Some of you know him, he's part of TSM 5 times back to back Champ. When rank split started last Tuesday, every streamers woke up early and grinding to Pred, including Lulu who grind for 30 hours straight ! MAC grinded when season-6 started to be first top 3 pred but this time, he played Valorant all day and never touch Apex even when Hal & Reps grind rank, they used to rank together so I'm suspicious.My suspecious turn out to be true : He decided to quit competitive Apex and free himself as content creator: https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srdu6pHe feels Apex is dying and he doesn't want to die with it !He explain his main reason here (skip to 16:00) : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/758442059The server performance, LAG, especially during competitive gaming is totally un-acceptable....(He knows...it's Google/Amazon server)He said it's not forever goodbye, he might come back if things improving....But unless Respawn shift their focus back and invest resources to fundamental and great content, instead of money printing, I don't see it's happening.I would like to hear your guys opinions...floor is open.

@apostolateofDOOM wrote:@asukojo''unless Respawn shift their focus back and invest resources to fundamental and great content, instead of money printing''Not gonna happen with TF3 in the works. RIP.Well I’d rather they shift their main focus on providing a better TF3 experience than maintaining their equilibrium of Apex with more resources going towards this game, cause frankly the TF games are (at least for me) more enjoyable than Apex and besides that, if TF3 doesn’t deliver like it’s predecessors whether it be commercially or critically (with commercially being better for EA since it’s a company and companies need their products to sell obviously... but it’s EA... so nuff said xD), it might be the end for TF series, whereas Apex can continue on...

@Koochi-Q I think given the past 12 months it's the best thing for them to do now but seeing how Apex has evolved (actually the opposite as that would imply it developed) i'm puzzled as to what they're planning with their 10 year road map and the new studio in vancouver dedicated to Apex..Surely you would string Apex along and milk it as long as possible while dedicating resources to a new release? I think they're either currently lying or trying to get their cake and eat it, which they will, but us as players will ultimately get the short straw on both titles.

Who quit? Is what i see. The best players in the world could quit and i could care less. I play this game for me my entertainment. Not to worry what others are quitting for. To base your own personal opinion on a game because a streamer does this or says this is weird imo. Do we not make our own choices are we not leaders no more instead followers? Do what makes you happy not what streamer bob is doing.

@E9ine_AC You... well ‘we’ live in different times. It used to be all about ‘me. Me. Me’ but nowadays thats not true in the most honest sense. Now it’s ‘me... in the eyes of them’.Example being social media. Nobody makes a social media account without having the intent of getting followers. One’s worth on social media is based on the amount of followers or important ppl following that person and not how happy one is just posting.Times were simpler back when... but at least ppl have a choice, life the way they want or live the way they think they want. Most ppl born after 2000 tho are brainwashed into the 2nd option tho...Oldtimers rule!

"Figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has. Use that Freedom" - Jean RasczakJust because he's burnt out doesn't mean I am! Yet..Dude played an insane amount of Apex daily for a long time, and a change can be refreshing.

TSM_Albralelie QUIT Apex | EA Forums

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DaleWWilson95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@asukojo imo these people have there communitys no matter the game they play, in the future being associated with 1 game damages there overall growth and profile there are better games then apex competition wise with same if not higher price pools, i just think they feel there voices are not being heard anymore so threaten to move on imo
NaRnIaaa
5 years ago
@asukojo"every streamers woke up early and grinding to Pred, including Lulu who grind for 30 hours straight !" just to get a charm+badge? wow, worth
hayhor
Hero
5 years ago
@asukojo

The 2nd link didnt work for me. Says VOD unavailable. I read the other tho.

I say good for him, if as he says he was becoming toxic on stream. It would be a horrible thing to end up hating your livelihood, especially when it is gaming. I have no idea how streamers do what they do as I cant play for more than a few hours without needing a break.

Is he playing this weekends tourney? Who is replacing him?

Personally I played for 4 hours this morning. I still enjoy this game immensely but really wish they'd fix the sound. Generally my connection is good.
DaleWWilson95
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@asukojo Apex opened up so many opportunities for these people to turn theres back on them now would be stupid..
hayhor
Hero
5 years ago
@asukojo Looking at this again, it may not have been his choice. You will notice he didnt shootout Hal in the message.
asukojo
5 years ago
@hayhor snip3down replaced him : https://estnn.com/apex-legends-tsm-sign-snip3down-and-gdolphin-while-albralelie-retires/
He was with Rouge, they won few competition with him, controller player, good player as well, easy replacement.
KelRiever
5 years ago
If you are looking to pro-players for outside confirmation whether you should personally be playing something or not, I think that's a mistake. And I think it's not useful whatsoever to try to use pros quitting as some sort of convincing tool about being right if something is 'dying' or not.
If you are looking at a game yourself, however, and it isn't bringing you that much enjoyment, I'd think you wouldn't need either that much convincing or anyone outside of you, pro or not, to decide it's not for you. And maybe that it's not even that great a game.
Now, personally, I think there's a lot of good about Apex as a battle royale game. Right now, personally, though, I feel like Respawn's focus is wrong in so many ways. And this is a season I'm on the fence about...I didn't buy the BP yet, I couldn't care less about ranked because it sucks right now, and that Respawn can't get their head around the core way their own game works, and because of it they need a new map, it just willfully ignorant.
Freemium format probably has a lot to do with it, and maybe squeezing out a profit margin with super inflated prices. I get the sense Respawn has the misguided thought of only wanting to keep a certain player base that will constantly pay money and put up with whatever they do. Which is * backward marketing mentality.
Don't really care because ultimately it's all excuses. I either like what they are doing enough or dump them. And yeah, I can see that they are pretty close to being dumped as much as I love them. Still playing every day, but every day it's getting more monotonous, and the trash versus good games grows higher in ratio. So....Respawn knows what to do, the question is if they want to do it or not.
asukojo
5 years ago
@hayhor I updated the link above.
The fact he didn't mentioned Hal stirred a lot of controversy, seems there's bad blood during the separation.
apostolateofDOO
5 years ago
@asukojo ''unless Respawn shift their focus back and invest resources to fundamental and great content, instead of money printing''

Not gonna happen with TF3 in the works. RIP.
Renegade_Prime8
5 years ago
@DaleWWilson95 You know (no offense here) but I hate it when people say "ah this game made you" "ah he's turning his back on it" "ah it gave him so many opportunities" yes true, but never ever forget for them this is not a fun to play and getting paid thing, it becomes a job and after a time some people burn out because of various reasons, some people can take it longer some can't if a game or job is affecting you mentally or you feel uncomfortable with it for a long time for whatever reason you need to move on, not to mention this applies for every job, a lot of jobs will give you opportunities still after a time you will move on.

You are just too young and keep repeating what others say