Holo Sprays hinders pings [ Edited ]

[ZooL_Smith]

Product: Apex Legends
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number Irrelevant
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What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? ZooL_Smith
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In a match
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Any map, Any location
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Pinging a Holo Spray at a very long distance
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? Yes
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? All of em
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm)
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? Enemy team gets notified of a push without a character with an "alert" passive
What should be happening instead? Holo Sprays should only be "Liked" when close to them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Place a Holo Spray near you, if someone try to ping you, you'll be notified that your Holo Spray has been liked.

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Players are abusing the "like" feature of Holo Sprays, they get "locked on" when pinging near them at absurd distances, sometimes even through geometry.

When pinging toward an enemy, your ping will sometimes attach to the Holo Spray and alert the owner that the Holo Spray has been pinged.

This allows them to know if a team has seen them or is ready to push them.

Players abuse them when running away or when sniping, when notified, they'll react in consequence.

This seems like an unintended feature, as Holo Sprays aren't available to all players right off the bat.. so newer players that aren't able to abuse this "feature" would be at a disadvantage.

This seems to have been reported a few times over the years, as it has been abused ever since Holo Sprays were introduced.

I understand that this might be very low on the priority list, but it can often ruin pushes on an unaware team.

I've posted footage on twitter as well.

A quick fix would be to limit the distance at which you can "like" them.

Hopefully this issue can be resolved.