Apex Legends pro PVPX demonstrates why Peacekeeper nerf is disappointing Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends pro Jamison \u2018PVPX\u2019 Moore tested out the Peacekeeper shotgun after Respawn had issued a hotfix \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t look like he was impressed. Season 3 for the battle royale has been dominated by the Peacekeeper; players have found that it excels in close range for obvious reasons, but can also be incredibly potent at distance, with some likening it to a sniper. To dial back some of its efficiency, Respawn Entertainment issued a quick hotfix to the weapon which increased the rechamber time while decreasing the headshot multiplier that can instantly delete players. But during PVPX\u2019s November 22 stream, he went to the Firing Range (which didn\u2019t have Respawn\u2019s update at the time) to test out the Peacekeeper \u2013 which only shows why its in \u201cdrastic\u201d need of a meaningful balance change. \u201cEverything they nerfed was completely unrelated to what broke the gun, that is tough,\u201d someone on PVPX\u2019s stream can be heard saying. Right off the bat, the 26-year-old pro landed a quickfire shot on a target for 110 damage, the subsequent shots registered for 165, 150 with a pair of 110 hits at a distance. Even in a barrage of mid-range shots, the Peacekeeper kept registering above 110 per hit, meaning the gun still has the potential for breaking shields with ease. The criticisms of the Peacekeeper have been mounting, as more players from both the pro scene and casual environments continue to express their displeasure at the broken weapon. \u201cKinda sad guys,\u201d NRG pro Brandon \u2018Ace\u2019 Winn said. \u201cI\u2019ve happily been able to push through every change and meta apex has given us. but this PK buff is just miserable\u2026 REVERT THE PK pls.\u201d kinda sad guys.. i\u2019ve happily been able to push through every change and meta apex has given us. but this pk buff is just miserable, i can barely even find the drive to play. REVERT THE PK pls @Respawn \u2014 brandon (@aceu) November 22, 2019 Shortly after Ace\u2019s comments, a Respawn dev had teased the nerf that came out shortly after, although the community might want a more solid adjustment to the gun. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t about the damage numbers,\u201d competitive free agent Tanner \u2018Rogue\u2019 Trebb said. \u201cIt was about the pellet size because at any point even someone who kinda sucks can still hit you. If you lower that down some, or back to where it was and return the headshot and the rechamber \u2013 the [Peacekeeper] is back to normal.\u201d It looks like Respawn still has some work to do on the Peacekeeper, as the community is pushing for better adjustments to be made. UPDATE: According to PVPX the nerf wasn\u2019t applied to the Peacekeeper in the clip since it was during a Firing Range session, which hasn\u2019t been updated with Respawn\u2019s hotfix. The story has been updated to reflect that change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends pro PVPX demonstrates why Peacekeeper nerf is disappointing Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends pro Jamison \u2018PVPX\u2019 Moore tested out the Peacekeeper shotgun after Respawn had issued a hotfix \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t look like he was impressed. Season 3 for the battle royale has been dominated by the Peacekeeper; players have found that it excels […]<\/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-16234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16234","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=16234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}