I'm currently in a game where my 2 teammates literally dropped right on a rat spot, they didn't even loot and remained there the entire time. Then one died of zone (was afk because he thought zone was closing on him, the other died after valk ulting). And one had in the background a video up showing "Kings Canyon rat spots".So you're allowing this Respawn? To ruin the experience to the players? You're making your own game ridiculous.

@hayhor"Wait this is a survival br game now? I thought it was an fps br game where people had to die for others to survive?"They definitely have to die. Just not all by my hand. I'm perfectly content to let the sweats do the heavy lifting. Smarter, not harder.

@Cro_Pittt wrote:I'm currently in a game where my 2 teammates literally dropped right on a rat spot, they didn't even loot and remained there the entire time. Then one died of zone (was afk because he thought zone was closing on him, the other died after valk ulting). And one had in the background a video up showing "Kings Canyon rat spots".So you're allowing this Respawn? To ruin the experience to the players? You're making your own game ridiculous. So, let me get this right.You want to report people, playing a Survival BR, for playing it like a Survival BR and not a Deathmatch?No wonder I quit the game.

@TJohnson402"They didn't make apex a battle royale for people to rat til the end and call themselves apex legends, do you see the pro players doing that?"The flaw in that argument is that most of us are not pro players. I don't know or care what they do. If I thought for a second that I could just wade into any random fight and come out on top 90% of the time then maybe I'd be a little less cautious.Battle Royale is not a rat-style game type. Nor is it exclusively gunfight showdown from drop to final circle. It exists on a continuum between the two extremes, and in my opinion is such a great game type because it encourages the individual player to find their own place on that continuum rather than to conform to someone else's notion of ideal gameplay. Where I'm sure we might find common ground is in the idea that people on one end of the spectrum should not be teamed with people from the other end. That never goes well. But until Respawn starts matching on playstyle instead of "skill" then we'll just all have to suffer along.

I'd say this is kind of a double-sided thing.It could be considered a viable strategy right now (Shame on you Respawn), so therefore you can't really call it sabotage.So would it be bannable because you're leaving your teammates to die?Not respawning your teammates or getting their banners because it's safer to rat?So yeah it could be considered sabotage on one end, but on the other one it's a viable strategy, which would point towards them not really throwing.The kind of ratting where players hide in out of bounds areas (outside of the map, really high up on unintended spots, etc) would fall under exploiting, so that kind of ratting could definitely be considered as rule breaking.

@Cro_PitttWas this match ranked or pubs?

Can you report people for ratting from the start and not even playing?

34 Replies

matzesingt
3 years ago
@Cro_PitttNot surprised this was obviously going to happen sooner than later 😁

Unfortanetly i cannot see how this would be against the rules :-/
imagine you can now even do it as a threestack dropping on a ratspot, minimize the game and play something else 🙂 tab back in 15 min later if your lucky circle ended on you and you wait a little more if not you just go again.
easy free points all the way up to master 😁
Respawn truely designed the worst ranking system I’ve ever seen
XHelperZ
Hero+
3 years ago
I'd say this is kind of a double-sided thing.
It could be considered a viable strategy right now (Shame on you Respawn), so therefore you can't really call it sabotage.
So would it be bannable because you're leaving your teammates to die?
Not respawning your teammates or getting their banners because it's safer to rat?
So yeah it could be considered sabotage on one end, but on the other one it's a viable strategy, which would point towards them not really throwing.
The kind of ratting where players hide in out of bounds areas (outside of the map, really high up on unintended spots, etc) would fall under exploiting, so that kind of ratting could definitely be considered as rule breaking.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Cro_Pittt

Was this match ranked or pubs?
Cro_Pittt
3 years ago
@XHelperZ Technically they did not allow me to have a proper gameplay. I'm down to go directly into zone and camp until the end, but they did not even have any gun, and never tried anything...
@reconzero Ranked.
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@Cro_Pittt Unfortunately it is the best strat to guarantee points right now. I had a rev the other day drop by himself and climb up to a rat spot on KC. I can't really blame him. He will probably get to masters doing it.
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I'd guess no. Considering that the hot-drop griefers, who have no intention of playing the game, has been allowed to run rampant in it for over 3 years. Doubt you'd have much luck reporting the opposite scenario either.
Kyldenar
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Cro_Pittt wrote:
I'm currently in a game where my 2 teammates literally dropped right on a rat spot, they didn't even loot and remained there the entire time. Then one died of zone (was afk because he thought zone was closing on him, the other died after valk ulting). And one had in the background a video up showing "Kings Canyon rat spots".
So you're allowing this Respawn? To ruin the experience to the players?
You're making your own game ridiculous.
So, let me get this right.
You want to report people, playing a Survival BR, for playing it like a Survival BR and not a Deathmatch?
No wonder I quit the game.
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@Kyldenar Wait this is a survival br game now? I thought it was an fps br game where people had to die for others to survive?
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@hayhor

"Wait this is a survival br game now? I thought it was an fps br game where people had to die for others to survive?"

They definitely have to die. Just not all by my hand. I'm perfectly content to let the sweats do the heavy lifting. Smarter, not harder.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Kyldenar

Voice of reason in the wilderness.