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Slender-v1's avatar
Slender-v1
5 years ago

Hey you, stop caring about Apex.

Yeah I said it, now hear me out. Or don't, your choice fam.

I used to be all about this game. Played it all day, always striving for masters/pred every season. Season 6 i hit top 100 in pred and also got my first 20 bomb(with wattson of all legends)

I was feeling great, but also, something felt missing.

I've always been a bit of a rager, I noticed I became very toxic on apex. Constantly stressed that my teammates weren't outputting the same damage or kills as me or close(That's my fault)

All I cared about was being good/winning(In a BR? Seriously? its like 75% luck. Luck on drops, luck on rotation, luck on getting endgame circle placement)

Season 7 dropped and my team and I sent it towards pred on the first night, hit D3 within the second night. And then the servers started crashing(Just like in every season beforehand)

Something was up, new glitch or server issues, and I started to lose points. The matchmaking penalties from server crashes started to add up. I stopped playing a bit and my team quickly left me behind(Apex players are equal parts fickle and toxic)

Tried to get back in, but like I said, something was missing. My motivation just died, I've done everything there is to do. 4k, 20 bomb, hit pred. And I asked myself, you know, who cares?

I took a break, played other games(Risk of rain 2 is quite fun, even solo)

Yet people kept inviting me to apex. People who were already pred while I left myself in low D3. I had built a reputation that I was a skilled player. So despite my then current ranking, people still wanted me on their team. 

I came back but I limit myself on playtime(this game took up too much of my time, it stressed me out way too much. Leading to toxic behavior, even positive games meant little to me unless it was a win)

Now I'm D1 and I play sparingly, I perform remarkably well practically every game. I might hit pred, but like I've constantly reiterated to my teammates I wont fight to keep it. It means so little to me now. I don't care as much as I did before. And surprisingly I enjoy a good amount of my games now.

So all I'm really saying is, take a break. Stop trying to keep up with the constant limits and stress this game pushes on you. If you're not having fun, stop playing. This games not that important, not by a longshot.

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  • MetroOdin's avatar
    MetroOdin
    Rising Vanguard
    5 years ago

    Well yeah... obviously. 

    Games are just a product of Entertainment. 
    You SHOULDN'T really care about it anymore than a movie or something. 
    Unless you can make serious dough off of playing, then it's just that: a product of entertainment. 

    Be careful how you use gaming in your life in general.
    It's a serious waste of time, and should just be used for positive entertainment or to alleviate stress or pressure from your ACTUAL life. 

    It's not a thing to invest your life into. 

  • BigDSlaughter's avatar
    BigDSlaughter
    5 years ago

    I recently took a long break to play Warzone and Fortnite of all things as well as some other non BR single player games. I had found myself in the same boat of letting it stress me out and cause toxic behavior in game. After that long break I am now back likely until nice weather returns in the spring. Now just playing for fun and with different people.

  • Acumental's avatar
    Acumental
    5 years ago

    I quit Apex to find another game and have taken quite a while to find it. Actually enjoying not playing games especially Apex.

  • Fanz46's avatar
    Fanz46
    5 years ago
    @MetršŸ¤­din amen brother, see so many cheater on s4,i stop since then, try again on steam still no development on improving anti cheat, and more of that get gud mentality people(even though they probably the one who use cheat), i stop again.
  • Irres169's avatar
    Irres169
    5 years ago

    All online multiplayer shooters where you play with strangers are rage inducing by nature.  What's more is they all have toxic cesspools of people who think themselves overly important.

    And that behavior promotes the same in otherwise non-toxic people.  It's on you how you behave, in or out of game.

    Good for you for gaining perspective.  

    Caring about the game is fine so long as you can deal with your own emotions and how you treat others.

  • Fanz46's avatar
    Fanz46
    5 years ago
    @Irres169 gotta show off that legendary skin, blue hammer, and baphomet badge dude, LoL (even though we dont care)
  • Slender-v1's avatar
    Slender-v1
    5 years ago

    @MetršŸ¤­din I think its a passion, I think its okay to be invested in something you're passionate about, it doesn't necessarily have to be tied to monetary gain for it to be relevant to someone's life.

    I think your argument could be made about almost anything we do in our lives.

    My problem was that I became too competitive and it got in the way of simply just enjoying the game. Playing games both casually and competitively is something I've done for a very long time. Becoming toxic was my fault, so instead of venting frustration in all caps on these forums i tried to put out some perspective. Maybe for others with similar issues but mostly for myself.

    @Irres169 Didn't really think this post would get traction but for the most part its been positive, which is good. I think sometimes we allow things to get in the way of just having a good time.

    Its more or less just a reflection piece for myself, kind of a thinking out loud kind of thing. I still play competitively but i also step back and tell myself that its not that big of deal. And I've been having a better time just chillin, coasting through diamond lobbies. I also just don't want to be that invested in the toxic community within apex, at least among most high rank players. 

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