If Respawn has no plans of bringing content for this mode then why is it still a permanent mode? The last content released for arenas was March 29th, 2022. Respawn has been pumping out maps and content for Control and Gun Run but left arenas to rot. If we’re not treating it as a main mode the way they introduced it back on season 9, then why is this LTM still a permanent mode? Arenas has good maps that can be used for other LTMs especially the bigger maps. Its ranked mode is also notoriously plagued with cheaters who want a cheap pred badge. Based from the leaks that we have right now, there might not be any content for arenas this season. Rotate the other big LTMs.

Season 16. I would suggest playing arenas this season before the next season drops.

It’s time to accept Arenas is a dead mode

76 Replies

XxColdFangxX
3 years ago
@Cheese9Man
I'd rather not see the only mode I actually enjoy on apex leave or become an ltm.
But with the way the matchmaking has been, I haven't been playing. Even ranked is an unfair * fest of smurfs and uneven matches.
If they fixed it I'd play more. As it is, there's no interest in the amount of frustration from any of their game modes.
If they got rid of arenas, they'd probably loose even more of their player base. Arenas still has it issues with leavers and cheaters and smurfs, but IMO it has more potential as an actual team based game mode than br and any of these other trash modes they've been coming out with.
Control was fine, I actually liked control and wish it had stayed, but gun run? Screw that mess.
Cheese9Man
3 years ago
@XxColdFangxX wrote:
@Cheese9Man
I'd rather not see the only mode I actually enjoy on apex leave or become an ltm.
But with the way the matchmaking has been, I haven't been playing. Even ranked is an unfair * fest of smurfs and uneven matches.
If they fixed it I'd play more. As it is, there's no interest in the amount of frustration from any of their game modes.
If they got rid of arenas, they'd probably loose even more of their player base. Arenas still has it issues with leavers and cheaters and smurfs, but IMO it has more potential as an actual team based game mode than br and any of these other trash modes they've been coming out with.
Control was fine, I actually liked control and wish it had stayed, but gun run? Screw that mess.
I doubt that they’ll lose a lot of arenas exclusive players compared to the retention rate of players staying for multiple modes for gun run and control.

I’m sorry but Apex will never perfectly fit for arenas because the core design of the legends are for BR. Even the newest legend, Catalyst, has a passive for doors which Arenas maps doesn’t have a lot of. Same with Ash’s deathbox passive.
pandareno1999
Hero+
3 years ago
The questions I got on the survey sort of suggested that they are deciding whether or not to just get rid of arenas. Like it or not, it's a very small fraction of the player base playing arenas on the regular outside of finishing BP challenges. The changes to the BP challenges this season and last, along with lots of LTMs, probably reduced that number even further.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
3 years ago
@Cheese9Man They've probably left it till they make a decision on the next permanent mode. Which SHOULD be Control but I guess we'll see.
Cheese9Man
3 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 They’ll introduce the next big mode soon. It might be next season if they continue the pattern of a new big LTM every other season. The big 3 LTMs (maybe 4 if you add arenas) in rotation sounds great while making BR still the one and only main mode.

In my opinion there should only be one main mode since it’s impossible to balance legends for multiple modes.

Main mode = all of the characters should be viable
LTMs = most of the characters should be viable but there will always be legends that will be useless in these big LTMs like Loba ult in gun run.
XxColdFangxX
3 years ago
@Cheese9Man arena..exclusive. Kinda says it all doesn't it?? They aren't arena exclusive because they play much of the other game modes.
Arena players play arenas for a reason.
So I guess agree to disagree on this point but to me personally if all that was left was Br, then I'd uninstall the game. They'd have to bring back control permanently because I do not care one bit for the 'team' play that Br offers.
I get better teammates more often in arenas than I do in br. 9/10 matches in br its hot drops or leavers, or lone wolf types. The matches in arena unless the opposite team is composed of nothing but masters and smurfs are usually more even, and I don't have to deal with the third party bs.
Just because a particular passive isn't useful in arena doesn't mean the legend can't be used. I've used Ash just fine in arenas. Haven't played Catalyst, but I've seen people use pretty much every legend in arenas. Some I see more than others.
Instead of forcing the game mode to die like they have they should have been adding more to it to keep players interested in it.
At the very least they need to stop this LTM bs and leave the game modes (except seasonal ones) in for the people who actually want to play them over Br.
But what about the waiting ques? There's ways around that. Look at fortnite and it's many many game modes. It's que times are just fine.
XxColdFangxX
3 years ago
@pandareno1999 I didn't get any questions that remotely mentioned arenas.
Cheese9Man
3 years ago
@XxColdFangxXYeah I agree that’s my point. If they really want for arenas to stay relevant they should support it more. Even their gun balance changes are just reactionary.

Over the seasons you can see Respawn moving away from arenas. They even removed arena challenges and just called non-BR challenges so that arenas can be in line with the other LTMs.
Me wanting to remove arenas in exchange for LTMs is not because I hate the mode that much. It’s because Respawn keeps talking about splitting the player base.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
3 years ago
@Cheese9Man Cause people hate Arenas lol. Mainly cuz of MM & cheaters.
XxColdFangxX
3 years ago
@Cheese9ManI guess I missed it, that's my bad.
Honestly I'm just about done for good with apex. Even if they keep control if they don't fix the match making or smurfs then I don't see the point in even hanging around for that.
I liked control, but with how limited you are in gun usage it might get dull.