Apex Legends™ – An Update from the Anti-Cheat Team – Nov 4, 2026

What’s in this update

### Ranked Integrity Update – Rookie Rank Exploit
We recently identified and quickly resolved an exploit that allowed some players, primarily on PlayStation 5, to enter Ranked matches as Rookie IV regardless of their actual rank.
This caused several unintended advantages, including:

• No Ranked entry cost
• Rookie-tier kill bonuses
• Matchmaking Rating (MMR) being recorded as 0
• RP earned during these matches still being added to the player's actual Ranked score

This created an unfair advantage and directly impacted the integrity of Ranked progression.
Our Anti-Cheat team identified the root cause and deployed a fix to prevent further abuse. We also conducted an investigation into accounts that benefited from this exploit and took enforcement action against players who deliberately and egregiously abused it.

### Enforcement Results
A total of 905 accounts have been banned, with suspension lengths determined by the amount of RP gained through exploitation:

• 731 accounts were banned for 120 days for illegitimately amassing up to 4,999 RP
• 107 accounts were banned for 240 days for illegitimately amassing 5,000–9,999 RP
• 67 accounts were banned for 365 days for illegitimately amassing 10,000+ RP

### Enforcement by Platform

• PC: 12
• PlayStation: 848
• Xbox: 44
• Nintendo Switch 2: 2

Total RP deducted: 15,112,554

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