Apex Cuts Axle's Slide Control in Half and Bans a Player Who Crashed Lobbies With Ballistic

Respawn's October 1 patch nerfs Axle's passive slide lateral control by 50 percent, disables aim assist for anyone boosted by her Nitro Gate, and cuts her Kickstart drone chase from 10 to 8 seconds. The same day, the anti-cheat team said a player used a modified client to duplicate optics through Ballistic's Sling passive, overloading servers until matches crashed, then rejoined to farm disconnected squads. That account is permanently banned and the exploit is patched.