The week was particularly eventful on the esports side, especially for those interested in the Fortnite scene. In addition to the fact that we were entitled to a Frenchman in the top 10 of the FNCS Invitational Europe, the game made a lot of talk, especially because of the aim assist, which is controversial. To the point of potentially causing real negative effects on the game and its community?
Epic Games buff aim assist on Fortnite, despite player complaints
It has already been several weeks since pro and influencer players on Fortnite implored Epic Games to rework the aim assist on players using a controller. According to them, this gives a real advantage compared to keyboard / mouse players. The idea was therefore to apply a nerve to the function, but obviously Epic Games sees things differently. Rather than a nerve, it is actually a buff that the firm could apply to the aim assist. It is in particular the long-range aim which has been greatly improved for the players having a controller (on PC and consoles), which did not fail to create a lively controversy within the Fortnite community.
The defending Fortnite world champion may well leave Epic Games for Riot …
The defending Fortnite world champion, Bugha, who is now 17 years old, has been able, for several weeks already, to violently criticize the aim assist of Fortnite. On May 24, he made the following tweet: “aim assist ruined competitiveness in Fortnite”. Violent. There is no doubt that the functionality buff did not enchant him. So, on May 26, he made a tweet in response to one of his fellow competitors, thwifo, while the latter announced that he was leaving the Fortnite scene for Valorant: “you made the right decision”. No doubt, Bugha could leave Fortnite if Epic continues its momentum. Especially since he is part of the Sentinels team, which lacks a player in the team dedicated to Valorant. If he performs in the new game of Riot, we could well see him disappear from the competitive scene of Fortnite …
Andilex, only French in the top 10 of FNCS Invitational
In addition to the dramas related to Aim Assist, there was good news this week from the Fortnite competitive scene: French player Andilex (Alexandre Christophe) finished in the top 10 of the FNCS Invitational, featuring the best European players. Seventh, he is the only French to have achieved this feat. The German JannisZ (Wave Esport) won the European title and 120,000 dollars.
LoL: No final in Malmö for LEC
Several bad news for the European competition on LoL: already, the summer segment of the League of Legends European Championship will resume well on June 12, but still online. No return to the studio yet! The other news is that the final, scheduled to be held in Malmö in September, has been canceled. If Riot Games says it wants to offer other “options” for the meeting, it is still bad news.
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