CONNECT PS4 APEX ACCOUNT TO PC

Hey @FlipFlapGetClap, when sharing feedback on AHQ please ensure that it is polite and constructive.

Darko 

@EA_DarkoAlthough FlipFlap's comments may not have been 'polite', they were 'constructive'. Other games have seen this as an important and necessary feature from the very introduction of their game on the market. This whole thread has shown how disappointing it is that  Apex and EA have purposefully used the lack of this feature as a way to force players to repurchase cosmetics and spend additional money gambling on loot with a new account. I was the second person to comment on this thread over 15 months ago and have seen 0 help from EA and absolutely 0 care from the game developers. It's really simple, this thread among countless others shows this is an important feature and the lack of it is pushing people away from the game. EA doesn't care at all, the only way to reach the ears of EA is $$$ or through a lawsuit. Aside from those two channels, expressing frustration through typical avenues like chat boards has no success when the person on the receiving end truly provides 0 answers in return. In fact, they do you one worse. They actually do impliment cross platform play, and then still refuse to let accounts unlock previously earned loot. Instead of fixing the problem, they exacerbate and it make it even more apparent that they dont care about the gamers and their happiness, just draining their wallets.

@EA_Darko many thanks for your reply to my comment. Please tell me which part of my constructive feedback you considered to be impolite. I am very much looking forward to hearing what you feel offended you.

You do realise that by requesting only this behaviour from your community you are essentially asking them to censor themselves, right?

What I said is true, I stand by it and you cannot deny it. You have not even provided this community with an explanation as to why progression is not available across platforms. I see over 11 pages of replies only scripted non-responses from you. Imagine how insulted your players feel. Then you have to pure audacity to request a certain style of feedback. I'm afraid you are living in a dream world my friend.

It is outrageous that while other developers like Epic and Activision have mastered cross platform gaming and progression from launch, there has been no fix to this issue from EA. This thread was started in 2019 and here we are in March 2021 with people asking the same question; feeling the same frustration. The overwhelming majority seems to be players who have switched from console to PC, like myself. One reason for making this switch is to invest further in a chosen game, breaking the limitations set by consoles, to play more and achieve more through the PC hardware. These is your hardcore fanbase and probably players who are paying customers with larger disposable incomes for gaming than casual console players. I am struggling to see why your company would not look to create a comfortable gaming environment for them. A happy customer is willing to spend more. This is basic retail yet it is something your games as a service model seems to completely ignore. The feeling when making a switch and realising all your hard work on a game and all your cosmetic items are lost is heartbreaking when you have invested considerable time into it. A lot of these cosmetic items are most likely no longer obtainable - so, as I'm sure is the goal, even if a player was to make further purchases they could not gain access to them again. How do you think this will affect the time and money they invest in your product moving forward?

EA is an enormous company with years experience and should know better and their players deserve better. The technology is available for this to be a reality. Instead of acting offended and avoiding the point of the thread by referring to forum T&Cs, why don't you provide us with an update on what plans there are for this to happen and when it will be available?

As I mentioned above, I am very much looking forward to your response.

@CallMeDeckstar pure facts my friend. Creating new frustration on top of existing frustration!!

@EA_Darko it is very disappointing (but not unexpected) to see you have chosen to ignore my follow up feedback plus @CallMeDeckstar's additional thoughts, after your initial prompt response to my first comment. I think this only serves to cement both yours and EA's disinterest in their player base. Thank you for proving my point but shame on you for your lack of engagement.

Hey @FlipFlapGetClap, when posting on AHQ to share feedback we ask that it be polite, constructive, and on point. Saying "this is a joke" is not polite or constructive and helps no one.

In relation to you last post, CMs are only human and it happens that we do in fact have time off. I was not in the last couple of days due to it being my weekend and as such, I was not posting or on AHQ during this time.

Cross-progression in APEX Legends has been discussed on a number of occasions, Respawn has repeatedly stated that they have plans for it but beyond that, there is no further info we can share in relation to this.

This was the last comment from Respawn in an interview: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/03/feature_panic_button_and_respawn_on_the_challenge_of_bringing_apex_legends_on_switch

Chad Grenier (Respawn): It is planned, but I think we’re a ways out from being able to offer that. I really want it as a gamer myself, so I hear what our fans are saying and I totally agree with them. We’re doing work to try to make that happen, it’s a complex challenge of multiple accounts existing for various users that we have to resolve or merge, there are legal and contractual things to navigate with purchasing on other platforms and having those carryover and also some technical challenges. So it’s not something we can just turn on, but we are working towards having it and the team is passionate about delivering it at some point.

Darko

@EA_Darko thanks for your reply.

It is a joke and it is the kind of feedback your company should expect until this issue is resolved. You cannot offer a model in which progression and cosmetics are at the forefront and then deny those aspects following a platform switch. I'm sorry but there would have been a point where a decision would have had to have been made to continue with cross-platform knowing that progression would not be transferrable and your company took that decision and now has to face the fallout.

I understand there must be difficulties but if you serve me a half cooked chicken it's still raw, no?

Your copy paste of Chad Grenier's comment which essentially translates to "maybe it will happen at some point" adds nothing but false hope.

EA, Please be polite. Also EA, come see our 2 Golden Poo awards for being the worst company and our Guinness World record for the most downvoted Reddit comment ever.

Hello,

It might be a taboo?, Just call Epic Games and ask for help. 

Regards,

No sadly not. Are you still playing Apex?