Apex Legends players reveal which characters desperately need changing As Apex Legends\u2019 Season 3 meta continues to settle, players are figuring out just which legends are the best on World\u2019s Edge, and the consensus is some have been over-tuned, while others have been left behind. Everyone wants to play the best characters in their games as they march towards being crowned Champion of the Arena, whether it be because their favorite legends are extra-powerful, or they\u2019re changing to the meta choices. Now, the results of a survey published to the Apex Legends subreddit by user \u2018DYSPROssium\u2019 has revealed which of the eleven characters the community believes need to be hit with nerfs, and which could use a bit more love. Of the cast of colorful characters, there are three legends that need major buffs to make their mark on the 60-player battle royale, the community has revealed. Chief among them is Mirage, the loveable trickster whos playstyle is based around fooling enemies with clones, and never stops talking in-game. According to the survey results, 91% of players want to see the Holographic Trickster improved, while not a single person involved in the survey suggested he needed any nerfs. Behind Mirage come Bloodhound (82%) and Crypto (68%), both of whom are designed to help gather information for the team. Players identified Bloodhound\u2019s Eye of the Allfather needed tweaking numbers-wise, while they added Crypto\u2019s Surveillance Drone simply isn\u2019t valuable enough to pick the newly-added legend. If they could have just one buff, however, it would be for Mirage\u2019s skills \u2014 Encore, which turns you invisible for five seconds while downed, and his ultimate Vanishing Act, which fires out a half-dozen fake clones in a circle. Read more: When does Apex Legends Season 4 start? – According to the survey, 68% suggested Mirage\u2019s passive invisibility didn\u2019t really do anything, considering once you were down, hiding for five seconds wasn\u2019t going to change much, while 66% said his ultimate wasn\u2019t game-changing enough compared to other legends. While Mirage, Bloodhound, and Crypto aren\u2019t \u2018game-changing\u2019 enough in the eyes of many players, there are a few members of Respawn\u2019s battle royale cast that completely fit that bill, through high-mobility or super-powerful abilities. First off the list is Pathfinder, with 56% of respondents believing the plucky robot scout dubbed \u201ctoo strong\u201d because of his Grappling Hook ability, which allows him to zip around close combats, and cover World\u2019s Edge with ease. Players also voted that his ability was too powerful (77% of respondents), his small hitbox provides too much advantage (39%), and that on top of that, his support abilities like his Zipline Gun ult adds too many benefits for his teammates (30%). Wraith, who also boasts a small hitbox and hyper-mobile abilities, was second in the list of \u2018needs nerfs,\u2019 with 35% of respondents believing she could be tuned better to make her a more balanced choice in ranked and competitive play. The Interdimensional Skirmisher and her speedy Pathfinder teammate were joined in the top three by Gibraltar, who was fired to the top of the meta in Season 2 when he had his large hitbox supplemented by the \u2018Fortified\u2019 passive. From those players who dubbed Gibby too powerful in his current state, 78% suggested his over-tuned nature came from his protective Gun Shield passive, which deploys an energy shield above his weapon to protect his chest and head. It\u2019s interesting to see the Kiwi brawler has been launched to the top of the tier lists, considering when he was first released he was considered one of the worst characters in the game: a true testament to the value of buffs, and nerfs. Not every character in the game is too far down either end of the spectrum though, according to the survey \u2014 Apex Legends players apparently enjoy Lifeline (85% voted \u2018balanced\u2019) and Bangalore (83%) as they are. Caustic, Octane, and Wattson were all added to the \u2018balanced\u2019 pile, though 46% of respondents suggested Octane could use a minor tweak. Overall, however, the middle pack of legends were ruled either \u2018balanced\u2019 or \u2018minor tweaks.\u2019 Could use nerfs Pathfinder: 56% balanced, 3% needs buffs, 41% needs nerfs – Wraith: 60% balanced, 5% needs buffs, 35% needs nerfs – Gibraltar: 68% balanced, 9% needs buffs, 23% needs nerfs – Balanced Lifeline: 85% balanced, 11% needs buffs, 4% needs nerfs – Bangalore: 83% balanced, 16% needs buffs, 1% needs nerfs – Caustic: 67% balanced, 25% needs buffs, 8% needs nerfs – Wattson: 54% balanced, 43% needs buffs, 3% needs nerfs – Octane: 53% balanced, 46% needs buffs, 1% needs nerfs – Could use buffs Mirage: 9% balanced, 91% needs buffs, 0% needs nerfs – Bloodhound: 18% balanced, 82% needs buffs, 0% needs nerfs – Crypto: 30% balanced, 68% needs buffs, 2% needs nerfs – It\u2019s also worth remembering there were just 1,936 respondents to the survey, while EA has estimated 8-10 million log in to the battle royale every week, meaning this is a very small percentage of the player base. Overall, however, it\u2019s a good indication of what maybe a little too strong, or a little poor, in the current Season 3 meta, and if Respawn ducks their head in and checks out the stats, they may be inspired to buff or nerf some of their legends. For now, it also presents players with an option: grab someone like Pathfinder or Wraith, and know you\u2019re taking the best into World\u2019s Edge, or pick up a weaker legend like Mirage and Crypto, and make it taste all the sweeter when you win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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