What is Sensitivity and Why is it Important?

When it comes down to getting better at gaming, many players look to different peripherals, aim training programs and even supplements, but one thing that can quickly improve your gameplay is the sensitivity you play at.

Most gamers tend to have a pretty high sensitivity as it makes the game flow better in their eyes, or they are used to twitchy shooters. The thing is, having a lower sensitivity is actually to your benefit within a game life Apex Legends, despite its high-paced action. 

Sensitivity is what governs the accuracy of your aim. A higher sensitivity makes your cursor or character turn quicker, whilst a slower one makes it slower. High sensitivity tends to allow jitters within your aim to actually affect your performance as any slight movement is going to translate into a movement within the game.

DPI also plays a big role in your aim, as Dots Per Inch also affects how fast your mouse moves across your screen. This is all due to how fast your mouse recognises movements, so a lower DPI is better in the long run. We will get into this more later.

Some of the best players in the game also use controllers, rather than a mouse and keyboard. It's become a pretty huge trend within the community to swap over to a controller, so it's also important to factor that into your play style. 

Finding the right sensitivity for you is key to improving your game, as a lower sensitivity tends to allow for a more precise aim and lets you track targets with much more focus. It's tempting to keep your sensitivity high as you are used to it, but if you want to take getting better seriously, then looking at other sensitivities is worth it.

Pro players from all around the world have different sensitivity, and sometimes looking at those will help you figure out your specific sensitivity. Remember, you can't just copy someone's settings and get better, you will need to tweak it to your preference, but these pro players give their viewers a baseline at least.

So, let's get into some of the best players in the game and their sensitivity! 

10. NickMercs

NickMercs is an American content creator and professional streamer who gained notoriety for his time in games like Fortnite, Call of Duty and most recently Apex Legends. With his extremely charismatic and energetic personality, he amassed a huge following on various social media platforms, especially Twitch. Here he streams Apex every week, even competing in higher tier events.

NickMercs is a controller player in Apex and has been since he began. He has actually seen some pretty great success with this peripheral, taking on some of the best players in ALGS and other tournaments. In fact, Nick is known for his controller usage, being one of the top streamers who use this option.

Sensitivity:

• Deadzone - Unknown
• Look Sensitivity - High (4)
• Look Sensitivity (ADS) - Default (3)
• Response Curve - Classic
• Look Deadzone - Small
• Movement Deadzone - Small

9. Apryze

Apryze is a professional Apex Legends player, known for his insane aim, exceptional skills and achievements in the game. His reputation makes him one of the most influential people on this list aside from the biggest streamers. Across his career he has appeared in multiple Apex Legends tournaments, shown off his mastery of the game and even started new movements within its community.

Apryze is a mouse and keyboard player, one of the very few left as most players have moved over to controller at this point in time. He is extremely respected in his field, and his settings influence many players worldwide.

Sensitivity:

• DPI: 1600
• In Game Mouse Sensitivity: 1.0
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - On
• 1x Optic - 0.9
• 2x Optic - 1.2
• 2x Optic - 1.1

Mouse:

• Finalmouse Ultralight 2
• Acceleration - Off

8. Aceu

Aceu is an extremely skilled and celebrated streamer, known for his crazy aim, fantastic game sense and insane clips that started his streaming career. He has a competitive history with gaming and has amassed a huge fan following over the years on platforms like YouTube and Twitch.

Nowadays Aceu still plays Apex Legends, but as the game has been dying down quite a bit, has been playing some other shooters to test the waters for the future. Despite that though, Aceu is still extremely dedicated to the game and its space, still putting out content and streaming in 2023. He is an extremely influential figure in the Apex scene, so his sensitivity and mouse settings are used by a lot of people.

Sensitivity:

• 800 DPI
• In-Game Mouse Sensitivity: 2.1
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1.0
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Finalmouse Starlight Pro 
• Acceleration - Off

7. Genburten

Geburten is an Apex Legends player known for his insanely high kills, strategic prowess and exceptional gameplay. Just like other professional players, this guy is insane at the game and has a huge influence on the community as a whole.

He fosters a great environment in the community as well, trying to be as sportsmanlike as possible. He engages his fans with amazingly helpful tips and content that tries to inspire others to get even better at this fantastic battle royale.

Sensitivity:

• 800 DPI
• In Game Sensitivity - 1.5
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Razer Viper Ultimate
• Acceleration - Off

6. Faide

Faide is a movement god in the community. Known for his insane positioning, near-perfect aim and inhuman movement, the community sees him as one of the best. He has played competitively here and there but mainly focuses on his YouTube and streaming career.

Over the years Faide has pioneered the movement within Apex legends, showing off his skills no matter where he is on the map. He is a formidable player in ranked, but mainly succeeded in public lobbies, stomping on randoms with his inhuman movement with Wraith and other legends.

Sensitivity:

• 1700 DPI
• In Game Sensitivity - 0.8
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Logitech G Pro X Superlight Black
• Acceleration - Off

5. ShivFPS

The man who not only became famous for his high-level gameplay but also his passion for competitive gaming and dedication to Bangalore, Shiv FPS is up next. He gained his reputation in the community for his strategic approach to any Apex situation, constant inspiring and engaging gameplay videos on YouTube and of course his main, Bangalore.

ShivFPS is an iconic member of the Apex Legends scene and one of the best players out there. He just had to appear on this list as so many look up to him and use his settings for inspiration to get better.

Sensitivity:

• 800 DPI
• In Game Sensitivity - 1.5
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Logitech G Pro X Superlight Black
• Acceleration - Off

4. ItzTimmy

ItzTimmy, the Apex Legends content grinder and a player known for his insane skill on Pathfinder. The man who could grapple into any team and come out the victor has one of the best track records in Apex Legends history.

Not only is Timmy an insane player and one of the best in the game, but he is also one of the most consistent Youtubers in the game. Uploading crazy gameplay each week, showing off his skills, tips and ideas for the game's future. He may have started small, but his skills and dedication to the game gave him one of the most prosperous careers to come out of Apex Legends.

Sensitivity:

• 1800 DPI
• In-Game Sensitivity - 1.1
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1.05
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Logitech G Pro X Superlight Black
• Acceleration - Off

3. Daltoosh

Daltoosh is an extremely consistent content creator and streamer from the United States. He is known for his exceptional gameplay and content based on tutorials. Daltoosh has a great community, based on friendly and approachable personalities, and a love for getting better at the game.

Daltoosh is a player who just loves allowing others to get better by giving tips, ideas and information, which is why so many others around the world use his controller settings. Yeah, he is another controller player!

Sensitivity:

• Deadzone - Unknown
• Look Sensitivity - High (4)
• Look Sensitivity (ADS) - Default (3)
• Response Curve - Classic
• Look Deadzone - None
• Movement Deadzone - Small

2. ImperialHal

ImperialHal is an ex-professional player who gained his popularity thanks to his insane skill, competitive gameplay and sharing valuable tips with his community. Hal has some of the most impressive proficiency with every legend in the game and might be one of the best players in the entire community.

Hal is also a player who garnered even more popularity for changing over to a controller after years of mouse and keyboard thanks to the insane amount of aim assist in Apex Legends. Because Hal is known for both peripherals, we will discuss both of his playstyles as there used by each side of the fanbase.

Sensitivity (Controller):

• Deadzone - Unknown
• Look Sensitivity - High (4)
• Look Sensitivity (ADS) - Default (3)
• Response Curve - Linear
• Look Deadzone - None
• Movement Deadzone - Small

Sensitivity (Mouse):

• 800 DPI
• In-Game Sensitivity - 1.1
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 1
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - Off

Mouse:

• Logitech G Pro X Superlight Magenta
• Acceleration - Off

1.HisWattson

And the final player on this list is none other than HisWattson, another player who recently ended his professional career due to many personal and gaming reasons. Despite that though, HisWattson is an extremely influential player in the community, and someone who changed the way people played the game entirely. 

He also became even more known amongst the community for using all of his YouTube income to aid gamers in need. This just shows the personality of HisWattson that players all around the world love. He is probably the most influential professional player in the community, so there is no doubt people use his settings to try and get better.

Sensitivity:

• 800 DPI
• In Game Sensitivity - 1.5
• ADS Sensitivity Multiplier - 0.9
• Per Optic ADS Sensitivity - On
• 1x Optic - 0.9
• 2x Optic - 1.1
• 3x Optic - 1.2

Mouse:

• Razer Viper Ultimate
• Acceleration - Off

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