Shield swapping in combat is cheating.
I have a really simple fix, it takes 5 seconds to pop a battery, so if you take damage within 10 seconds, the time it takes to use a phoenix kit, then it must take 5 seconds to pick up armor off the ...
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Armor swap is an aquired skill, its a risky thing as is - ye its frustrating when the enemy does it better then you because you got outplayed but that goes for anything they outplay you with. Just practice this with a bud in shooting range, keep working on eachother and keep armor swapping until one of you die because theyre not swapping fast enough. Will help you start thinking about it in your games, but picking one from a deathbox is serious skill during combat and high risk move, what is not fair is the armor swap macros out there however...
@Zkepz also, i didnt know you could have death boxes in shooting range, thanks for informing me...
i clearly won that fight, but if mechanics abuse is acceptable, then i suppose you have no problem with Ddos... thats just a mechanic...
DDOS is active denial of service attack, which is considered hacking and a proper crime in most countries. Armor swap is a part of the game, you can even prep a defense area by carrying armor swaps and putting them on the floor instead of in deathboxes for more efficient access when fighting over the room/area, its a part of the game, DDOS needs external hardware, external software and a particularly evil dude pressing the go button. I would be just as irritated as you loosing that fight as mechanically you won even if he won the fight, but I suggest you learn from this and steal that swap first!
There is no need to be calling @Zkepz names here.
Shield swapping is a learned skill and can be very useful. It is not cheating no matter how you feel about it.
If Macros are used to assist shield swapping, the use of the macro is the cheat not the swap in and of itself.
I understand that you think you should have won that battle but you seem to have been just a little outplayed there.
When I get the chance and find a good defensive position where I can set out a few shields to swap with I will. This can save having to take the time to use cells and batts and is crucial in some situations in order to win the fight or game. It is not cheating but rather forward thinking, prepping the battlefield and playing smart.
I am not the greatest Apex player by a long shot, but I practiced a lot slide jumping over top of a death box and quickly looking at the box in mid air and now as a result I am able to grab one item before my legend lands. Its really hard, but with practice you can do it.
But swapping a shield out of a death box is no different than grabbing a gun out of a death box or ammo. Why would it be cheating to shield swap but not take anything else?
By your logic, nobody should be able to take anything out of any death box found lying around the map.
@NickBeam27 wrote:I am not the greatest Apex player by a long shot, but I practiced a lot slide jumping over top of a death box and quickly looking at the box in mid air and now as a result I am able to grab one item before my legend lands. Its really hard, but with practice you can do it.
But swapping a shield out of a death box is no different than grabbing a gun out of a death box or ammo. Why would it be cheating to shield swap but not take anything else?
By your logic, nobody should be able to take anything out of any death box found lying around the map.
Exactly you can die to more the armor swaps, also getting ammo (I do this loads because I happen to be out in fights in the start so I have to "ammoswap") during fights. And just a general observation, the guy you fought with had a bunch of headshots on you, that indicates a very proficient player and you can expect armor swaps from these any day.
@AnnoyingChimp wrote:
@Zkepzalso, i didnt know you could have death boxes in shooting range, thanks for informing me...There are armors on the ground, and without practicing with a bud trying to end you you will instintly run past one in a game and try heal instead. I did this alll the time before we started tearing echother new ones in the shooting range around the armors to get this into hour heads.
Edit: Im not saying get good, im giving advice. Armor swap wont dissapear and in general when playing you will gradually improve and at some point in time you meet people who are used to armor swapping, its an interesting experience and bad for your bloodpreasure, but at some point in time if you keep improving you will be the one someone rage at aswell. 😉
Hahaha, I have quick shield swapped a bunch of times where I also grabbed an empty shield and was downed immediately lol. You definitely take a chance.
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