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5 years ago

Season 6 Patch Notes discussion thread

Legends gather round, here are the patch notes for Season 6: Boosted! Peruse the detailed notes here and let us know what you think below! Don't forget to check out the Devstream too. 
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apostolateofDOO's avatar
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago

''There’s been a slight but noticeable increase in players in the higher tiers. Overall we are pleased with the distribution of players in this fashion and hope players are enjoying the climb through the Ranks every Season.''

So we basically have more master/predators compared to alt f4 season 3 which we noticed but find acceptable.

''The introduction of Master Tier has been a success''

Ignoring the majority of ranked players we find that forcing you to consistently play with the addition of ranked split to also keep engagement up is more of a priority to us than making ranks determined by skill not game time.

''Since the introduction of Ranked Leagues, one of the most persistent critiques we’ve had of the system is that players feel like they are often matched up against players far above their Rank. This experience can be very frustrating. Our data shows this doesn’t happen very often - for example, only 3% of matches for all Platinum players in Apex Legends have them going up against an Apex Predator.''

We have totally avoided friends being unable to play with more than one tier difference but matching you with golds at whatever rank YOU actually are. So best be playing with people of equivalent skill in premade because matchmaking will screw you. 

''This means that Ranked is not just for the pro players and content creators out there''

Yes you forgot to mention the unemployed that are abusing dashboarding still that take literally minutes to loot a box and instantly die making ranks a complete joke.

Guess i won't be playing it for another season and best not to fix it now otherwise i'll be destroying bronze lobbies. GG

Edit: Moved post as it's more relevant here.

CompleatBeet's avatar
CompleatBeet
5 years ago

Okay I have no idea on how to summarize the feedback of the patch notes so...

  • Why is Rampart so OP? She can have FIVE amped walls and THREE miniguns?? Yikes! Please nerf this before we get to KC and Charge Towers...
  • I'm neutral on the armour changes
  • Love the idea of Holo-Sprays: a creative take on sprays in other battle royale shooters but it fits Apex
  • Quests are returning! Wonder how Rampart will affect the already thick lore
  • I 100% disagree with letting BH and Crypto use survey beacons. It doesn't fit Bloodhound at all and takes away Path's one redeeming quality after the insane nerf to the grapple
  • Guess Zylbrad was right in his thumbnail: BH only gets buffs
  • The Crypto changes are neat, especially the drone instantly being able to use a respawn beacon. 
  • I really don't see how the Rev nerf will stop the terrifying combo of Wraith, Rev and Crypto. Just duo with Rev and Crypto and the strat is still OP as ever
  • The Octane "buff" is not good at all. Poor Octy will still be at the bottom of your tier lists, folks 😢
  • Loba's ultimate buff is welcome but I don't think it will fix her too much. The bracelet is still unusable on some spots on World's Edge. It's obviously immensely challenging to fix but at least do it periodically!
  • The pylon really needed to intercept gas traps. Good job
  • All of the loot changes get a nod of agreement from me
  • The sniper ammo buff will make the Longbow so much better
  • I feel the energy ammo nerf was unnecessary
  • Didn't Macro suggest the Choke changes in his weapon tier list? Or did the developers come up with that before? Anyway I agree with it
  • I've been wanting the Mozambique to get a 4 shot mag cap. It will slide into my C Tier and leave the poor P2020 in F Tier
  • There was really no confusion between care package weapons and fully-kitted weapons, but making care package guns heirloom tier makes them feel OP (if only heirloom shards were as common as care package guns)
  • The bug fixes are obviously great but I'm annoyed the Infinite Crypto EMP or Loba's hitbox have not been fixed. 

Yeah. That's my feedback on the patch notes, @EA_David. Feel free to document this somewhere and ensure it's added next patch. 🙂

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