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Easily the most discussed topics within The Finals community on an almost daily basis include nerfs and buffs. Fans are either discussing balance changes implemented by the developer, or they are instead discussing which weapons need to be better balanced. While Embark hasn’t hinted at anything officially happening, The Finals community is divided over proposed nerfs for the APS turret.
You can check out the full 2.7.0 patch notes for Embark’s newest update. It hasn’t provided any balance changes, but it has added the highly-anticipated goth girl skin to the store. Away from this update and debut of the goth girl, Embark is also encouraging fans to sign a petition to make an awesome skin idea a reality.
While skins are fantastic, especially with The Finals having better drip than most other multiplayer games, it is balance changes that fans discuss the most. The community is always discussing what needs to be nerfed and buffed, and the fanbase is currently divided over whether the APS turret should receive any nerfs.
The Finals fans divided over proposed nerfs for APS turret
Taking to Reddit, user Nefarious-Botany created a thread saying that they only use the CL-40 and the APS should not be nerfed. As per the user, if you are having trouble with the APS turret then you are suffering from a skill issue and need to ‘git gud’.
Further elaborating on the title of their Reddit post, the OP says they use ‘2x nades CL-40’ and that the APS does not need to be nerfed because you can ‘Just shoot the border of the APS AOE’. This is in response to proposed nerfs that stem from the community rather than anything suggested by Embark.
Some users agree that it doesn’t need to be nerfed. One user commented, ‘I don’t think it needs a nerf, you can just destroy them with red and orange barrels in like half a second and that’s available to every player, light, medium, or heavy’.
On the opposite side, there are some nerfs fans believe are necessary. The APS turret is exclusive to Medium, and even some Medium players admit its ‘cool down should always start once the turret is removed or destroyed’. Some users agree that this is the only nerf it needs as it sucks spending time destroying them only for it to get instantly redeployed.
Aside from cooldowns, some fans believe it ‘shouldn’t be able to shoot through the floor,’ and it also ‘should not be able to go through walls’. While many fans agree that it should not be able to shoot through the floor and walls, there are others who strongly disagree.
One fan argued that ‘People need to stop complaining about it shooting through walls… Defending walls is usually half its purpose, it would be a nightmare to code, it would be easy to counter… That nerf alone would kill it’. In addition, fans argue no nerfs are needed as it can also easily be countered with the data resphaper plus grenades and rocket launchers.
Again, no nerf for the APS turret has officially been hinted at by Embark. This is merely a back-and-forth discussion of ideas amongst the community. Embark regularly listens to the community, but, when it comes to balance changes, they are almost always in a no-win situation because of constant disagreements in the fanbase.
For more The Finals, check out our guide to the best weapons in the game ranked, and we also have a guide to the best gadgets. In addition, we have a guide to the best FPS settings to help you win matches along with a ranking of the best classes in the game.
