20 days have passed, did they fix SBMM?

SBMM is fake. EOMM can be manipulated.

https://wccftech.com/ea-matchmaking-algorithm/?ref=hackernoon.com

Stop playing for an hr or hot drop die few times and suddenly you're in an easy lobby.

Notice how your first game of the day goes really well....

However smurf accounts are held into easy lobbies until they reach a certain rank regardless of how well they perform. Eventually they will get mixed into harder lobbies as I think it is a match making mechanic to help new players ease in. But it's temporary.

I lost access to my PC account ages back because I used a work email I never got round to changing email login after I left my job and forgot password. I didn't think about Apex at the time.

I was always gaming on PS5 because cheating was more "minimal" compared to PC. PC cheats are more extreme compared to console based cheats. Got hit from infinite charge rifle without them reloading or they race car speed. No argument console has less cheating than PC.

No cross progression yet. OK for now I create a new PC account and have access to only season 1 legends, fair enough. After 1 week playing on PC account, all the champions when starting lobby were never Master or Predator badges. All low < 20 level accounts. All bot players. Just in 1 week alone I come across so many team mates I have to tell them colours of armor they need to pick up.

So therefore if a person is willing to sit through 15 min tutorial and restricted to top row legends only, they can technically stay in easy lobbies indefinitely.

I'm sure this isn't the way to play the game. I spectated a level 8 player with default skin get 21 kills and 5K. His level 8 means he has been playing a week at most...So maybe  2-3 hrs a day for a week?