Apex Legends Season 26 is removing a core gameplay feature from ranked play

With Apex Legends Season 26 fast approaching, Respawn has started drip-feeding players information about all the changes that are coming with the update. As long as my bestie Bloodhound isn't nerfed any more than they already have been, I'll be happy. Today, Respawn officially unveiled the brand new permanent mode, Wildcard, as well as detailing buffs for Caustic and Bangalore and a huge rework of the RE-45 which could make it one of the best guns in the game. However, there's one little footnote about ranked mode that I couldn't help focusing on: the fact that Apex Legends is basically removing the dropship from ranked.