Respawn Entertainmentの『Apex Legends（apex legends)” will hold a “Beast of Prey” collection event from September 20th. On the other hand, as an in-game adjustment, we announced fixes such as Flatline’s popular skin “Heat Sink”.
Flatline ‘Heat Sink’ skin to be fixed
『apex legendsis a free-to-play game. All items that appear are pure customization elements, regardless of whether they are charged or not, and do not affect the performance of Legends.
However, in reality, it is possible to unintentionally create “very hard to see” character skins, or conversely, “very easy to see” weapon sites.Happens frequently with other titlesif it was a paid skin, players would accuse it of being a “pay to win” item.
Among Apex players, it was recorded in the past as a battle pass itemFlatline “Heat Sink” skinwas widely known for the ease of use of its iron sights.But on September 16th thissubject to correctioncanannounced. The gist of it is:
- Competitive integrity* is important at Apex
- Default iron sights are made to look for better scopes
- Regarding Heatsink, we’ve received feedback that aiming is better than other skins.
- Other skins will be updated for similar reasons
- *Translation: Integrity in competitionCompetitive Integrity) is a term that is often used in the competitive scene (including real sports), and in “VALORANT” e-sports, it is “a fair chance for those who aim to become professionals to reach the highest level of play through meritocracy competition. anddefined. Integrity also has meanings such as “completeness”, and it refers to maintaining one complete state.
In addition, a relatively new flatline skin “Liberation” was also announced.
Detailed commentary by the staff is also posted
Predicting in advance that this update will receive a great response from the community,Apex Sable on RedditRespawn’s Senior Community Manager, Karen, provided a detailed explanation of the discussion behind the change.
- wrap up
- Hidden Objects are one of the key game elements of Apex
- Strong iron sights eliminate the need to hunt for scopes
- “Heat Sink” outperformed and ate other skins for Flatline
- I made a decision following thinking separately regarding what I want and what I need for the player and the game.
We have analyzed and made a final decision on choosing to adjust Flatline’s “heat sink” reactive skin, but we understand that this change is controversial. I would like to provide a little more of what I thought regarding this thought process. The decision this time was actually a lot more difficult than the mundane “make everything better”.
If you haven’t already read thisdevelopment blogPlease read. What I want to emphasize here is the following sentence: “The default iron sights are designed to encourage players to seek out items to gain better scopes, and we don’t think skins should have much of an impact on how the sights work.” Two points are touched on here. “1. HIDDEN OBJECT GAME“When”2. Functionality“is.
1. Shortcuts important elements of hidden object games if you prefer Ironsight from the start. But if you want Apex to have competitive integrity, the Hidden Object Luck element (RNG) should be removed, right? No, it doesn’t really matter. Apex is Battrois, and the luck element is an integral part of Secret Sauce. Over the years, we’ve made changes to mitigate this element of luck, but there’s a huge amount of discussion behind each element. As you can see from our flatline example, once you try to mitigate the luck element and remove it, it’s very difficult to get it back. There are many more considerations and issues to be addressed regarding the cascading effect of changing the luck element on the feel of Apex, but I will not go into them at this time.
2. Iron sights should not be so obtrusive that even using them becomes too stressful. Analyzing all other iron sights at the moment, the regular flatline skin doesn’t fall into that category at the moment. but for a long timeHeatsinks usually outperformed skins. It may not be to the liking of most people in terms of usability, but it’s still far from “unusable”. once more,The heatsink skin eats away at the functionality of other flatline skins that look great.although not in essence, this is also a pity.
So when faced with the question of “better default flatline or worse heatsink”, I ultimately chose the latter for the reasons above. We understand that players need an adjustment period and it’s a nightmare for those who use heatsinks exclusively. However, as a typical example of a designer’s work,It required a decision to diagnose and separate what players and games needed and what they wanted.It is.
The team is constantly learning and striving to improve the game experience, but sometimes that means changing what both we and the community have grown accustomed to. We appreciate you taking the time to join us on this journey, and we hope you continue to find opportunities to share with the community the stories behind the difficult decisions we’ve made to keep Apex moving forward.
The “heat sink” has long been highly evaluated for its ease of use, but due to the above background, it has been decided to revise this time.
This is disappointing news for those who love it, and other skins may be fixed in the future. On the other hand, there is a possibility that skins that are difficult to see will be corrected in a better direction, so in any case, I would like to pay attention to future update information.
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Source: Apex Legends Official, Reddit
