While a big part ofApex Legendscompetitive play involves picking the right Legends for one’s team composition, an equally important part of a team’s build comes from the weapons they use. Just asevery Legend has their placement in ranked play, so too does each weapon have certain advantages and disadvantages in a given match.
However, there are some players that argue the most powerful weapons should not show up in certain types of matches. Specifically, someApex Legendscompetitive players think that supply drop weapons like the Kraber and the Peacekeeper should be kept out of completive play, while staying in public and ranked matches.
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It’s important to note that this discussion solely revolves around serious competitive play, meaning the pro circuit ofApex Legendswhere players play in tournaments such as the Apex Legends Global Series. Some pro players are arguing that supply drop weapons should be taken out of these tournament settings, as supply drop weapons add a bit too much RNG and unpredictability to matches. It’s not a completely unbelievable argument to be made, considering players are competing at suchhigh levels of competitive play inApex. Especially when one stops to consider that prize money is often on the line for these tournaments, it’s a compelling reason to exclude a bit of RNG from matches.
One of the tweets that has been gaining traction online from theApex Legendscompetitive community is from TSM Albralelie. Albralelie retweeted another professional Apex player, Monsoon, who is in favor of specifically removing the Kraber sniper rifle from competitive play. Albralelie, however, suggests that all supply drop weapons should be removed from competitive play, which was the case during the pre-season ALGS invitationals. Seeing as theALGS Winter Circuit playoffs on Twitchare fast approaching, an official decision on this argument would have to be made soon.
It’s undeniable that supply drop weapons are incredibly powerful assets inApex Legends. The Kraber sniper rifle, Peacekeeper shotgun, and Prowler SMG nearly always place very high inApex Legendsweapon tier listsfor good reason. However, it’s also undeniable that these supply drop weapons rely heavily on RNG. There’s no telling where a supply drop will land before a match begins. On top of that, there’s also no telling if a supply drop will contain one of these power weapons inside.
Albralelie goes on to make another compelling point on why these weapons should be taken out of competitive play, explaining that “you have no idea when one is on the field, where it is, or who has it until it’s already been used.“Apex Legendscompetitive play requires acute map, team, and enemy awareness, so not knowing if a team has an incredibly strong weapon until its too late can be quite the unfair advantage for the enemy. At the same time, that’s simply howApex Legendsis designed at its core being a battle royale title. Hopefully, some official stance on supply drop weapons will be made before the ALGS Winter Circuit playoffs begin.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
