Apex Legends hotfixes tackle code:truck errors and nerf Seer's Tactical spam

Respawn has pushed a string of hotfixes to Apex Legends over the past week, capping off with a July 1 update that brings a notable Seer nerf and confirms the code:truck error is finally squashed across all platforms.

The code:truck fix rolled out in stages — Steam got it first, the EA App followed a day later, and as of July 1 it's resolved on all consoles too. Alongside that, the June 24 patch stopped Mirage from firing off unprompted voicelines and fixed a bug that stripped players of Legend control right after dropping from the ship. A separate EA App-specific stutter when wiping a squad was also patched out on June 25.

The bigger news in the July 1 update is the Seer adjustment. Respawn's dev note points to eye-watering Upgrade pick rates at split start — the two Tac charge and reduced Tac cooldown Upgrades were sitting at roughly 90% and 80% respectively. Combined, they let Seer spam his Tactical on an extremely short cooldown inside his Ult zone. The fix moves both of those Upgrades to level 3, meaning players can only equip one of them per match. The Tactical cooldown inside the Ult zone goes from 5 seconds back up to 8. Respawn acknowledges Seer is historically difficult to balance — a dominant Seer meta tends to be a miserable one for everyone else — and says further adjustments are coming if needed. Also in the July 1 notes: a correction on Bot Royale Evolved. Respawn had previously said the mode would guarantee single-squad matches, but that was a miscommunication. In practice, about 5% of matches still see two squads, rising to around 15% during peak hours.

The rapid back-to-back hotfixes suggest Respawn is in active triage mode following what sounds like a rough patch launch. The Seer nerf in particular is likely to land well with the community — complaints about Tactical spam have been loud — though whether the level 3 gate is enough of a fix remains to be seen once players get hands-on time with the new Upgrade structure.