{"id":219792,"date":"2025-09-30T03:57:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2148945"},"modified":"2025-09-30T03:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T03:57:36","slug":"careful-wattson-fans-her-fence-in-apex-legends-is-useless-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/careful-wattson-fans-her-fence-in-apex-legends-is-useless-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Careful, Wattson fans &#8211; her fence in Apex Legends is useless right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/careful-wattson-fans-her-fence-in-apex-legends-is-useless-right-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Respawn has seemingly nerfed Wattson&#8217;s electrified fence in Apex Legends.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted and shared by Twitterer LilakeyLK, it looks as though the latest season has not only introduced a new Legend and competitive mode Arenas, but it&#8217;s also made a tweak to one of Wattson&#8217;s key defences&#8230; with an emphasis on &#8220;fence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, running into Wattson&#8217;s fence would slow down an opposing player, but now it looks as though the slowdown and corresponding stun has been removed, essentially making the fence useless (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamesn.com\/apex-legends\/nerf-wattson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCGN<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-09-careful-wattson-fans-her-fence-in-apex-legends-is-useless-right-now\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-05-09-careful-wattson-fans-her-fence-in-apex-legends-is-useless-right-now\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Respawn has seemingly nerfed Wattson&#8217;s electrified fence in Apex Legends. As spotted and shared by Twitterer LilakeyLK, it looks as though the latest season has not only introduced a new Legend and competitive mode Arenas, but it&#8217;s also made a tweak to one of Wattson&#8217;s key defences&#8230; with an emphasis on &#8220;fence&#8221;. Previously, running into Wattson&#8217;s fence would slow down an opposing player, but now it looks as though the slowdown and corresponding stun has been removed, essentially making the fence useless (thanks, PCGN). 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