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ChrisWintersTV's avatar
7 years ago

[Feedback] Weapons & Loot

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Light Ammo Guns
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These hit like damp noodles. I don't think the damage needs a massive buff. Just a small 5%-10% damage buff. Right now their TTK is a bit too low. I say this as someone who hates fast TTKs. I like slower TTKs, but not this slow. Also, I think magazine capacity for these guns should be increased given their relatively low damage output. The R-301 should start at 25 shots per mag, R-99 should start at 25, Alternator should start at 20, P2020 should start at 12 and RE-45 Auto should start at 18 or 20. I think the G7 Scout is good at 10. Lower damage output than Heavy Ammo, but fewer reloads.

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Heavy Ammo Guns
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I don't think I have much to say about these. The VK-47 is by far my favourite gun in the game. I think every gun in this category is balanced quite well. Their magazine capacity is justified by their damage.

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Energy Ammo Guns
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Only 2 guns in this category. The Triple Take and Devotion LMG. Both of these guns are uniqe for their weapon types. The Triple Take fires 3 projectiles per shot (only using 1 bullet) and the Devotion LMG fires faster the longer you hold the trigger. I don't have much experience with either of these but from what I can tell these are both excellent guns to use. The only issue I think is the scarcity of ammo for them.

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Shotguns
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I don't typically like shotguns in FPS games and Apex Legends is no exception. I'll try to be as unbiased as I can be though.


For the Peacekeeper I would like to see either a slightly faster fire rate or an increase to 12 damage per pellet, up from the current 10. It will never down and enemy in one shot against even tier 1 armor and by the time you pump it and ready another shot, you're down. It's just too slow. Perhaps another solution would be to, instead, tighten the spread of the pellets a bit.

I haven't used the EVA-8 much but based on it's stats and it being full auto, this shotgun outperforms the Peacekeeper by roughly 40%-50%. It fires far faster and still does the same 10 damage per pellet to the head, with 9 pellets which is 2 pellets less than the Peacekeeper's 11, but who cares. You're firing those pellets out roughly 3x faster. By the time you don't get the second Peacekeeper shot off, you're doing 270 damage to the head with the EVA-8 vs 165 to the head with the Peacekeeper.

As for the Mastiff, I'm going to refrain from commenting on either of the 2 Legendary weapons because let's face it, they're both pretty freaking nuts. I would even say overpowered if it wasn't for the fact that both weapons are incredible rare and very hard to come by.

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