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New Scout

3 years ago

Hot drop garbage

Seriously is everyone that plays this game out of their mind?!? People drop so quick and die instantly. It's insane. People think they're good and then they get 2 kills and die to join again and do t...

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HappyHourSumwur

Seasoned Ace

3 years ago

@c0ld1Hot Drop Henry is an epidemic in Apex. Has been since I started in S8 and probably before.

I guess dying quickly 40 times in a row is worth it to those people for that 1 time when you survive and win.

Hot dropping drives me crazy sometimes but at least I can just quit to lobby without penalty in pubs.

pandareno1999

Hero+

3 years ago

If it's done properly, I'm game (up to a point). It certainly can be fun as part of a healthy balance of ways to start a pubs match, and does help train certain skills.

If it's done poorly, I'm most likely exiting the game before even hitting the ground. Lots of people seem to think it's a great idea to late land on a hot spot, guaranteeing certain death. Landing well is a prerequisite for a hot drop to be worth. I'd prefer to go on the next match, rather than play by myself from the very beginning after the other two die and leave.

reconzero
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@pandareno1999

"I'd prefer to go on the next match, rather than play by myself from the very beginning after the other two die and leave."

Seeing out a match on your own can be a great way to learn things about the game that you can't learn any other way. Not to mention that going on to the next match just means you have to start the whole meaningless process again. Because those next two squadmates are going look, smell, and act exactly like the last two.
hayhor
Hero
3 years ago
@pandareno1999 I too just leave players that cannot jump properly. If they do a hot drop and drop properly I'll go with but I have looting spots in places like frag that mean I'll have a slightly better survival chance. If they die before I get to them I'll still play the match out. Playing solo or no fill teaches a player to be more aware of what they are seeing in front of them.
- MandatoryIDtag
  3 years ago
  @HappyHourSumwur It's been a pretty common mentality since s1 my dude. Skulltown was the original hot drop spot, and respawn proceeded to add an area to each map to cater to hot droppers.
  Back to the topic though,
  Does hot dropping need to be catered to? Probably not.
  Is there anything that can be done to prevent it? Short of forcing people to play a certain way....which wouldn't be healthy for the game the answers no.
  - Kyldenar
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @MandatoryIDtag The answer has been proposed by @Cheese9Man before many times: 2 (or more) dropships with paths that do not overlap, and spreading the squads out evenly among them.