Re: As a PC gamer I think it's time to move on

@r1ggedgame The thing people miss with those charts- Year over year comparison of the same months shows higher player count. Each year player count always spikes at the anniversary and then drops with new seasons and events spiking counts slightly but not to what is seen at the anniversary.

@hayhor compare the amount of months of decline ... that was 2 months tops as you can see , then a new season kicked in or some new events which brought new players, now we have a 3 month decline span ... that should be a sign, also the average playercount is on a steady decline since Feb 2023

@r1ggedgame I was so excited about ( the finals ) and have been following it for almost a year now, and played the open beta.
it's a nice game, with good movement, and good graphics in general.
it lacks a few things which I'm sure will get fixed later and more things will be added,
But to be honest it will never replace Apex Legends, i was in the same spot as you and waiting for something to switch to, but after playing for a day I really figured it's not the same.
the main difference is between BR and team vs team objective mode, that's first.
second, the guns don't feel right and TTK is too long.
Apex perfected the TTK ( it's the only thing that is perfect and completely right in Apex ).
the finals is a good and nice game but it's not for everyone, especially for someone who is moving from Apex Legends.

one thing to add about it, SBMM is there and it changes very quickly and it's very similar to the one used in Apex.
I got to lvl 5 before the SBMM started to match me with people who are waaaay beyond my level, people who have been playing it for a long time while I still don't understand or know how to use a lot of things

@maximas1986 i guess that was also a reason for the open beta, to get that stuff figured out. lets see what the endproduct will look like. but i think, if The Finals hit the stores, a lot of MnK people will move away from Apex, which will result in even more unbalanced Matches in Apex, no matter if its a different game.
The one thing Respawn doesnt understand is , that competitive MnK people dont want any automatic messing with the game. The one fraction that complains the most, doesnt get their "safespace", but console people can just optout of crossplay and stay with alike, why dont the MnK players get the same option ? Would solve the whole discussion, then Rollers could play against roller, and MnK people can just tick the crossplay option if they want to join those games.
Would also likely fix some MM issues ...

@r1ggedgame "but console people can just optout of crossplay and stay with alike"

No.

@CCbathwater https://help.ea.com/en/help/apex-legends/apex-legends/apex-legends-cross-play/
we dont have that option on PC ...

@r1ggedgame Yeah, ours don't do anything however. That's why I said "no" to what you said. We can't opt-out. Only thing that happens is the system icon disappears on the player card, but you're still in a lobby full of Xbox and PC. I've even managed to be in a crossplay off TDM where I was the only player on PS.

@CCbathwater yet another misleading information on EA/respawn side ... like the skillgap in MM that should not be far off.