Could higher fps be a solution to some problems?
My cousin is teaching me Fortnite right now and I am teaching him Apex, and he took me into the settings of both games and helped me tweak it where I could get higher fps in both games. I was previously getting 60 fps in apex and 70 in Fortnite. Now, I'm getting 144 fps in apex and 300 in Fortnite.
I noticed in Apex I started getting much higher damage numbers after the changes. Previously in the firing range one Flatline clip would do about 90 to a firing range dummy. Now, I can kill a dummy in one clip again with the Flatline just like before season 20. Also, I'm getting more kills in matches, I got 2k damage in a tdm a couple nights ago, and I hadn't gotten numbers like that since season 20 started.
Granted, there are still issues with cheaters one clipping me with rapid fire/zero recoil and stuff, but my ability to hit enemies has improved enough where I feel I can at least do some damage even in these shadier matches. Also, in the more legit matches I can actually get a few kills before dying even against the players with high skills.
My question is, is this normal? Does fps affect your damage somehow? I don't know much about computers so I don't know how this ties in to your ability to do damage. I'm thinking maybe some issues in apex can be solved through equipment changes, but I'm not sure how or why it works. Thankfully my cousin has been streaming on pc for years now and he got the idea to make changes to increase my fps. I'm just curious what this actually does and how it makes a difference.