Apex Legends’ Control Has Ruined All Other LTMs For Me

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Snipers and shotguns shouldn’t be a mode that works in Apex Legends. You either get taken out by two headshots from across the map or everyone rushes at each other with Peacekeepers – there’s no in between. But somehow, I’m enjoying it.

Usually, I opt for an assault rifle and a shotgun. The Flatline is my go-to, but I won’t turn down an R-301 if I get my hands on one either. Recently, I’ve also been rocking the Marksman weapons. The 30-30 is vastly underrated, and I’ve recently been channelling my inner Legolas with the Bocek Bow. But now, I’ve got no choice. Longbow it is.

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I’m not going to be one of those cheesy Charge Rifle players – I refuse – and I need some range, so picking up a Longbow and Sentinel is the only option. I was hesitant going in. There’s a reason I don’t play with sniper rifles, and it’s mostly because they’re too all-or-nothing for me. Sure, each shot hits for 50 or 60 damage (and twice that if I hit a headshot), but that relies on one very important factor: that I actually hit my target.

Tracking opponents feels easier when you’re spraying a magazine’s worth of heavy ammo at them. Not all my bullets will land, but enough will to make a mess of an opponent’s armour. In the same length of time it takes me to unload an AR’s mag, I can take three or four sniper shots, depending on the rifle. They will all miss.

Armed and Dangerous has forced me to practise with sniper rifles, and – surprise surprise – I’ve improved. And I’m actually enjoying the mode. It’s got its problems; hot dropping is encouraged and on Storm Point especially that gets boring, and getting taken out by an opponent you can’t even see is still infuriating. But with a