This Game Feels Unplayable
So, I went away from Apex for a few days. I was on a mini vacation and got to take a break from it for a little bit. But, holy crap, I come back to the game and I keep asking myself what happened to it. It feels unplayable.
Seriously, I don't know if the Chimp who operates the matchmaker split soda all over the control panel or what, but matchmaking feels non existent. I either get players on my team who have never played the game before, up against people multiple ranks higher than me or vice versa.
I'll give you an example. I was playing Arenas. The enemy team was really good, and so was our Wraith. But, whatever skill level they were, was way out of my and my other squad mate's league. I kid you not that I couldn't do anything. I peek out from cover for just a moment and I would lose all my shields and half my health. My squad mate was suffering a similar fate.
The wraith though? Playing like they live and breathe Apex. They ended the match with over a dozen kills, pretty much 1v3 the enemy team about every other round. The game even went into sudden death, and I think "we" won. But, it wasn't fun. Not for me and my teammate. It felt more like we were watching a movie than playing the game. It felt like the matchmaker just threw us into this high skill game, because it needed warm bodies to fill seats. And, of course, none of us could leave without getting a penalty. So, I just sat and watched the Wraith play for 12 mins or so. Absolutely ridiculous.
On the other hand, I got almost a reverse match a few games later. I was the one on (close to) equal footing with the enemy squad, but my teammates were playing like it was their first arena match ever. Sadly, I, unlike the Wraith, can't 1v3 almost every round, so we lost pretty quick.
Point is though, all this is ridiculous. Doesn't matter what server I try, what time of day, nothing. I feel like either the matchmaker "blesses" me with bronze newbie opponents and my team gets to kill them for free, or Im "cursed" to go up against high skill players that treat this game like a full time job and I get wrecked. Neither of which is fun.
Even the BR is messed up. I now usually only have one of two experiences there. Either I have a "drop and die" game or I go to a "quiet spot" and I'm Top 10, Top 5, Top 3 in like 5 minutes, because everyone is dead before the first ring even starts to close. At the point, it's just a matter if my team can beat the few remaining squads or not. But, it isn't fun. I've literally had microwave meals take longer than a game of Apex. Even the ones that aren't "drop and die".
I just... This sucks. I feel like there's no system to the matchmaking. I think I would have better odds winning the jackpot at a Vegas casino, than I would having an even decent "fair and balenced" match of Apex. You would think with things like cross play, matchmaking would be better. I mean, surely there's enough players playing this bloody game to give me/us matches that don't feel like (one sided) slaughters. Right?
All I can say is I'm happy my BP is almost done. From there, it's just worrying about prize trackers and Treasure Packs. Other than that, Ill be able to just ignore this bloody mess, until S10 starts. Should be fun...
