Lately games seem to be harder
Players seem to be too good lately, and like it's a way harder than before.
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I don't think everything can be blamed on cheating. There are smurfs (they are usually really obvious via their online name) which are problematic. For context I don't play ranked; haven't touched it in years. I'm a day 1 player.
I'm also not saying cheating DOESN'T exist. I'm on console so it's less of an issue compared to PC but I have spotted Cronos players... their movement makes it SO obvious.
I suspect that once people finish their BP and the season draws to a close there are going to be fewer people online playing so you are at the mercy of the match making. Match making can only deal with what's in front of it. I had a wild session a couple of days ago with sky highs and total lows; it was the strangest day of apex I've ever had since the game launched.
First session we gave up after about 45 mins. We were just getting absolutely destroyed every single encounter; none of those fights were going to end any other way. Teams clearly on comms with co-ordinated attacks. It was actually kind of impressive how fast we got wiped over and over but we just gave up as being constantly smashed isn't much fun. This was mid-afternoon.
Tried again early evening. Started off the same, first few games just got constantly destroyed. Then I had 3 10 kill games, a win in a span of 4 games... what just happened? A few more good games then back to getting smashed. I honestly can't explain that.
Yes there are smurfs. It's me. Sorry. I'm the guy dropping 20+ kills in TDM. Sorry.
Anyway, why I decided to reply to this thread initially... Story time:
My first and only ranked game last split: D4, playing on e-district. I'm jumpmaster. I want to drop at the 2nd closest POI, because I prefer not to hot drop if there are multiple other teams doing so. One or two teams are okay but not 5. Random yells in my ear that I should drop. I refuse. I'm jumpmaster. He drops, and I presume his duo, drops with him. Of course they're both dead on arrival. Of course they blame me. I land safely at the very next POI. Not the other side of the map, the next POI. He keeps yelling in my ears that I'm playing looter simulator. Whatever dawg. They both leave the game, taking a penalty. Nice. Since I'm alone, I decide to go to the next further POI so I can rat there and scroll Instagram waiting for zone. I checked, no other teams landed there. I'm far on the east edge of E-district under a bridge behind a crate. I hear someone flying in. Footsteps coming closer. A solo Ash runs straight toward me. She knows where I am. We exchange a few shots. I can tell I could kill her if I wanted. But how would I report her? I let her kill me, I report her and close the game. How did she know where I was? Couldn't be killing my teammates, that was like 8 minutes ago and her passive only lasts for 8 seconds. Mayyyybe she saw me from 2 miles away going under the bridge. IDK. I report anyway, it's not for me to decide if they're cheating.
GG what a great experience, 10/10 would do it again (/s).
I should know by now not to play ranked solo. I should wait for my teammates to get on. Oh wait, they don't play this game anymore either.
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