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iRaigeke's avatar
iRaigeke
5 years ago

Apex Legends servers are just bad by design

I've seen countless videos and forum posts about the state of the servers in Apex Legends; after seeing responses from EA representatives asking people about the state of their connection or their ISP provider, it's clear that they have little to no care or consideration for quality of life changes that this game so desperately needs.

They're oh so quick to respond to issues regarding store purchases and coin payments but when it comes to their 20hz tick rate that has been endlessly ridiculed since the games release, suddenly we're asking too much from a multi-billion dollar organisation, when we say that it needs to be changed.

2021 and EA still think that a 20hz tick rate is acceptable for a game that has a competitive eSports scene and even bigger playerbase. The lack of care that has gone into server stability and maintenance, since Apex Legends' release, is a perfect reflection of just how little EA actually care about their playbase unless they're contributing directly to their net profits.

It'll be sad to see such a great game turn into a laggy, glitchy mess but I see no signs that EA will be funding any form of server upgrades in the near or distant future unless said upgrades can directly impact the frequency of store purchases.

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  • PraetorOfOlea's avatar
    PraetorOfOlea
    5 years ago
    @iRaigeke Also why do I still have to connect to a server to go into the firing range? And why can't I set up running dummies to practice leading my targets? Even overwatch (barf) has a better firing range.
  • OoShellshock's avatar
    OoShellshock
    5 years ago

    Some servers tick rates are even less than advertised. Probably somewhere around 5-10. Or "Slow motion servers"

  • iRaigeke's avatar
    iRaigeke
    5 years ago

    In response to my OP, I have looked more closely at the lag compensation system that is in place and how people are counteracting this issue.

    It turns out that many players are reporting better hit registration and smoother gameplay when playing on foreign servers, so I have decided to try this myself and can indeed report the same findings.

    I have switched from my London server at 20ms ping the one in Amsterdam at 80ms and the difference is night and day. My shots seem to register much more consistently, there is very little server stutter or jittering happening. The lag compensation seems so harsh that I am almost being punished for playing on my local servers with a 200mbs connection, in order to make up for the much lower average of most players in this region.

    Something needs to be done about this because from now on I will be playing on the Amsterdam servers but this is hardly conducive to a good solution; over time everyone will move to servers outside of their region which will only cause further instability. EA. Respawn. Please look into this before it degrades the quality of your game and ruins the experience for many others aswell as myself.

  • iRaigeke's avatar
    iRaigeke
    5 years ago

    Pet it be noted that Apex Legends is currently my favourite game and I am approaching the level of competitive play; the updates are all welcomed, both buffs and nerfs in the name of creating fair gameplay.

    I am not here simply to bash on the game or its developer/publisher; I just don't want the game to die or lose that spark because of server negligence.