In addition to the hallways providing different depths of aim, the enemies come in bulk and can randomly crouch, making for an intense precision workout.
But for this routine, you should instead be constantly strafing left and right to practice hitting these strafing enemies while moving. You’d normally stand still while switching from target to target to maximize your score. Hordeshot Standard will have you standing in front of a shooting range where multiple enemies will come out from three hallways on either side. The multitude of enemies will be constantly jumping and shooting, forcing you to stay active with your mouse and keyboard. Rocketshot Ultimate will help you learn to track these targets while under fire. In addition to frequent high ground from buildings and terrain, legends like Valkyrie, Octane, and Horizon are constantly able to go flying with their teammates. One thing that separates Apex from other FPS games is the prevalence of quick vertical movement. Tracking this target will be difficult at first, but getting better at it will greatly assist in your mid to long-range spray adjustments in Apex, leading to an increase in one-clip kills. Your micro adjustments and fine mouse control will be tested here. MicroStarTrack Precision features a tiny target that will be moving in short lines. This scenario is apparent in your general Apex gameplay but is still just as important.
Even if the scenario seems easy compared to others, try to maximize your accuracy for the best practice. In Apex, every bullet matters in deciding who comes out on top of these fights. This closely represents how many of your short and mid-range Apex encounters without cover will go. In it, you’ll equip a 9mm pistol and go against a single humanoid target who will be constantly shooting and strafing. Strafebot Ultimate is a simple yet important scenario. While this scenario doesn’t require the most intense movement or aiming, it will serve as a good foundation to improving these skills. Additionally, enemies could appear far or close to the wall, getting you used to acquiring targets at different depths. These enemies do shoot back, which will make sure you keep moving. You’ll be tasked with strafing back and forth between rooms while taking down enemies on either side. This scenario features two rooms separated by a wall. These six scenarios are great for honing your mouse control while your keyboard hand stays busy. To be an amazing Apex player, you must be able to keep your aim steady, even when trying to make your opponents miss. Movement is just as integral as aiming, if not more. Some say increasing your FoV (Field of View) makes targeting more difficult however, I feel as if this is only during the adjustment period, as after the player is used to the new setting, their aim and targeting will be much faster and accurate than before.Apex Legends is one of the most unique FPS games out there in terms of required skill sets. This change will increase your aiming ability by simply allowing you to see more and therefore react quicker in short to mid-range gunfights.Īfter changing, you may find that far away enemies may be slightly smaller than you’re used to however, this is easy to adjust to and, ultimately, a small sacrifice for being able to see much more on your screen. I found the sweet spot to be around 102-106, as this allows you to see a lot more on your screen without limiting how far you can see on the map. Depending on your TV/monitor, you may want to adjust this until you feel comfortable however, if you have never adjusted this setting before, I strongly advise you to turn it up to at least 90 in order to increase the amount you can see on your screen. In the Graphics tab of the settings, you will also find the Field of View slider, a setting that expands the width of your view ranging from 0-120. Of course, if you do experience analog drift with your controller, I would advise you to keep your Deadzone at a comfortable level to counter this, but one can still decrease its value to the point of improvement without causing drift if you play around with it and see what fits best.
However, if you don’t experience analog drift, decreasing its value increases the response time of your analogue movements, which, once you’re used to, will make your aim feel much more responsive, smooth and accurate. Deadzone is the setting used on the controller to stop analog drift by making a small area around the thumbstick unresponsive to minor movements.
Many players may not be aware that you can change your Deadzone in the settings, and some may not even know what it is.