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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@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.
- @Zkepz Or simply go to cover and reset. That is always and option. It is not like Call of Duty, everyone has 1 bullet health and no abilities. Use it not only to be aggressive but also to outplay the opponent.
Heya @hunter_sarath,
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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.
- @Zkepz i heard the armor break twice with one mag, not even a pause in shooting, two breaks, hes still standing, to argue something is disingenuous at this point... he was half dead with the havoc and just an unextended mag from a 301 can down with 3 shots to spare... i hit this guy so cleanly it rivals some of my best kills, but because he memorized pushing buttons he gets to wear two sets of armor at one time... if he had rounded a corner to swap i might understand, but when im lazering him and he cracks twice in a second and is still standing you are just dishonest to say thats fair...
I have to agree with @NickBeam27 here. I’ve been practicing this for months now and successfully swapping from multiple boxes and getting a squad wipe is one of the most adrenaline inducing and satisfying things in the game. Just one of the skills that we have to learn. Imagine the backlash of “Respawn dumbing-down the game more and making it a Casual game” if they remove shield swapping. 🙂
- @NickBeam27 then explain to me why a battery takes a whole 5 seconds to go off and if you stop a half second early it doesnt work. why should i wait for a battery? by your logic it should just happen instantly. why should i have to wait to reload? or wait for a tactical to recharge? why shouldnt we just have unlimited tacticals? you cant logic how bypassing one form of balance, like patch time, is acceptable, but not allowing people to bypass tactical cooldown... all of these things exist for a reason, this is just one thing that got overlooked.
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