Respawn has seemingly nerfed Wattson’s electrified fence in Apex Legends.
As spotted and shared by Twitterer LilakeyLK, it looks as though the latest season has not only introduced a new Legend and competitive mode Arenas, but it’s also made a tweak to one of Wattson’s key defences… with an emphasis on “fence”.
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Previously, running into Wattson’s fence would slow down an opposing player, but now it looks as though the slowdown and corresponding stun has been removed, essentially making the fence useless (thanks, PCGN).
Here, see it in action – or not as the case may be – below:
‼️HUGE WATTSON NERF… BUG…‼️
fences no longer stun or slow enemies.
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i’d imagine this is because the arc star stun/slow has been removed, and they probably had some shared code (…im an expert, totally)it’s a massive nerf to her kit in the meantime. @rspn_pav pic.twitter.com/8lexLUTpdk
— lila ⚡ (@lilakeyLK) May 7, 2021
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The good news is it looks as though the issue is a bug rather than an intentional feature – an unverified Twitterer claiming to work for Respawn says they’ve reported the glitch to “the team”, so hopefully, it’ll be addressed soon.