Apex Legends’ upcoming Genesis collection event will feature Revenant’s heirloom, massive legend changes, original versions of Kings Canyon, and the World’s Edge map.
Aside from all the character-related and quality-of-life changes, some weapons in the game also received a slight tuning. Following many complaints from the community regarding the effectiveness of the Spitfire, Respawn finally listened and added another nerf to its hip fire.
The Spitfire has been a hotly debated topic among the Apex Legends player base. Following recent tweaks, this weapon became a monster as it could output massive damage via a single magazine.
Even though this small hip-fire spread might not stop the Spitfire meta altogether, it is still a step in the right direction from Respawn.
Aside from the Spitfire, weapons like the P2020, 30-30 Repeater, and Longbow received some slight buffs. However, significant changes are actually coming to the Arenas game mode, with big changes to the overall weapon economy.
Genesis Event Weapons Balance Updates
P2020
- Increased Fire Rate from 6.25 -> 7.0
- Increased Base Ammo from 12 -> 14
- Increased Lvl 1 Mag from 14 -> 16
- Increased Lvl 2 Mag from 16 -> 18
- Increased Lvl 3 and Lvl 4 Mag from 18 -> 21
Spitfire
- Increased Hip Fire spread
Dev Note: The Spitfire has continued to over perform so we’re hitting it’s close range hip fire accuracy which should help bring it in line.
30-30 Repeater
- Slightly increased projectile speed
- Reduced charge time from 0.5s -> 0.35s
Longbow
- Damage increased from 55 -> 60
