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ASKE__101
4 years ago

New characters in Apex - in which direction the gameplay is moving?

Hello, by education and specialty, I am a graphic designer, I am from a family of artists, and my grandfather associate professor in the department of drawing. As you already guessed, I like the Ape...
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reconzero
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@II-LAZZARUS-II

Disagree 100%. These new hybrid legends usually launch very over-powered and the reason is simple. The more they push players out of legacy legends and into new legends, the more those players are likely to spend money acquiring new skins. I'm not saying it's evil, but love of money is the root of rainbows and unicorns?

I get they're here to make money. That's fine. I just wish the developer themselves would come out and say explicitly that "balance" is not the priority in the creation of new legends. That way, if a player chose to stick with an old legend, then it's on them for not choosing a "two free kills per game" legend like Valkyrie or Seer or Vantage. It's rough on the player base to let them find out the hard way over the course of a season or two that they're going to have to redefine what "competitive" means for their main.
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nebwise
4 years ago
@reconzero Yeah. The new legend is the Marquee draw every season. And Apex is all about making money. Still, there are different reasons people could/should want to play the new legends. Unique and interesting gameplay can be just as compelling as sheer power.

Apex is a game, it's first priority should be fun experiences. Focusing on uniqueness in design reinforces that directive. If gamers are compelled to play a Legend because of power -- the desire to win -- it's no longer a game, it's a sport.
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    reconzero
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @nebwise

    "Unique and interesting gameplay can be just as compelling as sheer power."

    Very true, and yet how many different gimmicks can they come up with for new legends? Apparently none, since the last quite-a-few have just been rehashes of abilities we already have. Take an old ability, maybe put a different visual on it, add in a double tactical, and boom! New (old) legend with extra stuff. I guess there really is nothing new under the sun.

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