The CFG Controversy: Apex Legends Players Express Frustration Over Custom Game Configurations

Players of Apex Legends have not stopped expressing their annoyance at the large number of players that utilize CFG files as “cheats” to improve their mobility in the game. Players can adjust game settings beyond what is accessible in-game via config files, often known as CFGs. The ability for gamers to repair flaws that even the developers still need to address is one of the many benefits that come with being able to edit these files.

However, some believe this degree of personalization, which has been around for decades, constitutes cheating, particularly in highly competitive settings. For instance, players of Apex Legends may employ specific configurations to make super glides far simpler to execute. However, given the present state of affairs, Respawn has yet to make plans to classify such modification as cheating. When extraordinarily fast-moving Legends enter a match, players competing against opponents that employ CFGs continue to feel the same frustration.

Fans of Apex Legends are mystified as to why using CFG files is not a punishable infraction

In a recent discussion on Reddit, a user named lifeisbadclothing posed the following question to the members of the Apex community: “Will Respawn ever do anything about the ridiculous amount of players using cfg’s to move like this?” An 11-second video clip that shows the Reddit user attempting to strike an Octane as it is bouncing about at terrifying speeds is attached to the post. It is difficult to observe, and it is likely far more challenging to compete against a shooter that already moves at a rapid speed.

One Reddit user explained why the developer, Respawn, has not yet addressed the problem by saying, “They don’t know how to do anything about it.” So it will remain.” But others think it. “It would be straightforward to write a script that detects repetitive input timings and incorporate it into an anti-cheat,” you may quote someone as saying. Meanwhile, some believe specific uses for CFG files in Apex Legends are nothing more than “cringe.” Someone expressed their opinion in a post by saying, “I respect it if you’re inputting movement techs manually, but if you’re just pressing the ‘whee spin around’ button, it’s cringe.” This is one issue that needs to be resolved at any time shortly.