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7 years ago

Too many "pro" players ruining everyone's fun.

So...this one is a little stupid and more me being a "salty and sore loser" but in my opinion, I don't care. Whenever I play Apex, i would often think i would get a decent lobby where everyone is at ...

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XxColdFangxX

4 years ago

@Eshshshss
Thanks for the video link, I'll have to check it out when I'm not at work. A majority of the streamers I watch play apex are using raging jar heads where its everyone else's fault that things go wrong.

Though videos can be quite informative, they only go so far. They can tell you how to play, what to look out for, the best stuff, but they can't really make up for missing experience. I can easily give ranked another shot, but quite frankly its going to be my team carrying me, and that's not fair to them.

Eshshshss

Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

@XxColdFangxX pros, streamers, influencers always had and still are selling their image, smoke and mirrors to the public.

Imagine - if you crack the code in apex and realize how to be the best or much better than the most, also you understand that you can earn A LOT of money with that knowledge, would you really share it with the general public?

So when I watch the pros/streamers - only when I have really nothing to do in my life - I look for those things that they don't emphasize e.g. movement techniques, places on the map you can get to, utilize to your advantage. That's pretty much it out of the streams for me, most of it is a combination of:

1) no life and numerous hours in game
2) inside info including game exploits and hacks
3) major boost of playing with a good team
4) just utilizing unfair matchmaking, skill gap

Have fun watching Dan's videos, he is really good in teaching in my opinion.

As for the squad - no worries, you can blame it on matchmaking or just find a similarly (un)skilled players where you will be just fine, they will be fine with you.

Sirportalez
4 years ago
5) Most of the time they play solo or with random teammates. imo you get way harder/better opponents if you play with your friends as premade squad.
Eshshshss
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Sirportalezyes, but I personally think that pre-made good squad outways the consequence of having higher-skilled lobbies. At least in my experience - Diamond+ lobbies - I rarely finish in positive points when playing with randoms, given ratting in Diamond still gives you negative points up to 2nd place, while with set squad (when lucky) I do get steady progress overall.

That is also confirmed by the messages in forums and discussions in Discord, unless you are really so much better in fragging vs teamwork or play in lobbies under your level e.g. solid Master level player solo-q diamond lobbies.