The Fortnite pro Tyler “Ninja” Blevins comments on the debate surrounding the strength of aim assist on controllers on PC. He urges prominent players to speak up so that a nerf can happen.
This is the situation: After the tournament FNCS Invitational, which took place over the weekend from May 16 to May 17 and was apparently dominated by controller players on PC, Ninja now speaks up.
He talks about the aim assist, which is too strong on PC with controllers. After all, the pro even feels hunted by the bots in Fortnite with their aim assist.
“I can’t do anything”
What does the pro say about aim assist? Ninja posted a video on Twitter explaining what he thinks of aim assist from controllers on PC and what needs to happen for there to be a nerf.
He states that he has no influence on a change because he does not use a controller on PC himself. Only serious, competitive controller players should speak out to catch Epic’s attention.
“If more players talk about it and are honest, we can get a nerf or a change. We can make it more balanced and healthier.”
It is particularly important that players speak up who use a controller on PC themselves and honestly admit that it is too strong. This way, Epic would not be able to overlook it if even those affected say so.
As a reference, he asks the pro Aydan, who plays with a controller on PC and even was one of the few controller players who qualified for the 2019 World Championship, for his honest opinion on aim assist.
Aydan then responded that he currently finds aim assist too strong and thinks that Epic wants to create a balance so that controller players are not disadvantaged. However, there are other ways to achieve this.
Although Ninja seems quite reserved here and mentions several times that he means aim assist on PC and not on consoles, which is much worse in comparison. But it is not the first time that the pro has complained about this.
He had already explained why controllers on PC absolutely need a nerf. Now it seems he wants to encourage his fans to finally “make some noise” so that a nerf can happen.
