New season 22 / terrible balance / more cheaters / more smurfs

@Anubis_spirit995 Its super flooded with cheaters and most of the "smurfs" we see are just cheaters on new accounts.

Recently Apex came to the Epic Games store, so players are hoping that it means EA would get some help from Epic. I hope that both companies would be able to put forth a better anti-cheat that would keep cheaters at bay.

At this point, they might as well shadow banned cheaters to where they're in lobbies ONLY with other cheaters. Players who 6-12 man should also be put into this lobby since teaming is cheating. Basically, if you cheat in any way, exploit in any way, abuse bugs/glitches in anyway, use things like strikepacks, XIM, Chronus Zen, you're stuck in the cheater's lobby.

The game should also not tell these players they're in another lobby, so for most of them, they wouldn't even know they got sent to another lobby so they wouldn't think to try bypassing, besides if they do, they'll end right back into the cheater only lobby after a few matches anyways.

Apex just now not playeble for people who play just for fun whit mid skils 

@Anubis_spirit995   Its not really playable for anyone of any level to be honest. The game overall feels off, (sluggish even), and I think that's related to the servers and the game's engine being outdated.

I wouldn't call myself a casual, or a try hard, sweat, (or even a pro) by any means, more so a competitive player. (I feel like I'm more in the center of the playerbase, (the center of "new player" and "ALGS Pro player")). I'm not sure about other players like me, but the game doesn't feel fun.

The season is cool and I want to play more, but when my shots don't feel like they're connecting, when there's constant issues with the servers, cheaters, etc., it makes the game feel overwhelming. I've been getting off after 2-5 matches and I haven't even started ranked yet because of it.

Right now, I don't see any point in getting stomped on by cheaters and unfair matchmaking. I've been doing that for 20 seasons now, and its not fun. (I know we're in S22, but S1 didn't have a ranked season, ranked was added in S2).

I feel its important for the game to be given back to the players. The cheaters, (and smurfs/bots), have ruined the game long enough. The game is fun to play, and players want to keep playing it, but they don't see a reason to play in the game's current on-going state.

just the same as any other season , before diamond 5 it's super easy then once you reach d5 the only cheater/3stack lobbies make it unplayable.

that's why there's so much smurf.

Haven't seen a single smurf in this game.

@AreYouShivering 

That's just a really good "new Player"  LOL.

Did you report them, I hope so, maybe it would get rid of one more Smurf. 

@Asmodeus566Have you ever use report function in game in case of cheaters?

100% agree, played five matches today, two in a pred lobby which I shouldn't be and died to cheaters other three times, you report them and nothing happens. It's so blatant and they don't even try to hide it, the new health bar needs to go, I want to push a fight but if they know exactly how much health I have left then that takes any advantage I might of had by pushing away from me because they know exactly what I have left and they don't have to decide what they should do and that takes time and a few seconds is all you need to turn it around but now that aspect of Apex is gone, there is no reward for doing anything other than leaving the fight because now they don't have to decide because you're telling them that they don't have to make any decisions you're doing it for them, it feels like you're dumbing down the game trying to bring in new players or keep a few but if you would fix the problems in game, cheaters, sbmm, audio or lack there if, monetization that goes beyond the pale, bugs, laggy servers, if you fix the game players will comeback. I've been playing since the beginning and I could get on any day and have 25 or 30 people I played with on my friends list I could play with but the last few seasons I'd be lucky to have 1 or 2 on my list actually playing. I played Saturday night with one of those guys who hadn't played in five months because of those problems and his experience was horrible and it's safe to say he won't be back anytime soon because of cheaters and sbmm and so on, fix it guys and Apex can survive and grow but keep going as is and it will die, time is if the essence, you don't have to long to decide what you want Apex to be dead or growing back to and beyond it's best times. Also you gotta change engines because this one is way past it's time

Almost immediately after reporting someone for writing $#@& on chat, or for inappropriate nickname, etc., I get an email from EA "Your player report in Apex Legends helped us take action." I don't get any emails when reporting cheaters. Radio silence. Looks like automatic anti-bad behavior works perfectly. Automatic anti-cheat does nothing.