r301 should be vaulted.
I think the r301 has served its purpose. The r301, I believe, is the gun meant for new people. All guns have some sort of quirk to them that requires skill to handle. The r301 however, does not. Barl...
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@vWhite-Stone100
Respawn has proven over and over again that they're not afraid to buff a weapon to near-invincibility or to nerf one to the point of crippling it. They know exactly who picks up which weapons and how well or poorly they use it. If they haven't changed the 301 in a while it's because it's exactly where they want it to be. And there really isn't any need to nerf it when you can just buff something else instead and create a whole new meta: like the nemesis meta of season 16 or the dual-wield meta of last season. Or this season, or whenever it was. I'm not saying that any of these thing represent a good way of dealing with the weapon sandbox. They don't. I'm just saying this is how things are in Respawnland.
Respawn has proven over and over again that they're not afraid to buff a weapon to near-invincibility or to nerf one to the point of crippling it. They know exactly who picks up which weapons and how well or poorly they use it. If they haven't changed the 301 in a while it's because it's exactly where they want it to be. And there really isn't any need to nerf it when you can just buff something else instead and create a whole new meta: like the nemesis meta of season 16 or the dual-wield meta of last season. Or this season, or whenever it was. I'm not saying that any of these thing represent a good way of dealing with the weapon sandbox. They don't. I'm just saying this is how things are in Respawnland.
What's your proof "they know exactly who picks it up and how well or poorly they handle it"? @reconzero
@vWhite-Stone100
Proof? Sure, no, I'm not a Respawn employee. So yeah, if you want to believe that a computer program exists, the sole purpose of which is to manipulate you into using it as much as possible as well as putting money into it, but without any sort of recordable metrics to tell them whether or not they're successful and to what degree.... go right ahead.It's exactly the same as legend pick rates, if a specific map makes people log off, if a change to the ranking system is good or bad for retention. In this game data is king.
@reconzeroI just went to https://apexlegendsstatus.com. Nothing about weapon pick rate or anything. Not sure how they're gonna figure out what weapons need a buff or is the new meta anyways except count every knock and kill. Unless they just see what the pros do. But again I don't just watch pros. I see how people play everyday and pay attention to what is more threatening in situations. The r301 is in top 3 at least if not 1.
Side note- You reminded me how they're really bad at what they do by saying change in ranking system. Back in season 18 they changed it but there was a bug where people weren't getting points for kills in majority of matches. I was one. Funny, they made those changes to root out "rats" and make people go for more kills. But didn't even fix the issue til next season. As a result people started playing more passively and long range which is why it is what it is now. Just sitting around til storm closes in, THEN the kills and squad eliminations happen. Then people get a spot and wait. Going from "rats" to rat packs. I was diamond 1 in season 17 with a .67 k/d after 2 years of absence. In 18, I was gold 4 or 3 with a .96 k/d and more wins.
Sorry for the rant after the topic, but that's why you can't just listen to anything. You gotta open your own eyes bro and see what's really going on. Again sorry for rant but that has been on my chest since 19 and 20.
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