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warscorpion824
3 years ago

Tap Strafing for Consoles too?

I think tap strafing is such a unique movement mechanic that keeps a fight entertained. Tap strafing is possible on Controller, but here’s the catch ONLY on PC. If you play controller on console such...
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pandareno1999
Hero+
3 years ago
@Redmattgame Unless you specifically queue up with a PC player, "cross play" on console means Playstation, Xbox, and Switch. There are no PC players in your console cross-play lobbies.
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Kyldenar
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@pandareno1999 Again, this is wrong.

I am a PC player, and I have Playstation, X-Box, and PC players in my lobbies/teams all the time. And I do not usually partner up unless @reconzero is on.
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    hayhor
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @Kyldenar It isn't wrong. You as a PC player will see console players because they team up with a PC player and get placed in PC lobbies. PC people cannot control who they are with.
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    pandareno1999
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    3 years ago

    @Kyldenar If you see console players in you teams, that means that they are queued up together with your other random, who plays on PC.

    I'm going to outline once again. There exist three types of queues in Apex:

    1) Console cross play queue. Playstation, xbox, and Switch play together.

    2) PC queue - PC players and any console players who are specifically partied up with said PC players play together.

    3) Console "cross play off." These lobbies are essentially theoretical.  They may as well not exist, because no one on console turns off crossplay. Those who do sit in an endless queue waiting for nobody.  Actually, there is one exception - apparently there are enough Switch players in Japan who turn off crossplay and can get a Switch-only lobby.

    There is never a case where PC players are queued into console lobbies, and there is never a case where a solo queue console player ends up in PC lobbies. The only exceptions to this are when some PC players exploit a particular MM glitch to get into console lobbies.  This occurs in ranked from time to time, and we know about this when their bans are announced. There are also sometimes visual glitches where a player may show the incorrect icon on their banner. We saw this en masse when Gun Run debuted.

    This is explicitly and officially how MM works in Apex. If someone wants to continue to dispute this, then feel free to include video proof if you would like to do so.  Otherwise you are just spreading misinformation.

    • XxColdFangxX's avatar
      XxColdFangxX
      3 years ago
      @pandareno1999 Which is the console for the TV screen and controller image I sometimes see? I always thought that was a pc player playing on controller.
      • Cheese9Man's avatar
        Cheese9Man
        3 years ago

        @XxColdFangxX 

        If you’re on PC:

        The icon with a screen/monitor is a PC player either using MnK or controller. You can’t distinguish the two just by the icons. You can easily spot controller players on PC if you spectate them while they loot.

        All the players with a controller icon is a console player. Again, this should not be confused with controller players playing on PC since they still have the PC icon in their banner.

        If you’re on Playstation:

        You can see other players on playstation since they have the PS icon. If it’s a controller, it means either an xbox or switch player. 

        If you’re on Xbox or Switch:

        The same with playstation. You can see the icon of other players with the same console. Cross play with other consoles will show a controller.

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