Apex Legends dev hints at CAR SMG nerf coming as it \u201covershadows\u201d other SMGs Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has hinted that the CAR SMG may receive a nerf in a future update as it \u201covershadows\u201d a lot of the other weapons in the Outlands. Picking a weapon to use in Apex Legends can be extremely difficult as there\u2019s so much choice, making it tricky to know which guns are considered meta. While the Havoc and the Spitfire seem to be a lot of players\u2019 go-to picks for medium to long-range gunfights in Season 13, it\u2019s the CAR that\u2019s dominating at close quarters. With the ability to use Light and Heavy ammo, it\u2019s possible to one burst an opponent with the powerful SMG if you land your shots. Well, there\u2019s a chance the CAR may be receiving a nerf in the near future, as a dev has acknowledged that it \u201covershadows\u201d guns like the R99. CAR SMG could be hit with nerf in a future update During a weapon Wednesday on the Apex Legends subreddit, the CAR SMG was the topic of discussion, and a lot of the community were voicing their frustration that the gun is too powerful. In response, Live Balance Designer John \u2018JayBiebs\u2019 Larson shared his thoughts on the CAR, revealing that at release the devs were concerned that the weapon\u2019s \u201cmag versatility + strong hipfire + DPS make this thing a beast\u201d. However, after the gun arrived in Season 11, he was surprised how little the SMG was being used but over time \u201cgood players show how the on-paper strength translates to in-game strength.\u201d JayBiebs acknowledged that the CAR \u201covershadows\u201d a lot of its competition in the current meta like the R99, and now the devs are aware of its strengths, they can \u201crevisit its identity within the SMG class when the time comes.\u201d Although he doesn\u2019t confirm a specific date or patch where the CAR is going to receive changes, it seems likely, given that they\u2019re aware of its power. Whether they decide to nerf the CAR or instead choose to buff some of the other SMGs on the arsenal, the changes are likely to help diversify the close-quarter meta and discourage players from always searching for the CAR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends dev hints at CAR SMG nerf coming as it \u201covershadows\u201d other SMGs Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has hinted that the CAR SMG may receive a nerf in a future update as it \u201covershadows\u201d a lot of the other weapons in the Outlands. Picking a weapon to use in Apex Legends can be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}