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Re: Lifeline rework Tactical Bug

When using tactical ability, UI bugs out, because of which player is unable to assign drone to a teammate after it has been deployed (recalling still works as intended).

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  • @Ea Plz fix this bug I couldn’t play lifeline properly in ranked and her tactical whould work when you’re in firing range but not when you’re in a real game that’s how it was for me so I want to actually play her. not worrying about the problems that she had with her tactical.

  • Midnight9746's avatar
    Midnight9746
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    7 months ago

    @Dolotten I'm having the same issue with Lifeline's tactical. I also find it to be a bit confusing, because in the Firing Range, you would see a HUD in the bottom left that says how to assign doc, recall doc, and how much time you have left with doc. In ranked and Bot Royal, this HUD is missing and you would only see a blue healing plus icon that also shows a timer of how long you have doc if Lifeline had assigned doc to you, (meaning you're playing as another legend). This also has an issue where my Lifeline randoms either don't assign doc to anyone, or they gave the other random doc, and I still got the blue healing plus icon.

  • zKiller0106's avatar
    zKiller0106
    Seasoned Veteran
    7 months ago

    Product: Apex Legends
    Platform:PC
    Please specify your platform model. PC
    AMD or Nvidia Model Number GTX 1050 3GB
    Enter RAM memory size in GB 12GB
    What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? zKiller0106
    Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
    Are you using any software with an overlay? No
    Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)? Lifeline Revived (Rework)
    Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
    Where did the issue occur? In a match
    Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Anywhere
    What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Using the new Lifeline Revived (Rework) tactical drone
    Did your squad mates also experience the issue? Yes
    How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0
    When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) After the S23 update
    How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
    How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
    What happens when the bug occurs? When using the new Lifeline Revived (Rework) tactical drone the UI that shows how much time is left and tells you what buttons can be used to assign or call the drone is not showing.
    What should be happening instead? The UI that shows how much time is left and tells you what buttons can be used to assign or call the drone should be showing normally.
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1. Load into Firing Range and pick a different legend then change the legend back to Lifeline Revived (Rework) or you can just load into Bot Royale. 2. Use her tactical ability. 3. You will notice that the UI that shows how much time is left and tells you what buttons can be used to assign or call the drone is not showing.

    This is how the UI should look like:

    You can only see this UI if you go to the Firing Range as Lifeline being your featured legend from the start. If you changed legends mid match it will not show. Now I know that I can call it to heal myself by pressing "H". But it seems that I can't re-assign it to a different teammate when pressing "Q" while looking to their model in game.

    This UI never showed in my BR matches or the streamers I follow.

    Here is a clear clip from Rogue showcasing that the UI is never showing during a ranked BR game:

    https://www.twitch.tv/rogue/clip/GorgeousFrailSushiItsBoshyTime-sSfmczwF1JSUpFSD

  • Midnight9746's avatar
    Midnight9746
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    7 months ago

    @Dolotten@Drazix860, and @Gameboymax1011 I just had this happen and wanted to mention it:

    When deploying Lifeline's drone, DON'T climb anything shortly afterwards. I had the issue where doc disappeared completely and I was unable to use the tactical again for the rest of the match. For the most part, the doc should be nearby, as this seems like a rare bug, but still worth mentioning!

    In other words: Wait for doc to be fully deployed before climbing.

  • @Midnight9746Yes I have tried everything every Match after I land, I would Try it crouching not climbing even it seems not to work, but sometimes it’ll work once or twice per match, but It’s really rare and it happens to me almost every single match I play

  • EA_cuervo's avatar
    EA_cuervo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    7 months ago

    Hi everyone,

    Thanks for reporting and sharing details on this. It has been reported to the team and it is currently being tracked.

  • Can you please let all of us know when you push out this fix cause this makes me mad as I don’t want to play lifeline atm cause of this bug!

  • I found a temporary fix on accident for the lifeline drone. I was in the firing range testing out the glide, then I checked the settings when I found an option for the the gliding to either have on Toggle or Hold. When I changed this setting, the tactical worked perfectly everytime until my character dies. I'm not sure if this will help in fixing the bug, but until then, you can toggle this setting back and forth to temporarily fix this issue.

  • Midnight9746's avatar
    Midnight9746
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    6 months ago
    @King_Kenny5542 Thanks for sharing!

    For now, this would be a bit of an annoying fix until it gets patched by Respawn. Hopefully we won't have to wait very long for a fix though.
  • No problem. The only issue is that you might have to do this multiple times throughout the match. If you get downed or do a finisher, you'll have to redo the thingy again.

  • Midnight9746's avatar
    Midnight9746
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    6 months ago
    @King_Kenny5542 I had a match where I was respawned and suddenly I was able to assign doc to both teammates at will, and it was nice while it lasted.

    I hope Respawn can fix her tactical as soon as possible!
  • When activating doc drone and new glide ability at the same time it completely disables using doc for the rest of the match please fix

  • catcrazysarah's avatar
    catcrazysarah
    6 months ago
    @Gameboymax1011 I’m having the same issue on PS5, works in firing range but not in game. I don’t play ranked but now I can’t play her for this reason and she’s my main 😩
  • @catcrazysarah  I just found that even some content creators are haveing the same problem and it seems it should be fix soon but I don’t hear them talking about it so be ready to have a big fix in the mid season update 

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