Apex Legends players are unhappy with the Pathfinder Nerf in the mid-season update

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Summary

  • Players are unhappy with Pathfinder's nerf in the mid-season update for Apex Legends.

  • The changes to Pathfinder's abilities received negative feedback from many in the community.

  • Pathfinder's popularity may be down due to recent nerfs, but future patches may address complaints.

Following the release of the mid-season update for Apex Legendsplayers are unhappy with the nerfs made to Pathfinder, especially his ability to fight. While this massive patch for season 23 of Apex Legends looked to make some Legendaries like Mirage and Loba more viable in matchups, some players think Pathfinder's nerfs went too far.

On January 7th, Respawn Entertainment released the mid-season update for season 23 of Apex Legendsbringing substantial changes to battle royale. While the list of changes has been expanded, several Legends have received potentially game-changing perks. For example, Mirage's kit has been redesigned with new tier 2 upgrades and a perk to his Tactical. Additionally, Loba and Alter were shown some love in the mid-season update, with the developers making major improvements to their ultimates, among other things. However, not all Legends received positive changes, as Pathfinder was hit with some nerfs as developers tried to reign in the power of its kit.

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Unfortunately, the nerfs for Pathfinder in Apex Legends were not well received by the gaming community. In a post by the Reddit user paradoxically sharing the patch notes, fans discussed their frustration with Pathfinder's changes. Specifically, players were unhappy with the increased Grappling Hook cooldown. According to the patch notes, Pathfinder's cooldown for his tactic is now 30 seconds. This was a big nerf to the character, as the ability was previously variable, with the cooldown potentially being much shorter based on the grapp's travel distance. In addition to the Grappling Hook, changes have been made to his Insider Knowledge ability and the Zipline Zen upgrade.

Apex Legends players believe Pathfinder's Grapple cooldown should have remained the same

Pathfinder's Grappling Hook has gone through various iterations over the years. For example, the cooldown for Pathfinder's tactical ability was 35 seconds a few years ago. Additionally, it's worth noting that the ability hasn't always had a variable cooldown. However, this recent change in Season 23 could make using the Legend much less satisfying in matchups given how essential the Grappling Hook can be to his game, both getting into and out of brawls.

It will be interesting to see how these recent changes to Pathfinder affect his pick rate in Season 23 of Apex Legends. So far, Legend has been one of the most popular characters in the game, with the Apex Legends status revealing that he has a pick rate of 14.6%. Impressively, this is only second to Lifeline at 18.2%, and she received a rework of her kit at the start of the season and enjoyed improvements to her support class in Apex Legends.

While Pathfinder may be falling somewhat in popularity thanks to these recent nerfs, there's always the possibility that Respawn will release a future patch to tweak Legend based on player feedback. We hope that the developer will be able to continue to update the game to provide a pleasant experience to those who play in season 23.

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