Reduce muzzle flash PLEASE
Muzzle flash in this game is absolutely BLINDING on some weapons to the point where you cannot track or even see your target. This is not a good or fun gameplay mechanic, rather its extremely annoyin...
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@iBlockHead I agree. The scopes negate the muzzle flash pretty well.
The L-Star is almost ineffective at medium range due to its flash alone, to say nothing of the recoil.
The L-Star is almost ineffective at medium range due to its flash alone, to say nothing of the recoil.
This must be a worse issue on PC than console because other than the devotion/havoc I barely notice it :S
@Anlbrd
Playing on console the game literally tracks the target for you because of aim assist. So id imagine you wouldnt notice it as much but i doubt its much different unless they lowered particle effects to improve performance for some reason. This isnt to disparage console players, its simply a fact.
When you're playing on PC and your reticle doesnt magnetically stick to a target its pretty frustrating when muzzle flash completely obscures your target and you dont know where to aim. Its particularly bad in dark areas and in shadows.
Here is an example clip in a reddit thread and there are many others
https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/ce9nop/please_please_please_reduce_the_muzzle_flash_in/
As you can clearly see in this video you dont see the target at all, only muzzle flash this is stupid. If muzzle flash like this exists for balancing reasons this is an incredibly stupid and lazy way to balance guns. No other popular FPS game on the market has muzzle flash this bad.- @Gidoru I think it's more likely that it just isn't the same amount of muzzleflash and effects due to graphics limitations. I'd need someone with an xbox one x to comment as they would have better graphics than me. The aim assist doesn't really change what I see though.
@Anlbrd
Im not saying the aim assist changes what you see. Im saying that because the aim assist tracks the target for you through the muzzle flash you wouldnt notice it as much because its not causing you to miss shots. Even if you cant see the target the aim assist will pull the reticle in the direction they are moving.
Its entirely possible they lowered it on consoles, I dont know. But like i said there are several clips on the Apex reddit like the one i posted where you cannot see the target at all because of muzzle flash. I think maybe?? they lowered the muzzle flash a little bit in season 2 not sure, but its still pretty bad particularly in dark areas and shadows. In dark areas sometimes even enemies muzzle flash completely obscures them to the point you cannot see them at all.
EA_BlueberryCommunity Manager
Thanks for linking the clip. We've indeed searched "Muzzle Flash" in the subreddit and seen some clips with most highlighting the R-99, R-301, and G7. We'll continue to make sure the team is aware of feedback like this. 👍
Please look into the Havoc and Devotion as well.
I agree that the muzzle flash is just to much in this game. I have changed my settings so that I don't see damage numbers when I hit my targets. The downside is that it makes it harder to lead targets when using the R-99 or Devotion for example. I have to add that I feel like Apex is the game where my shots are least concistent and I feel like turning down the muzzle flash a bit might have a positive outcome on my KD 🙂.
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