By special request from here once again my German text in English:
And now in German (I know you can do it).
Your quote from the article is from 2017, which only means that at that time this patent mechanic was not in use (at Activision).
Some time has passed since then and in principle it is possible that this mechanic has been in use since 2018. Unfortunately, nobody knows because nobody can prove it.
If there is a patent on something, there is practically always the possibility for others to buy the rights of use for a license fee.
Yes, EA is not Activision. Perhaps EA is much worse than Activision because EA has fewer scruples about such things than Activision.
I was just making a point here because this mechanic would explain a lot about Apex:
- The feeling of less SBMM and more EOMM
- The many complaints on the forums that Master and Predetor players are poaching lower ranks
- The many complaints in the forum that your teammates are bots or complete beginners
- The feeling that every second player is a cheater (the cheater problem may not be that big, but master/pred players in disguise are mistaken for cheaters)
- There were complaints in the forum that the new skins are now nothing special, but have been recolored as copy'n paste
- The constant complaints that matchmaking needs to be improved and the lack of understanding that nothing is happening in this direction. Maybe nothing needs to be improved, but maybe Activision's patent mechanic is just mercilessly leveraging the supi-dupi matchmaking and leading to more complaints in the forum.
I'm sure I've forgotten something else.
On the whole, though, I think the assumption that EA built this mechanic into Apex is understandable, as it could explain a lot of bad perceptions and feelings in Apex.
And again, it's just a thought/assumption, as I can't prove that this mechanic is in use anywhere in general, nor is it in use in Apex specifically.
By the way: your way of dealing with critics, making them untrustworthy or otherwise shutting them up is not good for the discussion culture in the forum. I have already noticed how other Hero/Champion members have been responded to in a somewhat unfriendly manner and with reservations. It was assumed that the Hero/Champion members had to answer pro-EA because they were supposedly on EA's payroll.
You can think what you want now for all I care. It would just be nice if you could do (even) more to ensure that the many complaints of dissatisfied players are finally heard, because otherwise they'll do more and more of what I've already done: look for another shooter!
Note: The English text was created with the help of an online translation service.
