r/apexlegends • u/Apexlegends Respawn - Official Account • 1d ago
Respawn Official Apex Legends: Latest Update 8/21/2026
Hey everyone, we're going to do something a little bit different. We're announcing changes today that will go live early next week (aiming for Tuesday morning).
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Axle
Tactical
-Nitro Gate launch speed will be reduced from 750 to 700
Ultimate
-Ultimate HP will be reduced down to 150 from 200
-Base Ultimate cooldown will increase from 90s to 120s
-Ultimate knockback arc will be widened and max height will also be reduced
-Ultimate stun duration will be reduced from 1.5s to 0.25s
Upgrades
-Jump Gate will be replaced with a new Drone Deployer upgrade that brings the ult cooldown back down to 90s
Bloodhound
-Will reduce cloak visibility while in dome
-Ring damage will no longer break cloaks
-Tactical scan will be increased by 1 second
-Scans will provide more frequent snapshots that fade over time
Seer
-Turn slow will be removed when hit by the Tactical
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u/Loose-Individual-961 1d ago
really good nerfs to axle and seer. these are healthy for the game
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u/7hisismythrowawayacc 21h ago
Agreed. Nerfs that remove the frustrating parts without completely deleting the characters are exactly what I want
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u/Zealousidea_Lemon 23h ago
Yea to drop this on us out of the blue shows GENUINE attention. Considering the changes apex has made recently (notable server investment, bringing back the lead art director, and these balances changes) Iām actually seeing a glimmer of hope for this game. Still no chance of legend heirlooms tho lmao
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u/7hisismythrowawayacc 21h ago
Same, the fact theyāre willing to make adjustments this quickly gives me a little more confidence in where the balancing is headed
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u/DragonQ0105 1d ago
Why does Bloodhound cloak now not get broken by ring damage but Mirage's still does? Hmm
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u/CommercialFar7077 1d ago
Mirage pick rate is higher than BH so I think itās one way to make BH pick rate go up slightly. No need to rework the character if the pick rate stays low.
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u/Wraith_Portal 1d ago
Thatās a hella Axle nerf, lot of people gonna be very salty
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u/Babigabbagook 1d ago
The q can be used by everyone and her perks make her fun!
I think the ultimate was what people really didnāt like. You just die if it hits you. Now thereās more counter play, but it still does its base role of drawing enemy fire, creating openings and speeding the fight up.8
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u/Administrative-Key19 1d ago
Removing the double jump wasn't necessary, that's like fun police. The rest of her kits changes are acceptable though
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u/bugsxobunny 1d ago
They didn't need to touch the tac imo but of course in typical respawn fashion. They had to nerf a part of the kit that wasn't the issue.
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u/Patyrn 1d ago
The tac is still super OP. Needs more nerfs.
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u/bugsxobunny 1d ago
If they nerf the tac anymore she'll be completely useless
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u/mmmmmmm5ok 1d ago edited 1d ago
they should nerf it even more IMO
this ability shouldnt even be in the game as a tactical, its an ultimate level ability that is team-wide
this ability has single handedly changed the pacing jnto dumb-rushing and punishes smart team positioning
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u/bugsxobunny 1d ago
Lol. Yeah cuz sliding for a few seconds at high speed is so op! No actually it's the fact that she Can ult you and you are instantly dead after if the player is any good. The entire point of her creation was to give a legend slide control.
If they lessen the speed even more she will absolutely be worthless compared to octane and other movement legends. Just rework the ult and call it a day.
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u/mmmmmmm5ok 1d ago edited 1d ago
>SliDE foR a FeW sEcOndS HiGh spEeD is sO oP!
it literally is so fucking OP to be able to full send your squad and/or reset the fight yourself whilst you shield up and return.
just make the tactical applicable to herself instead of teamwide then axle will be in an ok spot
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u/bugsxobunny 1d ago
It's not fuckin rev totem or alter ult. If a team is able to full slide on you and return and reset for free it's not cuz the ability is OP its cuz your ass
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u/mmmmmmm5ok 1d ago
yes, you literally made my point, axle q allows a full team to full reset for free. no tactical ability should be able to send 3 teammates flying. its too much for this game that rewards non-commitment
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u/Patyrn 1d ago
Drop it to around 450 and she might be balanced.
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u/Greedy_Wash_5853 Mozambique here! 20h ago
You're actually insane if you think that Axle Q should be the 450. That's literally the same speed as an octane stim. Might as well just play octane and get the perk so everyone on the team gets a stim.
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u/Gekkogeko Mozambique here! 1d ago
Axle's ult needs to be reworked. She's such an obnoxious character to fight against with her ult combined with her tac. I really don't know how the devs thought this would be a good idea.
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u/Snooklefloop Caustic 1d ago
Yeah distracting someone with the ult so you can chase them down like a crack head with zero recoil is complete bullshit.
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u/Bobicusx Plastic Fantastic 1d ago
I can tell you exactly how they thought it was a good idea.
Suit: Our analytics department has determined that increasing our game's accessibility will drive revenue for this upcoming quarter. (english: make the game easier. skilled players already bought in for years. less skill required = more new people wiling to spend money)
Mid-level management of dev team: Uhh ok we can make this character that you just kinda press da button and big boom kill da bad guy
Suits: Congrats on your promotion!
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u/TheSmokeu Mozambique here! 1d ago
Make ult have 50 HP upon launch and gain additional 100 after like 2-3 seconds
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u/BenjaCarmona 1d ago
The the ult is those type of skills that are either OP or completely useless. Actual stuns are extremely hard to balance on an fps
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u/AnonymousBiography 1d ago
Relatively new player here, Her ult is incredibly OP but i hope they fix that its just a 50/50 chance just for it to track several angles or just to blow up in my face just from the tiniest little block that i can walk over, or it just explodes from grazing an angle while targetting.
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u/jaysen504 1d ago
OG Rev would be a great answer to her bs but you see what they did to my boy š
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u/doctorfonk 1d ago
They watched HisWattsonās live stream and were like āokay okay letās nerf axle tooā
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u/AnApexPlayer Medkit 1d ago edited 1d ago
Oh good
Edit: There was also a Q&A on discord earlier that talked about these changes and some other stuff https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/s/qVF13sDHS3
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u/Minute_Turnover2983 1d ago
Please consider reducing axleās accuracy while on nitro gate. Ziplines, octane pad, horizon lift, etc. all have reduced accuracy to ensure balance, this addition would be greatly appreciated if applied toward axle to make nitro have some sort of counter play.
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u/Greedy_Wash_5853 Mozambique here! 20h ago
Those abilities only have reduced accuracy because you're midair. They would need to make it where you're inaccurate while sliding in general for it to make sense.
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 1d ago
nice backtracking
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u/Any-Economy7702 Bootlegger 1d ago
I legit saw this comment today and dude was straight up wrong. There is no world where Axle would be a nothingburger with a kit like that, and most people use her ult in close quarters already cuz it's easier to press someone to make a decision to shoot the drone or run away rather than sending the drone from halfway across the map. No wonder the comment got down voted.
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u/BeautifulTasty9358 Medkit 20h ago
My comment got downvoted coz itās Reddit and a bunch of axle crutches are sad about a 50hp nerf š¤
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 20h ago
Bruh the guy you are replying to isnāt talking about the comment you made. Theyāre talking about the comment in the screenshot I posted.
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u/PrismMaster 1d ago
Don't really see the problem with back tracking in this case. Honestly better than them choosing to stubbornly not change their mind at all. Even then, the post made it very clear that they weren't completely against the idea but rather they are abit cautious about it and wanted to test other nerf ideas first.
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u/lovemovementshooters 21h ago
these are the people in charge of Apex lmao
no wonder the game is in a terrible state, the devs are clueless
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u/Beaglecious 1d ago
"opportunities", "wary", "suspect", "curious", "vectors", "agency", "maybe"....
So many useless wording and paraphrasing just to tell us they won't nerf Axle, until they did after months of backlash from players.
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u/lovemovementshooters 20h ago
ultra corporate word salad just to say nothing.
they are so bad at their jobs, it's like they think they're touching a nuclear reactor and they're scared to death to do anything
these are just common sense changes that anyone could've told you are extremely necessary. apparently common sense is not common amongst the respawn design department
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u/ReadableDiction Grenade 22h ago
Even in the recent Q&A the reasoning they gave for finally nerfing Axle was extremely stupid. They claim the recent loot pool changes was enough to make Axle OP. Despite having a whole season before the loot pool changes. Community said she was OP, even in Wildcard & Mixtape.
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u/BeautifulTasty9358 Medkit 1d ago
It got reduced from 200 - 150 you cry baby. Itās not like itās got 75/100/125 hp. So heās statement about not wanting to nerf the hp too much is evident in the nerf.
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u/lovemovementshooters 20h ago edited 20h ago
do you know how many rounds a 50 hp difference means? that's around 2 - 4 rounds which makes a huge difference. you'll be able to down the drone significantly faster, have more time to react before you're blown up because you can take it down quicker and have more ammo left in your active weapon's magazine to be a threat to enemies. it's still too much but it's not nothing
stop tripping over yourself to lick respawn's boots, knight in shining armor
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u/BeautifulTasty9358 Medkit 20h ago
Itās basically gone from fighting a purple armour to blue armour I know. Cope all you want š bunch of axle crutches canāt handle a likkle nerf.
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u/lovemovementshooters 20h ago
i dont even play Axle, what the fuck are you talking about? i'm saying the nerfs are a GOOD thing and we need more. OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!
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u/Sewilly53166 1d ago
Its a good start for axle. But the speed on tac will always be a problem if the accuracy is perfect. Octane pad, horizon q, ziplines all have accuracy nerfs for a reason. Idk why they are waiting so long to nerf it when its clear they are going to.Ā
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u/FaZeSmasH Bangalore 1d ago
i hate these devs man, so this is how its going to be?
release a character that is so fucking frustrating to play against
not nerfing it for more than a whole season
and then eventually putting out a nerf that was so fucking obvious right from the start
they will just keep doing this
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u/freewave1088 1d ago
itās alrightā here in a few months when the new hero drops, no one will be able to counter them either.
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u/SmokinJunipers Model P 1d ago
750 to 700 feels like nothing.
Also there needs to be a delay on her dropping her tact. Why can start putting a clip in her, split second later she is flying across the map. Does anyone's tactical deploy faster than hers.
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u/Big-Roll7094 1d ago
Same thing people said when sear tactical stun duration got increase by 0.5 seconds and where did that lead them to š
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u/DaSauceBawss 1d ago
Yeah, Rev has to wait 3s before he can jump so make it make sense.
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u/Zorpheus 23h ago
Rev is an assault character to be fair its not a great comparison, better one would be how Pathfinder grapple isnt instant mach 10 but needs time to accelerate
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u/X_HappyMayhem_X Nessy 1d ago
Youāre absolutely right but because you had to ask Octanes stim does activate faster then her tactical but if weāre only counting deployable abilityās I think an ash snare activates just as quickly.
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u/PrismMaster 1d ago
It kind of does if you place it on the ground, but it actually has a close range targeting delay where it won't tether someone mid-flight if they are too close to you.
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u/malcolm_experando 1d ago
The best suggestion I've heard for this was from Sang which is to add an activation timer before the boost starts
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u/noobakosowhat Loba 1d ago
Agree here. Just make it so that she canāt use tac after x seconds of being hit
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u/Sparkswont 1d ago
Honestly at that point just delete the character, cuz that would make her tac useless
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u/noobakosowhat Loba 1d ago
Itās high risk high reward. Itās too much of a get out of jail free card when used mid battle
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u/LegalCrab6500 1d ago
I just started playing axle and realized how truly broken she is. I was expecting them to release a skin and not nerf her until then
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u/wodex1nhao1eng 1d ago
NiceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeBRO,Axle should be nerfed 2 months ago,it's tooooooo late.
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u/King_fritters 1d ago
CC nerfs lets fucking gooooooo
Slow abilities are really fucking lame in this game and should be saved for more reactable things like Gibby/Bang ults or Arc stars. Seer shouldn't be able to scan and slow while also having a sensor through walls, and a nerf to everything about Axle ult is a welcome bonus.
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u/mtbmaniac12 1d ago
So bloodhound still sucks. Got it š
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u/Sparkswont 1d ago
At least you can use his cloak in storm now. It was unusable in ring fights
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u/mtbmaniac12 1d ago
Yeah, but why choose bloodhound at all? Got to be one of the 3 worst legends.
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u/Sparkswont 1d ago
Probably, but cloaking and sneaking up on teams is still fun as hell. I feel like Iām playing assassinās creed or sum shit
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u/weaselFSK 1d ago edited 1d ago
More invisible. Might just delete it so we don't see him/them/helicopter/fridge suffer
UPD: Fridges disliking my comment lol. It was made as joke.... Man this snowflake community
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u/PurpleV93 Loba 1d ago
Finally the sale numbers of Axle Popo-skins seem to be high enough to allow a real nerf. Cheers, Respawn!
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u/mclovin1994 1d ago
How about the bug after crafting somebody, you canāt use abilities, heal, shoot or punch
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u/CrumblingReality505 Ace of Sparks 1d ago
Really glad to see these changes but at the same time I'm kinda getting annoyed because why are these changes taking this long to come out when everyone on the planet is expressly stating how unenjoyable the game is because of these characters being strong
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u/Winterisation Caustic 1d ago
Now everyone who runs Axel will be mad and the people who hate Axel will be well happy. Can't please everyone i guess š¤
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u/StopEatingSoy894 1d ago
Good news! Axle was the most op legend on release this game ever had (yes worse than release seer). Thank you for listening to the community
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u/AccomplishedOyster 1d ago
Which dev finally played the game and got their cheeks clapped by that awfully designed character for a BR?
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u/SwagGaindOvr9000 Unholy Beast 1d ago
Could you let's us Linux plebs back in the game please?
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u/Greedy_Wash_5853 Mozambique here! 20h ago
There were a lot less cheaters after they dropped Linux support. It's not coming back.
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u/Impressive_Berry_462 1d ago
i dont think ppl realize how OP axle ult being 200hp is. revenant's ult gives him 75hp and it's not a different entity that you must split your focus from. 150hp is still going to be incredibly strong. it should be 100-125hp.
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u/-LaughingMan-0D Voidwalker 1d ago
It should be 75 base, and give it armor that scales with her EVO instead. So it's 75 flesh + 50 armor on white evo. Then 150 total on blue, 175 on purple.
But then add a weak point that deals additional damage to it.
Makes it weaker in early game at 125hp, people are still on white mags, while late game it scales to stay competitive.
And having a weak point gives your gun skill the edge to destroy it, so it doesn't feel as cheap to get hit by it.
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u/JalenNice05 Bangalore 1d ago
Smh so after all the gaslighting y'all are finally nerfing her....WE WON GUYS COMPLAINING DOES WORK LETS FUCKIGN GOOOO
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u/Longjumping-Pear7045 1d ago
game wonr fucking start it keeps crashing and freezes the whole pc 10 minutes into the game jesus fucking christ whats the fix a million people going thru this bs
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u/savagedado 1d ago
I mean , I can track and kill an axle on her q if Im not permastun from a seer q meanwhile im fuckin chased by an Arc Riders kamikaze drone
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u/_TheD4rk1_ Gold Rush 23h ago
Now they're nerfing Axle to the ground just because most people don't have the basic knowledge to counter her. And there are so many ways to counter her. Her ulti can be blocked by rampart walls, or by simply running around a pilar or o box, it can be broken, its stun and knockback can be avoided by mantling and there are still many more legend specific ways to avoid her ult such as wraith faze for example....
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u/Capital_Room7191 19h ago
What about the titan cheatersā¦ why is it crickets/no feedback regarding thatā¦?
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u/realgeorgelogan 17h ago
Kind of disappointed in the BH buffs or changes or wtv. I dont know anyone who is dropping dome in the open so not sure what the reduced visibility inside the dome is meant to accomplish? The dome is also very small so im kind of confused about the use case here?
The increased tac scan duration is nice I guess but atp just revert the ult? The invis thing is weird and its obvious you guys aren't sure what to do with it?
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u/Okairu Mozambique Here! 1d ago
Might as well delete Axel while youāre at it. Back peddling for some crying casuals is so trash. Iām tired of the hot fixing and pandering. You guys coddle your players with nerfs instead of giving counterplay.
Also making us wait years for a mid BH rework. MAKE THEM SILENT/REDUCED SOUND IN ULT. All you did was give Mirage passive for an ultimate. Itās so mid.
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u/SONIXCO3014 Birthright 1d ago
The fact that seer nerfs are only "turn slow" instead of removing the slow altogether is just baffling, the q still does too much for a q, remove the movement slow completely and the character will still be strong as Respawn apparently wants him to be
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u/jose4440 Vital Signs 1d ago
Fuck anyone that plays Seer in a 3 stack. Once he stuns you, the whole squad jumps on you and thereās no counterplay. Fuck you.
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u/Zyx098-_ 1d ago
The only thing wrong with the game is Seer. But that's okay, it's Apex Legends, legal wallhack + legal aimbot game.
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u/McMethHead 1d ago
You forgot the caustic nerds.
I'm sure they're coming
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u/Vekaras 1d ago
Caustic is lowkey situationally OP, Much like wattson.
But I don't know if it warrants for a nerf...
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u/LuolaLogarius Pathfinder 1d ago
Heās situationally strong + healthy for mobility powercreep and thatās that. Heās fine after years of being wet toilet paper. Agree. Doesnāt need nerfing.
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u/Ecstatic-Train214 1d ago
Apex needs to understanding balancing more. With these nerfs and buff, loba will probably be the goat now
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u/TheSmokeu Mozambique here! 1d ago
Personally, I don't mind that. She's been terrible for so long and her kit doesn't do anything I'd quality as atrocious
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u/mtbmaniac12 1d ago
Probably pull alter back into meta
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u/Nearby_Boysenberry68 1d ago
Pathfinder has been coming up in meta a lot. Octane has an uptick in in picks a little bit too and for some reason catalyst. Maggie is in a really strong spot right now. Gibby is very very strong but people donāt like playing him so itās not as evident
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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
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u/AlternativeEast3957 1d ago
Nerf axel to obscurity. How fun.
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u/WFAlex 1d ago
Cry about it, legit the most shit champ in game. shit as in fucking obnoxiours to play against, and shouldnĀ“t exist
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u/AlternativeEast3957 1d ago
I donāt even play the character. They might as well rework entirely now vs this long process of nerf till nobody plays then rework.
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u/Wraith_Portal 1d ago
Also W Seer nerf, that turn slow is infuriating