Steel Garden.

• Omen
  • Fixed an issue where From the Shadows was not cancellable with certain bindings.
  • Fixed an issue where Dark Cover would move slower than intended.

• KAY/O
  • Fixed an issue where Kayo's Ability HUD was ordered incorrectly.

EPISODE 9 PATCH SCHEDULE

Please note that Patch dates can change due to a number of different reasons.