Reminiscing the OG days of Apex
Took a little break from Apex, a month, maybe more, finally came back last weekend, and oddly enough, I’m still not feeling it. The MM, that’s what I’m calling it now cause I don’t know if it’s SB, ...
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@Gabrielmojo26 I miss the old days, and I don't at the same time. Just depends on what we're talking about. There is stuff from when the game launched that I loved and wish never went away, but there's also a lot of stuff that I'm glad has changed. I miss some POI's, some hop-ups and the power of some of the Legends, pre-nerf. I'm also happy to see some of the old POI's gone though
For me, the first couple seasons were actually the least fun. Not really because of gameplay, but because none of my friends migrated to Apex until around season 4. I was also absolutely trash at the game, trying to figure out the in's and out's of the movement and shields and whatnot, and BR in general. I had dabbled a little bit in PUBG before Apex, but this was definitely the first BR that I really dove into, so I got destroyed a LOT, even with a couple decades of FPS experience!! I spent a lot of matches hiding from people, because I wasn't confident in my gunfighting skills and movement and whatnot. These days though, I'm out there looking for fights, and pulling some pretty crazy movement plays (as crazy as console can be).
I think my peak fun, would have been maybe seasons 4-8/9 or so? I'd have to go back and see what was going on during those seasons, but that sounds right to me. That is when my two good friends played with me on a daily basis, and we had a blast! Then they went to Warzone (I refuse) for a few seasons, and now I get them on Apex fairly frequently again (they've uninstalled CoD countless times lmao), so the fun factor has increased again in the last couple seasons, for me.
I don't really pay attention to the cosmetics and store and whatnot. I'll take a gander to see what's there, but I rarely spend money on in-game stuff. I feel like the pushiness for cosmetics in video games these days, is mostly geared for streamers and kids that are spending their parents money, Lol! Heck, I think the last time I paid for the Battle Pass on here, was season 2. I roll my coin rewards forward, to get the BP for free each season. I've basically gotten 12 Battle Passes for $10 total, so far XD
I will definitely admit, that I have been fortunate enough to NOT have to deal with a lot of the issues that I have seen others dealing with, so that definitely contributes to my fun factor. If I had to deal with constant issues like I see others dealing with, I'd have stopped playing a long time ago. I stopped playing the CoD franchise years ago because it simply stopped being fun at all, and haven't regretted it once. I play video games for fun. I used to play competitively, a long time ago, but I just don't care enough anymore. I have enough crap to deal with in real life, I don't have time to get bent out of shape over a video game, especially a free one. (Definitely not directing that at you. This isn't a "bent outta shape" thread. I've just seen some pretty angry people, going way overboard over a dang video game, re: twitch rage compilation videos and countless rant threads on here, Lmao)
All that being said, I definitely reminisce about the old stuff I loved, quite often! I'll find myself in matches all the time, where a situation occurs and reminds me of an old feature, or old POI or rotation pathway or something like that, and I get a little warm feeling in muh belly.
TL;DR I miss some stuff (POI's, balancing changes etc.), but don't miss other stuff (other POI's, other balancing changes etc.). Still have fun playing Apex with my buddies. Not so much, when solo
For me, the first couple seasons were actually the least fun. Not really because of gameplay, but because none of my friends migrated to Apex until around season 4. I was also absolutely trash at the game, trying to figure out the in's and out's of the movement and shields and whatnot, and BR in general. I had dabbled a little bit in PUBG before Apex, but this was definitely the first BR that I really dove into, so I got destroyed a LOT, even with a couple decades of FPS experience!! I spent a lot of matches hiding from people, because I wasn't confident in my gunfighting skills and movement and whatnot. These days though, I'm out there looking for fights, and pulling some pretty crazy movement plays (as crazy as console can be).
I think my peak fun, would have been maybe seasons 4-8/9 or so? I'd have to go back and see what was going on during those seasons, but that sounds right to me. That is when my two good friends played with me on a daily basis, and we had a blast! Then they went to Warzone (I refuse) for a few seasons, and now I get them on Apex fairly frequently again (they've uninstalled CoD countless times lmao), so the fun factor has increased again in the last couple seasons, for me.
I don't really pay attention to the cosmetics and store and whatnot. I'll take a gander to see what's there, but I rarely spend money on in-game stuff. I feel like the pushiness for cosmetics in video games these days, is mostly geared for streamers and kids that are spending their parents money, Lol! Heck, I think the last time I paid for the Battle Pass on here, was season 2. I roll my coin rewards forward, to get the BP for free each season. I've basically gotten 12 Battle Passes for $10 total, so far XD
I will definitely admit, that I have been fortunate enough to NOT have to deal with a lot of the issues that I have seen others dealing with, so that definitely contributes to my fun factor. If I had to deal with constant issues like I see others dealing with, I'd have stopped playing a long time ago. I stopped playing the CoD franchise years ago because it simply stopped being fun at all, and haven't regretted it once. I play video games for fun. I used to play competitively, a long time ago, but I just don't care enough anymore. I have enough crap to deal with in real life, I don't have time to get bent out of shape over a video game, especially a free one. (Definitely not directing that at you. This isn't a "bent outta shape" thread. I've just seen some pretty angry people, going way overboard over a dang video game, re: twitch rage compilation videos and countless rant threads on here, Lmao)
All that being said, I definitely reminisce about the old stuff I loved, quite often! I'll find myself in matches all the time, where a situation occurs and reminds me of an old feature, or old POI or rotation pathway or something like that, and I get a little warm feeling in muh belly.
TL;DR I miss some stuff (POI's, balancing changes etc.), but don't miss other stuff (other POI's, other balancing changes etc.). Still have fun playing Apex with my buddies. Not so much, when solo
@dSKyNafinchinSame here, peak apex was seasons 5-9 to me. Played a lot of arenas too in season 9. Now I don't even want to touch that mode.
Not sure if I'm reaching my end with apex but I've been playing less and less each season. I'm not mad at the game nor Respawn but more of I don't really care about the game or not as much as before. I'm now at the point of I like talking about the game more than actually playing it. Hope the new map brings that excitement back. BR fatigue is definitely kicking but gun run gave me hope.
- @Cheese9Man BR fatigue is a fantastic term. I love a lot of different game genres, but I can't just play the same thing over and over. I'm almost always down to hop on some Apex, but sometimes I'm just tired of BR in general, so I take a break for a day or two, and then I actually feel like playing BR again. That's one reason I enjoy the LTM's so much. Even if they aren't the best mode, I can get a break from BR, but still be on Apex.
Also definitely looking forward to the new map. It looks like I am going to enjoy it, based on the photos and the one video I've seen. Won't know until I can actually play on it though. I really liked Storm Point (or Storm Front or whatever) when it first came out, but it's gotten to the point where I usually just avoid the map when it's the current one. I'll hit up ranked or whatever mode is NOT on Storm Point. Not really sure what changed my opinion of it, other than time and games played Season 2 Battle Charge, disruptor on the alt. thing was crazy scary, I would literally run away at the sound of those rounds lolol, same could be said about the longbow skull piercer!
Season 3 Meltdown, anvil, so damn scary!
Oh and who can forget single fire havoc, such a fun gun, and that sound, yet they took it away, no clue why!
- @Gabrielmojo26 Season 3 charge rifle was one of the most busted guns in the game. LOL.
Select fire havoc and anvil flatline and R301 were removed to separate the assault rifle class more with the once newly made gun class, the marksman. Well that's the reason they gave AFAIK.- @Cheese9Man Single fire havoc was so fun. And the noise it made!
- @Gabrielmojo26 Disruptor is probably my favorite thing that is no longer in the game!! Like you said, it sounded CRAZY!!! Absolutely loved that thing. Didn't matter if I had an Alt or an RE. Personally, I still wish they would have just reduced the multiplier against shields, instead of removing it altogether.
I'm glad the Skullpiercer came back!
@Cheese9Man I didn't know that at the time, but it makes complete sense. I loved the Anvil on both Flatty/301, but I honestly haven't missed it a whole lot, since I tend to use a marksman rifle if I want to reach out and touch somebody. I tend to keep my fights mid range and under though, because I'm terrible at sniping on here. I can get kills with a Scout all day, but slap a Longbow or any sniper in my hands, and I'm only cracking shields. I sucked with the single-fire Havoc, too- @dSKyNafinchin I used to be trash with snipers as well, then I took a different angle on it. I now use the sentinel close range, it just slaps them in the face with 70 dmg and it’s hilarious!
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