Why does aim assist exist?

There would ofc be a huge amount of backlash from players who use controllers and would have to learn mnk again, but that isn't anything that would kill apex. Apex has been alive for long enough and already established itself with a solid and loyal player base.

It is a shame that the top-tier of a titanfall game isn't even dominated by mnk and the awesome movement of it isn't used, but instead the highest ranks are filled with people chasing the best possible aim on a controller only because it give aim assist.

Casual pc players wouldn't be affected by the removal of aa because they just don't care enough to play on it, but if you call yourself a competitive player and use a controller then im sorry but you don't even deserve your rank.

Ultimately, removing pc aa would finally turn apex into a serious, competitive game at the cost of the majority of pros / streamers. But in the similar case of Rust the streamers kept streaming and not that many people quit.