Apex Legends developer Respawn Leisure stated right this moment {that a} change to Horizon’s Gravity Elevate tactical that despatched shockwaves by the neighborhood was unintentional.
In a tweet shared to the official Respawn account this night, the developer spoke in regards to the mistake and its repair. “Accuracy whereas taking pictures from Horizon’s Gravity Elevate was inadvertently affected with the 15.1 replace,” the tweet reads. “We’ve simply rolled out a repair to appropriate this.” At time of writing, the repair needs to be dwell for all gamers.
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Accuracy whereas taking pictures from Horizon’s Gravity Elevate was inadvertently affected with the 15.1 replace. We have simply rolled out a repair to appropriate this.
— Respawn (@Respawn) January 13, 2023
When Apex’s Spellbound assortment occasion went dwell earlier this week, gamers observed that Horizon’s Gravity Elevate gave the impression to be affecting gamers in a different way than it did beforehand. Earlier than the replace, gamers may float to the highest of the Gravity Elevate and shoot at enemies on the bottom with the same old weapon accuracy. After the occasion started, accuracy for legends floating on the high of the carry dramatically decreased, making it a lot more durable to hit enemies under.
Gamers had been unclear as as to if the adjustment was a bug or a “shadow nerf” for Horizon, who has been an extremely robust choose for the previous couple of months. Previous to the inadvertent adjustment, she had a 23.7 % choose price and a forty five % win price with grasp and Apex Predator-level gamers; she’s since fallen to a 19.3 % choose price, in keeping with stats web site Apex Legends Standing. Some believed the change was a nerf that was alleged to arrive in season 16, whereas others thought Respawn simply didn’t wish to name consideration to the change. No Horizon modifications had been talked about in Spellbound’s patch notes.
With affirmation from Respawn that this modification was unintended, Horizon’s choose price will seemingly surge once more within the subsequent few days. Many gamers have been calling for a nerf for the legend for weeks now, saying that she’s too robust compared to the remainder of the forged on the very highest ranges of play. It stays to be seen how Respawn will regulate her sooner or later following this unintended change.