Apex Legends dev reveals scrapped plans for Horizon's Gravity Lift

If you're a Horizon main in Apex Legends, you'll know how useful her tactical ability - Gravity Lift - can be. Reversing the flow of gravity, this ability lifts players 30 metres off the ground and throws them out into the air - which can be useful in both offensive and defensive situations. In its current form, Gravity Lift only pushes players up - however, that wasn't always the case. Apex Legends' lead software engineer, Chris Winder, has revealed that Respawn previously attempted to have Gravity Lift work in every direction.

In a Reddit post discussing legend buffs and nerfs, 'mufasakong' suggests a Horizon buff that would allow players to "attach [Gravity Lift] to any surface", which would push players in the direction the tactical is facing.

Responding to this, 'RV-GameplayChris' - who we identified as Winder - reveals that Respawn actually tried this while developing Horizon and her kit. "We tried this! It was crazy! And unpredictable", Winder says. However, it was simply "not that fun" when you take into account just how varied the terrain is in Apex Legends' maps.

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