Apex Legends players sick of “obnoxious” Horizon ability
Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends players are hitting out with their frustrations, claiming they’re sick and tired of Horizion’s “obnoxious” tactical ability.
Whether it be for balancing reasons, or attempting to shift the game’s meta, since Apex Legend’s release the Respawn devs have tweaked and changed just about every Legend.
It’s nothing new that some Legends are loved or hated more than others. However, players have consistently had issues with Horizon, particularly for her tactical ability.
Apex players lash out at “obnoxious” Horizon ability
In a Reddit post on February 12, one Apex Legends player kicked off a discussion surrounding Horizon and her tactical ability, Gravity Lift. “Horizon’s tactical is exceptionally obnoxious,” the player wrote. “I hate everything about Gravity Lift.”
“I feel like it does too much and has too little risk for the massive impact it has,” they explained.
They continued: “Horizon’s tactical isn’t even meant to be used like a panic button, yet people are using it to immediately float away whenever they’re in trouble. Gravity Lift should get the same treatment as Wraith; the tactical should take a significant amount of time to activate.
“This effectively encourages Horizon to think about her ability usage more, it won’t ruin pushes on a team since the windup time won’t matter. Easy solution, it’ll make Horizon a much more bearable and fair legend in my eyes.”
In the replies, it appears others are also annoyed with Horizon’s Gravity Lift, with several players agreeing it’s a strong ability. “The worst is when you’re chasing a Horizon, and she uses her lift up and for some reason, you can’t follow up the lift,” said one.
“I don’t think that synergy with abilities should be frowned upon, but I do think that her tactical is very strong,” another wrote.
Regardless, the ability isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be, as one pointed out Horizon’s tactical was previously much stronger than it currently is today. “And she used to be even worse than she is now is the crazy thing, she would insta-zoom to the top and could just sit on top of it and wiggle back and forth, it was near impossible to hit,” one player explained.
In the past, we’ve seen some Legends get a complete rework, such as when Revenant saw a complete overhaul in Season 18, while others get more simple tweaks.