Breaking: Tap Strafing WILL BE REMOVED!

Tap strafing will be removed in an upcoming patch. More details will be given when the patch is released with a patch notes. As a console player, I don't really mind tap-strafing in the game since it's a niche movement technique and not a lot of players who can do it properly. I can definitely see a wave of PC players asking for the removal of aim assist in this forum. 😅🤣

Console players in the forum during the wave of "remove aim assist now!":

discussion

BaldWraithSimp
4 years ago
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CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@NitromethaneAP That's funny as some of the best lasers I've seen are from people like Hal, Shiv, diffq, Lulu, Noko, Alb, Aniemal, and so on, all on MnK. Anyway, I agree with hayhor, they can reduce it for all I care, I don't get any usable AA anyway. Compared to a game like Borderlands where it actually snaps when you press your ADS button, in Apex... nothing.
NitromethaneAP
4 years ago
@hayhor I agree, it was hyperbolic of me, indeed they are worlds apart.
@CCbathwater true, bit of a bard wording for me, I should I said tracking - and yeah the craziest kills I´ve seen in this game is by Dizzy / Aceu - Mendo (all MnK players).
If I played Apex on my controllers I´d honestly want a button that I could flick my aim with (able to do 360´s faster and generally swap my aim fast). I´d also feel that there could be improvements made when there are multiple targets that you are aiming at. And having the fast button to armor swap deathboxes.
MandatoryIDtag
4 years ago
@NitromethaneAP I think most controller players accept that there are things we just can't do that mnk can, which is obviously why we get aim assist.
I just wonder how weak aim assist would have to be to satisfy mnk players because frankly 0 aim assist is just ridiculous, there would be literally no reason to use a controller then lol, due to the sheer disadvantage it would give you as a player.
To me 0.6 AA is much more noticeable than the 0.4 that pc controllers use, so I can totally understand pc players not being keen on console crossplay.
NitromethaneAP
4 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag yeah I do agree aim assist is required. Controller players should still be able to play the game competitive.
I would have invited the best controller players and MnK to do internal testing, to figure out what threshold the aim assist should be set to. With the requirements that controller players should still be able to perform at the highest level.
I still think controller should have more possibilites, and that the solution should not just be to reduce aim assist. Just focusing on aim assist to me is short sighted, armor swaping needs to be easier on controller, flick aiming imo should also be a thing. These changes should not be mandatory, but optional so that players can decide them selfs (if they feel that muscle memory would change too much by enforcing them on everyone).
hayhor
Hero
4 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag Last night my friend told me he randomly shut his AA off and was still beaming people. He actually said he found it easier because his reticle didnt change speeds when moving through targets. We will see if he continues feeling that way. I'm talking a person that solos to diamond too, not a person that cant shoot anyway.
MandatoryIDtag
4 years ago
@hayhor I've had mine off for a while, the only time fights become tricky is point blank.
I've definitely seen a drop in my accuracy in close range engagements, but the fact I'm a heavily casual player these days doesn't help haha.
Kooch can confirm as he was bullying me about it yesterday. 😛
It's nice not having any interference from things like knocked players or opponents strafing across each others paths mid fight though.