Apex Legends devs explain why they didn\u2019t buff snipers in Season 7 Respawn EntertainmentWhile snipers might be universally some of the most popular weapons in shooter games, some Apex Legends players were disappointed to not see them get a buff for Season 7 \u2014 but now a dev has explained why. [jwplayer iH0jrCdt] Snipers are iconic in FPS games, be it Modern Warfare 2\u2019s Intervention or the AWP in Counter-Strike, but they\u2019ve always somewhat struggled for relevancy within the Apex Legends meta, with it not quite as easy to take long-range engagements and win without pushing the opposing team. For those who have always been prone to sniping, this can be somewhat disappointing, and players have hoped to see some kind of buff for snipers to better equip them to take out enemies at a distance. As it goes, that hasn\u2019t exactly happened with the launch of Season 7, and now a dev has explained why. Discussing the Season 7 patch notes on Reddit, Respawn designer David Bocek explained why, despite the Sentinel getting a slight buff with an improved energized ability, snipers won\u2019t be getting a buff across the board. In a long, detailed comment, Bocek explained that \u201cin season 2 with the DMR buff and season 3\/4 with double sniper releases and World\u2019s Edge being more sniper friendly, we were pushing to add more depth and long-range combat to the game,\u201d but that \u201cthe execution definitely was not perfect.\u201d That made them rethink how sniper rifles could work in Apex, settling on the notion that \u201cthe secret is to stop trying to make snipers strong enough to meaningfully have a negative impact on an enemy team.\u201d Instead, they want to \u201cfocus on how to make using snipers more beneficial to the using team.\u201d Bocek adds that what really helped snipers was Evo Armor everywhere, \u201cgetting a meaningful advantage that makes snipers more worth it, but you aren\u2019t doing it at the direct expense of another player and making them frustrated.\u201d As the dev concluded, it\u2019s about balancing the wishes of players who are sniping, and players who are being sniped at: \u201cIdeally the people who want to snipe because they like that gameplay can enjoy it and feel rewarded enough without making the broader community angry.\u201d This won\u2019t be the news some players want to hear, but it\u2019s hard to argue with the logic behind Respawn\u2019s reluctance to make snipers more effective in Apex. Snipers can and should still be used situationally, but you probably shouldn\u2019t be expecting to be wiping entire lobbies with them any time soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends devs explain why they didn\u2019t buff snipers in Season 7 Respawn EntertainmentWhile snipers might be universally some of the most popular weapons in shooter games, some Apex Legends players were disappointed to not see them get a buff for Season 7 \u2014 but now a dev has explained why. [jwplayer iH0jrCdt] Snipers are […]<\/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-14738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14738","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=14738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}