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Start of Season Placement: change history

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2 changes across 1 patch (May 5, 2025), newest first.

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  1. Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)Adjust 1Removed 1Official notes ↗
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    The starting Ranked tier and division is now based on your hidden skill value from previous Ranked seasons.
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    The starting Ranked tier and division is now based on your hidden skill value from previous Ranked seasons
    • If no skill value exists for Ranked, the Unranked Trios skill value is used to set initial placement
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    The rule that reset any player that skipped a season of Ranked back to Bronze IV has been removed and all initial placements are based on skill value.
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    The rule that reset any player that skipped a season of Ranked back to Bronze IV has been removed and all initial placements are based on skill value