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4 years ago

Will take a break from Apex again

My friends and I will take a break from Apex again (we usually take 1-2 week break before the new season starts) not because the game isn’t fun anymore but we reached plat already and would let the masters climb up to their ranks before grinding to diamond. I’ll still be in the forums though for better or worse.

Takeaways:

- I guess I’m one of the few people here but I actually am enjoying rank so much right now. While KC is still 3rd party legends, it is greatly improved especially with the removal of some of the jump towers and the better loot making things much easier. However, the faster ring actually promotes 3rd partying especially at the edges of the next ring. KC is now off the hate list when it comes to the maps (SP add more tunnels or jump towers please).

- Fragment and Skulltown is not the only cause of hotdropping since there are only 2 max squads who drop in Relic in rank. Removing fragment won’t solve the hotdrop issue. I’m still suggesting to have more than 2 drop ships for pubs. 

- The guns feel great and I don’t have any complaints other than L-Star needs a buff. That gun stinks right now. People are also using the G7 more rather than the wingman.

- I main Gibby but I’m switching to other legends from time to time like Caustic or Newcastle (yes all the thicc bois). As much as I would want to love Caustic, either he sucks right now or I do. I think it’s more on my end. I will gladly appreciate some Caustic tips. NC though is now a good alternative to Gibby. I can utilize his tactical effectively after 2 years of Gibby bubbles. The ult came in clutch for multiple end circles. 

- We only play 2-3 pub games per day just to finish the daily challenges so I don’t have much of an opinion on the state of pubs. But most of the time, pubs is sweatier than than rank and you would have this 3 stack masters/preds killing the whole lobby. 

-I don’t have any opinions on how good Vantage is because I don’t have freakin legend tokens since leveling up doesn’t give you rewards. LOL. All I’m gonna say is that she’ll be less annoying once people use her less and go back to their usual legend picks. 

- Taking a 1-2 week break from Apex again and would only play single player games most of the time. I’m loving this season so far and I hope most of you do as well. If you’re not enjoying Apex, I hope you’re enjoying other games or other hobbies.  

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  • @Cheese9Man

    You will be missed, though probably not by me personally since I'm pretty sure you're playing in lobbies well above my pay grade. But I'll miss the idea of you.

    Can't get behind you on the subject of the changes to King's. It's a push, and a hard one at that, to speed up a game which cannot be sped up without losing so much of the nuance and gameplay variation that makes battle royale different from every other kind of shooter. I'm sure the changes will be popular with the ADHD crowd, but I am not a fan. Delete jump towers or speed up the clock. Don't do both at once. It's too much. And it's surprising coming from a developer who is known to deal out change in pretty small doses, if at all.

    Vantage: So far I don't feel like she's over-powered or like I'm losing to Vantage squads in every match, but that too could simply be my scrub lobbies where kids don't understand how to use her effectively.

    Some people are suggesting that, thanks to her, the game has now been overtaken by a sniper meta. Again, could be a lobby thing because I'm not really seeing it, but if it is then I'd say it's about due considering the degree to which Respawn has previously tried to minimize mid- and long-range fighting. I guess because kids want to get all up in your face. ADHD.

    Anyhow, enjoy the single player world. Come back with your shield or on it, as somebody used to say.

  • congrats on reaching plat 

    i haven't touched rank at all because im too scared will ruined other random people that queued on my team because im playing apex on my old laptop 

  • @Cheese9ManIn S13 I took a bit of a break from Apex having reached only Level 60 on the Battle Pass & tbh I just couldn't be bothered to grind out the 40+ Levels & started playing other games like Dying Light 2,Horizon Forbidden West & Halo Infinite mostly.And so barely a week into S14 I feel pretty much the same way as I did as S13 I just don't think I'll be playing Apex a great deal this season & will just opt for playing other games instead.The re-introduction of Kings Canyon map & Skull Town is fine apart from certain changes ie storm closing in faster & removing several Jumptowers from the KC map was just unneccessary.The reintroduction of the 2 worst maps in rotation Worlds Edge (no changes whatsover) & Storm Point is like flogging a dead horse.Worlds Edge the sweatiest most hot-drop ridden map should either be blown up,gutted out & started again or just be confined to the graveyard for maps.Of the times I've attempted to play Apex to find either KC or SP are the current maps I've played Arenas instead that has no new maps for this season instead bringing back old ones like Overflow (groan).

  • @reconzero

    I agree with you that so far, she isn’t terribly problematic. But I admit we have to wait and see. It’s entirely possible she falls in the Valk group— that she doesn’t initially present at as too effective but ends up being complained about. This of course is VASTLY different than Horizon or Seer who were significantly game changing from day one.

    I’m also ok with a switch to a Sniper Meta. I think switching between a long range and a short range meta is ultimately a healthy way to appeal to different players and play styles.
  • @Cheese9Man What is this "ranked" you speak of?

    But yeah, feeling that. Matchmaking let me fight with and against my own skill for all of 3 days, and then has been just kicking my teeth since. Think I'm going to walk away till near the end of the season, just read the lore stories, and see if I can get enough tokens for next legend...
  • @Cheese9Man taking a break from ranked and enjoying it. I do arenas for the daily challenges,  so different legends daily, then a few pubs which can go good or bad, but I'm just there to have fun now, and I am enjoying discovering the new kc. 😃

  • @Cheese9Man Congrats on the Plat. I'm knocking on the door of gold. Can't say I quite feel the same about the map changes lol. Especially them removing a lot of the jump towers & increasing the speed/power of the 1st ring. Yeah Relic isn't giving off old Skulltown vibes at all but people are also spreading out across the map more. But because of the changes it still ends up being 4 or 5 squads near the end & not the 8 I was seeing last season.