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5 years ago

Simple Question: "Why no Solo-Mode?"

Respawns Argument for the Issue is: "Solo-Mode is unhealthy for the game. We want people to play in a team to enleash the full potential of the game". Ok, sounds legit. Then why are you pairingh me with the worsed teammates possible?!

With the teammates you pair me, i am forced to play the game mostly solo anyway. With the difference that i have to 1v3 every end game. Screenshots from recent games are added... so why not simply add a Solo Mode?

But from POV of a Product Designer i have to admit theres one thing you doing right (or abuse). Im am very often frustrated about the game, but yet i make the same mistake and play another round in hope of a better outcome. Well played Respawn.

So: Is there an honest reason why you just dont add certain options to the game, where players can literrally decide how they want to play the game? Solo, duo, trio, ranked, normal, map select...

Cheers

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  • This is something I will never understand either. They add a "no-fill" option that literally contradicts every arguement against solos and the kicker is is that its been broken for so long you can't get teamates even if you want them. I haven't been able to solo que duos and get a teammate since the caustic event. This is my only major gripe with respawn is that they won't give us this option. 

  • It's probally because they don't want more modes splitting up the playerbase. Like, they force the LTM on all players, unless it's ranked.

  • @chillskilled 

    Skill is relative. If it wasnt for all the equally bad enemy players (equally bad as your bad teammates that is), you wouldnt have racked up 12 kills and 3.4 k dmg. If you wish for a SBMM that consistently gives you random teammates of a skill level close to your own, you must be smart enough the realize such SBMM would also match you AGAINST enemy players of the same skill level. And there is a very simple way to experience such match lobbies. Play ranked, together with two equally skilled premades, to the rank where you on average win every other fair, straight up 1v1 fights. That is exactly the lobby in which the enemy is at your skill level. In my case, that level is the typical Diamond 2 or 3 lobbies. 

    And I know for sure that I would hate if the SBMM in casual was as strict as my D3 games, but maybe we have different opinions there.  I would rather have two useless randoms and also know that chances are high that 2/3 of the enemy squads are as bad as them, allowing me to steam roll and rack up 3-4 k damage matches, which ofc would be almost impossible if SBMM was stricter.

  • @chillskilledI’m just hoping the Arena in Season 9 is the solution, to just mess around on something that isn’t battle royale based because battle royales with random players is a terrible experience most of the time except for an odd game here and there where someone/everyone pops off

    The games movement and gun mechanics make every other game look like trash except for rogue company imo and I just don’t find myself enjoying any of the other games I’ve tried because there movement is terrible Valorant is a good example because your basically just walking around the place the whole time with very limited movement so its boring as can be

    I would love for a game mode on Apex similiar to Fortnite’s Team Rumble because you are still playing a ‘’Team Based’’ game mode but its a large team of about 12-20 players on each side of the map so you can drop in to the battle royale map solo to loot up then you have fun doing your own thing as the ring keeps getting smaller and smaller and if you die you will just get respawned over and over then the first team to lets say 100 kills wins

    note: the number may need raised to 150 or so because of abilities and stuff

  • @chillskilledApex legends is [Admin - removed]. I agree if your a good player I put that on my soul your going to get punished for it especially if your solo queuing im trios or duo. Expect a bot whos new to the game or has low experience to be on your team while ur facing sweats in a pub match thats suppose to be for rank only

  • @chillskilled Respawn excuses don't make any sense as 99% of the time we are playing with random mattes, they quit right after they die, and we end up having to play solo anyways.

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