Apex Legends offers a wide selection of 19 weapons. However, a kind of cult has developed around one of the weapons. It has already become a meme in the short time since release.
Which weapon is it? The weapon in question is one of the four shotguns available in Apex Legends, but it is not the shotgun that Dr DisRespect gets so upset about. It is the Mozambique. From a model perspective, it is more of a pistol with shotgun pellets, and the Mozambique is considered the worst weapon in the game.
The Mozambique has three shots in the magazine and can deal 45 damage points to the body and up to 66 to the head according to its official statistics.
Why is the Mozambique so bad? Aside from its low damage and small magazine, it is almost impossible to kill someone with the Mozambique. It has a large spread and is also very inaccurate, meaning the full damage of 45 to the body almost never occurs.
This makes it nearly impossible to kill an opponent with a full magazine, as two shots would have to land perfectly or hit the head. Most players prefer melee attacks over the Mozambique.
The Mozambique – how a weapon became a meme
Mozambique causes legendary frustration: Shortly after the launch of Apex Legends, many players already noticed that the Mozambique simply isn’t good. Nevertheless, all features that apply to other weapons also apply to the Mozambique.
There are weapon skins for the unpopular shotgun, which can even be legendary. There are four different Legendary skins that repeatedly cause disappointment in the community.
Legendary items from loot boxes are rare. The joy is that much greater when a legendary item appears, and the frustration is that much greater when it is a skin for the Mozambique. Because hardly anyone wants to use this weapon.
The Mozambique as a curse: There are also memes about cursed supply ships and supply crates now.
The appearance of “cursed crates” is even more frequent. The community often posts images on reddit of supply crates containing three Mozambiques with ammunition. The crates should actually hold good gear, not the most useless weapon.
Not even developers like the Mozambique: It goes so far that even the developers of Apex Legends claim that the Mozambique is useless. A reddit user posted a comment from a developer from the official Discord:
I just killed someone with the Mozambique. Still a bad weapon, lol.
The Mozambique as a toy weapon: There have even been comparisons of the Mozambique to “Nerf Guns.” Nerf Guns are actually toy weapons for children that shoot largely harmless foam darts.
The portrayal of the “Nerf Mozambique” is almost too true for many. Comments like: “Actual fact.” One user shared his experience with such a situation:
An opponent I landed with had a Mozambique. I followed him and beat him to death. I only took 20 damage in the process.
The Mozambique as a mission: Other players have made it their mission to pay special attention and love to the Mozambique. The German streamer JayezHD played an entire round in Apex Legends only with the Mozambique.
He even managed to win the round and has recorded 6 kills. While this is still significantly less than the current world record of 34 kills, it is an impressive achievement for the “worst weapon” in the game.
Community is thinking: How to buff the Mozambique?
How the Mozambique could be improved: There are already some suggestions from the community for improving the Mozambique. In its current state, it is simply too useless, which is why no one would willingly use it.
A simple increase in damage or magazine size seems somehow “boring.” Therefore, a very special idea has gained great popularity within the community: Akimbo.
Akimbo is a variant in which two weapons are used simultaneously. Since the Mozambique has the size of a pistol, it could receive a hop-up attachment that allows two Mozambiques to be used at the same time.
The idea sounds a bit like Reaper from Overwatch, the corresponding reddit post quickly received over 25,000 upvotes.
Parts of the community are against it: Other players argue that the Mozambique should not be changed at all. It should remain as it is to not jeopardize its meme status. The creator’s reasoning is quite bizarre:
If my only option after landing in a zone with 4 other teams is to take a Mozambique, I usually just die. While that is sad, when it happens, I can just go to Reddit and cheer myself up with the memes about the Mosambaby.
-Chad_Kid on reddit
What do you think of the Mozambique? How would you improve it? Would you leave it as it is?
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