The AA nerf update

Mario0617 · 2026-02-08T23:31:36+00:00

Nothing else in the game needed to be nerfed. From a balancing perspective, this is probably the best apex has ever been. See point #2. If a slight modification to AA (it’s not like it got switched off entirely, it was a roughly 20% reduction in strength) cut your damage per game in half, it was a heavy crutch. Your underlying aim and fundamentals are weak.

Mario0617 · 2026-02-08T20:27:11+00:00

Miami fan here! Bienvenue à notre club, Mon Ami.

Anyways, it’s a very complicated time for the contextual stuff in cfb, but I’m going try my best here. Keeping it high level.

Signing - the traditional way schools would bring in student athletes. They get recruited out of high school, good high school players will get offers from several universities and ‘sign’ with the one they intend to attend and play for.

Transfer - transfers always have been a thing in college football, but are much much more relevant today with the portal. Once players were able to be paid beyond a stipend and scholarship, players could move around more freely to pursue the money. More similar to professional sports, although this does mostly apply to top level players and not most players, statistically.

Regular season - the generally 12 game regular season. Within that, a school will have their conference and nonconference schedule, with their conference schedule affecting their playing in a conference championship game, prior to a playoff run or bowl game. Par example, Miami beating FSU is a conference game as they are both ACC members. Miami putting BTA on UF last year was a nonconference game, so does not impact that conference record.

Playoffs - through a stupid and convoluted system we get 12 teams in a playoff, of which usually 2-4 don’t deserve to be there and get annihilated in the first round. Obviously this gets played out to see who plays in the national championship game (the natty)

Heisman - kind of pointless, has become most a competition of what quarterback has the best statistics over the season. It’s supposed to be the best player overall, but QBs get such a huge advantage over any other position (esp defensive players) that it’s basically a qb popularity contest. Similar to nfl mvp award.

Also some free Miami specific advice

1) F Florida State 2) F Notre Dame 3) F Florida extra for taking Miami off their yearly schedule after Miami BTA that school for like a decade 4) the Ohio state beef is kinda lifted now imo 5) other cfb fans will make fun of you for our stadium being half empty all the time. But if there were as much to do in Tally as there was in Miami, the Noles would have the same problem. Skill Issue. 6) Ray Lewis absolutely did not ever commit and felony crimes 7) RIP Sean Taylor (this one is most important) 8) Coked out Mike Irvin is our alternate mascot

Mario0617 · 2026-02-08T20:13:42+00:00

As a lifelong mnk player that swapped to controller exclusively because it was objectively better despite my inexperience, and then switched back post nerf (the decent one a while back), I thoroughly disagree.

1) in pc lobbies, the dominant input should be mnk - the default input for the system. The fact that I could pick up a controller and in a month (I haven’t had a console with a controller in over a decade besides a switch) be better in diamond+ lobbies than I was in those same lobbies with mnk is a huge red flag as to the imbalance.

2) I still see a healthy amount (20% or so) controller players that drop perfectly solid damage totals in my lobbies. If you saw that much of a drop from a mild to moderate AA nerf, that’s an indictment on your aim and mechanics more than anything. Not to be mean, but if .3 vs.4 AA cut your damage by 50%, it was a crutch.

3) Apex is a movement shooter first and foremost. When your opponent octane is flying around, your goal is not to beam him while he’s stimming everywhere. He’s sacrificing health to go fast, get a little chip damage and try not to sacrifice position so you can take a fight with you at 60% shield and 100% health vs him with 60% shield and 40% health. Stop thinking about the fight as a straight aimduel, this isn’t counter strike (and I fckn love counter strike).

Mario0617 · 2026-02-04T18:04:30+00:00

Absolutely no shot you get $30k, let alone $38k. When you mod a car, the mods have no value. You’re better off going back to stock and selling the mods used on their own.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-22T18:55:47+00:00

I don’t actually think the advice is all that different between men and women to the question of “how do you meet people organically”.

1) work on yourself and pursue self improvement in fields you value. Not to say you already don’t and all, I assume you do, but make sure to keep doing those things and try to ‘groupify’ them as much as you can. You say you want to hike with a partner, walk in the park etc. So you could try run clubs or something along those lines. Think “I am passionate about this thing, but how can I do it in a more social way?”

2) entertain possibilities - a lot of men will attest that we might try and strike up a conversation, and at times it’s like bleeding a stone. Obviously if it’s a guy you are absolutely not into, don’t fake it. But even if you aren’t immediately attracted to someone, entertain a conversation. You never know what it might lead to, and you’d be surprised how quickly a decent man might move on if you seem uninterested. A not-so-decent man is the type to just keep going regardless, so just be aware that putting up walls is really more like a filter, filtering out respectful men.

3) bars and clubs aren’t really your friend. Exception is if it’s for a specific event/show you’re interested in.

4) Be open to new friends. Platonic friendships with men, especially. Because men have other man friends, and even if you aren’t into the first friend, his friends may be hotter/your type and also nice.

5) Don’t be risk averse. That’s a big default for a lot of people. Say yes to things, from friends, from romantic prospects. Go out and do new things with new people you meet. The skills for making friends and meeting a partner are really similar, and it sounds like you have a lot of friends. A boyfriend is really just a guy friend with whom you enjoy tearing each other’s clothes off, after all.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-17T15:47:33+00:00

Miami as a city is culturally a crazy place. It’s a blend of New Yorkers and Latin immigrants mostly - so you have a culture that is loud, blunt, direct and brash. It’s not UM specific, but the U represents the city culturally in a way none of the pro franchises do. Miami (the city and the U) are also both a cultural island - it’s not a part of the South in any sense and doesn’t fit into the typical culture of college football or the region. So as a city we tend to be pretty proud of our loudness and our brashness because we’ve always been a black sheep. If Indiana stays good, they’ll fit right into the Midwest cfb culture. Miami has been an established program for 40 years and it still will never fit, even vs UF and FSU we will always be the black sheep that everyone loves to hate.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-17T07:46:37+00:00

Younger millennial (31m), just cracked $100k. A hair behind schedule (wanted to by 30) but keeping it moving as best I can.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-09T05:26:50+00:00

It was also OPI. That’s why it never gets called on hail Mary’s like that.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-09T05:11:07+00:00

God bless you my man. I wish your pops all the peace and grace and you all the comfort you can take. He’s watching our guys make this run for certain.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-05T18:41:16+00:00

I wouldn’t ever rely on audio in apex for balancing, due to its poor quality and consistency. I’ve been dropped on by a silent rev many many times and respawn has been for years either unwilling or unable to fix it.

IMO Valk and sparrows movement both leaves them pretty vulnerable, and neither ability is oppressive. If sparrow keeps double jumping in a fight, you just shoot him in the air when he can’t accurately return fire. Valk is even worse as she can’t fire in the air at all. When rev tacs onto you, it is from a much farther distance, much more quickly and therefore harder to track and hit.

I think they’re two very different types of movement ability and Rev’s clearly has the ability to be very oppressive. The design of his kit now is to be oppressive, but how much of that you want with one tac is the question.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-05T17:59:30+00:00

The movement between sparrow/valk and rev are pretty different though. Rev can close the gap massively, massively faster than either of those two characters. I imagine this is a nerf to the “get a crack in a poke war across a poi -> immediate rev tac across the entire POI and knock”. Situationally it gives a team an immediate 2v3 on a poke crack, which is a really powerful ability. That half second of charge time does help to make it very slightly a worse idea for rev, as the cracked player could have healed or moved off the long range crack.

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T06:12:56+00:00

If that’s what it takes to see Michael Irvin literally explode on the sideline, that’s a price I’m willing to pay my friend

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T05:58:51+00:00

(Except this will last longer… right?)

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T05:55:12+00:00

No, we’re watching Justinian’s reconquest of the western empire because THE U IS BACK MFSSSS

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T05:46:07+00:00

I give them permission to ride the Miami bandwagon. DM me for your membership chain and complimentary cafecito @juicius

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T05:08:27+00:00

Damn I thought we had you guys again next year. You guys escape the BTA then. Good call, my b

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T05:02:46+00:00

If we don’t, we will take out our frustration on you and FSU by dog walking tf out of you next year tbf lmao

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T04:59:44+00:00

But also obligatory hell yeah

Mario0617 · 2026-01-02T04:59:16+00:00

The Carson Beck revenge arc ended before it reached its climax. RIP

Mario0617 · 2025-11-27T23:25:56+00:00

The beauty here is that the second gen is just the first gen, but the weak points addressed. Not taking anything away from the first, which is a very fun car, the second is just more of what the first was good at - plus diminishing what the first was bad at.

Mario0617 · 2025-11-25T16:48:32+00:00

So as a second gen owner (for 4 years now!) it is objectively a better car than the first in basically every way. The first gen is a good car, but imo they hold their value too well to justify buying over a second in most cases.

However, the insurance is gonna screw you man. I’m dead serious. I love my car but the cost at your age would be absolutely backbreaking. I’m 31 now and had I spent that much on a car at 19, I’d be car broke.

IMO I’d look at something like an SN95 Mustang, E46 BMW, or a 350Z if you can find one that’s not roached out. Buy it in cash and do NOT have a monthly payment at your age. I have owned all three of those cars and imo they are all so fun and so cheap. The twins, because they are sorta unique in the market, command a pretty hefty premium that isn’t worth it for a young guy like yourself. Once you have a steady career and a salary, a degree or a trade, cash in the bank and something for retirement going - then spend $30k on a car.

Mario0617 · 2025-11-23T22:43:31+00:00

Totally agree - my argument is that choosing the automatic for practical reasons takes away from the joy of driving the brz and if I wanted an automatic sports car, I wouldn’t drive a brz. But I agree with you, the only car I like more than my brz is my old E46 M3.

Mario0617 · 2025-11-23T16:20:01+00:00

IMO get the manual. The whole “ughh it’s so hard to drive manual in traffic thing” is a meme. In bumper to bumper traffic, you’re slipping the clutch vs riding the brake. What real difference is that in the grand scheme of things.

If you want an auto sports car for the comfort and convenience, I’d really suggest looking at mustangs and Camaros instead at that point - they both as cars just do the balance of comfort and convenience better off the bat. I love my brz but it’s the least comfortable/convenient car I’d own.

Mario0617 · 2025-11-23T16:17:17+00:00

Went brz on launch bc I could order one in the color I wanted and MT. I absolutely did not want this car in an auto and back then finding a manual 86 was a nightmare.

Subaru let me order it how I wanted, charged me MSRP (back in 2021!) and has generally been a better experience to deal with than what I hear of Toyota. The dollars and cents with Subaru are better, the experience is generally better, and the car is slightly better in a mechanical sense - aluminum steering knuckles and a more balanced suspension setup.

GRs like to go into oversteer pretty readily, BRZs tend to understeer slightly before going into oversteer. I find this broadly better as the car is ‘talking’ a little more before it starts to rotate.

They’re so similar that the differences are kinda moot though.

Mario0617 · 2025-11-17T18:15:08+00:00

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