Apex Legends dev reveals surprising statistic about the \u2018best\u2019 SMG Respawn EntertainmentPicking what weapons to use in Apex Legends is always a tricky task, especially with the meta changing frequently. In the SMG category, the R-99 is often seen as the top dog \u2013 but Respawn stats have thrown a spanner in the works. You can always use our own tier list for Apex Legends weapons to determine what weapons you want to pick up. We\u2019ve listed the R-99 as an \u2018S tier\u2019 weapon, and comfortably the best SMG. The R-99\u2019s fast fire rate and good accuracy (especially with a few attachments equipped) is perfect for any player, at any level. But, interestingly, the data doesn\u2019t actually back up this claim. Rather, the Alternator, often snubbed for its slower fire rate, may actually be a better pick \u2013 at least according to the \u2018win rate\u2019 statistic. R-99 vs Alternator in Apex Legends Despite the R-99\u2019s favoritism, Apex Legends developer Daniel Klein revealed that it actually has a lower win rate than the Alternator. In this case, win rate can be thought of as the \u2018encounter win rate\u2019: \u201cthe number of times you get a knock down with the weapon vs number of times you get knocked down while using the weapon.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielzklein\/status\/1379582168339410944 However, this statistic doesn\u2019t tell the whole story. As Klein continues, the developers also track the \u2018downs per pickup\u2019 \u2013 and in this case, the R-99 scores way higher. As the developer explains, it\u2019s likely that players more often use the Alternator in the early game, before dropping it later for a weapon they prefer. That means Alternators may come up against opponents with less shield, healing and generally better loot, thus boasting a higher win rate than the R-99. https:\/\/twitter.com\/danielzklein\/status\/1379618758021369859 So, ultimately, the higher win rate stat doesn\u2019t mean for certain that the Alternator is a better weapon than the R-99. But, it does perhaps tell us that people are sleeping on it, and it might be a better weapon in the late game than you expect. Read More: Where to get Apex Legends Nessie Plush toy – But, this will likely all be subject to change when the next major update rolls around, and everything changes once again in the weapon meta. Season 9 of Apex Legends is due to drop on May 4, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends dev reveals surprising statistic about the \u2018best\u2019 SMG Respawn EntertainmentPicking what weapons to use in Apex Legends is always a tricky task, especially with the meta changing frequently. In the SMG category, the R-99 is often seen as the top dog \u2013 but Respawn stats have thrown a spanner in the works. You […]<\/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-14651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14651","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=14651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}