Developer Update: Ranked - 02/13/2026 — Apex Legends™ Steam update #554049

Thank you for your continued feedback about the recent changes to Ranked. After consolidating community sentiment and match data, we will move forth with implementing a new system that utilizes both Dropships and Drop Zones. We are targeting next week, as we need a bit of time to make changes to the game’s backend and ensure testing.As this will be a net new feature from our team, we will keep an extra-watchful eye on how it impacts player sentiment and match data. We will continue to evolve this system in the coming weeks and months.The initial details are as follows:If your lobby has a minimum % threshold of Diamond+ players you will be playing Drop ZoneWe will confirm the cut off percentage as the feature goes livePlayers may experience a mixture of Dropship and Drop Zone matches, particularly for Platinum players or those squadding up with Diamond+ players, as we work out the thresho...