Re: Apex Legends Smurfing and Matchmaking
@lightning_5o
There are some really nice people here in the forums but unfortunately, I think the absolute majority of people don’t care about higher skilled people being rewarded.
Most people (unfortunately) subconsciously resent people who are competent at certain competitive activities— because their existence is a potential threat to their own ability to win.
And while not all casual players are playing Apex to win the match, I can confidently say that most are. Yes people may try to do challenges sometimes but the majority of people are playing the match to kill their enemies, survive, and be the last team alive. This sounds really negative but plenty of below average players want the same outcomes of above average players even though they aren’t as dedicated to improving their skill set.
Sometimes it reminds me of how some people want Doctor or Lawyer money without actually going to medical or law school. Obviously video games and professions are two different things— but if people think about in-game performance and “wins” as a commodity (like money), its not difficult to make the connection. If you want more money you need to work hard towards a specific field. If you want to win more in a multiplayer video game you should invest time into improving. Unfortunately, the way SBMM works in modern games, improving doesn’t really benefit you (unless you are so good that you’re in the top 1%).
Anyway TL;DR = Many people don’t care about what’s fair, they just want certain outcomes.
There are some really nice people here in the forums but unfortunately, I think the absolute majority of people don’t care about higher skilled people being rewarded.
Most people (unfortunately) subconsciously resent people who are competent at certain competitive activities— because their existence is a potential threat to their own ability to win.
And while not all casual players are playing Apex to win the match, I can confidently say that most are. Yes people may try to do challenges sometimes but the majority of people are playing the match to kill their enemies, survive, and be the last team alive. This sounds really negative but plenty of below average players want the same outcomes of above average players even though they aren’t as dedicated to improving their skill set.
Sometimes it reminds me of how some people want Doctor or Lawyer money without actually going to medical or law school. Obviously video games and professions are two different things— but if people think about in-game performance and “wins” as a commodity (like money), its not difficult to make the connection. If you want more money you need to work hard towards a specific field. If you want to win more in a multiplayer video game you should invest time into improving. Unfortunately, the way SBMM works in modern games, improving doesn’t really benefit you (unless you are so good that you’re in the top 1%).
Anyway TL;DR = Many people don’t care about what’s fair, they just want certain outcomes.
