Apex Legends pro player Eric ‘Snip3down’ Wrona has argued that controller doesn’t dominate the ALGS and that Mouse and Keyboard still has its place.
Since the release of Apex Legends, there’s been a debate about whether MnK or controller is better at the top level of play.
While MnK can pull off insane movement mechanics, controller players have access to aim assist making it easier to land shots, especially at close-range. This accuracy increase has pushed a lot of pros to make the switch to controller.
One of which is TSM’s Philip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen who has been extremely vocal about how OP he believes aim assist can be, pulling off countless highlight reel plays and even winning the recent ALGS finals on controller.
Well, FaZe’s Snip3down has weighed in on the controller debate, arguing that based on stats from the recent ALGS finals, it’s clear MnK still has its place in the Apex pro scene.
Snip3down argues controller doesn’t dominate MnK in ALGS
Taking to Twitter on February 7, Snip3down argued that the recent ALGS finals are proof that MnK still has a place in the pro scene and the lack of faith in the peripheral is just a “confidence issue at this point”.
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This comes as a reaction to the constant calls for aim assist nerfs over the last few months, with certain pros even going as far as to say that MnK is not worth using over controller.
If MnK players are still complaining after this LAN that they have no place in ALGS due to controllers then that’s just a confidence issue at this point
— FaZe Snip3down (@Snip3down) February 7, 2023
Snip3down’s argument rests on the stats from the London LAN, which showed that seven of the top 10 kill leaders were using a keyboard and mouse.
Not only that, the top three spots on the list are all taken up by MnK players. It’s only ImperialHal in fourth who is the first controller user on the list, with Kiloposz, sweet, and YukaF all above him.
Hal was overall Kill leader in all of ALGS while on MnK, and Sweet had more kills overall than Hal did at this LAN on MnK. When it comes to ranked games and running at people controller is stronger yes, but ALGs is a different story and people are mentally psyching themselves out
— FaZe Snip3down (@Snip3down) February 7, 2023
For Snip3down, “controller is strong” for running at people in Ranked games but for the ALGS it’s a “different story and people are mentally psyching themselves out”.
It’s clear he thinks MnK still has a place on the pro stage and for now, the peripheral is still performing well in the hands of talented players.