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Rising Ace

1 month ago

Apex Legends 2025 Summary

How would you summarize this year for Apex Legends? Do you think the game is heading in a positive direction, or is it declining? Respawn and EA should know what just a few people on this forum think...

Rising Novice

1 month ago

I agree. I have played since season zero and this year has been the first year that I have had no desire to play because the game has been reduced so heavily. I think SBMM in ranked is to blame for the skill gap we see. In OG ranked, there was a noticeable change in skill when you hit plat. Once you hit that skill wall for whatever skill rank you were, you were forced to learn how to play better to rise in rank. Now, excess movement, shield amps, alter resets, and low-skill high damage guns can carry you to whatever rank as long as you have the time for it.

I could be the minority who feels like that but I figured id make one last effort to voice my opinion before I quit this game for good.

Anyway, happy holidays

CapedCrusader42

Rising Novice

1 month ago

I think Apex 2.0 is needed and should focus on getting back to basics (stable connection, consistent sound, dont overthink match making, balanced weapons…) and focus on a good experience because I don’t care how great all the updates are when Im dying behind a completely closed door.

Potential ideas for Apex 2.0:

Movement shouldn’t be for all legends. I like legends with movement that needs to be intentional (pathfinder grapple, loba bracelet, rev for ex.). You shouldn’t be able to panic your way out of a fight.
Probably unpopular opinion: I don’t think a system that rewards camping until end game is competitive apex. I think there should be less focus on placement being the goal, but instead it should be viewed as a multiplier to kills to incentives late game kills. Adding random moments in the game where the kp multiplier changes to encourage/discourage fighting could help prevent it from ending too soon with the addition of the removed drop ship
That being said, I acknowledge the player base that enjoys that play style, so I think a game mode should be available once you hit plat (in a non-SBMM system) where a scrims/competitive game mode opens that prepares people for pro league/pro league format. In this mode, you could start with blue tier loot and zone 1 or 2 with smaller lobbies, depending on player base

I know much of this relies on a healthy player base, but if they want this game to be successful, considerable effort and resources are needed for ranked.