Respawn explains why Alternator wasn\u2019t buffed in Apex Legends Season 7 RespawnApex Legends\u2019 Alternator has been kicked to the curb as time has gone on. The Light SMG does woeful DPS compared to other weapons, even in the early game. However, Respawn are hesitating on buffing it, saying it\u2019s in \u201ca decent spot right now.\u201d There\u2019s a lot of guns in Apex Legends you can just throw aside as soon as you find a new weapon. However, none might be more tossable than the Alternator. The Light SMG has been underperforming for seasons now, and is once again remaining untouched in Season 7. Its slow rate of fire means it has pretty low DPS, meaning if you can control another gun, you just swap instantly. However, it holds a special place in the hearts of a dedicated community, according to Respawn developers. That\u2019s exactly why they aren\u2019t buffing the Alternator despite it underperforming \u2014 it helps newer and inexperienced players get a grip of the game. \u201cThe Alternator isn\u2019t a super competitive gun, but it has a good-sized fanbase that uses it consistently. It\u2019s good for early-midgame and for players that miss more shots and have trouble with recoil,\u201d Respawn dev AmusedApricot said on Reddit. There are some benefits to the Alternator that players do enjoy. Its recoil pattern is dead easy to learn \u2014 just drag it straight down. This, along with its easy spray control and high magazine size, makes it a much more valuable weapon than players think it is, devs stated. \u201cThe Alternator\u2019s easy recoil and high mag size are more valuable for some players than the pure DPS dropoff because neither they nor their enemies are reliably hitting every shot and dropping people in one R99 mag,\u201d AmusedApricot added. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just \u2018bad players\u2019, a lot of players would find surprising success with the Alternator if they chose to run it, even though it\u2019s not as good as the R99.\u201d With all this being said, Respawn believe the Alternator is \u201cin a decent spot right now\u201d and \u201cperforms well in the space it is meant to.\u201d However, they aren\u2019t closing the doors on a potential buff to make it a real threat down the line \u2014 out of pure interest. \u201cIt might be interesting to make it strong at some point in the future though, but let\u2019s see how R99 and Volt play together!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Respawn explains why Alternator wasn\u2019t buffed in Apex Legends Season 7 RespawnApex Legends\u2019 Alternator has been kicked to the curb as time has gone on. The Light SMG does woeful DPS compared to other weapons, even in the early game. However, Respawn are hesitating on buffing it, saying it\u2019s in \u201ca decent spot right now.\u201d […]<\/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-18595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18595","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=18595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}