Why is it so hard to get good teammates?
As the title says. Why? I literally just got out of a game with an octane, and while we did survive me-second to last circle, octane-last circle- it was not that fruitful of a game. We barely sto...
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@XxColdFangxX
I'm having a couple of thoughts about that scenario.
First thought: Did you have a third squadmate?
Second thought: Octane's strategy, while it failed in implementation, was not a fundamentally flawed concept. That said, you were a good guy to try and stick with him in what he was trying to do. That said, if it was a strategy you genuinely believed to be fundamentally flawed then your willingness to go there was misplaced. That said, without a third the odds were stacked against you anyway and it probably would not have mattered which plan you pursued. That said, the real question is "what is it you want from the match?" Is it experience in gun fights? Is it placement? Is it a win? The problem with a game as complex as this one is that so many players have radically different playstyles, and they're based largely on match goals, and those are based largely on personality. Which is why I will continue saying until I'm blue in the face, match me on playstyle rather than skill. It would make me much, much happier, and I suspect that a lot of other players would find the same thing.
Third thought: I know that "stick with your team" is the ultimate and only Apex mantra, but there is an entire skill set, of which most players know absolutely nothing, to soloing through the first 15 minutes of the match. Getting everything you need. Getting to the places you need to go in order to not be killed by the ring. Patiently waiting for the ring to push you and your squadmates back together. For what could be a successful match. If a win counts or a high placement counts as successful to you. If it's just experience in gun fights you want then you definitely don't need to wait out an 18 minute timer or learn any of the skills that will get you to 18 minutes in one piece. Food for thought.
@reconzero
this post was made like a year ago, I don't really recall all the detail of that specific match anymore, I believe we were in duos or our third dropped out as soon as the match started.
Frankly I was quite surprised to see that someone had commented on it, and the topic was still open.
Perhaps that kind of tactic could have been viable to a player using Octane, but when you are with a teammate who has a character that doesn't have those speed capabilities, I don't see how constantly rushing ahead is the appropriate option, maybe if you were playing by yourself, but not on a team.
I now honestly hate having octanes, wraiths, and now Lobas on my team now simply for how they are played.
The octanes and wraiths are usually the same in the super fast looting and moving on else where, not even bothering to ping, and next thing you know you're all by yourself.
The Loba's like to constantly ring toss away from you and very often, right into 1v3s where they get downed almost instantly.
I fail to see the logic behind this kind of game play style as it rarely doesn't lead to what happened in the past, and what still happens now.
In a well organized team who are communicating, these characters are usually considered to be what are called "entry-frag" characters. It's their job to go first and try to provide an initial advantage for your team, even if they perhaps go down. In this scenario, they are meant to use their abilities to get back out to avoid getting knocked when possible.
cause they are rare, like good server connection in Apex
Just finished my daily ranked session with my duo and man, did we get some choice randoms today. The last guy, we were wondering if he even had a headset on, and right after that he killed himself with his own knuckle cluster.
Fortunately I know the person who rents a room off me and introduced me to the game. He has a regular user he plays with every Tuesday and Thursday. The three of us never try hard to win every match. But with our combined tactics we manage to place in the top 5 all the time. Clubs are suppose to be a hook up for like minded players. However they are nothing more than a friend's list with a tag. I might join a club, if there was something other than a tag. If you are without contacts, you might need to find people through other media such as Discord groups, Reddit, etc..
There are a few nasty people who will cuss you out, others who act like children, and some actual children... but in the end, this is how the world works.
- @XxColdFangxX
I like to think, as I'm running away from my squadmates, that I'm giving them tough love. Learning to stay alive with a short squad is an artform, and so many people in this game will actually quit if they think you've abandoned them. They'll say it's because they're sure I'm going to get myself killed and why waste the rest of the match watching that happen, but the truth is: Depending on your squad at crucial moments is one thing. Depending on them to hold your **** all around the map for the entire duration of the match is another. That's a kind of dependence a lot of players would do well to break themselves of. It teaches you to look both ways before you cross the street. It makes you more aware of what's going on around you, it makes you more aware of exit strategies, and it gives you a much healthier respect for enemy bullets if you know there's no help close enough to bail you out of trouble. I know from experience it's very hard to do this in higher-skilled lobbies where tight squads will make you pay dearly for any deviation from the accepted meta, but lower down the ladder things are more forgiving. And more fun, imo.- @reconzero
Lol tough love. I like that concept but I highly doubt this is true beyond the hand holding bit for the other players that do it.
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