@Renegade_Prime86 I'm late to the party, Lol
My lowest playtime would probably have been season 9 or 10. I only played BARELY enough to complete the BP, one of those seasons.
I don't play as much as I used to, but not because of the game. I just have been busy with work, and have been mentally exhausted, so I just don't feel like playing an FPS much lately, when I do have time to game a bit. Mostly been playing SW: Skywalker Saga when I feel like gaming, recently. I have always played multiple games, and still do, so every game has taken a severe hit in regards playtime recently.
I have played a little bit this season though, so as for Apex, I can't complain too terribly much. I think the ranked changes are definitely a step in the right direction, but hopefully it gets tweaked a bit (solo-queue is rough once you get out of Bronze). I haven't played much ranked the last few seasons, so I started Bronze IV. Getting through Bronze with the new ranking was super breezy, for me. I was getting good randoms, so I was getting wins and RP like crazy the first couple days. Once I hit Silver, the good randoms disappeared, and with them, the wins/RP. I played a few matches yesterday and gave up after 5 matches paired with idiots. With the new ranked system, I really wish my two buddies would get back on Apex, because we would do quite well in the new system.
I haven't had any issues with the loot pool so far, personally. I definitely feel like I am finding sights easier than in recent seasons, which is nice! They could tone down the heavy weapon spawns a bit, but I'm not having trouble finding weapons I'm looking for, so I'm not gonna complain about that too much.
One thing I noticed in my sessions, is that ranked plays like ALGS now (5+ teams in final circle), and pubs is pretty much just sweaty tryhard mode (3 teams left after 1st round). I tried hopping into a couple duos matches to warm up the other day, and there were master/pred dive trails everywhere, and everyone was extremely thirsty/sweaty.
Considering my lack of playtime currently, I have given up on the ranked grind. There's really no point of me trying to climb ranked when I only play a couple hours each week. My main motivation to play right now would simply be the BP skins. I paid for the BP a long time ago, and I gotta keep with it, if I'm going to keep getting it for free XD
All in all, I still have a blast on Apex, when I actually sit down for a session. I got a shotgun damage challenge for week 2, so I have been forcing myself to use the PK, and have actually been getting some good results! I used to hate that thing, because I couldn't seem to do much damage, but I am hitting my shots recently and doing pretty well with it. I need to force myself to use the Wingman more, next.
I only gave up on ranked a couple days ago, so I'll reserve my overall judgement of pubs for after I play a bit more.
(Also, I didn't have time to read through the entire thread, so I apologize if I'm repeating anything others have said)
