Suggestion: Tournament / Cup mode

Hello Respawn team and community,

This post proposes an ALGS-inspired “soft” tournament mode for Apex Legends: a structured competitive format designed to sit between Ranked and professional ALGS play. The intent is to introduce a ruleset that changes player incentives and produces more strategic, end-game-focused matches.

Format Overview

Solo, Duo, or Trio queue
If entering as Solo or Duo, players are matched once and remain with the same teammate(s) for the entire tournament

• 3–5 matches per tournament
• Fixed lobby (same teams across all games)
• Cumulative leaderboard
• Placement and kill points are aggregated across matches
• Winner determined by total points after the final game
• Competitive scoring model (placement-weighted, optional kill cap)
• Optional / rotating Legend bans
• Estimated duration: ~1.5–2.5 hours

Incentive Structure & Player Behavior
A cumulative, multi-match scoring system materially alters decision-making:

• Performance persists across games, increasing the cost of early eliminations
• Consistency, rotations, and late-game positioning are prioritized over isolated high-risk engagements
• Teams are incentivized to manage risk across the full tournament rather than optimize for a single match

This closely mirrors ALGS-style strategic play, where disciplined mid-games and dense end circles emerge naturally from the incentive structure. Compared to standard Ranked—where risk is often localized to a single game—this format introduces longer-term stakes that encourage more deliberate play.

Competitive Integrity & Commitment
Because this mode involves fixed teams and extended duration:

• Leaving, going AFK, or abandoning the tournament should result in a 1-hour requeue penalty
• This penalty is proportionate to the time investment and helps preserve lobby stability
• Stronger enforcement reduces negative externalities for remaining teams

Social & Spectator Elements

• Playing multiple matches against the same teams enables adaptation, learning, and longer-term rivalries
• Eliminated teams may spectate ongoing matches
• Optional chat between eliminated teams while spectating:
  • Enables light banter and post-fight discussion
  • Allows teams to discuss ongoing games, previous interactions, and key moments
  • Helps create shared context and tournament “narratives” across matches

Ranked Progression Integration
To ensure the mode complements Ranked rather than competes with it:

• Award Ranked Points (RP) based on overall tournament placement
• RP scaling can account for match count and lobby strength
• Maintains progression relevance for competitive players so they don’t feel they are losing out on regular ranked grind

Summary
An ALGS-soft tournament mode would:

• Offer a higher-stakes competitive environment without requiring esports-level commitment
• Encourage strategic, consistency-based play
• Produce more competitive end circles and higher-quality late games
• Expand Apex’s competitive ecosystem alongside Ranked