Since the last update of Apex Legends , a core function of the game has been significantly restricted. Whether this is a bug or intentional is still unknown. Professionals like Shroud see it as a real problem. Because now you shoot past when you slide.
What is this “bug”? Currently, all weapons in Apex Legends are very inaccurate when fired during sliding. This especially affects automatic weapons, which pull strongly off target when players use them while sliding.
However, players only noticed this since the patch 1.2 from June 4, 2019.
This update introduced the time-limited hunting event and also this change, which players have been complaining about since then.
A corresponding thread on reddit has already gathered over 1000 upvotes within a few hours, and players are discussing how much the movements have become worse and weaker and what impact this has.
Streamer skadoodle has shown in a short clip how inaccurately the weapons now shoot.
That’s why this is such a big problem: Apex professional and Twitch streamer Shroud has also commented on this issue. He explains that this restriction affects nearly 50% of the gameplay, which has now become weaker and more boring.
Shroud has now switched from Apex Legends to more variety on his stream after the big and relatively long-lasting hype wave. He is increasingly showing other games like the new Battalion 1944.
In a comment, he said that he is not playing Apex Legends for now and will only start again when the mentioned bug is fixed.
Is this a bug or intentional? It is currently unclear whether this change is a planned feature and thus an undocumented nerf, or a bug.
The fans are already discussing whether and how the developers want to address this or why it was not mentioned in the official patch notes.
Update: Respawn has published on reddit a list of known bugs. Among them is also “Inaccuracy during sliding”. Apparently, it is a bug that will still be fixed.
However, the new patch also brought a feature that fans like much better:
