Snip3Down Teaches Apex Legends Fundamentals

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Aim (Controller vs. Keyboard)

Lesson 2

Snip3down offers valuable perspective on choosing the right input for you in Apex Legends. He’ll cover:

  • Key characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of Controller vs. Keyboard inputs

  • Mirror strafing and the relationship between aim and movement

  • Ways to warm up your aim and how to activate the firing range Easter egg

  • Bullet drop-off across different ammo types

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Aimlabs Challenge

Part 1 - Keep a consistent warmup routine before your ranked sessions this week. This might be shooting targets and practicing bullet drop in the firing range as shown in the video, running a few Aimlabs tasks, or some basic feel-good stretches. The goal is to find what works for you and gets your brain thinking about Apex well before hopping into ranked.

Part 2 - In your next 3-5 Ranked games, place special emphasis on applying what you learned about the strengths and weaknesses of each input. This might be consciously putting yourself in situations that favor your input, or avoiding certain situations that favor your opponent’s.

Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1

Snip3down teaches you about his tactical FPS background and transition to Apex Legends. Learn more about:

  • Snip3down’s career accomplishments and journey to becoming a professional esports player

  • Eric’s personal playstyle and opinions on Apex Legends as an FPS title

  • Lessons learned and advice for aspiring pro players

  • Major takeaways and themes covered in this course

Aim  (Controller vs. Keyboard)
Lesson 2

Snip3down offers valuable perspective on choosing the right input for you in Apex Legends. He’ll cover:

  • Key characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of Controller vs. Keyboard inputs

  • Mirror strafing and the relationship between aim and movement

  • Ways to warm up your aim and how to activate the firing range Easter egg

  • Bullet drop-off across different ammo types

Positioning
Lesson 3

Eric explores one of the most important fighting skills in Apex and shows you why he’s known for excelling in this area. By the end of this chapter, you’ll learn:

  • What factors go into consistently good fight positioning

  • Common misconceptions and mistakes when it comes to positioning

  • The importance of knowing your legend’s role on a team in determining where to put yourself

  • Using cover, height, and information to create in-fight advantages

Item System
Lesson 4

Learn about fundamental aspects of Apex Legend’s unique item system and different ways to optimize your play including:

  • How to determine when to heal or contribute during a fight

  • Choosing an ideal gun loadout for your legend

  • The importance of spreading loot amongst teammates and upgrading evo shields

  • Efficient healing and armor swapping during fights

Communication
Lesson 5

Snip3down teaches you how to apply concepts like these into your own game:

  • The importance of being specific in your communication

  • When to use vocal emphasis for optimal communication

  • The value of utilizing the Apex Legends pinging system

  • Communicating ability usage to better keep your teammates on the same page

Resource & Ability Management
Lesson 6

With many important resource types to keep track of in Apex, this segment will help you learn:

  • Best practices for looting and sharing loot amongst teammates

  • How to manage healing and ammo usage throughout a game of Apex

  • The best ways pros use key abilities across a variety of Legends

  • Thinking creatively about your ability usage and managing key cooldowns

Early Game
Lesson 7

Snip3down helps you improve your early game performance by establishing:

  • The importance of a good drop in setting yourself up for the later stages of the game

  • Advantages and disadvantages of taking early game fights

  • Determining the right times to take fights

  • The importance of having contingency plans and discussing them during down time

  • How to maximize your distance and stretch while dropping

Mid Game
Lesson 8

Snip3down helps you navigate one of the most chaotic phases of the game by teaching you:

  • How to create a solid plan for the mid-late game

  • Advantages and disadvantages of landing closer or further from the center of the map

  • Key characteristics of different maps in the competitive pool

  • The importance of clearing out your back and holding out other teams when playing on the edge of zone

Late Game
Lesson 9

Watch Eric break down a hype end-game scenario and learn:

  • What separates consistently top-placing teams from the average player

  • The importance of circulating ideas and information between teammates

  • How resource scarcity affects the way you should play end-game situations

  • How to navigate a tense end-game situation

Practice & Preparation
Lesson 10

Snip3down gives you important practice tips including:

  • Things to look for when analyzing your own gameplay

  • What tournament preparation looks like for pro teams

  • Areas of Apex gameplay you should focus on and train

  • Why weapon and legend comfortability is critical

Mentality
Lesson 11

In this final lesson, Snip3down teaches you lessons he’s learned throughout his pro career including:

  • The importance of being self-critical in helping you improve consistently

  • How to handle tilt and high tensions

  • The value of building trust and a support system in your regular teammates