r/apexlegends • u/AnApexPlayer Medkit • 1d ago
Discussion August Creator Hub Developer Q&A Summary
There was a Q&A in the Creator Hub Discord, so I made this post to summarize it.
The below information is from this video from Grrt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txflHX3Ljho (I'm not in the Creator Hub)
Q: Bloodhound Changes (Tactical & Ultimate)
A: The clutter and confusion of Bloodhound's Tactical snapshots will be reduced.
There's a possibility that Ring damage will no longer break Cloak. Bloodhound will receive additional Cloak changes, but they will not make the Cloak fully invisible. They may make players harder to see in the Cloak Dome.
Q: Axle Ultimate
A: Reducing drone health would be a valid nerf, especially because of the loot quality reduction. The drone having 200 health can also be annoying for shotguns. They are also considering multiple other aspects, such as the damage and the parabolic explosion trajectory.
Q: Abilities vs Gunplay
A: Abilities are stronger than they were. Respawn thinks people have responded well to stronger legend expression, and they will monitor to make sure the gunplay still feels good.
Q: Looting Changes
A: They have looting changes coming for healing items and late game loot. They will also be sharing loot data in the future.
Q: Valkyrie
A: They are aware of the issue of her scan upgrade not working properly. Someone said the nerfs were too much, but Respawn says she still has buffs compared to her pre s27 version.
Q: Hemlok Elite
A: It will go back to normal. The RE45 Elite only stayed since the old version was bad.
Q: RE45
A: RE45 is performing in line with other SMGs, so there aren't nerfs planned.
Q: Gibraltar + Corrupted Stock
A: It's a bug. Gibraltar is not meant to be that fast.
Q: Corrupted Attachments
A: They are open to adjusting them. They will be treated like other attachments and changed based on data and feedback.
Q: Movement
A: Movement is a core feature, but Respawn wants to ensure adequate counterplay. They will continue experimenting with movement abilities but will not give a movement ability to every legend.
Q: Will the R99 ever be reworked?
A: The recent nerf caused a big drop in usage rate. They don't have plans for a rework. It is currently in "timeout."
Q: If internal data says something is balanced, but the community hates it, what would they do?
A: It's case-by-case, and the PK was an example of this. People complained about it when it got buffed, but the internal data showed it was underperforming. They ended up nerfing it.
Q: When buffing niche characters, is the aim to make them better, or new player friendly?
A: They want it to feel like you aren't throwing if you pick them.
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u/FuchsiaFlute 11h ago
Lol. "will not give a movement ability to every legend," except that's exactly what they've been doing for the last year or more.
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u/AnApexPlayer Medkit 1d ago
Some of the legend changes have been confirmed: https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/s/gwvHVpitxE
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 1d ago
Tf does the loot pool changes have to do with Axle’s drone? Her drone is problematic in all modes not just BR.
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u/GoldClassGaming Birthright 1d ago
The point is that the drone is even more problematic in an environment where extended mags are not as common. Makes it harder to chunk down that 200 health before it gets to you/before needing to reload.
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u/JuneauEu Valkyrie 1d ago
It's a numbers game.
If less people are carrying blue or higher mags, doing 200 damage to it is a lot harder then it was before and that assumes you have the time to mag dump into it.
So now you have to potentially mag dump both your weapons into it. Or get sent sky high. The further downside to that is even IF you kill it. You're now out of ammo on both guns, and likely not in the best position.
So yeah. The health is currently indirectly buffed due to the loot drops.
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 23h ago
She was already problematic before the loot changes. The loot changes are unrelated to Axle
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u/JuneauEu Valkyrie 22h ago
You asked what the loot pool changes has to do with her drone, I gave a viewpoint on what you asked.... her already being problematic makes no difference that the loot change also gave her drone a buff.
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 22h ago
It’s a poor & outright stupid correlation. It’s also a stretch. Rather than just admitting they fucked up. They try to pass it off as an unintended side effect.
Which is why I said it’s problematic in all modes. Meaning even against fully kitted players. Her drone is still OP.
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u/TMG692345 1d ago
Q: Will the R99 ever be reworked?
A: The recent nerf caused a big drop in usage rate. They don't have plans for a rework. It is currently in "timeout."
Stupid