Battle royal feedback

Bro, completely true. I beat 2 squads, 10 more come out from the sky… Like bruh?

(My posts get deleted if I even say “ d a m n”. lol 😵‍💫)

Yeah it's become more of a problem when playing on a map like Kings Canyon. On other maps it's easier because you can escape or at least take cover. In KC you have to wipe in sub 25 seconds to be able to handle a 3rd party effectively. That's why I wish they had District, StormPoint, and Broken Moon in rotation for ranked. 

The developer has brutalized this game in so many ways I've started to lose count, but we're here discussing one of the very few things in this game that is completely, COMPLETELY within the control of the players? I'm all for being hard on Respawn for the things they do, but being hard on them for things you do to yourself seems a little disingenuous.

If you don't like getting third-partied then stop putting yourself in a position where you can get third-partied. If this issue is more complicated than I'm making it out to be then I'm all ears.

reconzeroEveryone has different playstyles, some people like running in, this new TTK doesn’t allow any different playstyles, it’s either you’re sniping or running in with Ash. My friend plays Gibby or Newcastle, he plays where he supports his team but he isn’t half-bad at shooting and fighting either, he plays tanky which means he plays slow, with this TTK, that’s a death wish, not just for him but his team. I’m literally repeating what he said that his team panics once they’re in a fight and he can’t even throw his bubble or his ultimate without getting them killed. For me, the TTK hasn’t done much to me, I play movement legends like Wraith, and Octane, I use wall movement or flanking them usually, which gets me the kill, but even I can’t carry my team anymore. I’m not trying to brag or sound rude and arrogant, but I used to be a master, my team dies almost immediately and then I have to carry the fight, but this time, I can’t defeat 2 to 3 people like I used to, the TTK makes it way too hard in my opinion.

Play style is one thing. Being aware of your position, the ring, the timer, and the directions from which other squads are likely to come and when, is something else entirely. And if you never had to cultivate that knowledge previously because you could defeat two or three people by yourself, then matchmaking was being very kind to you for far too long.

I get that you're unhappy with the changes. I'm unhappy with them too. But there is an art to making yourself harder to kill in this game, and the changes made this season, bad though they are, will highlight the weaknesses of players who have grown accustomed to running into a fire and not getting burned. Now you'll get incinerated. So the question is: do you alter your play style for the duration of the changes and hope they revert next season, or do you keep pounding your head against the brick wall hoping the wall will fail before your skull does?

It’s not the situation I’m put in. We push 1 team and instantly get 3v12d like I’m looking for other teams while pushing yet get shot in back or pushed within 2 seconds of firing a shot. I get what u mean but also it’s common for everyone to 3rd but when it’s 3+ teams in a single area it’s just not fun camping shouldn’t be favored  in a BR game. The amount of times I die with 10+ kills to someone sitting in a corner bc no noise is ridiculous that or getting shot in the back bc you shot once

Gibby would be my favorite legend if he wasn’t obese and easily 1 shot. Not 1 shot but u know what I mean easy beam. But yea hard to carry when it’s a 1v3 basically bc your team freaks out. I play random teammates and it makes it harder bc teammates don’t understand how to play.

Looking around for other teams is a good start. But it isn't enough. Not by a long shot. Here are the questions you should be asking yourself:

a) Am I dropping cool even if it means I have to leave my jump master?

b) Am I dropping into the center of the map or on the edge?

c) Am I playing a mobility legend?

d) Can I or someone on the team scan for enemies?

e) Do I or the squad run headlong into new areas or do I/we stop at the edge to surveil?

f) If I see enemies should I instantly attack them or should I consider retreating and repositioning if the circle and timer allow?

g) How often in general do I see enemies before they see me?

There are other subtle variations of these questions that can lead to some pretty critical information and to better decision making. Obviously you will have a very difficult time getting squadmates on the same page. Everyone in this game seems to want a hot drop and early death. But that's on them. It doesn't have to be on you unless you allow them to force it on you. In which case you lose the right to complain about multi-squad pile ups. I decided long ago that playing cautiously and thoughtfully was a real skill set and one that I could get better at over time - unlike aiming, where you either have a xim and a bottle of Adderall or you don't. And that skill set has proven over and over again to be worth more to me than "teamwork" when the overriding characteristic of randomly matched players is "early-game suicide run."

And all of this is by way of saying that if you master these skills then you will never get third-partied again. Except maybe in the final three if you don't have the right position or a good place to lay low. But if your jump master chooses some center-of-map dumpster fire, and if you choose to go along with it, especially in pubs, then there will be four or five squads on top of each other. Period. You know this. The question now is, are you going to keep doing it or find another way, even if your team insists on the one millionth failed attempt at a YouTube glory roll?

I know this is a radical re-think. I know that most players couldn't change their run-and-gun play style if their lives depended on it. But I'm putting it out there as food for thought. Make of it what you will.