Forum Widgets
Cheaters
I am going to start an online thread for each time I run into a cheater in Apex. The first screen name is [REMOVED] playing as octane. Not sure how I can fire and finish an entire spitfire clip into this player and yet they were able to turn around and shoot me with one shot from a peacekeeper. How did my damage not show, yet I was damaged by his shotgun? Is there anyone at Apex that actually does anything about the people who cheat on Apex? I can play games and count the number of shots fired from the opponents gun and surprise, surprise, it is exactly the number that I was hit with. Come on people, you can't possibly be that good. And the R99, how do I have ridiculous recoil with that gun, but it never seems to bother any of the people who can shoot me 9 times in a matter of NO SECONDS!!! It's getting pretty exhausting to see all of the evidence on YouTube that this is happening, but nothing is ever done. I made the mistake of reporting a player for their screenname a couple of days ago and received a response from EA immediately that there investigation was complete. Has anyone ever received any communication about their complaints of cheaters?? Probably never will because they would alienate a majority of their players. I get it, it's a free game, but come on, the cheating in this game is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much worse than in Call of Duty. Edit: Removed player ID. It is against the EA Forums rules to post player details. -CM🔥 200+ Ping Makes Apex Unplayable at Southern Africa
Dear Respawn and EA Team, I am creating this post to raise an important issue affecting Apex Legends players across Southern Africa, particularly players in Mozambique and neighboring countries. Many of us have stable, high-speed Internet connections, yet we are frequently forced to play with 200–220+ ms ping because of the lack of suitable server infrastructure and/or network routing options in our region. This is not simply an inconvenience. In a highly competitive game like Apex Legends, this level of latency creates a significant competitive disadvantage. What are we experiencing? Players in Southern Africa regularly experience: 200–220+ ms ping despite having good Internet connections; Losing gunfights even when reacting and shooting first; Shots that visually hit an enemy but fail to register properly; Inconsistent hit registration; Delayed damage registration; Enemies appearing to take damage later than expected; Delayed interaction with the game world; Unstable and frustrating experiences in Ranked and competitive matches. At this level of latency, reaction time and server registration become extremely difficult to manage. The important question We understand that server infrastructure is a complex issue and that Respawn cannot necessarily place servers in every country. However, we would like to ask: Could Respawn and EA investigate the server infrastructure and network routing available to Southern Africa and explore ways to provide players in this region with a more balanced and competitive latency experience? Could this include: Evaluating the possibility of servers closer to Southern Africa; Improving international network routing; Investigating connectivity between Southern African ISPs and Apex data centers; Exploring additional regional server locations; Improving matchmaking based on latency where possible; Investigating whether a regional solution could significantly reduce the 200+ ms latency experienced by many players. We are not asking for an advantage We are not asking Respawn or EA to give African players preferential treatment. We are asking for a fair competitive environment. A player in Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi or another Southern African country should not have to compete against players with dramatically lower latency simply because there is no suitable server infrastructure nearby. A difference between approximately 30–60 ms and 200–220+ ms can have a very noticeable impact in close-range gunfights and other situations where milliseconds matter. To the Southern African Apex community If you are experiencing the same problem, please leave a comment and give this post a Kudos. Please mention your: Country; Typical Apex ping; Internet provider; Apex data center you normally connect to; Whether the problem occurs consistently or at particular times. The more players who report the same issue, the clearer it becomes that this is not an isolated problem. We love Apex Legends and want to continue playing and supporting the game. However, for many players in Southern Africa, playing with 200+ ms latency is becoming extremely frustrating and, in competitive situations, practically unbearable. We respectfully ask Respawn and EA to investigate this issue and consider possible solutions for Southern Africa. Can Southern Africa get a fairer connection to Apex Legends? We would really appreciate an official response from the Respawn/EA team regarding whether improvements to regional servers, routing, or matchmaking based on latency are being considered. Thank you for listening to the Southern African Apex Legends community.Region lock
I just played a match where I was called the N-word for 5 minutes straight by a chinese player who aim botted. He and his friend both finished the game with over 18 kills, we won, they both had new accounts. During the match I was killed by level 1 players and a bunch of under level 20 players beaming across the map. Can you Please region lock so that NA players don't have to deal with this BS any more? The ping is insane and we're getting players from the region with the highest amount of cheaters. Can't even report the players because they don't use english characters. This needs to endCheating is still bad
I'm getting killed in the most unusual ways, by players with the most unusual player tags. Some say "temp random number" and some names are like they just needed to think up something on the spot. Games get worst after 9pm mountain standard time in NA. I got knocked down to silver 4 from diamond 1 and I'm player players that have aim like they're preds. It gets worse at a certain time each night which I think the player base knows why but respawn refuses to region lock... Level 20 players dominating lobbies against people who have been playing religiously since season 1 isn't normal if you haven't noticed. Not 80% of the player base are prodigies...please keep up the cheat detection, this game is still in a really bad state even with the recent cheat detection upgrades
Universal Melee not disclosed as random at place of purchase.
I know this is on me for the most part, but I haven't played apex in like 3 years, and in that time universal melee's have become a thing (I like them). So I decided as a treat to myself I would buy one. BUT after buying all necessary packs, I open the last one and find out its RANDOM. Nowhere does it disclose this from seeing the packs in the shop, to purchasing them, to opening them. NOT ONCE. If you click into browse pack items it tells you, but like HUH? Surely it needs to be disclosed before you purchase and proceed to open all of them? Obviously I didn't get the one I thought I was purchasing, I guess that's on me, but please for the love of god, ADD RANDOM TO THE SHOP TITLE. Like this feels like either a super scummy way to trick people, or a silly legal issue. Anyways, waiting to hear back from EA support on getting it refunded.Need help unlinking Steam from wrong EA account (linked less than 1 year)
Hello, I accidentally linked my Steam account to a new EA account by mistake. The current linking is less than 1 year old, so the system does not allow me to unlink it myself. I keep getting the message "This issue isn't supported by advisors" no matter which category I choose on EA Help. Please help me unlink my Steam account from this EA account so I can link it back to my original EA account that has my Apex Legends progress and items. Steam username / ID: 76561199372258533 Current EA email: [edit: email address removed] Approximate linking date: 16/08/2026 Thank you!
Spotlight pass needs legendary loot?
I bought a spotlight pass for Gibi the other day and Im stuck on this one last challenge where youre required to look legendary items. Ive looted mythics and legendary items in br from airdrops and looted golden shields from control and team deathmatch however none of these seem to do anything for the counter? Either the pass specifically wants the golden attachments that are no longer in the game or it is bugged and I'm unsure how to finish my spotlight pass.
So we can't buy Skippy variants after the event ends?
So I cleared the entire event and unlocked Skippy - spent about $200 doing so. But after the event timer hit zero, the option to buy the variants just disappeared. I don't get it - I already paid real money to get the mythic alternator, so why can't I buy the recolors afterward? It feels pretty unfair to lock customization behind a limited window, especially for those who already supported the devs. I would like to know the reasoning behind this decision.Priority Gameplay
EA, please advise on how you award/distribute priority gameplay and how I can have the same? One game I just played my weapons were damaging opponents appropriately - when i hit, it does damage. In subsequent and 95%+ of all games, my guns do less damage than opponents --- i shoot an opponent point blank in the back half a magazine, they turn around and kill me with 3 shots of same gun practically instant death, all the time. My ping is around 40ms or less, 0 packet loss, and the up/down (or whatever) seems healthy when i checked what are good Apex numbers. I have had games where there was a terrible connection and my gun would melt enemies. So what exactly am I supposed to do? Is there some kind of desired amount of latency someone should have to gain a boosted advantage? Because it is completely unfair to be shooting an enemy with the same gun, for longer, and it does less damage, or a whole magazine does not end them, then im instant killed with less shots. etc etcEA account linked but showing as a new account on steam
I have linked my EA account to my xbox and steam. However, when I load steam it shows as a brand new account vs when I load on xbox it shows as my level ~350 account. Any help would be greatly appreciated or let me know what other information I can provide.
Does getting the crimson universal heirloom reset your guaranteed shard chance?
I want to get the crimson universal heirloom packs to get an heirloom since I haven't gotten one after playing since the game came out pretty much. I would guess I'm probably about 150 packs away from a guaranteed heirloom so I really don't want to risk losing that chance by getting one from these packs. Do you lose your guaranteed heirloom chance from these packs? I know you don't lose your chance from buying out collection events, but this is slightly different and I have been unable to get a clear answer. Thanks!HORRENDOUS energy ammo idea
Cool concept, makes sense In reality tho it is impractical. Wildcard for example or big gunfights, you'd usually be recouping that ammo as you fight, but with energy ammo it depletes and you're stuck. Has kind of rendered energy weapons redundant. Especially that poor old RE45 - requires charge up - burst fire - ammo can run out and need to recharge Worst weapon in the game along with the charge rifle.
Community Highlights
- EA_Mako17 days ago
Community Manager
- EA_Mako18 days ago
Featured Places
Apex Legends
Discuss the latest news and game information around Apex Legends in the community forums.Apex Legends Game Info Hub
Stay updated with the latest Apex Legends news, dev blogs and patch notes.Apex Legends General Discussion
Discuss the latest news and game information around Apex Legends in the community forums.Apex Legends Feedback
Give feedback about the Legends, maps, weapons, loot and more in the Apex Legends community forums.Apex Legends Technical Issues
Having issues with Apex Legends? Join here to find help with connectivity, performance issues, crashes and more.Apex Legends Bug Reports
Report bugs and see what the Apex Legends community is saying on this forum.
