Octane Vehicle Is Extremely Slow After New Season Update

General Issues and Bug Reporting
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Summary

Affected Vehicle:
Octane vehicle across multiple maps.

Issue Type:
Performance Bug / Movement Regression: Octane feels significantly slower than before.

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What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Devices

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Launch any map that includes the Octane, such as my map (9123-1250-5370).

  2. At the spawn area, locate the Octane spawner.

  3. Enter the vehicle and begin driving as usual.

  4. Observe how slow the Octane feels compared to normal performance.

Expected Result

Octane should accelerate quickly and maintain high speed, consistent with previous gameplay.

Observed Result

Octane has very slow acceleration and movement.

The vehicle struggles to reach full speed, even with continuous input.

Feels sluggish and unresponsive compared to previous seasons.

Platform(s)

All Platforms

Island Code

9123-1250-5370

Additional Notes

This bug severely impacts gameplay, especially for maps where speed and Octane movement are critical.

It may be related to the latest season update and could be affecting the Octane physics or boost mechanics.

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FORT-921579 has been created and its status is ‘Unconfirmed’. This is now in a queue to be reproduced and confirmed.