SBMM is SO broken
SBMM in Apex is terrible. I'm a mid casual player. How am I constantly being put in lobbies with 3 stack preds. Fix your algorithm EA! I've played since first season off and on, and I love the game, ...
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There were times when the average number of people on Steam alone was 200-250 thousand (for comparison, now it's 94 thousand). At that time, we had to think about making good changes for MM, because there were enough players to do it. The problem with MM is nothing new from the last few seasons. After all, the problem with MM has been plaguing players practically since the game's release.
Of course, Respawn slept through it and now we have what we have.
Respawn was therefore aware of what players have the biggest problem with. For 24 seasons, everyone knows that the biggest problem is MM and the problem with cheaters. Instead of dealing with these issues, they prefer to invest their time and money in cosmetics and crazy legend reworks that ruin the whole atmosphere of this game (as for the second one, it was especially visible during season 23 and 24). Now you play what Respawn tells you to play. You can't have your main that you want to work on to get even better results. You have to play a character that gives you a huge advantage over others for the next 90 days. That's the truth.
Due to low TTK and Ash rework games usually end by 3 rings. Respawn already ruined this game. There is no tactic except "push them mindlessly and end the fight in 3 seconds". That's Apex Legends now. There are no smart moves, no other tactics. If you don't kill a squad in a few seconds, you'll soon have 5 more on your back and around you who will also kill you in 3 seconds.
3 seconds?!? Dam, I would love to be able to hold out for 3 solid seconds. When you have full health and 50 shield - Its not even a full second now with this TTK.
I played some WW11 team death match this weekend for a while - went straight to Apex after and I found when you have full health and 50 shield, you die almost in the exact time you do in WW11. It was shocking to go from one right to the other to really see what our so called Battle Royal has turned into.
Needless to say, I went back to WW11 because the waiting time to reload into an Apex match, just isn't worth it when dying so quickly. Every weapon is now a one clip. Not having any fun at the moment.
I think it would be a great idea to introduce 3 respawn tokens from the trios-three strikes to the standard BR. So, if you mess up on the drop you can still continue to play and there's no need to be bored and wait for the new lobby for the next 2-4 minutes. Also, this rule, when a squad dies only after the last player is dead, and when downed people are indestructible - made a huge job to shape the game in a better direction. Players still play being downed. Almost no one quit the match, which was basically not possible for a standard BR. People keep playing, retaining the feeling of "flow". Being in the state of flow is much more fun and satisfying for a human brain than being constantly distracted by failure and "pauses in the flow" when we die and should start to search for a new lobby. That's why BR in this standard form actually s*cks in comparison to games where you have constant respawn and keep playing.
If they want to maintain this TTK, they should also think about reworking the game loading to the moment it starts.
Sometimes the game loading itself ("waiting for players 59/60") takes a minute... Add to that the legend selection, etc.
If games are going to end so quickly - they should think about a much faster game loading time, so that a new match can be started faster...
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