Shroud thinks Apex Legends hybrid mouse & controller meta is the future Twitch: shroud \/ Respawn EntertainmentAs the Apex Legends aim assist debate reached a fever-pitch in Season 10, FPS legend Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek gave his two cents on the subject, and speculated that a hybrid controller-MNK approach will overtake the game\u2019s meta. The advantages of different inputs in Apex Legends has been a highly contested topic since the game\u2019s release. With cross play now the norm, and even the ALGS adopting a shared controller-keyboard playing field in its second year, the debate is more pertinent than ever. One voice who\u2019s been outspoken on this issue from the start is Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek. Often regarded as one of the best FPS players in the world, his words carry plenty of weight, and he\u2019s now offered up his own two cents on the often touchy subject. I always thought the meta would be to learn both and swap as you play. Since we’re going deep into cross play. \u2014 Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) August 8, 2021 On August 8, Apex Legends creator Jamison \u2018PVPX\u2019 Moore tweeted out that he was seriously debating a switch from MNK to controller, all to take advantage of that sweet aim assist. \u201cThis s**t is [an] aimbot up close,\u201d he remarked. Shortly after his tweet went out, a message from shroud popped up in the replies. \u201cI always thought the meta would be to learn both and swap as you play,\u201d he commented, then continued \u201c[especially] since we\u2019re going [so] deep into cross play.\u201d Moore appeared to agree, and tweeted back \u201cTo be honest, it is. [Using] MNK for looting\/rotating\/range, then [swapping] to controller for anything up close [is the way to go].\u201d He also confirmed that the hybrid approach is sanctioned during ALGS events, meaning pros can use the method without fear of disqualification. PVPX is far from the only pro contemplating a switch to the dual input approach. Some professional players, like TSM\u2019s Mac \u2018Albralelie\u2019 Beckwith, have even debated making a full-on switch to controller, arguing that the benefits far outweigh any potential pitfalls. Want some opinions here, would it be completely stupid for me to just full commit to a controller swap? I genuinely don’t believe i can achieve their level of consistency close range even if i aim train 4 hours a day on top of playing as much as i am. \u2014 Albralelie (@TSM_Albralelie) August 5, 2021 \u201cI don\u2019t care about all the other disadvantages like movement or long range [gunfights],\u201d Beckwith shared while discussing the switch. \u201cAll I care about is mid\/close range consistency, which is arguably the most important part of the game at a competitive level.\u201d Other pros aren\u2019t sold on the idea, however. Jack \u2018NiceWigg\u2019 Martin, regarded as one of the top controller pros in Apex, disagreed with Beckwith\u2019s plan to switch inputs, and argued that \u201c[There\u2019s] no shot if you were on \u2018roller you are doing some of the plays you did on TSM\u2019s 5 tourney win streak.\u201d \u201cThe versatility a top MNK player brings [to their team] is way more than a controller,\u201d Martin argued, and confirmed that \u201cI think any top MNK player switching [to controller] is making a bad decision.\u201d The hybrid input craze continues to swamp the pro Apex Legends scene, and while many high-level competitors will stick to mouse and keyboard, with figures like shroud advocating for the hybrid approach there\u2019s bound to be others who try it out \u2014 even if they don\u2019t stick with it forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shroud thinks Apex Legends hybrid mouse & controller meta is the future Twitch: shroud \/ Respawn EntertainmentAs the Apex Legends aim assist debate reached a fever-pitch in Season 10, FPS legend Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek gave his two cents on the subject, and speculated that a hybrid controller-MNK approach will overtake the game\u2019s meta. The advantages […]<\/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-18850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18850","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=18850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}