Judgement Day BS
Hello Respawn
I would like to address all the clout and pending action clouding the current state of ranked play. Before continuing I would like to say that I’m an OG season 2 apex predator and anything people say to me regarding skill, ethics, or my opinion on this will be met with silence.
As of right now you devs are threatening judgement day for all the players who have been dashing during ranked matches. As an ‘invested’ player who cares for the well being of the game I believe that THE DEVS are an accessory to the dashing glitch and have been all season. Respawn has sat ideally by while tens of thousands of desperate players cheesed their way to predator rank, all the while the devs claim that “the ranked experience is important to us”. I’m calling BS Respawn, because fixing this exploit is an easy feat, for a development team your size. If the devs actually cared they would have pushed a hot fix out within the first month of the season and put an end to all this nonsense. Instead they stayed silent and haven’t even made so much as a statement until late season that they plan to punish those abusing it. I think that EAs silence and inaction is a motive to increasing company profits. What’s driven me to this conclusion is that after I achieved the rank of top 1% in S2 my commitment to apex significantly increased along with my frequency of purchases in the store. Now there are more apex predators than ever and I’m willing to bet that top ranked players spend more money on the game than the lower skilled players. The devs have all of this data as well so you do the math.
Furthermore here’s the dilemma that Respawns idleness has created on the matter. As an OG apex predator I know that this game is all about what rank and what badges you have. This dictates immediately how much respect a player give you upon entering a lobby of new teammates. Since dashing has been unchecked for the entirety of the season it’s extremely difficult for those players who want to play by the rules to keep up with those who don’t and where respect is concerned the higher rank you are the more likely your team is to listen to you in game. So what is a player to do if the devs can’t/WON’T fix the problem and your true skill isn’t being accurately reflected via the ranked system?
When in Rome is my answer.
So just to be clear on this matter I do not support this exploit. I wish it wasn’t even a problem because personally I miss the days where you had the opportunity to come in clutch and snag banners to potentially revive your squad and win the game. However this problem has been left unchecked all season long and for the accessory of the crime to threaten judgement day upon a majority of its community when they’re the ones potentially benefiting for leaving it unchecked?! That’s sickening. This exploit was at everyone’s disposal. Those who get angry and complain about how the world becomes are often the ones swallowed up by it. Own your mistakes respawn, fix them and keep moving.
Respawn Devs I’ll leave you with this. Tread carefully, if you punish those for your own mistake your game will die. If this exploit isn’t fixed come season 4. Your game will probably die. For the record I want this game to live long and prosper. And I’m more than willing to spend more of my hard earned money supporting your craft. Just don’t double cross your community for mistakes that are yours to own.
Sincerely
An invested player.
This thread got a bit too intense, and there were a few too many personal shots taken, so we're going to lock this down. Y'all know the rules, disagreement is fine, but keep things civil and lay off the insults.
@Wingmannedbro I believe they're referring to this line: I personally would interpret this quote as an admission of using said exploit:
"With so many people abusing this glitch and the inner urge to climb the ranks being ruined by it, let me ask you this. What is a player to do?
When I’m Rome(sic) is my answer."
