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hayhor

Hero

3 years ago

Hardcore Mode Feedback

It has been less than 24 hours but what all of you think about Hardcore mode?

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hayhor

Hero

3 years ago

I will go first. I was skeptical I would like this but I enjoyed it. I played Maggie and usually went with a PK Sentinel loadout. Yes, I was that person who either plugged enemies from range and then pushed or just simply ran at people. Hitting headshots with the sentinel and getting instant downs is quite satisfying as is two tapping people with a PK.

I also liked that the ring destroyed people who choose to keep fighting even though the ring was clearly coming. It really made you think.

The only negatives I have so far- It is a bit sniperish, for good reason. And I hate not knowing how much ammo I have without opening my bag. I was expecting to see more wingman abusers but did not see that many.

dSKyNafinchin

Hero (Retired)

3 years ago

@hayhorI was also skeptical, but actually enjoyed it last night. Had one of my buddies on as well, which definitely helped. Won our first match (without even seeing the final squad? boring..), and had a few more 2nd place runs in our short session.

I tried the Sentinel the first match, but whiffed every single shot and ended up dropping it for a 301 with about 3 squads left. I need to use this mode to get better at placing my sniper shots, because currently, it's quite the pathetic showing, Lmao! You're dead-on about the PK though. That was quite fun

I like that they at least left our abilities on our HUD. I played quite a bit of hardcore on CoD back in the day, so I'm not bothered by the lack of HUD, but definitely happy to be able to see my cooldowns. My only complaint is that I keep having to check my inventory, which is something I didn't have to do back in the CoD days (not a BR, obviously).

Our last match, I made the mistake of following an Octane off of his pad, and no lie, I got sniped by probably 6-8 different people, simultaneously, Lmao!!! Couldn't even be mad at it. Just died laughing, and waited for my team to die

I'll be playing more today, but was pleasantly surprised when I played yesterday. Also got to play a decent bit on Broken Moon, which I haven't seen much of this season, because I've mostly been crunching challenges in Arenas when I get the chance to play. Gotta get that BP finished

@pandareno1999 I'm curious about finishers too, but never had a good chance to try it out last night

PeterN_UK
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I kind of like it. I initially thought people would play more carefully, but alas the 1v 3 Pro watch Too many YouTube wannabes are still in business with the down quits again.

The hardcore mode is very much what I'm used to from Escape From Tarkov (EFT). EFT had hot keys to estimate magazine rounds remaining i.e. Half or less estimates etc. But if you're out of inventory ammo in Apex Hardcore and try to reload, you can't tell if really half or just few ammo left. EFT realism is based on a solider who can remove mag and from experience of weight estimating mag size left.

Secondary weapon I am used to sniper. But feel in hardcore it would also be SMG/AR as backup.

I don't want to get too attach and excited over a game mode that is time limited.

Lack of radar does heighten a person towards concentration of surroundings rather than be aware of a map.
- dSKyNafinchin
  Hero (Retired)
  3 years ago
  Also, I just remembered the weird on/off status of my team banners at the bottom left (health and whatnot). I didn't pay too much attention to it, but it seemed to just randomly appear and not appear sometimes, regardless of what was going on with us during the match. Not really a big deal, but was definitely weird
  - pandareno1999
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @dSKyNafinchin
    
    When someone's taken any damage, their health status shows up in HUD. No info means full health.