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jonesy0218's avatar
7 years ago

First Impressions of the Update (PS4)

For the longest time, I've vouched for this game against the barrage of hate and negativity. I think there are a few things that could take this game from good to great, and this update is a good start.

Positives

1. The rewards are actually really good! The Wraith skin is super dope and the other skins are pretty cool as well. 

2. The challenges are one of the small things that will add longevity to this game and keep people coming back for more. They're easy enough to complete in two weeks, but challenging enough to keep you saying, "Just one more game." 

3. The Mirage buff is greatly appreciated! 🙂

Needs Work

1. I've never had many issues with lag on PS4, but I noticed every match (about 7 or 8 in a row) in the Elite Queue, the red clock was in the top right corner of the screen. The delay when looting and shooting was clear. I could jump back in the regular queue and be fine.

2. Speaking of the Elite Queue - I appreciate this is a way to create some separation in game modes and player types, but unfortunately it doesn't do well at either. There's an even bigger skill gap - players who camped the previous game are now part of this queue, and players who have 10,000 kills with a million damage are in the queue (and this is the very first time I've seen that many kills and that much damage since playing). I think a better prerequisite would be the amount of damage/kills or something. I understand there is an option to play regular or elite, but as it sits, it's not quite the answer. I do appreciate the initiative, though!

These are the first things that come to mind. I only played for a couple of hours last night, but feel free to leave your thoughts and feedback (PS4 users)! Thanks Respawn for these changes! We're excited for Season 2!

6 Replies

  • Lag was definitely an issue for me yesterday, I’m on console as well, never experienced constant lag (every game) like this prior to the update. Hopefully it’s due to all the activity on the servers and should be back to normal in a few days.

  • Being overwhelmingly positive about new features and fixes (predominantly customised button layout)

    The thing tho, is that I am disconnected from servers the moment I enter a game, pretty much half of the time.

    Game is kind of unplayable for me at the moment, also on PS4 like yourself.

  • Gabrielmojo26's avatar
    Gabrielmojo26
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago

    Reading up on Reddit, seems like an issue for lots of console players, changing server is the mentioned solution.

  • There're so many red icons on top right, I was wondering what each means?

    Z icon with many dots: My guess, the server trying to make the player at same pace. It slow down faster connection player to same pace as slower connection player.

    Cube icon                  : My guess, the server trying to record your new stats (damage, kill) during battle.

    But that's all my guess.

    This should part of the patch release as well.

  • Wingmannedbro's avatar
    Wingmannedbro
    7 years ago

    @Gabrielmojo26 wrote:

    Reading up on Reddit, seems like an issue for lots of console players, changing server is the mentioned solution.


    Thanks for the tip, going to give that a try next time I play, it seemed there was a noticable improvement around 19:00 (7:00 pm) today compared to earlier, around noon.

    May in part be due to all the people playing Apex with the new patch. Was thinking it was server overload or something.

    P.s.

    For everyone on PS4, I submitted a bug report about an issue with the custom button layout feature. If you planned on using it, I would advise to wait untill they fix the bug it causes.

    All details here:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Unable-to-ping-loot-from-a-deathbox-ps4/m-p/7921691#M11306

    In short, if you create a custom layout, the game switches your preset, and custom layout on the spot, whenever you loot a deathbox, and when you open up the healing wheel.

    You'll have to deal with 2 button layouts in game. You can prevent/solve the issue by restoring the custom layout back to default settings.

    Just a heads up before you find out in-game your keybinds aren't working. Cheers!