Ya’ll need to stop lying about pubs getting sweatier and hotdropping is not a thing. /s
For me, it was like somebody flipped a switch over the holiday weekend here in the US. Lots of kids are now off school and it is about that time when everyone gets hard stuck in Ranked so they just give up on it and play pubs instead.
I am average at best and have had a decent start to the season in pubs with all the better players grinding ranked early. In the last 2 days, I've seen a bunch of what Cheese posted and am back to getting melted in milliseconds like previous seasons.
I personally blame Apex's trash SBMM for not being able to handle the influx of players properly.
Honestly, I was really enjoying having some success early and feeling like I was getting better but that must have been a fantasy. Now I'm back to feeling like a failure, hating myself and walking the line between just not playing for a few weeks and rage quitting and uninstalling. 🤣
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It’s crazy that those pics are pubs lol.
If they are going to force people to play in these high MMR pubs, they need to reward players for it.
Being an above average player and playing in an above average MMR lobby is NOT the same as being a below average player and playing in a below average MMR lobby.
High MMR lobbies are stressful (one mistake means you die). When there is no significant reward for that, it devalues the entire experience.
I think the point about casuals spending the most money in the game…which is accurate in total, though pros and streamers probably spend more per person on average, is that if you design your game to satisfy a minority, it is a bad business model.
This is something I’ve been on about for a while at least. Pros and streamers might know the game very well but you can’t design a game around what satisfies them if it hurts the rest of the player base, because it is a fallacy that what is good for them is good for the game.
Ranked, far as I can tell in any game, does not serve as a ‘road to pro’. It’s a thing for regular gamers to enjoy and be more competitive with and there is a big difference. Healthy ranked participation is good for any game as much as fun casual game modes. Different appeals. Right now ranked seems to not be fun for a lot of people, and if pubs aren’t either, that’s bad.
Respawn knows the real stats. If I’m wrong and somehow the new ranked system is growing the game, then of course they should stick with it. I know it’s not a good idea to base the data on a few weeks of play either, but I’m sure it will be apparent to them before the split.
In the meantime, for me, yeah sorry I play in pubs now. It’s become far better. I don’t play as much either, but Apex can still appeal. Not in ranked for me right now though.
@Cheese9Man wrote:Ya’ll need to stop lying about pubs getting sweatier and hotdropping is not a thing. /s
Just a quick disclaimer though. I’m always in a pre-made squad made up of diamond level players. I just wish that we’re against diamond players and not 3 stacking masters but I get if there isn’t enough players to fill the lobby. Our pubs turn into the ALGS when my Masters level friend joins the game though.
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