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Qbay600
Seasoned Newcomer
8 months ago

Frequent occurrence of inactive teammates (bot accounts) in Wildcard matches

(I rewrote it with new information and submitted it again)

Hello Apex Legends Community,

Over the past month or more, in Wildcard matches, I have frequently encountered teammates who:

-Earlier in August, usernames were mostly one- or two-digit numbers; over time, combinations of two English words or English words with four-digit numbers became more common. Usernames do not include underscores or other symbols. 

-Use default starting skins or are characters Bangalore, Bloodhound, or Lifeline. Occasionally, there were also Wraith and Pathfinder. 

-Are all confirmed to be PC accounts. 

-Do not move at all after landing. They may perform automatic messages, take damage, get knocked down, or be respawned, but remain stationary at the landing location.

Appearance Situation: 

-This happens very often on the Japan server, and has occurred a few times on the Singapore server. -Previously more common in early morning hours, now even around 0–1 am when player numbers are high. Just a few hours ago, just after 20:00 Japan time, I saw them appear not only on my team, but also on the enemy team. 

-Worst case: both other members of my trio were completely inactive (occurred three times in one night). 

-I play on PS4 with cross-play enabled.

I report each inactive teammate individually using the in-game reporting system, but the frequency and scale suggest that these accounts may be systemically placed. While it would at least be meaningful if BOT players performed minimal activity similar to Bot Royale, having two completely inactive teammates in a trio match makes the game entirely unplayable and unenjoyable.

Has anyone else noticed this ? I hope sharing this here can raise awareness and encourage Respawn to take action to improve this issue.

I recorded a small portion of the many "immobile BOT players" I encountered from late August through last night and uploaded it to YouTube at the link below. I hope you will give it a try and watch.

Thank you for reading!

[CM - Edit to remove link]

2 Replies

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    15 days ago

    Hey Qbay600​,

    Thanks for making sure this is on our radar, and for reporting when you get the chance. That can help update our various detection systems to better catch these types of accounts in the future.

    This certainly doesn't make things more enjoyable in-game. While these accounts are typically removed and banned very quickly after coming to our attention - whether through reports or our own detection - addressing them in the long-term is an ongoing process and one we continue to improve. Thanks for the reports and for hanging in there in the meantime.

  • owen3h's avatar
    owen3h
    Rising Traveler
    16 days ago

    yep. they just look straight ahead and act like they are on 1:1 sens. games gone to **bleep**

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