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GavinC85MUFC
3 years ago
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Do I just give up?

I've been playing this game solid now for around 4 months (I had played it a few years ago for a period too) and I just feel like I'm not getting any better tried different settings, tried keeping with the same settings for a period, I just seen to be blasting people the same amount of time they are blasting me but I always seem to be the one to fall....

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  • dSKyNafinchin's avatar
    dSKyNafinchin
    3 years ago
    @GavinC85MUFC For me, it entirely depends on whether or not I am having fun. No matter how much I want to enjoy a game, if I'm not having fun, I'm out, Lol!

    With Apex, I've been playing casually since launch, and still have a blast playing, so I stick with it. I don't play every day anymore, but I still play 3-4 days a week.

    If you haven't already, the Mixtape playlist is a great way to just practice and get more familiar with different guns, and build up muscle memory for the movement/recoil mechanics and whatnot. My first year on Apex was pretty rough, and I've been playing FPS games since the 90's. These days, I can generally hold my own against most people I come across, and I attribute that mostly to just repetition. Muscle memory, map familiarity, weapon familiarity etc. The recent changes to the Firing Range could come in handy as well, if you set the dummies to use all ranges of motion.

    I would definitely recommend practicing with your favorite guns with NO attachments, in the Firing Range. You won't always be able to kit your weapon in a BR match, so it definitely helps to familiarize yourself with the base weapons.

    It also helps (in my personal opinion) to have other options. If Apex were the only game I played, every day, I would get tired of it. I can't stick to 1 game, without getting burned out on it, no matter how much I like the game. I usually hop on Apex for a few matches, then hit up one of the other games I'm currently working on. Variety helps keep things fresh!

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  • Kyldenar's avatar
    Kyldenar
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @GavinC85MUFC wrote:

    I've been playing this game solid now for around 4 months (I had played it a few years ago for a period too) and I just feel like I'm not getting any better tried different settings, tried keeping with the same settings for a period, I just seen to be blasting people the same amount of time they are blasting me but I always seem to be the one to fall....

    I did!

    The matchmaking has made it clear rEAspawn doesn't want filthy casuals playing their game, so I'm not.

    I'm just here because there is no official Titanfall forum anymore to talk about what little lore we get, since they killed the PvE game in development.

  • dSKyNafinchin's avatar
    dSKyNafinchin
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @GavinC85MUFC For me, it entirely depends on whether or not I am having fun. No matter how much I want to enjoy a game, if I'm not having fun, I'm out, Lol!

    With Apex, I've been playing casually since launch, and still have a blast playing, so I stick with it. I don't play every day anymore, but I still play 3-4 days a week.

    If you haven't already, the Mixtape playlist is a great way to just practice and get more familiar with different guns, and build up muscle memory for the movement/recoil mechanics and whatnot. My first year on Apex was pretty rough, and I've been playing FPS games since the 90's. These days, I can generally hold my own against most people I come across, and I attribute that mostly to just repetition. Muscle memory, map familiarity, weapon familiarity etc. The recent changes to the Firing Range could come in handy as well, if you set the dummies to use all ranges of motion.

    I would definitely recommend practicing with your favorite guns with NO attachments, in the Firing Range. You won't always be able to kit your weapon in a BR match, so it definitely helps to familiarize yourself with the base weapons.

    It also helps (in my personal opinion) to have other options. If Apex were the only game I played, every day, I would get tired of it. I can't stick to 1 game, without getting burned out on it, no matter how much I like the game. I usually hop on Apex for a few matches, then hit up one of the other games I'm currently working on. Variety helps keep things fresh!
  • reconzero's avatar
    reconzero
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @GavinC85MUFC

    First thing: this game has an insanely high skill ceiling and expecting to be able to go head-to-head against even middling players who have put in four solid years... is unrealistic.

    Expecting skill-based matchmaking to shield you from players who are far better... may also be unrealistic even though that is the stated purpose of sbmm.

    That said, if you feel inspired to stay and grind it out a little then let me give you some advice: aim will come over time simply by playing the game. It isn't something you have to "practice." The thing you need to practice if you want to succeed at this game is patience. It's a concept utterly foreign to most fps players, and it's doubly hard to practice in a team-based game, especially with randoms, especially with mic-less randoms... but it is the bedrock of success in battle royale. Unless you buy an aimbot.

    Patience. Just patience. Be patient.
  • hayhor's avatar
    hayhor
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @dSKyNafinchin This. If the game is fun don't worry about it. If it isn't play something that is fun for you.
  • HappyHourSumwur's avatar
    HappyHourSumwur
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @GavinC85MUFC For one, never trade shots unless you are a headshot aimbot machine. If you are both shooting each other, get to cover. I lose my stand off exchanges almost all the time. Try to be the one shooting first at all times.
    Second, shoot who your teammates are shooting if you can. Team shooting (2v1 or 3v1) is a guarantee to win exchanges.
    Both of these things fall into the category of "easier said than done". I still suck at it because I don't have a regular squad to run with.
  • ZacharYk01's avatar
    ZacharYk01
    3 years ago
    @hayhor If that's the case, then EA is oblivious to how matchmaking and anti-cheating SHOULD work instead of forcing people to lie down and get stabbed all over by the opposition due to the lack of proper matchmaking, SWBF1(2015) was eventually turned into an loser breeding grounds where everyone that had 70+% win/loss ratio had it hacked by EA down to ~45% or lower because there's way too many experienced vs inexperienced matches that results in experienced players getting automatic wins. Of course people are going to get livid from EA not listening to their consumers when it comes to skill matchmaking because it makes people either, A. eventually stop playing the game on belief that they will most likely never enjoy the game ever again or B. buy something that is most likely worthless and has no effect on the game.

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