In Fortnite: Battle Royale, a controller nerf on PC will be coming soon, after it had already caused some discussions. This is exactly what the professional Tyler “Ninja” Blevins wished for.
This is the situation: For the 12.60 update, data miners and content creators received an email from Epic Games explaining what changes the developers want to make to Fortnite in the upcoming updates.
They mentioned that they want to make adjustments to PC controllers and gather more information on this.
The nerf is expected to occur next week, as they do not want to make any changes before the tournament final of the FNCS Invitational, which starts on May 23, 2020.
How the changes will impact the game is still unknown. However, it is likely that the aim assist for controllers on PC will be adjusted, as this topic is controversial.
Ninja’s Wish Comes True
What was Ninja’s wish? The professional made a call on Twitter encouraging controller players to finally speak up about aim assist. After the FNCS tournament, it was noted that many players in the top 14 were using controllers on PC.
This was a sign that aim assist on controllers must be too strong and something should be done about it. Professionals such as Ninja and Aydan therefore wished for a nerf.
How is the topic of aim assist received by the community? But aim assist is not only a big issue for Ninja. It has already caused several discussions in the community. When the first player won a tournament with a controller, the debate about aim assist flared up.
His victory must have only been achieved through this, and this is seen as proof that aim assist is simply too strong if a controller player loses to a keyboard and mouse player. At least that’s the reactions.
Other streamers think they contributed to it: Ninja’s rival Tfue believes he is responsible for the changes. He posted on Twitter that it only took a few Warzone streams for something to finally happen:
He had not played Fortnite for 2 days because he found the game unfair in its current state. (via Twitter). Now he presumably thinks that Epic responded to bring him “back in”.
In contrast, a young Fortnite professional was banned during the FNCS Invitational in the middle of the tournament. He was accused of having several files for an aim bot installed on his PC. Despite all the evidence being quite clear, the young professional had a few creative excuses to defend himself.
