Apex Legends: New Ranked System 02/17/2026

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The update to Ranked lobbies hybridizing Dropship and Drop Zones is now live. Here are all the details you need to know:

ADJUSTED
-All matches with 10+ Diamond players OR 1+ Master/Predator player will have Drop Zones
-Players 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 thresholds
-If your pending lobby will have Drop Zones you will see “RANKED - DROP ZONES” displayed on the match loading screen
-When loading into a Drop Zones match, the Rank Tier Display will show each player's individual Rank Tier (Dropship matches will keep the current 'Squad' version of the Rank Tier Distribution)
-Players in Masters will need to go back to the lobby and matchmake in order to requeue. We are working on a fix that will allow players to requeue as normal and will let you know when it is live

This change is now live, and we will be closely monitoring the impact on competitive integrity and matchmaking health.

Update as of 2/17/26 at 5:57pm PT: Players in Masters will now be able to requeue as normal.

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