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BonesEnjoi
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5 years ago

This game has REALLY fallen off, add bot games, other thoughts, SBMM

Logged in to causally play some Apex Trios with a couple friends who just recently go into the game. 

My problem is that because of "skill based matchmaking" (which is completely broken), I cannot even get into a game that us three have any chance to win.

The last 15 games we entered, the champion squad had at least one/two players with Predator badge/4k damage badge. Only a couple of times was it the same names, so that would tell me there's about 10 premade predator squads (if not a lot more) basically getting easy/free wins on "scrubs" like us.

My friends both don't even have the 2,000 damage badge. They are new to the game. Why does it "punish" them for playing with me? I'm not even that good, I have just played more total games. My account has 7,000 kills total on all characters combined, and I get into matches back to back to back to back with teams who have 20,000+ or sometimes 30,000 kills on one legend, and I really can't understand why it doesn't just put all of those Top Predators into the same lobby.

It honestly feels like the Top Predator's get into a lobby with maybe 1 other predator squad and whoever wins that squad 3v3 basically wins the game.

The closest we got was 2nd place and it seemed like when we went to fight them they didn't miss any shots on any of us (probably missed a few but didn't feel that way).

So now basically my friends are done with this game, and I just played 2 games and said nope I am done. (Versed way too many predators for my crap skill level)

Here's what doesn't make sense, you queue solo and get two completely new teammates, and then you see a champion predator squad with 30,000 kills, 20,000 kills, ect.

I'm seriously wondering how this makes any sense, this is so unhealthy for the game. Lately I don't even want to play because if there is "Skill" based matchmaking, I'm not sure what you base skill off of.

Also it could be everyone is quitting the game because they are also getting stomped by the top people and its just a vicious cycle and there is nobody for the top people to play with becuase they're making everyone have a terrible time at the game.

Could also be coded to where Developers that have been playing since before everyone, get put into a game with a bunch of noobs so they can have a good time and everyone gets destroyed and then doesn't want to play the game anymore.

And it's like the one game I finally have a chance, I get shot behind a wall I already ran behind, or I hit a Pafhfinder point black with Mastiff for 14 damage back to back, there's clearly an issue with the game. Or even worse, there will be some guy who is extremely laggy, probably playing on mobile hotspot on purpose to give a "lag" advantage. 

This game was fun when it was released and not it's become "balanced" or whatever what you wanna say but its just not fun anymore to me.

Maybe you could add bot lobbies or something, because that would actually get me to log in and play the game, yeah I wouldnt be playing PvP, but I can at least play with my friends, have a good time, and not get destroyed by 90% of teams we come across because matchmaking is so broken that it would match new players up with Apex Predators.

Seriously bot lobbies need to be added or you need to not base Trio skil based matchmaking off of what rank someone is becuase thats what it feels like.

Ever since I hit Diamond IV a few seasons ago, it has been putting me into lobbies where I'm getting completely wrecked and feels like I don't stand a chance no matter how well I play or no matter how nice my shots are. Just feels like a broken/ pointless game at this point and someone needs to be done for everyone.

It's nice you're making the "Top" predators happy and keeping them engaged but soon they won't have many people to play against, or way less to play against, and casual players will run into the same problem where they feel like its a pointless game they can't win no matter how well they play. 

Some people simply don't want to spend all of their time on this game to get "good" but we still want to play it for fun, and right now its 100% not fun every time I log in.

Something needs to change. Bot games would be a nice addition... but of course then less people would play Player vs Player and thats all EA wants to do is make this an Esport, when the should just make a good game for everyone, not the top 5% or 3%. 

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