Whether you are for or against the Pathfinder grappling hook nerf, you HAVE to agree that nerfing ANY one character attribute by 133% in one update is not the way to respect a portion of any playerbase.
When you nerf something THAT significantly, it almost feels like you are trolling the community of affected players.
I’m thinking they could have achieved this more gradually over time as opposed to dropping a bomb on Pathfinder mains.
At first I thought that the nerf would not affect Path's game mode so much, however after trying it, it has become almost unplayable, just think respaw, Path has + 5% damage because it is "more difficult to reach" but With this, its mobility becomes useless, there is no reason to choose Pathfinder if it is a wolf, since it is basically a very good mobility ability and with less seconds, then it seems to me that in the Path nerf they went extremely far, maybe a 15-20 or even 25 would be acceptable but 35 !! it's crazy they definitely ruined path
Pd, I'm play on Ps4
@TheJuggBoy1129 wrote:Pathfinder's nerf was a big shock to the Apex Community. Alll the way from 15 seonds to 35 seconds just seems unfair and it is really sad.
We have to save up our grapples and we can barely use them in fights, we wouldn't mind the nerf but this nerf is intensely horrendous.
I recommend the time to be switched from 35 seconds to 20 seconds because our boy needs a reputation.
He needs to be playable
This is probably why he was nerfed in the first place.
People over using the grapple to get in and out of fights with ease whether it be good or bad. While also out running / evading enemies.
20 secs would be too short IMO, I can see 25 - 30 sec.
Now pathfinders mains can understand Bloodhound main pain.
Meh, I played mostly Path in the last season and really did enjoy grappling around, particularly grabbing high ground to flank opponents, escape a tight spot or get ahead of the circle. This will take some adjusting, but any one of those things are still available, I just can't catapult halfway across the map to catch up with my teammates of they get into a scrape, and I can't afford to hang around looting for a few extra seconds with the circle closing in.
I was already shifting away from Path for a change of pace anyway, but I understand the reasoning for the change and don't really have a problem with it. I'll still use it the same way, just more judiciously.
A significant portion of the playerbase was taking advantage of a, frankly, overpowered legend
Whats to expect when you take away their unfair advantage?
Very few people have the maturity to simply say
"Damn, that was fun, but definitely OP. I'm glad they balanced it"
Most people simply get upset when they are forced to change
The magnitude of the nerf can definitely be debated, sure
But factoring HOW powerful a pathfinder was, a "subtle" nerf would likely not be enough
To me, limiting its use to once a firefight seems absolutely fine to me, considering its power
path main here... well ex-path main. Path was fun to play, he was as fast as octane. Now they cut off his legs and I find my self repeadetly pounding tactical and watch octane disappear in the horizon. It's not fun anymore. Tactical feels like ult. All the agility is gone. And to be true, I nobody seems to pick pathy anymore. I've literally seen path like 2-4 times since launch. Propably gonna main mirage now, that he became new forward scout with his RC-drone boy.
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