In Season 6, FOV altering abilities mess with your sensitivity
Product: Apex Legends
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVIDIA GTX 1080
Enter RAM memory size in GB 32 GB
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? Harpotos
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)? Octane, Bloodhound
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In a match
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Happens in all areas of the game
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Using my mouse.
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? Yes
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0, happens all the time
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm)
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? Any hero that has variable FOV will have their sensitivity changed in tandem with their FOV. This makes Octane and Bloodhound unplayable for me and it's very uncomfortable for me to aim whenever I stim or use Bloodhound's ultimate.
What should be happening instead? Either the sensitivity should stay the same or there should be an option in the menu where you could set your "increased FOV sensitivity", so that people can choose what ratio they prefer between normal FOV and altered FOV. There should also be an option for abilities not to affect FOV.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go into any gamemode and move your mouse a fixed distance with and without an FOV altering ability active.
In Season 6, any legend with variable FOV also gets their sensitivity changed when using abilities / ultimates.
Here's an example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIsp4ImvqEI
I move my mouse the same difference, but my 360° turns change to +540° turns when I stim.
This really messes with my muscle memory and makes Octane very uncomfortable to play, there should at least be an option where you can set what your sensitivity is when the FOV is altered, or even disable FOV changes completely.
