The patch notes for the Harbingers Collection Event in Apex Legends have revealed that the Nemesis Burst AR is receiving a nerf. While the battle royale features a variety of effective weapons across seven types, the Nemesis has consistently been considered OP by some in the Apex Legends community since it was added to the game.

Introduced in Season 16, the Nemesis Burst AR in Apex Legends has become a popular option for combat due to its rapid-fire burst design. The weapon uses energy ammo and fires four bullets per burst. While the base DPS for the gun is impressive, it becomes more formidable once charged after several seconds of shooting. While the weapon entered the Replicator at the start of Season 18, it has remained a powerful option for those taking the time to craft it. However, the Nemesis could become less feared in the days ahead, according to a new update from the developer.

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On September 14, Respawn Entertainment revealed the Harbingers Collection Event and released patch notes that included changes to weapon balance in Apex Legends. Specifically, the update will nerf the Nemesis Burst AR by reducing its damage from 17 to 16 per round. In addition, the patch notes revealed that the ADS recoil for the gun would be increased. These nerfs are expected to go live with the update on September 19, according to a blog post from the developer

It will be interesting to see how this nerf impacts the weapon meta in the remainder of Season 18 of Apex Legends. As a four-round burst weapon, the 1 dps reduction to rounds means each burst will do four less damage than before the nerf. Furthermore, the recoil on the gun was already one of the more challenging to master, meaning that it could become even harder to control moving forward. However, it is worth pointing out that this upcoming patch will return the Nemesis to floor loot, making the weapon more accessible to players. As a result, this could mean that more players end up using the gun post-nerf compared to the present higher-DPS version found in the Replicator.

While this change to the Nemesis is notable, it is not the only weapon-related change coming as part of the Harbingers Collection Event. The Mozambique shotgun is also returning to floor loot, and the 30-30 Repeater and RE-45 with Hammpoint Rounds are going into the crafting rotation. In addition, several Legends are receiving adjustments to their kits, with notable nerfs to Horizon and the recently reworked Revenant coming in the update.

Hopefully, these changes to weapons and Legends positively impact the game moving forward. Besides the balance changes, this update is bringing a new LTM called Living Shells Trios, which adds a new target-seeking ordnance called Rev Shells, and a new heirloom for Fuse known as Razor's Edge. Furthermore, an after-dark version of World's Edge is being added along with other new cosmetics. Despite Season 19 still a long way off, there should be a lot to check out in the battle royale in the coming weeks.

Apex Legends Harbingers Collection Event - Patch Notes

BALANCE UPDATES

• Weapon Crafting rotation
  • 30-30 Repeater enters the crafter
  • RE-45 with Hammerpoint Rounds enters the crafter
  • Mozambique returns to floor loot
  • Nemesis returns to floor loot

• Lowered autoplayer difficulty in orientation matches
• Redistributed the pockets of high tier armor within POI’s (ex.the center of Countdown on World’s Edge) into the global loot pool

WEAPONS

• Nemesis Burst AR
  • Damage reduced to 16 (was 17)
  • ADS recoil increased

LEGENDS

Fuse

• Knuckle Cluster
  • Tactical deployment speed increased

Horizon

• Gravity Lift
  • Weapon accuracy decreased while in Lift (more spread)
  • Vertical Lift speed reduced by 20%
  • Hover time at top of Lift reduced to 0.5s (was 2.0s)

Rampart

• Amped Cover
  • Placement time reduced to 2s (was 3s)
  • Rampart now remains in placement mode after deploying a wall

Revenant

• Forged Shadows
  • Reduce time extension from knocks to 5s (was 10s)
  • Extra damage to the shroud will bleedthrough to Revenant if it breaks

• Shadow Pounce
  • Slightly increased pounce angle compensation when looking at the ground

MAPS

• World’s Edge After Dark added to LTM

RANKED

Recent Hotfix: September 6, 2023

• Guaranteed (%, per kill) Elimination Bonus has been raised across all skill levels
• Point disparity between teammates of vastly different skill has been reduced

BUG FIXES

• Digi-Threat now correctly highlights enemies through close proximity multi-layered FX
• Gold magazine and gold bolt now work after being killed by a dummy
• Level 1 accounts no longer appear as Champions in pubs

Audio

• Certain weapon sounds (such as Rampart's mounted turret motor) now stop upon match end
• Finishers should no longer have doubled-up or missing audio
• Weapon draw audio now plays correctly when swapping legends in the firing range

Olympus

• New Revenant Heirloom no longer changes to original Dead Man’s Curve coloring after leaving the Fight Night ring on Olympus
• Resolved endless skydiving after flying off map with a Trident

PC DX12

• Resolved incorrect cursor location when using the controller in certain resolutions
• Restored game window positioning when video settings are reset

LEGENDS

• Ash’s Floating Point emote no longer has incorrect sound
• Bloodhound’s Piercing Plasma no longer occasionally turns enemies invisible
• Crypto will now get kicked out of his drone when silenced
• Mirage restored heirloom allowing players to switch weapons without breaking cloak after a revive
• Seer’s Focus of Attention no longer interrupts other highlight items and abilities
• Vantage’s Spotter’s Lens restored in Firing Range
• Valkyrie’s Bladed Decent no longer stutters visually
• Wraith no longer gets stuck when meleed while using Into the Light finisher

Revenant

• Forged Shadows
  • Damage to the shroud now contributes to damage stats and evo points
  • Friendly arc stars and knuckle clusters no longer stick to the shroud
  • Mad Maggie’s Warlord’s Ire now highlights Revenant when you hit his shroud
  • Vantage’s Sniper’s Mark now applies when you hit his shroud
  • Stun effects now apply when his ultimate is active

• No longer gets stuck in Shadow Pounce when activating the ability before landing from the dropship
• Resolved animation canceling when using Shadow Pounce that allowed you to draw weapons early
• Restored highlight from Assassin’s Instinct showing up in cases where enemies are visible but partially obstructed
• Stopped Shadow Pounce automatically deploying after climbing a ledge

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Bloodhound can see Revenant’s Forged Shadows activation point
• Firing Range Supply Boxes now sort weapons by type for easy access
• Loba’s Black Market now sorts weapons by type for easy access
• Improvements to how our audio engine dispatches and prioritizes audio voices
• More accurate shadow rendering for legends and weapons in game menus
• PC DX12: implemented new RHI (Rendering Hardware Interface) rendering backend

Apex Legends is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: EA