Are The Apex Fundamentals Being Neglected?
Hello Fellow Legends, Let me start by saying, I love this game. I haven't enjoyed a game this much since Bad Company 2 (greatest game I've ever had the pleasure of playing) and imo this is possibly ...
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@Lord_Scorpion34 @hayhor I agree that there's still plenty of life left in Apex, never said it was dying, actually the opposite... But that's not what I'm addressing here. I'm more so trying to understand why EA and the devs haven't decided to put a lot more resources into this game's development. They have a gem on their hands and it just seems like they're letting it go to waste.
Its almost as if they're adding new content in hopes that people will just overlook the current issues. And I when I hear you say these issues are being "worked on" that honestly sounds like guess, unless you have inside information. I have friends that have played the game since its release and they've said some of these bugs have been around since then.
Just as a very small list, the slowmo bs (yes I know its "unfixable" but for some reason I doubt that's actually the case), pathfinders ring audio is completely broken, reviving people next to doors (especially the large ones) mid fight is extremely precarious, as @Vdstrk mentioned ranked needs some serious tweaking (not going into details on this post), sometimes lifelines bot is indestructible for whatever reason, swapping weapons and attachments is sometimes buggy, etc..
I know no game will ever be perfect, I've played enough of them to realize that. I just feel like much of the game's play and fundamental mechanics are being neglected. When really if they were to go back, rework some of these aspects it would probably be more beneficial then adding new content or tweaking maps imo
@ZeosTW You mentioned development had come to a crawl which with the tone of the rest of the comments I took to mean it was dying. If you didnt mean this I apologize. My point still stands. Yes the game has issues but they are being more transparent on them and how they are working on fixes. This points to the opposite of what you said about development.
Also I have no idea who made my post the answer but I fan assure you there isnt some conspiracy. I would have removed it but I see mando did it already.
Also I have no idea who made my post the answer but I fan assure you there isnt some conspiracy. I would have removed it but I see mando did it already.
@hayhor Unfortunately just because they're being more "transparent" than ever doesn't mean they'll actually go back and fix these issues. And even if they do, who knows if they'll be fixed anytime soon or if at all... Its obvious that EA doesn't care about Apex that much, as to why that is, is another question entirely.
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I've noticed over the past decade that EA seems to be the kind of company that releases a great game, updates/fixes issues to a high standard for the first year or two, only to then take a nose dive off a cliff. It may be that they take most of the devs to go work on the next title, only to leave enough resources to keep the game afloat for the next few years. Its sad, but I guess its what they've found to "work."
With that said, I feel like were starting to witness the fall of EA. For the past few years the company overall is lacking in many ways. Almost every single one of their series are starting to play/perform very poorly or at least have been getting progressively worse over the years (ie battlefield series, mass effect, need for speed titles, etc)
- @ZeosTW Yeah, EA are loosing interest in making games. I thought Respawn was a company underneath EA. With that being said EA is always missing a major detail in thier games.
Def Jam NY, Eminem
BF2, Ashoka
Need for Speed, the need for speed when u finish the campaign
Apex, Stationary charecters.
EA/Respawn purposely neglected Caustic and Wattson - @ZeosTW The thing is they have fixed items over time. Not everything is simple. And I say this as someone who doesnt like excuses.
Unfortunately this game was never meant to be this big so they are playing catchup on decisions that were made initially. Apex as we know it today was not even the main focus of the devs project when they came up with it. One thing that is different is they have now said there is a 10 year plan for the game. So as long as it keeps making money they will keep working on it.@hayhor I absolutely agree, the complexities of this game are probably astronomical. But even so, I don't think its a good enough "excuse." Every game is complex but
yes some are much more so than others. If the current devs are having difficulties handling the amount of issues and/or can't fix them, then find the people who can. Instead it feels like they're throwing their hands up saying their doing the best they can, when in reality they probably could be doing a lot more.
My hope is either this new rise in popularity will make EA realize what they actually have here and will decide to dump a ton of time and money into it OR someone else purchases Respawn and decides to do what EA isn't.
Also I want to make it clear, I don't think Respawn is to blame here. This is all EA's doing. Why? Because its blatantly obvious. The game is taking the same turn all their other titles have and its really unfortunate. It's why I'm writing all these posts and hope others do the same, whether it be on this thread or others. If we make enough noise, it'll be difficult for them to ignore us. I say that... but it is EA, so maybe I'm holding onto too much faith...
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