r301 should be vaulted.
I think the r301 has served its purpose. The r301, I believe, is the gun meant for new people. All guns have some sort of quirk to them that requires skill to handle. The r301 however, does not. Barl...
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@vWhite-Stone100
Proof? Sure, no, I'm not a Respawn employee. So yeah, if you want to believe that a computer program exists, the sole purpose of which is to manipulate you into using it as much as possible as well as putting money into it, but without any sort of recordable metrics to tell them whether or not they're successful and to what degree.... go right ahead.
It's exactly the same as legend pick rates, if a specific map makes people log off, if a change to the ranking system is good or bad for retention. In this game data is king.
@reconzeroI just went to https://apexlegendsstatus.com. Nothing about weapon pick rate or anything. Not sure how they're gonna figure out what weapons need a buff or is the new meta anyways except count every knock and kill. Unless they just see what the pros do. But again I don't just watch pros. I see how people play everyday and pay attention to what is more threatening in situations. The r301 is in top 3 at least if not 1.
Side note- You reminded me how they're really bad at what they do by saying change in ranking system. Back in season 18 they changed it but there was a bug where people weren't getting points for kills in majority of matches. I was one. Funny, they made those changes to root out "rats" and make people go for more kills. But didn't even fix the issue til next season. As a result people started playing more passively and long range which is why it is what it is now. Just sitting around til storm closes in, THEN the kills and squad eliminations happen. Then people get a spot and wait. Going from "rats" to rat packs. I was diamond 1 in season 17 with a .67 k/d after 2 years of absence. In 18, I was gold 4 or 3 with a .96 k/d and more wins.
Sorry for the rant after the topic, but that's why you can't just listen to anything. You gotta open your own eyes bro and see what's really going on. Again sorry for rant but that has been on my chest since 19 and 20.
- @vWhite-Stone100
Like I said, I can't TELL you that they see this data. But I CAN tell you that if they're not collecting it then they're idiots.
Yes, ranked changes are a great example of a data-driven change that missed the mark completely. Sort of. In theory I agreed with the intention, which was to get people to try to think beyond the next single engagement. But the execution was a disaster, and trying to get people to think beyond a single engagement is like trying to force lefties to write with the right. Not gonna happen.
So with all that behind us I'd say it's time for them to stop social engineering in any way at all. Let people choose their own play style, their own tactics, their own strategies, and reward the ones that work. But of course that will never happen. That's all this game is anymore is the developer trying to engineer player behavior.
And that concludes MY rant!
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