Apex Legends has entered its seventeenth season, bringing with it a new playable Legend named Ballistic. His unique passive ability, Sling, allows him to carry a third weapon, while his tactical Whistle heats up the enemies' weapons. In addition to Ballistic's arrival, the new season introduces map changes to World's Edge along with Ranked update and Weapon Mastery. With the expected balance updates, weapon changes, and Legend changes, let's take a look at the full patch notes.Apex Legends@PlayApexDig deeper into game updates coming in Arsenal, including a World’s Edge Map update, Weapon Mastery, Firing Range changes, and more!Check out the highlights below and read the full patch notes on our website 2209326Dig deeper into game updates coming in Arsenal, including a World’s Edge Map update, Weapon Mastery, Firing Range changes, and more!Check out the highlights below and read the full patch notes on our website 👇Apex Legends Season 17 full patch notesApex Legends Season 17 brings a plethora of changes across the board. From Balance updates to weapon and Legend changes, let's take a look at what's new this season.Balance UpdatesCrate RotationL-Star EMG enters the crateRE-45 returns to the floorWeapon Crafting RotationAlternator SMG enters the crafterSentinel enters the crafterEVA-8 returns to the floor30-30 Repeater returns to the floorGold Weapon RotationFlatline, Triple Take, Spitfire, Mastiff, VoltLoot SpawnsImproved Vault LootIncreased chances of gold lootAdded light mags to spawn poolImproved Cargo Bot LootRemoved small healing items, Mobile Respawn Beacon, White Armor, White BackpackAdjusted Large Healing and Heatshield spawns to allow for more desirable loot spawnsRemoved gold weapons from purple tier Cargo Bots but increased spawn chance in gold tierApex Legends@PlayApexTwo more days until Arsenal launches What's the first thing you're going to do when the new Season drops?5121358Two more days until Arsenal launches 👀 What's the first thing you're going to do when the new Season drops? https://t.co/iHDdp62zhCApex Legends Season 17 - WeaponsL-Star EMG [Crate]Added Disruptor Rounds: 60% damage increase against shieldsBase Damage Reduced to 16 (was 17)Projectiles now have passthrough: 60% damage retainedProjectile growth increasedImproved recoil patternRemoved barrelAmmo Stockpile: 324Reduced VFX brightness when hitting unarmored targets30-30 RepeaterProjectile size increased when fully chargedTriple TakeProjectile size increasedImproved hipfire spreadTightened bullet pattern when fully chokedAmmo per shot reduced to 1 (was 3)Magazines sizes adjusted to match the new ammo costsPurple Mag: Increased to 10 shots (was 9)R-99 SMGRemoved 1 bullet from base and all magazinesNo Magazine reduced to 19 (was 20)White Magazine reduced to 21 (was 22)Blue Magazine reduced to 24 (was 25)Purple & Gold magazine reduced to 27 (was 28)Charge RifleReduced shots per magazine to 3 (was 4)Reduced spawn rateApex Legends Season 17 - LegendsApex Legends@PlayApexAdd some killer pieces to your wardrobe with the Arsenal Battle Pass. Electrify onlookers with System Shock Wattson, Singularity Specialist Horizon, and the Reactive Frontier Faithful CAR. All this and more launches tomorrow, May 9 5332870Add some killer pieces to your wardrobe with the Arsenal Battle Pass. Electrify onlookers with System Shock Wattson, Singularity Specialist Horizon, and the Reactive Frontier Faithful CAR. All this and more launches tomorrow, May 9 🙌 https://t.co/DHbG9R0nJ4CatalystDark VeilScan Highlights & Diamonds are no longer visible through the Dark VeilMirageClass changed from Skirmisher to SupportAshNow gets slowed to weapon sprint speed instead of weapon walk speed when targeting with her tacAssault ClassSmart loot gains have been adjusted to reduce skipping an upgrade tierIt will now be less likely to jump from White to Purple or Blue to GoldOptics are now given based on team rather than just Assault Legend who opens themAdded special drop rate for Gold OpticsSkirmisher ClassCare packages are now automatically pinged for the team on reveal.This includes empty Care Packages that have already been looted by another teamSupport ClassSupport Bins will now guarantee at least one Battery in one of the Secret Compartment slotsSupport Bins will now award MRBs if your ally is dead, even if you don’t have their banner card.Legend Banners can now be crafted by ANY player who has a Support Class Legend in their SquadApex Legends Season 17 - MixtapeNew Podium screens for Gun Run and ControlDisplay a message in the Kill Feed if Leaver Penalties are disabled for the match due to an unfair matchControl and Gun Run will indicate the team's MVPs on the intro podiumControl and TDM have updated loadouts (Crate Weapon changes and updates based on weapon meta/pick rates/kill rates)Gun Run and TDM now have XP Bonuses for Match Completion and Match Completion after Join in ProgressControl in Apex LegendsMap rotation: Barometer is out, Olympus: Hammond Labs is inWeapon Evo Change: No longer Evo weapons automatically when a new Rating Tier is reached. Players now reach the new tier and their weapon will Evo when the player holsters and then unholsters their weapon in any form (reload, weapon switch, manual holster, rides a zipline, performs a skydive, etc)Gun Run in Apex LegendsWeapon Track update for new crate weapons.Added an additional XP bonus on the last weapon knife killTeam Deathmatch in Apex LegendsMap rotation: Skulltown is out, Phase Runner is inApex Legends Season 17 - Bug FixesProwler: fixed ADS while crouchingIMC Armories: fixed spectres taking too much damage from arc starsFixed Duos showing NBR challenges instead of BR challengesFixed comms wheel not being usable when a game is overFixed players glitching inside of loot binsFixed spectators not receiving audio queues for all types of launch pads/jump padsFixed flickering of banners during victory and end of match screensScoreboard is saved when a game is finished now, not post-podium sequenceLifetime Stats numbers no longer overlap for more than 7 digitsVarious lobby ultrawide UI improvementsApex Legends@PlayApexPractice makes perfect Watch as @RayndayGaming walks us through some of the upcoming changes to the Firing Range and learn how you can step up your game when Arsenal launches on May 9.90971234Practice makes perfect 🎯Watch as @RayndayGaming walks us through some of the upcoming changes to the Firing Range and learn how you can step up your game when Arsenal launches on May 9. https://t.co/mEuPZqKegULEGENDSAsh: Steps are no longer louder if heirloom is equippedFixed UI loop when crouch inspect is canceled earlyUltimate will now persist for the entire duration even if Ash dies while it is active and while players are still traveling through itBloodhound: White Ravens already in flight can no longer be scanned for free Tacticals and Ult chargeCaustic: Fixed traps destroying when placed near closed doors that are then openedCrypto: Drone can no longer be accessed after being knockedDrone no longer occasionally teleports behind a wall after you throw itFixed drone sometimes spawning in the middle of the world when thrown into a wallLoba: Fixed visibility issue with Black Market when Bangalore’s smoke is behindAmount head peeks over cover while crouching adjusted to match other LegendsMad Maggie: Improved reliability when hitting objects that the ball will damage or destroyOctane: Removed the double jump hint from the Launch Pad in cases where it would incorrectly show as an option (e.g. after a Pathfinder grapple)Rampart: multiple cover walls can no longer be placed in the same spot on a TridentSeer: Dummies in the firing range will now have the same footstep behavior as other players when moving inside of Seer’s Ultimate instead of behaving like other AI (Prowlers, Spiders)Valkyrie: Ultimate cooldown no longer set to 75% after being canceled while in Death Totem protectionWraith: Fixed ultimate being usable while zipliningMythic finisher “Whiplash” no longer pushes players outside of play areaMODESMixtape in Apex LegendsFixed shields dropped by killed enemies being emptyFixed players leaving a match will no longer try to join the same match if its join-in-progress window is still activeTeam Deathmatch in Apex LegendsFixed grenades not dropping on player deathFixed Estates map image displaying the night variant of the map in the LobbyControl in Apex LegendsFixed Custom Match Observer issue where it was difficult to close the Map Screen if an Observer had it opened before players spawned in the matchFixed teammates death icon not appearing on the map if the map wasn't open when the teammate diedFixed ordnance not auto-equipping to the ordnance slot if the player spawned out of boundsFixed reserve ammo counter not displaying when switching weapons from Rampart or Vantage's ultimate abilityQUALITY OF LIFE UPDATESRemoved Auto-Taunt Prompt on Enemy KilledCan now ride ziplines while playing the banner pickup animationBullet impact VFX on snow reducedLIVEAPI IMPROVEMENTS AND DOCUMENTATIONSupport for Secure WebSockets (WSS) server connectionsConfigurable SSL verification, to allow self-signed certificatesRequest validation through pre-shared key mechanism that can be specified through `cl_liveapi_requests_psk`Newly added game event broadcast delay that affects only real-time WebSocket connections, configurable through `cl_liveapi_ws_event_delay`Additional documentation and snippets added to events.proto fileIncludes sample values, code snippets in Python and expected API behaviorChange for API request acknowledgements not behaving as intendedIntroduction of the RequestStatus message for more detailed explanationsFix for 4KB message payload truncation seen mostly when using JSON data formatFix for PlayerRevive event where the revived player field was incorrectly typed as a string instead of a Player messageNew WarpGateUsed and ObserverAnnotation eventsDowngrade of most uint64 fields to uint32 to ensure serialization as numbers and not strings in JSONAll timestamp fields remain as uint64. Developers should take note when using JSON data format instead of Protobuf.Apex Legends Season 17 is available now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the EA app.