Is the Peacekeeper still overpowered following latest Apex Legends nerfs? Respawn EntertainmentRespawn Entertainment released an update on December 5 nerfing the Peacekeeper in Apex Legends, so now the question remains whether the controversial shotgun is still overpowered or not. The Peacekeeper has been the focus of most Apex Legends players\u2019 complaints over the past few months due to it being too overpowered and difficult to deal with. Respawn addressed that with a server patch on December 5 that implemented across-the-board nerfs to the shotgun, along with a single change to both the EVA-8 and Precision Choke Hop-Up. Peacekeeper nerfed in Dec 5 Apex Legends update Decreased bolt (pellet) hit size This makes it more difficult to hit \u201cfull chunks of damage\u201d while still ensuring that shots continue to feel consistent. Increased shot spread Decreased the range at which the Peacekeeper can still be used for maximum damage. Players are now be forced to get closer to their enemies in order to inflict 100+ points of damage with single shots. Increased spread on final Precision Choke level While this was a nerf to the Precision Choke, it still affects the Peacekeeper because it\u2019s one of two weapons that the Hop-Up can be used with. The range at which a fully charged-up shot does full damage has been decreased. Did these Peacekeeper nerfs work? When this update went live, players weren\u2019t so quick to praise the developers just yet, wary of the previous Peacekeeper tuning update they released on November 22 that didn\u2019t really do much in terms of limiting the weapon. However, early indications are that this patch actually did have a major impact on the viability of the weapon, as it now appears to no longer be so overpowered as it was before. Prominent Apex YouTuber \u2018The Gaming Merchant\u2019 did some analysis with the shotgun in Firing Range following the update and discovered that this series of nerfs have been more impactful than the previous ones. \u201cIn my testing, I can definitely say this is a big nerf, this isn\u2019t like the previous nerf,\u201d he said. \u201cThis one is very sizable and the Peacekeeper is more in line of what it was before and its long-range potential has been reduced as well. I was kind of using this as a makeshift sniper rifle at times, so it\u2019s not going to be as effective.\u201d That said, The Gaming Merchant wasn\u2019t ready to knock the Peacekeeper off its perch as one of the stronger weapons, saying that it was still very viable at close range with some long-range potential. \u201cI did feel like it\u2019s still pretty good at getting long-range shots,\u201d he revealed. \u201cIf you get close enough, you\u2019re still going to do damage with the Peacekeeper.\u201d What else do these changes mean for other weapons? The YouTuber went on to also discuss how these changes will have implications for other weapons as well, including the R-99 and Mozambique, the only shotgun that did not get nerfed int his update. \u201cMozambique with Hammerpoint Rounds is actually kind of brought up a tier,\u201d he explained. \u201cI do think this change will mean everyone is just going to go back to the R-99, which, to me, is better than a low-skill ceiling on the Peacekeeper.\u201d Only time will tell whether the majority of the player-base agrees with The Gaming Merchant\u2019s assessments about these Peackeeper nerfs and their lasting effects, but for now, it appears that the changes are being received positively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is the Peacekeeper still overpowered following latest Apex Legends nerfs? Respawn EntertainmentRespawn Entertainment released an update on December 5 nerfing the Peacekeeper in Apex Legends, so now the question remains whether the controversial shotgun is still overpowered or not. The Peacekeeper has been the focus of most Apex Legends players\u2019 complaints over the past few […]<\/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-18047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18047","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=18047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}