Did They Take Away Lifelines Shield?
This Means You'll Need to Be Much More Careful with Where You Choose to Revive Teammates as Lifeline. But, as Respawn Acknowledged, This Change 'Guts'...
This means you'll need to be much more careful with where you choose to revive teammates as Lifeline. But, as Respawn acknowledged, this change 'guts' Lifeline, so they have given her some buffs too. Respawn Entertainment Lifeline's res shield has been removed in Season 9.
Why did they remove lifelines shield?
"Removing res shield, increasing tactical healing speed by 60 per cent, buffing the CP to give guaranteed upgrades," Larson said, explaining that if Lifeline's shield is removed, this'll be offset by the fact her tactical healing will be faster, and her care packages will offer better gear (thanks, TheGamer).
Did they nerf lifeline?
The Apex Legends Legacy patch notes saw Lifeline received both buffs and nerfs to balance her strong win rate in Season 8. Lifeline's revive power was too strong due to the revive shield that protected players as she brought them back into the fight.