Octane has slowly clawed his way back from the bottom of the win rate in Apex Legends to becoming one of the most dominant agents in the current meta in season 8.
Note: You are reading an old article from 2021. So, the information may not be up-to-date.
Before these massive buffs, Octane was not present in any mid- to high-level lobbies in the competitive mode. Following some major buffs starting in season 7, Octane has slowly started to climb up in encounter win rates at most skill levels.
Right now, in season 8, the developers at Respawn think he has become too effective. Furthermore, developers think he is pretty trackable, meaning he is still easier to shoot at than legends like Horizon. But he has become extremely dominant. So, a slight nerf is likely one way.
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Octane nerf incoming
“He’s become extremely dominant (to no one’s surprise), so we’ll need to shave a little power off. I think I found a reasonably fun-neutral way of doing so: I’m currently thinking about increasing the health cost for his stim but letting you stim again much sooner (there’s currently a 3–4 second delay between the old stim running out and you being able to stim again).”, Respawn commented regarding Octane.
The nerf may target how Octane loses health every time he uses his tactical stim ability. Respawn might increase the health cost every time he uses his Tactical. However, they might allow players to use the tactical ability with less delay. Therefore, in the end, it should balance him out.
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On the other side of the aisle, both Rampart and Fuse are due for a buff since they are both at the very bottom of the win rate in most skill buckets, according to the developers. The Season 9 update might address these balancing changes.
