All weapon buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update

New weapon buffs and nerfs have been introduced in the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update. Some existing weapons have received much-needed changes, which will contribute to a shift in the meta prevalent in the previous and ongoing Split. The update brings nerfs to overpowered shotguns, adjusts sniper rifles, and introduces attachments for numerous weapons.

To know more about the changes in the Season 23 mid-season update of Apex Legends, keep reading.

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Every weapon buff and nerf in Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update

As stated above, the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update has changed the weapon meta in-game and introduced new base attachments.

Before we dive into the weapon changes, let us look at the brand-new attachment and ordinance updates.

Accelerated Weapons in Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update

Accelerator

Stock attachment on the Nemesis Burst AR, G7 Scout, and CAR SMG. It performs the following functions:

• Increases EVO gained from damage
• Increases Ultimate charge from damage
• Knocks grant 30% ult charge as long as an Accelerator weapon is equipped

Arc Star

• Players will now be notified with a “STUCK” message when they have been stuck with an Arc Star

Hop Ups

• Added Select Fire
• Equippable on Prowler PDW and Charge Rifle
• Adds a togglable automatic firing mode

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Weapon changes with the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update

Charge Rifle

• Increased ammo capacity
• Base Ammo: 6
• White Mag:7
• Blue Mag: 8
• Purple Mag: 9
• Increased projectile size at closer ranges
• Increased projectile speed
• Improved recoil
• Maximum damage for range scaling now achieved at 200m (was 300m)
• Reduced projectile gravity
• Now takes Select Fire Hop-Up
• Alternate fire: automatic firing mode
• Damage reduced by 25%
• Increased fire rate
• Recoil improvements when in auto

Here is Respawn Entertainment's note regarding the changes made to the Charge Rifle in the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update:

"The Charge Rifle is an absolute monsoon of a gun in the right hands, but it can be a bit tricky to get the hang of. We are taking a pass at making the Charge Rifle more approachable by increasing magazine capacity, adjusting recoil, lowering the range to get max damage, and adding the Select Fire Hop-Up into the mix."

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Mastiff

• Aim down sights blast pattern tightening reduced
• Blast Pattern size increased
• Increased the time before the Mastiff is ready to fire when raising
• Raise and lower times slightly increased

The Mastiff has been a meta-tier weapon in Apex Legends Season 23. For this reason, the development team has made certain changes to it:

"The Mastiff has proven particularly strong this season and its consistency at range is a big part of that. We are smoothing out some timing issues which allowed niche double Mastiff builds to deal higher than average DPS and pulling some power out of its range by widening the blast pattern and ADS tightening."

Peacekeeper

• Choke speed significantly increased
• Increased projectile speed

To be useful with the Peacekeeper, it is important for a player to have proficiency with it. As such, the weapon only feels meta-tier in the hands of those who have mastered it.

The developer has further buffed the weapon with the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update and highlighted it with the following note:

"When it comes to good range shotguns we want the Peacekeeper’s choked shot to be the main talking point so we’re speeding it up and making the projectiles fly faster. This should drastically improve its performance at range, particularly around hitting moving targets."

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RE-45

• Damage increased to 13 (was 12) with the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update

Respawn has made a few changes to the RE-45 pistol's damage, highlighted by the following note:

"The RE-45 has taken a backseat since Akimbo took the stage. This damage bump should help it feel a bit more viable within the current meta."

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That's all there is to know about the weapon buffs and nerfs in the Apex Legends Season 23 mid-season update. For more related news and guides, stay tuned to Sportskeeda esports.