A new Apex Legends nerf will target Wraith’s sprint rather than her abilities, Respawn has recently confirmed.
“Wraith is a very challenging Legend to nerf. We look at Legend performance across a number of axes: how often trios with this Legend on them win games / place highly, how often this Legend gets knock downs vs is knocked down, how often this Legend is picked. Across each and every single one of these axes, Wraith dominates,” Respawn advised in a new update.
“And yet each time we hit her abilities (which we’ve done a lot) she bounces back within a few weeks without bleeding a lot of pick rate. Her kit is uniquely useful both in solo games and in highly coordinated games. Also she’s just really cool. We get it.”
Rather than targeting Wraith’s powers, Respawn believes her Naruto-like iconic sprint animation is the true culprit, “shrinking her shootable area from the perspective of the enemy.” As such, Respawn is introducing new sprint animations which make her “more upright and expose a larger area of her body to gunfire.”
Alongside the nerf, Apex Legends will also introduce a cross-play beta available to all.
Apex Legends is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4.
This article may contain affiliate links, meaning we could earn a small commission if you click-through and make a purchase. Stevivor is an independent outlet and our journalism is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.
