The Finals is a complete success – and not just on Steam. Many players enjoy the shooter, but since the recent patch the gunplay feels strange.
What about the weapons in The Finals? Since patch 1.5.0, The Finals players have reported that the shooter’s weapons feel different. The so-called weapon bloom during aimed shooting has been stronger than before since the update.
The weapon bloom describes the random scattering of bullets within the crosshairs.
Many players are angry and want the developers to revert the change. Reddit user illuminacegg wrote in a post on the social network about the topic: “Embark just ruined the gunplay.” The post collected over 800 upvotes within a day.
However, it is now known that the developers have not changed anything about the weapons.
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Why do the weapons feel different? The developers announced on The Finals’ official Discord server that the stronger weapon bloom was not an intended balance change, but a bug.
Embark also assured that they are trying to fix this error as quickly as possible.
We are aware of a bug in Update 1.5.0 that causes some weapons to have bullets bloom when fired while aiming down the sights. This is not an intentional balance change and we will endeavor to resolve this as quickly as possible.
Embark Studios via Discord
The developers have also spoken on Discord about a bug that doubles the zoom sensitivity multiplier on controllers. The original value of 60% could now be 120%.
However, according to Embark, you can fix the error by resetting the zoom sensitivity multiplier to 60% in the settings.
It is definitely to be hoped that Embark can fix the bug quickly and fix the gunplay again. The innovative and fun weapon handling is one of the shooter’s strengths and, for me, makes The Finals the best shooter of 2023.