Respawn agrees that Apex Legends' new Legend Seer is "a bit too strong" Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Respawn agrees that Apex Legends' new Legend Seer is "a bit too strong" Expect a "balancing update" soon. News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 8 Aug 2021 2 comments Apex Legends developer Respawn has confirmed new character Seer will be nerfed "in an upcoming patch". Respawn's Travis Nordin told participants in a Reddit AMA that while the Legend had "brought a lot of new gameplay elements to the game", Seer's particular skillset is "a bit too strong". As Emma explained earlier this week, complaints about how Seer's abilities give him too much of an advantage in combat were piling up on the Apex subreddit. Many of these complaints are centred on Seer's microdrones, which allows him to disrupt revives and shield battery regens. "Seer has launched strong, which was the hope," Nordin - a software engineer - told a player who asked whether a "balancing" update was on the way. "He's also brought a lot of new gameplay elements to the game (HP bars, interrupt) which has driven a lot of discussion with players, which is great to see. "With that being said [he] is probably a bit too strong at the moment and will receiving some balance updates in an upcoming patch." When a player pressed for a timeline, asking if we'd have to wait until "midseason" to see a change, Nordin said, "nope, it'll be sooner than that". ICYMI, a sweeping community investigation has claimed the recent Apex Legends "SaveTitanfall" hack was part of an elaborate scheme to revive a cancelled Titanfall spin-off. The Apex Legends hack - which displayed the URL "savetitanfall.com", with the subheader, "[Titanfall 1] is being attacked so is Apex" - hit servers at the beginning of July. Players also received an "important message" at the end of each match that requested they "visit and repost savetitanfall.com". Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store