Vantage
I wasn't going to say anything but after about 25 hours into Season 14 and Vantage being added, I will give my take on her and the NEW sniper meta.
I will start by saying, I do not believe Vantage is overpowered. However - we all know that sniping is an art. It cannot just be done by anyone. One must have skills, posses skills or have learned skills in order to be a good sniper (in any game.)
One must be their own spotter, have a keen eye, scan, recon (actually look and scout for enemies.)
A sniper has always been (high skill, high reward) its the trade off for such a hard hitting weapon capable of downing someone in one or two shots....and so it should be, for people who are able, because again....not everyone is capable of being that good with a sniper. Hence the last 13 seasons with just some snipers here and there as opposed to 30 snipers a match present (duos.)
In my opinion I see Vantage's passive much like Seer's passive although it cannot pinpoint enemies through walls et cetera....so I see it as a, lets say....a line of sight hack, for lack of a better term.
Even with mid range to long range sights, a enemy depending on their distance from the sniper is miniscule, especially when the distance is long range away. The sniper still has to constantly scan to see enemies, yes even sometimes when they are out in the open...again depending on the distance. Many snipers lose sight of their enemy, especially when stationary at long range.
However, that is not the case with Vantage....all the skills I have mentioned above that have always been needed for any sniper to be good, is lost. Much like Seer, just hit a button and watch the little squares jump to all the players in their screen without having to do anything, as well as the velocity is pretty much marked for you. You can be half blind and still can use a Vantage in the Apex games. Thank you Respawn....
You have taken something that used to be high skill, high reward and turned it into - low skill high reward and even - no skill, high reward.
I am not a sniper user, ever, at all, terrible with them. I have been using Vantage a bit, when I aim down sight, a little box goes over ppl I had no idea were there, even looking through my sight, I was too far away to even see them. But....up goes a little box and shows me what I am unable to see with my own eye and gee....all I have to do is aim for the center of the square no matter how miniscule the person is (when stationary) and boom...enemy down. Its pathetic...I am without argument one of the worst sniper users you'll ever see - and I was clapping ppl like I was born with one in my hand.
Nobody with a high powered sniper rifle should be able to press one button and be given that much info for free without earning the skill to do so. Hence why some ppl are finding for the first time in 13 seasons, are being downed from sniper rifles from every corner of the map, even when they are not able to see far enough away to know where they are being hit from.
But at this point, Respawn's decision making on Legend abilities does not surprise me at all. Their ability to balance speaks for itself.
This is what I have noticed playing since Season 14 launch.
That and for some reason, enemy footsteps are actually worse this season for me anyway....than any previous season!
Other than the above and the changes to ring 1 (terrible)....I like the new changes to KC and for the most part am having a bit more fun for the first time in awhile......however -
I will start by saying, I do not believe Vantage is overpowered. However - we all know that sniping is an art. It cannot just be done by anyone. One must have skills, posses skills or have learned skills in order to be a good sniper (in any game.)
One must be their own spotter, have a keen eye, scan, recon (actually look and scout for enemies.)
A sniper has always been (high skill, high reward) its the trade off for such a hard hitting weapon capable of downing someone in one or two shots....and so it should be, for people who are able, because again....not everyone is capable of being that good with a sniper. Hence the last 13 seasons with just some snipers here and there as opposed to 30 snipers a match present (duos.)
In my opinion I see Vantage's passive much like Seer's passive although it cannot pinpoint enemies through walls et cetera....so I see it as a, lets say....a line of sight hack, for lack of a better term.
Even with mid range to long range sights, a enemy depending on their distance from the sniper is miniscule, especially when the distance is long range away. The sniper still has to constantly scan to see enemies, yes even sometimes when they are out in the open...again depending on the distance. Many snipers lose sight of their enemy, especially when stationary at long range.
However, that is not the case with Vantage....all the skills I have mentioned above that have always been needed for any sniper to be good, is lost. Much like Seer, just hit a button and watch the little squares jump to all the players in their screen without having to do anything, as well as the velocity is pretty much marked for you. You can be half blind and still can use a Vantage in the Apex games. Thank you Respawn....
You have taken something that used to be high skill, high reward and turned it into - low skill high reward and even - no skill, high reward.
I am not a sniper user, ever, at all, terrible with them. I have been using Vantage a bit, when I aim down sight, a little box goes over ppl I had no idea were there, even looking through my sight, I was too far away to even see them. But....up goes a little box and shows me what I am unable to see with my own eye and gee....all I have to do is aim for the center of the square no matter how miniscule the person is (when stationary) and boom...enemy down. Its pathetic...I am without argument one of the worst sniper users you'll ever see - and I was clapping ppl like I was born with one in my hand.
Nobody with a high powered sniper rifle should be able to press one button and be given that much info for free without earning the skill to do so. Hence why some ppl are finding for the first time in 13 seasons, are being downed from sniper rifles from every corner of the map, even when they are not able to see far enough away to know where they are being hit from.
But at this point, Respawn's decision making on Legend abilities does not surprise me at all. Their ability to balance speaks for itself.
This is what I have noticed playing since Season 14 launch.
That and for some reason, enemy footsteps are actually worse this season for me anyway....than any previous season!
Other than the above and the changes to ring 1 (terrible)....I like the new changes to KC and for the most part am having a bit more fun for the first time in awhile......however -
At his point, I don't see why Respawn doesn't just make UAV 24/7 and save all the headaches and frustration they seem to force us to eat. The way this new Respawn team working on Apex is going, it would be a much quicker route to an end as opposed to the slow agonizing death path we are travelling down at the moment.
This REVEAL META has to end, or the game should! Pick one, please!
It mind boggles me to no end how video game developers making games where real people fight real people, add such things that mimic hacking in every sense....the very thing that is, as we speak destroying the entire gaming industry.
Wtf.
