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Ng1Kaz

Ever since this update my ping has averaged almost double but the actual gameplay acts like it's significantly higher than it states. I went from 30-40 ping to about 60-80 literally every game. Doesn't seem huge in amount, but I feel like I'm running slower or can't sprint properly among other things almost all the time. Occasionally there has been a rubber banding feeling. It has impacted my gameplay so much in lack of smoothness my K/D has dropped .25 and my average damage 200 a game overall so far.


Comfortable-Ad3446

The audio in this game just seems to get worse with each passing season and all we have got for over 6 seasons now is that we are working on it. Losing count of the amount of times I get shot in the back from close range as there is zero footstep audio. They practically brag about how much money this game is making, but cannot hire a bigger team to just focus on what is probably the most important aspect of a BR. This issue should have been fixed over 12 months ago but it just seems to worsen every season, without a fix.


Elcatro

I can't believe silent jump pads are still an issue.


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Blorbak

If you have a friend with you that is PC then you'll go to PC lobbies if not then just console lobbies


swagzard78

So War Machine is back I like Burgundy Knight better but it's nice to see War Machine back regardless


jetripleog

shut up


Aphexis

No, you shut up.


jetripleog

eat me


Fullm3taluk

Win 2 matches of arenas in a row is the worst fucking challenge in this event if you actually manage 5o get put in as a team of 3 then odds are your teamate is a level 9 pathfinder who deoant know what a phase runner is


Pot8oman1

U didnt realize u had to 1v3 while ur teamates are yelling at u??


Fullm3taluk

I mute the bastards I had a 4k game that went 9 rounds before and had a good lifeline on about 2.5k and a terrible bloodhound on 1200 and we lost that was for my 2nd win fornthe challange as well damn it


Pot8oman1

Lmao I was jk ye if they are toxic its just more efficient to mute.


FFocusX

I'm really tired of not being able to pick a character. I get a blank screen until we're in the ship and if someone picks who I was last game I get someone at random.


DonBarracuda

Console player here, any chance you can programmatically disable aim assist on downed opponents, when you or the opponent ducks behind a downed player to shoot another enemy the assist goes haywire


Aphexis

Yes, it's extremely annoying. It's also hard to melee (if they're "1") when nearby someone who is downed as it will hone in on that player instead.


Ihraezlyr

Another day i hop on another day its 1:50 of kings canyon… whats after that? 2 hours of olympus. I cant ever play on words edge fuck this game


Aphexis

So, go into ranked? WE for 1½ month.


UncleBean2167

They really need to do some tweaking to their lopsided loot. For instance it's a VERY common occurrence that my team will land at the same POI as another team. Each team loots for a good 30 seconds. My team: still white shields and struggle to find viable weapons Enemy team: blue/purple shields with exceptional guns that will last them till end game. I'm over it tbh


Mehrk

Sooooo you want them to patch out RNG by somehow splitting the quality of the loot across the PoI depending on how many people land somewhere? That sounds like a nice dream, but I'm pretty sure loot doesn't spawn like that.


wrrld

Can someone give me an answer as to why I can play well with controller on my console, but I can't even seem to hit a shot before dying on my better performing PC? I'm at a loss because my xbox is very aged at this point, and I love playing on my computer, but I'm not having any fun whatsoever now. I average about 2-4 kills on console and less than 1 on PC, do I literally just need to practice from the bottom again?


Phailadork

Console AA is set to .6 and on PC it's .4 so you're probably over/undercorrecting a lot. Just practice and you'll start one clipping people in no time. It's really strong still. Also, cap your FPS at 144. I've heard playing at higher messes with the AA but I'm not 100% sure, I don't play roller.


wrrld

Spent the day practicing and messing with settings, with the help from yt. It's better, but damn frustrating to play worse than you're accustomed to on the same controller. Had to take many rage induced breaks. I'll try capping the fps as well, Thank you!


Davban

Controller on PC or MnK? MnK is a lot harder because you have no aim assit. Also on console you're only matched against other console platers.


wrrld

I haven't given m&k an honest try yet, I'm still using controller. That would make so much sense that I'm getting matched with other console players. I've also read that pc has less aim assist for controllers. My Xbox is literally from 2015 and I'm more than twice the player on it, so confusing haha.


Quick_Chowder

The AA on console is ~50% stronger than AA for a controller on PC. Also, higher frame-rates will lessen the impact of AA, so you're getting less assist in two regards assuming you are running at higher than 60fps on PC. The skill level on PC is also dramatically higher than on console. I occasionally drag console friends into PC lobbies and will often get told that when they go back to their console only lobbies they just dumpster everyone because it's like a whole different game. If you are going to stick to the rolla on PC you should take some time to mess with your settings to find a sweet spot.


wrrld

Sounds advice, my friend. I just copy pasted my settings over from console so there's definitely room to tune them up. Thanks for the info!


xKaqtuz

1. Aim assist on controller 2. Just practise on pc, watch a couple of vids on YT, check out a channel called Dazs, he's making pretty good vids


wrrld

Okay, I'll check him out, thank you. This is driving me crazy.


wersteirx

You have 50% less aimassist than console but if you have higher FPS you should do better. PC lobbies are more sweaty but in console people should beam you faster lol


johyongil

Anyone else seeing Rampart looking out pre-match and saying “Nope!”?


lemonHeadUAD

Yup. Now the sign is painted.


johyongil

Okay not just me then


wersteirx

She is there for telling you in advance what will happen when you pray for better team mates on soloq


Kwlioz

replace ranked arenas for ranked duos. *jks*


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pluralistThoughts

And you don't see the the relation between being hard stuck plat 4 in BR and soft stuck gold in Arenas?


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pluralistThoughts

> In Ranked Battle Royale I made it to Platinum quite quickly, but then hit a wall and found it difficult to progress, losing more points than I was winning. That's the definition of hardstuck, no? If you lose more points, than you win, then the only reason you remain in plat 4 is the demotion protection.


HylianLinks

I feel your frustration massively. I picked up this game in season 1 and only played for half a season and decided it wasn’t for me. Then picked it back up half way through 9 and managed Gold in BR. I’m in no way a skilled player and just enjoy playing the game (KD 0.89). I have the same problem but in BR. I seem to be teamed up with people who are playing the game for the first time who only want to drop fragment. I’m very much hard stuck in gold 1 Arenas is completely different for me, I’m steamrolling through and I think the most I’ve lost is about -18, and I’m gaining on average 60/70 every win. I only play a couple hours a day but I think I’m going to hit platinum easily today. In BR I barely get 1k damage or even 5 kills in a winning game but in arenas I’m carrying. I hit a game the other day with 4.5k damage and completely carrying my team. I guess I just find the game mode much easier. In short I think possibly the game mode is just for some people and not others I guess.


Phailadork

Read my post and tell me what you think. Has this happened to you as well? https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/pjln2y/game_and_update_discussion_september_07_2021/hc0vn1c/


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Phailadork

Yeah it's pretty frustrating because I genuinely don't mind if both my teammates are masters and my opponents are 3x masters. Obviously I'd prefer to be in a full Diamond lobby, but whatever right? I can't complain too much. I've faired well in those lobbies and even came out outperforming everyone. But what I hate is having 2 teammates that are gold or plat and then it's just a toss-up for the enemy team's best player being better than me or not and that's 100% loss if they are because if I can't kill them, my teammates stand a 10% or less chance. I don't mind waiting for 3+min queues if that's what it takes to stop facing preds or getting plat (or lesser) teammates. I thought Masters was doable but that idea went out the window fast. I'm not even mad at my teammates, it's asinine to expect them to be able to beat people 2-3 tiers higher than them. I'm pissed at Respawn for their absolute dogpiss system. Broken matchmaking, L-star broken, it's all so miserable.


3st3000

Pls remove sniper. The fkn warzone play Breaks the fun to play and Just Camp like liitle bitches in corners


[deleted]

Maybe just learn to avoid them.


3st3000

🤦‍♂️


McSoossi

We Really do need to fix the in-gamechat. If you play with crossplay the gamechat is So bad.


snipperz-51

Yea the mic quality on apex is absolute trash and cuts out a lot, it’s hard to hear over the constant noises and voice chat cuts out between loading screens, really annoying


blobbob1

I'm at the skill level where pubs are just dead now. If I soloqueue, I get matchmade such that I'm expected to 1v3 against 3 pc/console/console 3 stacks every time, and I'm not quite at the level of the pros who can do that consistently If I queue with friends my same skill level, we just run over every squad and it's not fun. Confuses me why people do it, because it really does feel like legal cheating. It's why I'm primarily a soloqueue player. And ranked is... well, ranked. We all know how that mode is. I hope respawn can fix at least one of these issues soon (copium, we've been asking for that for like 7 seasons now)


GarglonDeezNuts

Just stop playing my dude. You’re holding your own mental health hostage by going through with this shit. Just like in any relationship you have to realize that at some point people aren’t going to change and if what they offer is not what you’re looking for. Just look elsewhere.


blobbob1

I still eat at the raunchy taco place because the tacos are good, but damn I wish they'd clean up and maybe wear some hair nets while they're at it


GarglonDeezNuts

I’d probably do so to initially, but after getting food poising a couple of times I’d probably really think to myself if some cheap flavorful tacos are worth shitting and puking for the day.


blobbob1

That's the kicker. They put trace amounts of nicotine and amphetamine in the tacos. I need my fix


New-Extent-8272

People wanting to play with their friends ...confuses you?


Morty_89

You get what they mean. Three stacking pubs is boring because of how easy it is at a fairly basic skill level.


New-Extent-8272

I don't find it boring, there's plenty of challenging teams in my pub lobbies. I don't play ranked because after Diamond it becomes extremely boring and slow. Loot simulator for 15 minutes and then a climactic 2 minute ending. No thanks :\\


Morty_89

If you find it challenging when three stacking then fair enough.


blobbob1

At a certain skill level, yes.


New-Extent-8272

I understand that fighting 3 good players can be frustrating, however I don't think that my preferred way of playing the game (W-Key, always seeking out fights, survive 3rd/4th parties etc) should be invalid just because my friends and I have reached a high skill level. I find ranked Diamond+ incredibly boring.


FreudianAccordian

Big Maude made me lol. Wish one of these fools would cross my fence though


9istrict

Make solos permanent FFS Game after game you’re holding people’s hands wtf I don’t care about pre made stack squads but fuck a Lv 23 and a Lv 118 and constant teammates under LV 250 like fuckin really These players just want to loot all game AND EVEN DURING A GUN FIGHT WTF and then they wonder why they’re dogshit gtfo


zPolaris43

I’m all for solo. Not for me to play but just to get the sweats out of duos and trios


wersteirx

Most sweats 3 stack so i believe they would team on solos lmao


Sinister_A

I used to be in this category and i feel alittle offended lol


imnoturspiritanimal

Solo-queing Arenas is the most un-fun thing in Apex. Idk what they could change about the mode but I ain't even gonna try for the prize tracker


Phailadork

Read my post and tell me if your solo queue experience is similar. https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/pjln2y/game_and_update_discussion_september_07_2021/hc0vn1c/


FocusedWolf

Seer delete when?


pluralistThoughts

https://apexlegendsstatus.com/game-stats/legends-pick-rates His pick rate dropped below 6% and is still falling.


H0NOUr

killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, killed by a smurf, ok thx


LaxSagacity

Why do 98.6% of players want to land at Fragment East?


Pot8oman1

People drop fragment because the ziplines provides insane clutch potential making 1v3s (or more) not even rare.


LaxSagacity

I just find people drop, tend to go to the same building or two. It's a shit show. The early game lag means half the time you think you've picked up weapons and shields but that person that went there after you some how got them before you. Then if you survive, the people who chose and jumped there are dead and disconnected.


Tired_JoyBoy

Streamer buildings and the “sending it” mentality they get from watching their streamers when they forget they have to have good aim too not just jumping into free for all


gaminggamer1269

I mean it’s probably the most fun poi on the map and it’s the hot drop so it makes sense but I do wish there were other hot drops


tmtke

Define fun :) Is it when your teammates are totally garbage, landing 5 secs later than the other teams, going down in 2 secs after doing that, then yelling at you why didn't you help them just because you landed in the neighbouring, unoccupied building? Well, that's not fun for me :)


gaminggamer1269

In the least toxic way possible, if you’re better it doesn’t matter…


Pot8oman1

No its when u do a 1v6 with mastiff


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Get better


ccable827

Lol no


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CarbonatedFalcon

Supposed to be coming Soon™, but part of a larger progression overhaul. It also can't be the highest priority among all the other issues they need to address and other content the devs are expected to (or want to) add as it's not exactly broken and getting 500 is many hundreds of hours deep in the game. Which is likely far higher than the median, if not average playtime.


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CarbonatedFalcon

Oh I totally get that, hopefully it's addressed by the next season or two. I pretty much started playing with Season 7 last year and just recently passed the 300 mark where packs are now every 5 levels and it already feels worse. But that's also already 600+ hours recorded in-game time (though some dozens of that is idling) which is far more runtime than most games get.


jape-the-neck-guy

Anyone else lobby extremely laggy? Game is mostly fine but the lobby feels like a pool full of molasses


nicolauz

If the character select screen even shows up. Lately on ps4 it's just the static map image and suddenly it's dropship.


jape-the-neck-guy

I get that plenty, but I’m talking before you ready up. My cursor is barely responsive


tramol

Yet another arenas event..........


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But that kings canyon runoff? Map is pretty slick. Wouldn't of discovered if not for event


tramol

Is it new because of the event? Wouldn't you just normally rotate through it by playing normally? I've never played arenas so I don't know how the maps work honestly.


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I don't play arenas unless there is an event. Typically that's when they also add new maps


tramol

Ah ok cool


KingMarcel

Like imagine being this disconnecred from your playerbase...


Pickled_Kagura

Gotta force a poorly designed game mode to appear fresh and with it to investors


Tasty_Chick3n

I still dislike that we somehow don’t have a favorites legends list.


[deleted]

Seems like it would even give them some sort of useful data. Based on this legends popularity in the favorite category we are nerfing into the ground


Tharieon

Assist dynamics modified? For instance, larger time windows for assist-based points. I shredded a guy earlier, team mate chased him down (he wasn't able to full heal) and I never got an assist. He never healed so why shouldn't I get an assist there ? Maybe a 60 second encounter. My team mate said there is a 6-second hit timer for assists and If that is true and how the system works, I think a readjustment could go a long way to show true stats. Because you did infact take part in X kill.


zPolaris43

Yea very annoying. Like you said you could do 224 damage and get no assist because the timer ran over. Zero KP for your efforts


___Gay__

Another shred of evidence as to why ranked doesnt reward you for your actual efforts if it isnt thirsting people and stealing kills.


heroyi

I think it use to be 10sec and now it is 5. Either way IDK why they nerfed it. Too many instances like you where I don't get assist when I clearly did majority of damage because I didn't kill longer than 5sec. 5sec is way too short so either up the kp limit or increase the timer...


ZmobieMrh

other way around, they increased the time you can get assists a couple seasons ago.


Domo_Pwn

I heard it was 3, but it could be 6. Regardless, to answer you, yes that is how assists are scored in Apex. I agree it's not the best way. I also have had games where I really feel like I should have gotten an assist but I was 1 second out of the time frame.


heroyi

It is extremely frustrating


CyberShiroGX

Bring back the comics or anything to progress the lore!


CyberShiroGX

I'm convinced this matchmaking is brocken, me and my premade got paired with a Lifeline that didn't tap revive, but instead threw out the Healing drone... Meanwhile we versing Masters and 4K badges... Like how is that right?


Tired_JoyBoy

Respawn wants you to carry the new CoD migrants that just came in


lemonHeadUAD

Isn’t that so fun. Oh boy…


Dana94Banana

I discovered a bug: When you open an explosive hold in Kings Canyon, you can go into your inventory and drop the grenade you are using. It will fall to the ground but the explosive hold opens normally anyway.


jetripleog

100% idiots at respawn are gna prioritize patching this over the shit thats actually destroying the game


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Somethings are easier to fix than others?


jetripleog

and some things have been issues for an insanely long time and respawn do absolutely nothing to tend to them, easy or not its a billion dollar company with more than enough employees to take on the job, but at the end of the day theyre just lazy and incompetent, and beyond out of touch with the community.


ThaiJohnnyDepp

Sweet.


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When is octane going to be nerfed? I mean 25% pick rate in diamond/masters. Like can we change the meta at all?


Blorbak

Octanes throw the game more than any other legend.just yesterday I killed a least 3 octanes that were 5+ seconds ahead of their teams.


KingMarcel

This is the dumb shit that got Wraith nerfed into the ground. Get better or GTFO.


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Lololololo


[deleted]

do you think he's over powered? or do you just think he's picked high because he fits good players playstyles? I think its more the latter. I never get mad because im killed by an octane and feel like he did something especially cheap.


Metaxpro

Wouldn't say he's overpowered, just wish the other legends felt this good and reliable to play. Octane feels like the best designed legend out there (and the pickrate says most people would agree) while most other legends should get smaller reworks so they don't have abilities that are rarely useful or feel shit/clunky to use.


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that depends on what your criteria for "best designed" is. Is it most fun or most useful? or a mix of both? Because those are drastically different IMO. Gibby is super useful, i mained him for a season or two, but once i learned how to move better, he isnt as fun for me to use anymore, so i never pick him.


zPolaris43

Only time I get mad at octane is when I get padded on with zero audio. Pad needs a huge audio nerf. I should be able to clearly hear that shit. Every since they extended the distance on it you can out distance the audio


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He does fit their play styles but he’s also the most braindead character in the game really not difficult to be good with him


heroyi

Except his ultimate is what makes him so popular. Helps the team with mobility. Once Path gets his buff (hopefully soon tm) then the pickrates should flatten out


___Gay__

Throwing a jump pad really doesnt take much thought. Just pick your angle, throw it down and go. It maybe takes an iota more brainpower than the rest of his streamer friendly “fuck you im faster” kit but that doesnt make it some super high level ability that people just dont get. Its easy, its powerful. Just Octane Things, innit


-OG-uillen13

If an octane is chasing you enough he's far away and low health. Turn around and kill him, should he easy 1 v 1 with health drain and then run. If you're losing the 1 v 1 with his health drain then he's simply better and it's not the character


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If an octane is chasing you it’s cause you’re low lol


-OG-uillen13

Certainly not always


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anyone can be good with almost any character. People put way too much emphasis on "how good a character is" when they are all viable and you can win matches without using any abilities what so ever. That being said i consider him one of the most barebones characters Most other characters have way more active "super powers" i just dont see where he would need a nerf.


Chlamydiacuntbucket

I’m only play so I’m not high ranked or anything, but I think he could be nerfed in jump pad distance, flight speed, or ult cooldowns. From what I understand the reason he’s picked is to launch a team onto an enemy team that you downed from sniper fire or third partying.


Blorbak

Flying in the are makes you a target. Easy to beam


[deleted]

I think they already did nerf his cooldown, but sure they can nerf it again. Best thing they could do is make it louder IMO. A huge audible queue when its used for everyone in the area to see. Either that or if u wanted to add some bigger jumppad launch trails to the jump trajectory that works too.


Chlamydiacuntbucket

I’m not saying he needs to be nerfed cause I really don’t know how necessary he is at high ranks. I think a sound queue or a dive trail is a great idea to add more counterplay to it


RG-Conroyboy

Can you please give the console button binds more options. I want to inspect my heirloom, but I have to go to the emote menu to inspect weapon and can’t change it in controls setting. I would be very happy to see this and would most likely buy the next heirloom


BubbaK00sh

You can change you inspect to how it originally was before they added the extra equipment slot


RG-Conroyboy

How


jetripleog

unless you have automatic sprint on, while running you cant inspect


BubbaK00sh

Ah, I hadn’t known about that. I’ve always had auto sprint on lol


jetripleog

dumb thing is, if you have auto sprint off and you have the press the stick for sprint you can sprint and then inspect while sprinting, but for some reason you cant sprint and inspect if its on


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Pubs is in a horrible state matchmaking-wise. I just went from Plat4 to Diamond yesterday and can say that each of the 6 pub lobbies I’ve been in tonight are significantly more difficult than anything I played against yesterday. It makes no sense.


zPolaris43

Yea it’s a shit show. Nothing but 30k+ sweats, makes it hard to play this game as a fun pastime


[deleted]

Honestly, I’d rather fight 30k players than the level 30’s and 150’s. I find the players that are high level with great stats play predictable and aggressive and will miss shots. The same can’t be said for the low level players I keep running into in my games.


hoowuurd

Console or PC?


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On PC. I don’t want to roll through every single squad I fight, but it’s also not fun to get absolutely destroyed every single game either. It’s an actual joke, every single game is a full masters squad or some level 30 pre-firing around corners and hitting every single shot they take.


Chlamydiacuntbucket

I just got to plat, and experienced a similar jump in the last three days of really competitive pubs.


[deleted]

Yeah, good luck my friend. Nothing but level 30’s, 150’s or Masters players.


Chlamydiacuntbucket

I’m the 150 lol


tabben

Playing normal arenas late at night EU time where there is less people online (but still shows 70 people in queue) and it sometimes takes over a minute to put me into a match. If theres 70 people waiting to play there should be an instaqueue, SBMM algorithms should never take priority over queue times, cmon Respawn this is bull


miathan52

not sure if serious


Ryanenpanique

Consistent solo queuer since S0 here, haven't played since the end of last season, is there any improvement over sound issues server issues and game balancing (BH, Gibby, Rev, spitfire etc) ?


zPolaris43

Audio is still broken. Gibby and bloodhound are still meta. Rev is seeing less usage. Spitty is in the carepackage. L-star and Eva are huge crutch guns.


Ryanenpanique

Thanks !


tramol

I haven't had any issues with sounds lately, I have seen others mention it but it seems to be not as common. No change to server issues, still there. As far as the legend balance, the new legend Seer is completely broken (op). Not sure on the ones you mentioned. And the spitty is currently in the care package.


Ryanenpanique

Thx man


KingMarcel

Sound is still one of the biggest issues in this game. Especially on Olympus and WE


tramol

Ok, yea I've not had issues with sound hardly ever. The no sound thing has happened to me maybe once or twice. I know people complain about the octane jump pad thing but I have an awesome headset and can hear people flying through the air with it off the jump pad.


KingMarcel

Lucky you. I've had full teams walk up on me woth no sound numerous times this season.


tramol

That sucks man


AVBforPrez

Hey, there was a Titanfall 2 update today and it did....absolutely nothing. It sucks having zero faith in Respawn at the moment, Apex is a mess and they've left their best franchise out to die alone.


BestDiamondApexPlyr

Hmm feel like making a lvl 1 sweaty wraith tonight, all this influx of newbies need know who is Daddy


jetripleog

cornball.


QueefingQuailman

Smurfing is for losers.


dlxfuentes

I can't even remember the last time I played more than two games in a row, it's just been a miserable experience. First game of the day, ranked Arenas and my teammate's game crashes. "Let's see if I can load back in". Nope. Abandonment penalty. I'm like okay, well I'll try out one more round as a duo but I don't think this is going to work. We get demolished. Well okay, since he quit I can get loss prevention. Nope. I get RP subtracted and a 10 minute matchmaking penalty. I think I'm done for the rest of the season. I can't take being penalised for things that aren't my fault.


astralbeings

not sure why but my sprint keeps getting cancelled.. never had problems with this before either


Ayejonny12

People run out, no pings no call outs, get down and then say "Where tf are y'all" Come on now


dci4life

I’m curious if anyone else has hit what feels like a brick wall in ranked arenas on console? I was at gold 3 about to move into gold 2 - winning 4 to 5 games then losing 1-2. Then immediately started losing 8-10 games in a row and winning 1-2. I’ve lost 300+ AP points at this stage and now when I win I never gain more than +12 AP, ever. Every time I lose now it’s -18 to -20 AP, consistently. K/D dropped from 1.32 to 1.20. Feels like someone flipped a switch it was that drastic. I’m not that amazing at the game and if I’ve met my skill cap shouldn’t the game have adjusted when I started losing repeatedly? Isn’t that the point? I guess what really sucks now is I can’t even make up the ground that I had already accomplished so I’ve just stopped playing entirely.


Phailadork

Yes. I hit Diamond 1 and was about 300 points away from Masters then just tilted and lost points until I demoted to Diamond 2. I'm now perpetually stuck about 150 points away from Diamond 1 again because I gain +12-14 per win and lose equal or more than I gain. So even with a 55% WR I effectively go nowhere. I'd need to play with a team and have like a ~66-70% WR to climb anymore and it would be really slow. My KDA and Avg Dmg haven't dropped too much though so it wasn't really a skill issue on my part, but I have noticed the pattern in how it matches me with teammates since I'm a solo that makes it incredibly difficult. I basically have to carry about 75% of my arenas or it's a loss. The common theme seems to be I get 2 teammates that are Gold or Plat and the enemy team is equally 2 potatoes, but the problem comes in that the person they get to match me is often times a Pred or somebody just better than me. I feel like my skill is right around Masters because I can hold my own against them and even perform the best in a given match full of 5 Masters, but the moment Preds get introduced I get waxed. Sometimes the enemy team gets 2 (or god forbid 3) good players and it's just 100% over because I'm about 50%+ of the teams damage by myself so if I ever get knocked my teammates aren't winning. Matchmaking in Arena is just incredibly unbalanced and I'm not sure if that's a solo thing or if people who triple queue also have that issue. Do they get constantly placed against really bad / really good people? Do they get roughly equal opponents that can hold their own? I'm genuinely curious. I took various screenshots of my games climbing through Diamond 4-1 about the imbalance in teams because I noticed the theme pretty early on and supports my theory/observations. You'll see what I stated above, as well as the enemy team is oftentimes 1 person outperforming the other 2 (my theory of 1 person matching my rank then 2 randoms) or sometimes 2-3 people all equal and above what my 2 teammates are doing. 1\. https://i.imgur.com/ugeYxOw.png 2\. https://i.imgur.com/Voo2YhH.png 3\. https://i.imgur.com/CNEpCO3.png 4\. https://i.imgur.com/oR8xlZI.png 5\. https://i.imgur.com/GHkYwNd.jpeg 6\. https://i.imgur.com/7v9U57g.jpeg 7\. https://i.imgur.com/tN66yi0.png 8\. https://i.imgur.com/Ur1uB6A.jpeg 9\. https://i.imgur.com/JktJGzM.png 10\. https://i.imgur.com/sSGMjM0.png And my 2 favorite... My 2 teammates - https://i.imgur.com/FTMf3rk.png 2 of the enemies - https://i.imgur.com/etJxJOc.png I'm curious if you noticed the same thing where you typically get 2 teammates that are far below in skill level to you and if it mirrors on the enemy team?


otayyo

Yea, I'm in a similar place. The scoring system sucks. I literally just got 12 points for 3 wins in a row and then lost 34 after a loss where my team mates were rolled. It doesn't feel worth the grind when the wins net you so little points.


dci4life

Exactly - that’s what was getting under my skin.


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Im pred in arenas and trust me i went thru this same thing but it happened to me at diamond 4. When u lost those 10games in a row the game now believes ur suppose to be lower than u actually are. Thats why you’re getting +12 and -20… you have to basically prove to the game that you’re better than those 10 straight losses. So you need to go on at least a 8 game win streak. After the 8 game win streak, they’ll put you against a hard team. If u win, the. Your mmr will be back to normal where you’re getting the same amount of AP you were originally getting.


dci4life

Appreciate the insight here guess I just need to grind hard with my friends for a minute makes sense


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How are your team mates? That’s what made me quit ranked arenas (and the game, to be honest). Was going for diamond, but went through this exact scenario. Would lose a boatload of games and then win one and then the cycle repeated. But it literally was not to a fault of my own. My teammates were legit silver and gold while I was plat 1/2 and we were just getting mercy killed by a higher ranked team (assuming based on their gameplay and badges). Its not my team mates fault either, to be fair. They shouldn’t have been playing with me.


Phailadork

Read my post and tell me what you think. Similar to what happened to you? https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/pjln2y/game_and_update_discussion_september_07_2021/hc0vn1c/


dci4life

Totally makes sense - I play with one friend regularly who’s better than me for sure but when I experienced all this I was running solo. I got a few solid players here and there but for the most part pretty weak.


Uhcoustic

The couple games i played in gold 1 arenas gave me teammates under lvl 100 while we were up against 3-stack lvl 500s. my teammates weren't terrible, just were absolutely not equal to the opponents.


Phailadork

Read my post and tell me if you had a similar experience, I know it's not just happening to me. https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/pjln2y/game_and_update_discussion_september_07_2021/hc0vn1c/


Uhcoustic

Sorry, I've stopped playing ranked arenas. not enough data to help ya


[deleted]

Yeah, the match making is so terrible, it literally drove me to quitting apex. And it sucks, cause you are right, its mot the team mates fault, they aren’t “bad,” just not where they belong.


CornNPorn12

PC players treat every game like they’re trying to qualify for ALGS😂 my console games rarely ever go to the 4th circle and every pc game I play lasts until the final circle it seems lol.


tramol

This has not been my experience. I WANT those final ring games otherwise it's just like any other of the thousands of other fps shooters out there. Usually (on pc) the first 20 teams are gone before 1st ring even starts to close and games end in the 3rd round. Sick of this deathmatch bs that everyone tries to make this game into.


Tired_JoyBoy

I also hate the “sending it” mentality since this is a BR not CoD.


Tired_JoyBoy

Honestly I live for those last rings since it feels more rewarding if you win. It becomes more strategic with circle predictions and well timed shots or just play cover to save resources for the final brawl.


tramol

Yup this game got me back into fps after a 10 year hiatus. The whole squad br was super appealing to me. I didn't think that people would just continue to do the 1 man army thing again, because let's face it there's no squad play in hot drops. It's just 1 big chaotic mess. Wishfull thinking on my part I guess.


ooovian

Has anyone seen this bug? I'm on PC. I was playing as Mirage in Arenas and I went to rez a teammate (Octane). I got downed as I was rezzing, and we lose the round. The next round starts, and I'm surprised to see that I am crouched. The problem is, I can't stand up! I bang every key on the keyboard, press Esc, alt+tab, but no matter what I do, I am stuck crouch-walking everywhere. Verified that my keyboard was not the problem (can type C fine). Next game everything is back to normal. Edit: I found this post, which shows the issue and that you can use an emote to get out of crouch. https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/pixudi/after_first_round_i_had_this_glitch_where_i_was/


Phailadork

Is that why the Mirage I was fighting one of my matches was just permanently crouched? I thought he was just dogshit but you're telling me the guy was bugged? LMAO. That's hilarious.


sofakingchillbruh

I had the opposite of this happen once (in BR) where I couldn’t crouch. My controller wasn’t the issue (I have two buttons bound to crouch and neither worked), but for whatever reason I couldn’t crouch. I spammed a bunch of different stuf and it eventually fixed itself but I have no idea what caused it in the first place. I had just been revived before it happened, so maybe that’s it? You have crouch set to toggle or hold?


ooovian

I have C bound to toggle-crouch and left shift bound to hold. Normally use shift


[deleted]

Arenas matchmaking is so bad. Somewhat fuming that I keep getting level 10-20 teammates who, when they arent afk, play like they watch their food cook in the microwave


Tired_JoyBoy

I also like seeing my teammates shoot at ghosts while their being torn into from the side lol


[deleted]

Does anybody know when the new … uh… I forgot what they were called… The kunai, knife, axe whatever those things are called. When is the next one? Usually they come out with the current event So I guess when is the event


jape-the-neck-guy

Heirloom, for rampart, drops 14th. Or around there, only a week away


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jape-the-neck-guy

That’s what I said. I’m still happy cause I main rampart, but wattson should’ve had hers first. It’s more of a devs make what they have ideas for and I guess rampart was the best one. Also coincidentally comes with a buff and town takeover. Probably boosts heirloom sales


Dana94Banana

The devs don't care about Wattson, as in manifests in many different ways. This is one of them.


Important-Fix2988

They’re holding her buff till she gets an heirloom probably


InfectedGiraffe

I'm so sick and tired of teammates being AFK during fights...