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CAGOA34's avatar
4 years ago

To flex or not flex?

Pretty sure you guys have seen the thing round here lately, the eshehsshh or something going against the grain and saying don't share you things that you are proud of but I wonder out of you all will you choose to flex you 20 bomb or keep it to yourself?

I would for sure flex, I do like the other side argument though it's interesting to see the do not share with people side of it even if it is pretty rare since sharing our accomplishments (flexing?) with others is so normal nowadays.

30 Replies

  • hayhor's avatar
    hayhor
    Hero
    4 years ago

    @RockDokRockMost people drop hot thousands of times for this. It is a combination of some luck which could include a lesser lobby but the person also has to be skilled. Some cheat them tho.

  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @EA_Atic Achievement of one that is paved with a failure of many. That's the spirit and that's the message EA is successfully sending into the community.

    The idea to pitch for EA - make 20 kill and other "popular" badges actually available in the shop for say 100 USD - you get the money, players can share their achievement of either destroying bunch of lower-ranked players or giving away money to EA. Win win don't you think?
  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @RockDokRock google Apex account boosts or mention that in forums, discord servers - you will get your answer aka Sanat's little helpers quite fast.

    Some people just bluntly ask for the a boost, not sure how many succeed. But the ones who are ready to share some money do 100% of the time. One trustworthy source said to me once that the Predator account in BR costs 100 USD per split in USA, no guarantees of course how it will be earned and how long available. But you will get the trail and the badge.
  • E9ine_AC's avatar
    E9ine_AC
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @RockDokRockHow would that logic work when Hal and many other preds are placed in their matchmaking in pred lobbies of similar skill who can drop 10 kills a game?

  • @CAGOA34just to officially state my opinion here (in the topic probably tributed to me):

    20 bomb aka 20 kills in a game badge - what does it represent?!

    If your k/d is close to 20, then it shows how good you are.
    If your k/d is close to 10, then it shows that you are good and probably have a good team to respawn you regularly (or something like that)
    If your k/d is 5, probably one of those odd lucky moments
    If your k/d is sub 5, well then it is close to once in a lifetime moment for you, enjoy, it will never happen again

    Theories and numbers aside - do 20 kills in your max rank lobby, I will shake your hand, so far never seen it happen even when Predators enter Diamond lobbies, a hacker once did 17 kills with aimbot in Diamond lobby, 20...haven't seen.

    Any other 20 kill game is generated via hacks and/or huge skill gap between you and your team (who definitely gives you the kills, otherwise you would probably finish on 6-10 each instead 20 for you only).

    In most cases, unless it is hacks + nofill game, 20 kill badge shows to me that you as a player probably begged a team to leave kills for you as soon as you hit like 13/15 - sad case, shows how low people can go just to get a badge.

    Potentially you farmed kills, some find this an easier way to get the badge vs begging or hacking.

    Anything else... no, not really.

    When I see this badge, 4k badge, Master's badge in the game in my team I just know that at least one thing will happen:

    1. player will be arrogant as crazy expecting other team members to play "as good as him/her" seemingly ignoring the fact that they don't have those badges
    2. player will act like rambo, push every fight, die or set the team up for failure in winning the game just to gain his stats - google Russel Westbrook in NBA, read about him, you will get what I mean
    3. player will think him/her first and use the teammates as cannonball meat / lifeline (preferably you play one or Giby, so you can pick them up every time he gets knocked) as a favor they will take all the glory so you don't need to carry that burden

    20 bomb badge in nutshell - you got lucky, killed at least 10 people who had no clue how to play this game well, begged the team to give you kills or used them as decoys, you probably have messed up values and play this game as a single-player rather than BR/team game, that in my eyes make you as low person in real life as I am as a player for you in the game.

    Badges that I am proud of - squad did survive / did not get knocked / respawn 2 or more times in the game and any other that shows your IQ, teamwork, ability to play with 2 people and communicate clearly.

    p.s I have removed all badged and stats from all my legends and will never get those back even if I get 4k and 20 bomb.

  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @E9ine_AC 10 is not 20, it's actually 50% less. And they don't drop 10 bombs that often either.

    20 kills per team will give you 1st place in any lobby most of the time.
  • E9ine_AC's avatar
    E9ine_AC
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @EshshshssI mean i drop anywhere from 5-15 kills a game and a majority of the trails jumping out display diamonds masters and preds. I am playing a majority of the time against players of my skill levels and can do that. To say its a stretch for some its all about strategy. If you loot and slowly take your time yea there will be no kills if you grab ammo heals and push to the next meaning 5 seconds or so inside a box and gone to the next team you hear shooting. When it comes to these numbers there is no time to not keep pushing if some want to achieve these numbers. I full on W key everything I chase kills because it is fun for me. Also this is no flex just my experience and many others.

  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @E9ine_AC trails in my opinion are as overrated as badges - sure those are a bit more accurate especially if the trail is the recent one (can't be bothered to distinguish them, to be honest), at the same time the only conclusion I make seeing is:

    - Diamond = can be ignored, a person is just as good as I am
    - Masters = probably will push and a very high chance of hacking
    - Predator = will push like crazy, less chance of hacking by still, definitely not going into 3v3 with them with a bad team, with a good one no problem, I have gone and wiped a set predator squad with diamond randoms who just have a brain (very uncommon but happens).

    And as I said before 20 is not 5, 10, or 15 yet if you post your 20 badges from the appropriate lobby and especially if it will be not just a picture but the game demo, I will probably shake your hand and take my hat off, plus learn from your demo how to improve my gameplay.

    Looking forward to those posts rather than just random pictures that say exactly nothing about the game and your skill.
  • E9ine_AC's avatar
    E9ine_AC
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @EshshshssA simple google search of my name will display all kinds of screenshots of games I have had. The highest this season is 18. Honestly, there is no way to show to you they was earned in the appropriate lobby because no matter what would be shown still would have something to try and debunk it. So no matter what no one in this game earns their badges properly in your mind. I have my bad days i have my good days in the game. Some days im lucky to get 5 kills. The lobbies are what we are given we did not ask to be placed in any type of lobby we work with what we have. Either way though im guessing no one can ever prove or show you otherwise. =P I am not even the best at this game and can do it. I am nothing compared to Hal or Aceu or any other big name pro. I do however have 22k matches played and a lot of experience in the game to know movement techs which grant me those kills. 

  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @E9ine_ACtotal assumption and a clear sign of insult to what I wrote aka calling me a lier.
    Pointless to continue a discussion if we are on that level of mutual trust.

    As I said in my opinion worthy 20 kill game would contain one and one proof only that would answer all the questions, criticism = a demo.

    One that would show that you did not have too many easy kills e.g. 10 out of 20, or fragging some disconnected/afk ppl multiple times, did not beg for kills, were you played at your level lobbies = your current/previous split highest rank, did not use teammates as a decoy to farm kills or did not farm kills per se.

    I haven't watched pros like Hal or Aceu play much as I don't like showoff and people selling smoke and mirrors, yet when I did they did not manage to come even close to 20 kill game in Pred lobbies, as said before 20 kill game FOR THE TEAM's TOTAL would almost always land you 1st place and that is what I see in those streams when I watch them, no one there really goes crazy if they don't have KP before the last zone or do not finish on max KP (which is 6 btw not 20!) 3-8 kills/assists per game is plenty and pros at least understand that much.

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