I really want Respawn to make a fortune on any other title but Apex Legends. I don't want to play a battle royale (nor do I want to play Arenas), and there are many others out there who don't too. Respawn, out of many companies in the games industry, or even the entertainment industry as a whole, are one of the best, for not enforcing excessive crunch or having ever abused any of their coworkers (and if there has been cases of abuse it's minimized more effectively than with other companies to my knowledge).
It's a shame the rest of the games industry can't keep up with the example Respawn has set with regards to how they run their company. It's also a shame that the entertainment industry also can't keep up with the level of diversity Respawn are deeply committed to (note streaming services' cancellations of shows that feature gay women in prominent positions like Warrior Nun). The only major fault Respawn has is associating with EA. I want better from this godforsaken industry as someone who is only really interested in just playing games, but not battle royale shooters.
@hayhorI like Fortnite for trying to make non-BR (namely Team Rumble and Creative) as equal to the integral experience as BR, but it was developed at the severe cost of workforce wellbeing. Meanwhile Apex forces people to play BR through the neglect of balancing Arenas and through the implementation of any other game mode as an LTM. Call of Duty makes non-BR now $70 but even if that were made free, it lacks the appeal and reputation people may want out of a game, especially owing to people's gripe about Call of Duty as a franchise as a whole.
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