Apex Legends Update 1.1 is Resetting Account Progress
By Nicholas Barth ·
The 1.1 update that occurred today in Apex Legends looks to have unintended consequences, as the Apex Legends update today is currently resetting account progress for many players.
Wednesday, April 3rd saw Respawn Entertainment implement a new 1.1 patch for its popular battle royale title of Apex Legends. However, the 1.1 update that was implemented today for Apex Legends looks to have caused a serious problem for a large number of players. This problem is that a large section of the Apex Legends community is reporting that the 1.1 update today had caused them to lose all of their progress for their account. With so many reports of the 1.1 update today causing players to lose account progress, Respawn Entertainment has issued an official response.
Apex Legends 1.1 Update Today Causes Account Problems
Taking to the official Twitter account of Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment explained that it was aware of players losing progress because of the patch today for the battle royale game. The developer also warned players that they should not buy or craft anything until the account progression loss issue from today's patch has been resolved.
Until the issue has been resolved we recommend players do not buy or craft anything. We'll continue to provide updates, along with an ETA, as information comes in.
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) April 3, 2019
An official thread from Respawn Entertainment was also created on the subreddit for the battle royale title. The developer went on to state that it will be turning off the servers in order to perform maintenance and solve the progress loss issue that arose unexpectedly for the battle royale title.
KNOWN ISSUE: LOST PROGRESSION AFTER 1.1 UPDATE 4.3 from r/apexlegends
With this serious of an issue rearing its ugly head from the Apex Legends 1.1 update today, the community for the battle royale title is not too pleased with Respawn Entertainment, as the loss of account progress would result in a great deal of time investment loss by players of the battle royale title's community. This is a developing story, and we will continue to add any new information to this article regarding the reset problem that arose from the Apex Legends 1.1 update today on April 3rd when it is first made available by Respawn Entertainment.
UPDATE: 4/3/2019 - 2:09 PM PST
Fix is now live on all platforms and your progression up to the time Patch 1.1 went live is safe and sound and been restored. More details here: https://t.co/yZZzIaZBBi
— Apex Legends (@PlayApex) April 3, 2019
Respawn Entertainment announced on the official Apex Legends Twitter account that the account reset problem that arose out of the 1.1 update today that was causing players to lose their progression has been fixed for all platforms with all player progression safe and sound. An explanation of why the issue occurred was also provided by the developer.