Did they make a change to the matchmaking?
So, i took a long break from apex, mostly out of frustration as i was always finding myself only getting around 50 damage a game and no kills, then i logged on recently and found almost all the lobbi...
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@Machetero0519 Probaby temporary as influx of Xmas players break from school/work. Means bigger match making pool temporarily.
EOMM really kills you between 6pm to 11pm. Have a friend who plays 1 game, next game he quits when dropbox countdown is 0, repeat and it seems to keep him in lower lobbies. That and switching servers to regions which are like 3am, higher pings, smaller match making pool though, less sweats and but less pre-made squads. He says doing both above made a world of difference and really enjoying Apex more. Just sounds so much trouble to go through.
In a twisted logic this means a player can repeatedly hot drop, down then quit but actually rewards them to put them in easier lobbies due to string of early losses, no kills, or little damage etc.
EA should:
No EOMM, SBMM or whatever they've hidden logic. At least run a trial to see community feedback, they'll see people will play more, spend more money on cosmetics because they enjoy the game. Why not even try it out.
Ranked mode: Set a timeout for lobby to start say at least X number of squads if can't match make in reasonable time. i.e. not mix rank players even if it means only say 10x Master/Apex squads instead of 20. So then not mixing Diamond and Master or something.
EOMM really kills you between 6pm to 11pm. Have a friend who plays 1 game, next game he quits when dropbox countdown is 0, repeat and it seems to keep him in lower lobbies. That and switching servers to regions which are like 3am, higher pings, smaller match making pool though, less sweats and but less pre-made squads. He says doing both above made a world of difference and really enjoying Apex more. Just sounds so much trouble to go through.
In a twisted logic this means a player can repeatedly hot drop, down then quit but actually rewards them to put them in easier lobbies due to string of early losses, no kills, or little damage etc.
EA should:
No EOMM, SBMM or whatever they've hidden logic. At least run a trial to see community feedback, they'll see people will play more, spend more money on cosmetics because they enjoy the game. Why not even try it out.
Ranked mode: Set a timeout for lobby to start say at least X number of squads if can't match make in reasonable time. i.e. not mix rank players even if it means only say 10x Master/Apex squads instead of 20. So then not mixing Diamond and Master or something.
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