The Finals players call for Recon Senses to be removed after lackluster nerfs
Embark StudiosRecon Senses is the “gift that keeps on giving,” as a recent nerf seemingly made it a bigger pain point in The Finals. Now, some players are lobbying for its complete removal.
It’s been a little over two months since The Finals took the FPS scene by storm, rising to the top of Steam’s player counts, with fans loving the fast-paced action and teamplay-centric title.
However, The Finals hasn’t been without its fair share of controversy, and aside from AI usage, overall game balance has been an issue amongst fans since its launch.
Recon Senses has been one of those controversial topics yet despite a recent nerf, fans seemingly want it reworked or removed entirely.
The Finals players call for more Recon Sense adjustments
Embark StudiosThe most recent changes to Recon Senses included a major nerf to its range and now adding a warning indication if you’re one of the players caught in its path.
In a bit of a comedic post, The Finals player ExpendableUnit123 shared the draw of the game. They stated they love the chaotic nature of The Finals, sliding around from cover to cover until the dreaded “DETECTED” message ruins the moment. Not only does it ruin the joy once, but it continues to surface, sucking the joy out of their moment-to-moment endeavors.
The post concludes: “It’s cancerous. Recon Senses needs to be a ‘tool’ similar to the Goo Gun or Defibs, that charges and sends out a 5-second pulse or something.”
As you can imagine, this opinion isn’t unpopular. Since its usage grew in popularity, players have shouted to the moon and back for changes to Recon Senses. The recent changes helped a bit, but it seems the constant spam is the problem, as ExpendableUnit lobbied for it to be a gadget.
“Agreed. It’s wallhacks and should be a sonar pulse or removed completely,” one player shared regarding Recon Senses. While that sentiment was the overwhelming opinion, others countered: “Recon is way less useful now and that’s going to make way fewer players use it. But like please learn to play against mechanics you might not agree with.”
Wallhack abilities are a tricky subject in FPS titles, with some feeling they cannot coexist. Embark Studios faces a long battle with Recon Senses in The Finals, and it’s certainly not as easy as some may think to balance.
For instance, Apex Legends’ devs nerfing scan characters resulted in the “can’t see s***” meta where smoke was everywhere and players were firing blindly more often than not. The Finals is a very visually busy game, and removing abilities like this could result in degenerate metas before you know it.
However, with The Finals’ player count dropping day by day, it’s clear that they’ll need to make balance changes and content updates to keep the game alive.
