The most significant handicap I see: Playing without a mic
The amount of people playing ranked with no mic is borderline astounding. Sometimes I will solo queue in Diamond lobbies and it’s very common to see people playing without a mic. This almost always results in a loss.
I absolutely expect this in pubs. But no mic in high level ranked? This is an absolute detriment to the people who want to communicate to win.
I’ve played Apex almost everyday since week 3. Without question, it is the worst solo queue experience of any online shooter I’ve ever played. And trust me, I’m old as hell (36); I can’t tell you how many FPS hours I have logged over the years.
I do not use a mic. Like many others. But I do not think that's even the issue. The thing is, many people just do not even bother to use the ping system. I can't tell you how many times I lost fights because I assumed my teammate was beside me (I was busy looking at an area for enemies incoming) only to realize he was like 150 meters away once I was downed. Like come on, what happened? You were next to me like 15 seconds prior!
They did not even bother to tell me "look, I go over there" beforehand, with the ping system. I certainly would have followed them.
I also have a big TV, so that doesn't help either. I can't keep my eyes everywhere on the screen at once.
