An Apex Legends player has slammed developer Respawn after The Finals creator addressed aim assist in its game in about a month.
The Finals, a newly released title that hassome crossover in player base, has addressed aim assist for controller players recently. The developer, Embark Studios,said it used data from matchesand saw that controller players were in fact at an advantage versus mouse and keyboard players.
Apex players have taken issue withRespawn neglecting similar complaintsover the last five years, while The Finals has seemingly fixed the same problem in less than a month after release.
Reddit post slams Respawn over aim assist in Apex
Ina postto the Competitive Apex subreddit titled “The Finals developers make Aim Assist changes one month into the game. Why can’t respawn?” a user showcased The Finals patch that addressed aim assist.
“It’s not they can’t but they don’t want to, and not only about aim assist, but also configs,” one user replied.
“Because they don’t want the 70% or so of their player base who use controller to raise their pitchforks and cry all at once,” another user said.
Respawn has communicated with its community that it is looking into making changes to aim assist, but that it will take along time to go through the code and put it in a good spot.
In the meantime, controller aim assist is so ingrained in the game at the top level that most professional teams run controller players for certain weapons, like SMGs, for better DPS.
The Finals is a different type of game compared to Apex, a Battle Royale, and still hassome aspects of aim assistlike aim in snap and controller aim assist. However, The Finals devs addressed the issue by looking at data, which proved controller players were playing better, and tweaking its code in seemingly record time.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
