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Sulphurix_LXXII
Seasoned Vanguard
10 months ago

Absolute Worst Sniper rifle

Just my humble opinion but the Charge rifle has to be the absolute worst sniper rifle in the game. Takes too long to get a shot off and does not do nearly enough damage as compared to it's count parts the longbow, sentinel, or bowchek. Especially for being an energy type sniper weapon. 

It is blatantly clear that the sentinel is the Dev favorite sniper weapon in game.

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  • @Sulphurix_LXXII

    Pretty sure the dev doesn't have a favorite sniper weapon. They hate them all, though yes, especially the charge rifle. A few hard stuck platinum scrubs complained that it was too easy to use and now it's completely unusable by anyone at any skill level. I'd love for Respawn to give us its use rate before the nerf and after. I don't think I've even heard one fired in the last five seasons.

    In general I was surprised to see them introduce Vantage into the game and new sniper meta with it. Not that it amounted to much in the end, and I'm sure that was intentional. The dev, and most of the player base as well, like their close-quarters gunplay and seem to regard any bullet fired over a range of more than 10 meters to be unsportsmanlike.
  • @Sulphurix_LXXII Went from my favorite weapon to use in Apex, to my least favorite sniper rifle. It used to be so much fun, it was never really OP either, just annoying to be on the receiving end. So I understand the reasoning behind the changes, it just doesn’t work however. They sucked all the fun out of it.