@Cheese9Man It's entirely due to the changes to the ranked scoring system. Players have quickly learned that if they do not survive longer than at least half of the teams in the lobby, they will bleed RP regardless of early kills, even in bronze. It appears to be a bitter pill to swallow, but that's another topic, amply covered by many threads here!
You can find some pretty solid, detailed discussions of this topic on the r/CompetitiveApex subreddit.
@pandareno1999 @asukojo @hayhor Do you think think this shift in game style is healthy for the game? I just wish there would be a happy medium like what Hayhor have said. The map might be one of the factors why people can easily rat too.
I'm fine with the entry cost system they implemented that was fine, but they should have kept the old point system for kills and removed the cap from it
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@Cheese9ManNo it isn't healthy. The majority of people don't want Apex to play this way. It will lead to less people playing. The issue is the cost per game being too high with the emphasis on top 10. Plus you had the whole change in ranked points levels meaning its more of a grind. For the first time I see people quitting apex or stopping their ranked play.
@hayhor @Cheese9Man I agree with Hayhor here. While I find the new Ranked Structure a bit to aggressive this season changes in this direction were needed however EA/Respawn missed the mark on a heathy balance.
I have a post with some good suggestions (at least I think they are) check it out and let me know what you think https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/You-Can-Do-Better-We-Can-Do-Better/m-p/11493961#M207904
Happy Hunting.
@CCbathwater Pro's probably "after all their not strangers for trying to get higher placements." Alot of content creators usually solo ranked for content, but soloing seems abysmal according to here, so it could be mixed for them.
Thanks for the reply. In its current for I agree that the changes are probably going to be an overall unpopular thing that happened.
Like I said I think they went a little overboard.
I do not think we will see a full revert, because a changed needed to happen and it is in the right direction just a little to far.
They will need to adjust the new changes for a better balance at all levels of ranked play.
@hayhor Yep the new ranked system is affecting "Top" tier level players differently. Content creators seem to have less content now, seems like bad games do not "sell", ALGS PRO scene players that also create content seem to be doing a bit better but even their content is a lot less. Some of both groups have even bailed on Ranked and are playing Pubs.
Albralelie, who helped in the design of the new ranked system, now advocates for changes in the allocation of RP multipliers, saying it's too harsh on solo-q players.
https://twitter.com/TSM_Albralelie/status/1524761143507619841?t=20dwDXmBiAI8_5NurqyR1w&s=19
In a reddit thread discussing this tweet, he said: "I'm certain within the coming weeks there would be tweaks to the solo q experience because currently its very unenjoyable for most people."
I'm not interested in debating about Albrlelie. I don't even watch the guy. My point was simply "even this guy who helped design this system is acknowledging that it isn't working very well."
Ask Respawn why he was involved. As I said, I'm uninterested in debate. I couldn't care less about these guys.
Hey, I found out who this next ranked system is good for, iiTxTimmy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6cIUCRP0dM&t=28s
Its like basically (and I made this comment), he and his team rock through and advance, while like 18 other teams get -54 RP! Awesome!
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