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I honestly didn’t really like it, I was always getting dropped at either edge of map or same spot every time
This sentiment is fair and I think even the people who defend dropzones feel this way as well, including myself.
What you're stating is a big con for the dropzone setup. I'm not sure what can be done to randomize drops more. While this was a big con for Ranked I think the dropship setup has way more cons.
Dropzones make it easier to grind Ranked. There's more predictability to start the match. Personally, I prefer this type of BR experience. I was able to grind to Diamond last season without ratting. Dropzones force you to play with your teammates to "rank up". The Play with Squad feature helped me a lot. Almost everytime my team won we all requeued together for at least a match or two, with no mics. Linking up with randoms using the dropship setup is much harder because of the lack of structure. It's hard to link up with other players if we're hot dropping/solo dropping, dying, and requeuing solo again (rinse, wash, repeat). The dropzone setup helps to build some morale, confidence, and momentum. Players are more adamant to play another match because some sort of chemistry was built.
Furthermore, I felt as if I was landing in the same POIs a lot, but what I started to figure out is that I'm familiar with every POI on every map because of repetition. I can't say with confidence that my drops were not randomized enough. Overall, dropzones kept me more engaged.
The big elephant in the room is being dropped at mid-tier/no name POIs; in between enemy teams. These situations didn't bother me, I embraced them. I enjoyed getting mid-tier POIs, grabbing weapons ASAP and pushing the team with the better POI. Players have said that dropzones force a one dimensional style of gameplay and that's a complete lie. Dropzones promote strategy throughout the match.
Lastly, mid-tier/no name POIs deserved a bigger loot pool and more loot bins. I'm curious to know if the loot pool for these areas are the same as the ALGS. The name of these areas need to be shown on the in-game maps as well.
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