Loba’s translocator gives the high-society thief plenty of mobilityāunless you’re playing on World’s Edge.
Apex Legends design director Jason McCord explained why her teleporting ability can fail in certain spots of the map and how Respawn plans to fix it.
The issues started arising after the Lost Treasures patch. They only take place on World’s Edge and cause Loba’s teleporting ability to fail mid-air, even when there’s no apparent reason for it to happen. The glitches are a combination of a coding conflict with the āout of boundsā triggers in the map, which work differently to the ones on Kings Canyon.
The triggers are in place to keep players from landing on cliffs or high spots. The āreturn to battleā warning shows up on players’ screens when they land on one of those triggers and players have 30 seconds to reach a normal location.
āWe don’t want Loba teleporting up there, so her tactical will fail when it lands in one of those out of bounds triggers (or a kill trigger, at the bottom of a map),ā McCord wrote. āThat’s expected behavior.ā But after the Lost Treasures patch, failed uses of her ability became more and more frequent due to map design.
The out of bounds triggers on World’s Edge āwere done a little differentlyā and Respawn āgroupedā some of them more. āNo reason for that really, just a quirk of making games,ā McCord said. This is particular to World’s Edge, since Kings Canyon triggers aren’t grouped.
The Lost Treasures patch interfered with the functionality of Loba’s translocator in certain triggers on World’s Edge. āSo now, her bracelet flies out, touches these grouped triggers while in flight, and it counts as a fail,ā McCord said. āUsually, it would have to land in a trigger to fail.ā
McCord shared that Respawn had two options: ungrouping the triggers or fixing the code. āUngrouping the triggers requires a new map compile,ā he said, which can usher in new bugs. Rearranging the code, however, also has risks. The studio went with the second option and, according to McCord, a fix is on the way and should ārealisticallyā reach the servers in the āmiddle of next week.ā
Respawn also considered removing Loba from the character select screen for good, but decided against it. āYou might have challenges to complete or be working on a badge,ā he said. āAnd Kings Canyon is unaffected.ā
Although a failed translocator attempt can be frustrating, removing the season five legend would be a drastic measure to fix an issue that only affects one of the maps in rotation, especially given how popular Loba became after her debut in May. Disabling her from play could also deny players the chance to use her in quests, which take place exclusively on Kings Canyon.