Add Back Arenas And The Train To Works Edge!
Add Arenas into Mixtape! It didn't work as a standalone mode maybe but we have Wildcard for that now! Arenas is the only mode that's ever been in the game that has offered a pure 3v3 practice experience and SO MANY people from the community miss it (just search "bring back arenas apex" on google or X)! It could fit perfectly in the Mixtape rotation - TDM (12 players), Gun Run (12 players), and Control (18 players): all 15 mins each. Then Arenas (6 players): 20 mins. I think it 100% deserves a place in the current state of the casual side of Apex now more than ever, and it would no longer have to be put under the weight of pressure of being the only other permanent option! Those old maps have been greatly missed!
ALSO, bring back the train to World's Edge! Obviously the map has evolved so much over the years, but it's missing that thing that makes it feel like a living, breathing, and immersive experience that made it so iconic to begin with. When the map first dropped years ago it had that, and so much more charm presented in the form of the train! The main thing I'm trying to say here is this: World's Edge is a great map competitively. When every team is spread across the map, the map flows better than EVERY SINGLE other map in the entire game (look to old ALGS for that). It's perfect. But in a Regular BR experience, everyone drops one location (Fragment) and it fails to be a rewarding battle royale experience for most of the time it is in rotation because of it. All the POI updates and changes have improved that problem significantly, but adding a high tier loot train back would GREATLY balance the desired landing spots even more! I attached an image of how it could work without disrupting certain POIs. If it only ran back and forth on the outskirts of the map (from Skyhook to Sorting Factory) it would entice more players away from the popular center, while offering a rotational option around that area of the map (if it's heading in the direction you need to go of course). Maybe it only moves at the gondola speed (to not cause lagging or bugs), and only operates on one track (with fallen debris on the sides) so the other track can still have cover for walking. Maybe before leaving the station again it restocks with regular loot I don't know but I do know that it is the perfect time now more than ever to bring it back with Sorting Factory's return!
Please bring both back, I have endless ideas how to make them work and to innovate the future of Apex Legends!