Advice fot beginner
Hi Ive just started playing apex legends and would appreciate if you could offer any advice for a beginner, ive started playing as bloodhound. Is there anything i should be changing in my settings...
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@BigMacAttack8u Gotta jump on the bandwagon here. Maybe 4-3 Cl doesn't work for you, but a large percentage of pros aren't using it just for a lark. I don't like it either, but 4-3 or 3-3 (either classic or linear) is the starting point where I'd recommend getting used to the game from. I think ALC is not a good rabbit hole for a beginning player to go down. They need to learn the game, not to mess with a bunch of confusing sliders.
You'll find lots of good videos that mostly agree with each other for your in-game settings (outside of look and ADS sense settings). Certain default settings are fairly lousy for most players (a common example is getting kicked out of a death box upon taking damage, which can make armor swapping, one of the most basic combat skills, very difficult), and you'll find plenty of solid, basic advice.
If you do dive into looking at your look controls, you'll find a boatload of clickbait videos promising you "These ALC settings will make you play like a pro!!!" Avoid them entirely. Here is a video that does a great job of actually explaining concisely how all of the look settings work, without telling you what settings you should use. But I recommend what I said above - to start with some variety of the default look settings until you are comfortable with how to play the game. You'll have plenty of time to go into adjusting your look controls later.
@pandareno1999 @hayhor
I find the fine tuning of ALC to be great, it’s also a great idea to play around with your settings and find what feels the best for you. I like to look around really fast and have a quick build up when not aiming down sights, but but I don’t want the same for when I have like a 2x or 3x, so ALC is very important for my gameplay. I am just recommending that @GavinC85MUFC explore all the options and find what works best for them, as the presets barely ever feel completely smooth.
I find the fine tuning of ALC to be great, it’s also a great idea to play around with your settings and find what feels the best for you. I like to look around really fast and have a quick build up when not aiming down sights, but but I don’t want the same for when I have like a 2x or 3x, so ALC is very important for my gameplay. I am just recommending that @GavinC85MUFC explore all the options and find what works best for them, as the presets barely ever feel completely smooth.
Good points,but I maintain that a beginning player should focus on basic mechanics rather than diving into look controls. I do recommend that more advanced players try out ALC once they know what they're doing. My settings, roughly 4-3 (with max extra yaw) and a hybrid response curve, have been very good for me.
Here is a video that Verhulst made comparing his ALC settings to 4-4 Classic, to which he had just returned. As a member of championship winning squad TSM and widely regarded as one of the very top controller players in all of Apex, I think his can be taken as an expert opinion:
One of the settings you should absolutely consider changing right away is a hefty increase of FOV. The default is way too low.
Most good players play on a minimum of 100, but I've settled on 96 myself due to aging eyesight making it harder for me to see people at long range with a very high FOV. 90 would be considered the bare minimum by a vast majority of players, with more leaning closer to 110 than 100.
- @pandareno1999 FOV increase is a good shout. I play at 90. I've seen lots of pros who don't believe in the whole max it out philosophy and they play between 90 and 95.
Some believe they are faster at a higher level. This is false. All players move the same but due to the view distortion at the high levels it feels faster.
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