Apex Legends’ Winged Avenger has seemed a little too strong in the competitive meta lately. Valkyrie recorded a 99% pick rate during the Apex League Global Series (ALGS) Championship, and players believe this shows he’s strong at the highest level of competition.
Competitive balance is a challenge in all esports as developers try to balance their character strengths across skill levels, from casual gamers to professional gamers. However, this level of Valkyrie ubiquity clearly stands out. For example, one of the rare occasions when a League of Legends champion approached this level of pick/ban was Cassadine, whose ban rate reached 95%.
Not only is Valkyrie clearly dominating at the highest level, but a Reddit post from DankChickyNuggs also shows the top comps played via ALGS, with a top pick over 40%. However, the reasoning behind other characters’ pick rates can also be tied to their synergy with Valkyrie.
Comments on this post suggested that the reason it didn’t piss him off was to wait out ALGS before pissing the character off – developer Jon “Jaybibs” Larson has previously said Respawn Entertainment wanted to avoid make major balance changes before the competition, and maybe this approach. continues throughout the period.
Source : dbl tap
