For the past 2 years, when ever i tell someone I play Apex, I get an "ew" as a response. That should tell you everything about the public reception of the game
Ye that has to do with their ego and personality than the game. Apex was is and always will be a very very very sweaty and try hard game. Natural response from ppl that can't be good at a game like this is ew.
Solo queue is a large part in why I legt 2 years ago. You get teammates that treat Apex like solos with revivies enabled, they go off miles away die and spam the revive button or turn on the mic to be toxic and if you don't they can just leave with 0 punishment or a useless 5 minute punishment. Now you are stuck trying to win or get good RP and every fight is now a 2 v 3 Solutions: 1. Make the punishment for landing off alone and dying an 30 minute time out, you have to have the app open for the timer to count down. Keep it 30 minutes, if they do it more than 6 times in a month perma ban them. Straight up. BAN THEM. 2 v3 in an alredy sweatyy game is hell. HARDWARE AND IP BAN THEM. FRY THEIR CONSOLE IF YOU HAVE TO. 2. Buff xp for kills within proximity, if we take out a team and we are within 50 meters of each ther add extra RP and or XP to those kills. Trust me once they start enforcing team play and or severely punishing bad actors, people will come back or at least I will
No offense, but they had plenty of time to address all of these issues, the fact you’ll relate the feedback doesn’t change anything, Respawn doesn’t have a say anymore, and that’s very clear to us.
@HisWattson has already confirmed that Devs are shackled by the EA oversight. Even if they want to make the game better they don't have the power to implement them.
fr, with thousands of hours ive been done with apex for months.. never looked back. you realize like every game is done better. plus OCE servers just dont even work so theres that.
As someone who has around 4.5k hours into apex from pre season, i stopped playing around season 17-18. I have tried and tried again to come back to the game. The major thing that drives me away from this game every time is when i log on to play and just get absolutely railed by a pred 3 stack every time while im just solo queue pubs. Like yea ive hit masters multiple times but that was years ago, me playing by myself isnt good enough to win against stacks. The solo queue experience has always been ass but it feels worse now and its the way the majority of people play. Respawn was way too stubborn about it being a "team game" and doubled down too hard on it for their own good. They really needed to improve the solo experience even if they truly never wanted to add solos. Idk, apex holds a big place in my heart but unfortunately its just not fun to play anymore.
Yup, this. Always comes down to the solo queue/matchmaking experience being terrible. A lot of things have made it a lot worse over the years as well but, other than the first few months, it has been a toxic experience. Bad/horrible teammates, quitters, the massive advantage of pre-mades, etc, etc. Sure, other team-based BRs do suffer from the same but the high ttk and high movement/skill level of Apex is just so much worse.
One of the oft forgotten aspects of what made Apex great is the lore. There isn't as much effort made to drive the story forward anymore. I know of several players who stuck around because the lore was so good. The story also sold the value of the heirlooms, and universal ones (like the raptor claw) while cool further diminishes any narrative (and in turn, value). Apex would do better at enticing new players by doing a show similar to Arcane. It has actual great material! Old players can be encouraged to come back by adding a season exclusive campaign/quest like we had in Season 5. The lore is such a goldmine of content being wasted by Respawn and EA at this point.
They don't even try anymore in regards to the characters, I mean even heirloom events used to be legend related, and map changes as well, everything tied back to the legends, and now it's just generic universal heirlooms and no more stories from the outlands trailers
As someone who also has taken a very long (still on going) break from the game. I genuinely want to see the future of apex become better than it currently is. I know social media communities say otherwise but us 6+ year veterans don't hate the game or even want the game to decline in viewership and player base. But, as you stated a 6 year battle royale to even maintain almost 100k on just steam is still very much impressive. All points made in the video are 100% accurate from the casual community NEEDING a reason to hop on and stay on for more than a game and just return for a bit. Even moderate to very talented players need some reason to grind outside of eliminations and ranked, if I had an incentive to grind outside of the same red badge. To the heirlooms not feeling as prestigious anymore. Overall a very healthy good take on the games current state as per usual, W video dude and happy holidays
Season 0 OG here, I love Apex due to the movement, gun play and abilities…. But there has to be something else that matters within the game other than sweating out for a ranked badge… i miss the days when me and a friend just wanted to explore the new map changes and didn’t care about hunting down the whole lobby. There just isn’t anything new to do for new players, or vets to do… I want modes like capture the flag or a whole map “war” mode 25 vs 25 across the entire map, BR is cool but Apex should be more than that… they a billion off this game and if EA had passion for it the Apex Universe would be insane
I don't think anything impressive about the game maintaining a player base. The reality of gaming the last 6 years is that people rotate mostly between Fortnite/Apex/COD and whichever one is the most functional is where the majority of players will be.
Matchmaking is what pushes me out the most lately. I love ths game so much that i can ignore a lot of stuff, but matchmaking becomes brutal if you play a few days back to back. Lobbies become so hard that it's hard to enjoy yourself.
That's because they use EOMM matching. Google it. EA has a patent on this type of matchmaking and its focused on engagement. Not balanced matchmaking. That's why you will destroy a lobby after not playing for days but after playing a bunch it becomes impossible to play. They use engagement optimized match making and they need to stop. It's the worst type of MM imo.
as someone who has spent so much time and money on this game, it genuinely breaks my heart to see where this game is right now. i might redownload it and see where it's at soon, but for now, i've been playing fortnite and marvel rivals a LOT more. i still enjoy watching streamers play the game to a certain extent, but i don't watch it nowhere near as much as i used to. hoping for a resurgence soon
@@EnigmaticPeanut what are you talking about dude I didn't say I made any Apex purchases 😭 I said that some games you can expect to last longer. That's all 😭 rlly tryna start a corny argument for no reason lol
I love apex (5k hours, started season 8) so it hurts to see the numbers plummet and everyone get all doomer about it. I still have fun playing with my friends and goofing around, but this game NEEDS help. I want new players in the game, and for people to come back, but they need a reason or reasonS, preferably. Here are some suggestions I've had as a long-time player who wants nothing more than for Apex to thrive. Beware it's long but comes from the heart!! - Cool it with recolors and universal heirlooms. We need legend specific heirlooms back in the game! Fuse was the last one we got over a year ago. Why aren't they giving them to Maggie, Newcastle, Catalyst and others characters who have been waiting literal years? Maybe do one a season so they feel special like they used to. Universal heirlooms maybe once every blue moon are fine, but they feel lifeless by comparison. Heirlooms used to be special and made sense for a legend's personality and lore. Now they're hard to come by. - On that note, legend specific heirloom customization could be a lot of fun! People can match heirloom loadouts to match certain skins/banners. (Banner loadouts to match skins could be awesome too) A small thing that I think people would enjoy. - Speaking of lore... We need more interesting/fun lore! It feels like so many characters just don't interact anymore, like Wattson and Wraith! Have the new writers read Pathfinder's Quest? Do they know the shared lore these two have (and how so many of us have been waiting to see them get together cough cough). But maybe I'm just biased because I love those two. Also remember in season 11 when Ash pushed Wattson off a cliff on Storm Point and nothing ever happened after that? They just don't finish storylines! And now the lore feels stale and uninteresting by comparison. Not everything needs to be some big world-bending epic, either. Let the legends have fun, too! - CINEMATICS! Cinematics for Apex used to get millions of views because they were unique, beautiful, and special. Its been too long since we've got a proper story from the outlands and a subsequent skin. And remember when those skins used to be so prized because of their cool look and unique intros? Now they're just giving random intros to random skins like the black and pink Caustic one where he's beating the shit out of Ash for some reason. Make things more coherent and feel special. Hell I would even love cinematics of the legends having fun or SOMETHING. They build hype and look awesome! - STOPPPP MILESTONE EVENTS. What else can I say? The vast majority of the player base hates them. They are predatory and encourage gambling because you miiiight get what you want if you spend a bit more money! /s Bring back collection events where we have the option to craft what we want. - I'm totally cool with them bringing back old battle passes, but this system they have now is just GAMBLING AGAIN! Just let your players purchase what they want. Same goes for the store. Stop the bundles, let people buy whatever they want separate. - As for gameplay and content, I'm playing a ton more Fortnite recently rather than Apex because of the sheer amount of variety in that game. Fortnite is CONSTANTLY rotating things in their br mode that make it fresh and exciting, wheres I can't say the same for Apex. I'm not saying we need 500 different modes, but something better than just mixtape. - As one comment here said, let the devs be experimental! Your mention of an extraction shooter could be fun! Vary the skill trees, or something too. On another note I'm SO sad they cancelled the single player Apex-universe game. EA never lets us have anything. (EA give the game rights back to Respawn challenge) - Stop making guns/characters useless and then not touching them for seasons. No one likes an overpowered gun/legend, but also no one likes a useless one. Mozams used to be broken but now no one picks them up because they were nerfed into the ground. R-301 used to be ol' reliable but it barely kills anyone since season 17. Seer's pickrate is in the toilet. Alter just came out and she's like the second least picked character which is crazy. Do more BALANCED balancing and don't be afraid of hotfixes! Fortnite is always doing it! - Keep LTM's separate from the base game. You should be able to play the base game whenever you want. It's kind of crazy pubs is just the overpowered relic weapons and the EPG that does 105 base damage in one hit. I'm kinda sweaty so I'm mostly having fun, but I know being unable to play the game normally (unless you're in ranked) turns off SO many people. Just like the Final Fantasy event with the win-every-game-sword was unavoidable. Also you can't get badges in the pubs right now because it's technically an LTM. Booooo. - As many say.... matchmaking needs a BIG overhaul. As a 22k kill 4k 20bomb Wattson I shouldn't be put in a game with new players or even like level 200's. It's not fair for them and this is a gigantic reason so many people quit. They feel like they get destroyed and don't progress, so why would they keep playing if that's the outcome the majority of the time? Same as me getting matched into a pubs lobby with three-stacking multiple season preds. - And again... audio. I know you even said it in your video but it's a real problem. Is the Fortnite visualized wheel patented? Use that or something similar and the problem is basically fixed. - INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY! I know there was a mini sort of roadmap released that showed two community events, but there should be more emphasis on them. Do more creator made skins, banners, charms, holos, just fun stuff! And not JUST for the anniversaries, but all year round! Fortnite has creator-made wallpapers on nearly every level of their battle pass, that/other goodies would be such a cool thing to add and an awesome opportunity for creators! - Respect the Titanfall universe. I loooove Titanfall 2, and Apex should have more elements of the universe it stemmed from. There are still many fans of that game (as you will see under any Respawn tweet lol) and you would think Apex would have more of it from the game. - PLEASE DON'T EVER USE AI IN THIS GAME IN ANY WAY PLEASE GOD NO WE HATE GENERATIVE AI AND AI VOICES YOUR VOICE ACTORS AND ART ARE THE HEART OF THE GAME!!! I'm not saying I know its been implemented (besides that ugly Final Fantasy event trailer. i'll never forget) but we gotta get our principals straight, here! My eyes are starting to get blurry from staring at my screen, but if I think of anything else (which I'm sure I will) I'll edit this post! I'm sure the community appreciates you sharing our concerns, I know I do. Again, I want this game to thrive again but it needs a lot of work.
@@kandyrewbeen playing from season 0 till about 3/4 months ago I hated when people would say “everyone should quit apex” Eventually I got to the point of no return i don’t think there’s anything apex could do to bring some of us back Anything they can fix could have been fixed while the community was dying There’s a real bitter taste in a lot of peoples mouths towards apex People like you can save it for a lot of people But the original community could never be the same they’ve committed far too many sins
Been playing since it came out, and when it wasn't my main game, I always went back to it when i had nothing else to cause I knew I could always have fun. I haven't been on in over a year. The matchmaking was brutal as they lost players cause only people staying are the sweats (not derogatory, i just can't keep up lol) and the updates and legends just didn't keep me. It's like what happened to fortnite, when building got real out of hand, I quit. They brought me back with no build mode, and especially this throwback season they're doing. Fortnite is my br of choice rn, and I never thought I'd say that with APEX existing. It's still my most played game, and I haven't played it in over a year. I don't really plan to anytime soon either. Mirage and Octane main, down for the count. Sad, but it happens. Hope they can revive it.
As a new player to apex . It really sucks that i have to grind just to unlock some new legends to play. I was excited to play all the cool looking legends and it turns out you have to unlock them . The one thing ow2 did right is make all the heroes playable for the new players .
I still play apex a ton but I have several friends who used to do the same - they’re only back on the game consistently when revival is available. I’m sure my friends list isn’t an anomaly here and respawn sees these statistics. They also play resurgence on warzone constantly because it’s always available. It’s almost as if it solves the dying to sweats problem and makes the game causal-friendly!
I hope this game never die. there is nothing that feels the same like apex. I tried valorant, pub g, fortnight but man the movement, legends, map, guns just feels so fluid in apex. There is literally no replacement as of now.
i feel the same. i've tried so many other games but nothing hits like Apex does, even Titanfall 2 multiplayer doesn't because it's missing the Legend abilities which make the game feel so unique. i know it won't last forever but man i wish respawn and EA was putting more effort into keeping it alive instead of pumping out as many collection events as they can
Just my opinion but the biggest problem in my view is the matchmaking, lvl 17 playing with lvl 400 or something else, just being destroyed by one guy that moves like a monster, that "scare" the new players and they dont feel like they need to learn how to play or dont have the fun enough to continue
I agree and am surprised there aren't more comments that match yours. How does a new player with 100 kills go up against a guy with 10 thousand? They need to do better at match making.
TBH, you kind of hid the actual problem in your answer. Yes, matchmaking is a big deal but the movement is too. "moves like a monster" isn't really something that should be part of a team-based battle royale. It's not as bad as it was before they banned configs but the damage has been done to the player base such that you're never far away from insane movement players. Couple that with being shredded by aim assist and all the other considerations of the game kinda go out the window.
The insane part is that nobody enjoys this. Having new players as randoms also feels TERRIBLE, as I have to carry consistently 1v3, while my randoms have a terrible time too being canonfodder. Its just allround a bad experience unless you have a full premade or can consistently carry alone against a lobby
@@runthemeows1197 I think if they create a gamemode like rainbow six that you can play only less than 50 lvl, or something else, and in the game mode have some bots, but not like the ones that we have (they are so horrible) maybe they will have the fun and interest to play the game and we dont need to worry about carry all the times
As someone who has collected all the plushies, figures, books, art, and more, I really like the Lore of the apex/titanfall universe. The battlepass missions they used to do like the one where you discover ash?? Crazy cool universe lore. really made the titanfall fan in my so interested in the game. but they really dont seem to care about that anymore. The real issue is EA who just want to squeeze as much money out of the game with doing the bare minimum.
Quick question what was the point of Ash at this point she got nerfed to the ground of hell at this point they should have just made a new character because what was the point of an and her to horizons lore should just make her a side character to the Lore
EA's always been a huge issue for Respawn. Every time I had a complaint about the game it always had to do with the ridiculous prices on everything. EVERY EA game is full of overpriced garbage, and I've always preached that Respawn should look in a different direction for partners, because EA always kills games because of the money. As long as there making money ig xc
My two brothers and I started playing this game since Day 1. We loved it because it was the perfect game for us since it’s squads of 3. For years, it was the only game we played. We were more casual players than anything. We all have full time jobs, we could play maybe 8-10 hrs per week. As time went on, the amount of sweats in the game became too overbearing. The hours we could afford to put in weren’t enough to keep up with the people who casually put in 8-10 hrs A DAY. So we dropped the game. We haven’t missed it at all.
Apex is dead (coming from someone who loved it for 5 years)😢 Edit: some people really think I hate the game but all I want for ea is to find a way to make the game exciting again for all players including veteran players. For me the game is dead at the moment. All I did was to drop my opinion
Just came back from a 3 year video game break and i still love apex. The match making sucks but i dont understand why people hate it so much. It was and is still my 2nd fav game. Just my opinion tho
@@BryHawIf you were not here for the last 3 years of continuous fvck ups you honestly got noooo room to talk and defend this game lmao go play your 1st favorite game brotha
I love simply Ashtons idea of having more things to work towards like leveling up your favorite characters to get a cool skin or badge having more goals that don't seem so impossible like a 4k or 20 bomb. More goals for causal players to work for would be very nice. It would be awesome if they had more story modes like with loba in season 17 or 18.
I watched that video and at first I thought it was another dumb idea but by the end of his video I was convinced that more grindable content is what Apex needs. His video made more sense than any of the others I've seen about how to "fix" Apex legends.
One thing I wish Respawn would care more about is the lore. I started playing back in Season 5 because my friend played it and I was sick of only playing Fortnite during Quarantine. I didnt really play during season 6 or 8, but played during season 7 and got stuck around for a long while during season 9 and after. This was mainly because I got hooked on the story and universe. While you could find a character you clicked with because of their abilities, a lot of times people played characters because of their personality and voicelines they said. Playing Fuse and Maggie made you feel like a badass. Playing Pathfinder was fun because of his abilities but also because he's a goofy robot. Mirage has always been terrible but people mainly play him because of his goofy voicelines. Same can be said for every other character, as you could even find someone who is a diehard for Vantage. I loved those little sidequests they did. I loved the Bloodhound quest a few years back, I loved Bangalore finally coming to terms with her brothers "death" in an in-game mode. I read every weekly little comic in game multiple times. I even read the ones that were on twitter only. It even made me go back and play TF2 story mode. I literally watched every new voicelines video on update day. Because even one sentence voice lines for the characters I loved were cool Now besides a half-assed and poorly written marriage plot between Fuse and Bloodhound, there really isn't much lore. They stopped those weekly comics, stories from the outlands, and other story elements. Kill code was awesome, but there's been nothing like that since. Ultimately the increased monetary aspects combined with the decreased story makes the game feel hollow and soulless to me.
@@idkwhatname3133 You do realize this game was not meant to last this long let alone be a comp shooter right? It came from Titanfall which is the furthest thing from a pure competitive FPS. Titanfall has always been lore rich and very focused on world building even in its multiplayer.
Week 1 player here and the reason I stopped playing was because of the cheaters. Like I hop into apex because I enjoy competing and improving my skills against other people. But cheaters make that redundant. Also now that I've taken a good break I've discovered other hobbies. When I did return, I realized in terms of apex that I've done it all. There isn't that novelty anymore that I once had. I also realized I'm better off without all the tilt, that stuff ain't good for your health.
What about the pathetic bans for people who leave early?they go play fortnight for an hour then come back.....br model mixed with random people players squads is literally the biggest problem ,seeing as how most people are random......apex died,I mean what did they think? They put importance on people squading up.....
are you on console? if you're on PC you can't be banned by voice communication, unless you type bad words (or anything bad) into the chat window. I think they record chat log, but never voice coms.
if they ban voice chats you wont have toxic community though some streaners wont get content as they rely on shit talk, some people like those, they should allow solo rank and trios, in fortnite i play mostly solo
From what I've heard, there was someone who talked to one of the devs of apex legends. The dev said that the team wants to do a bunch of quality of life stuff in Apex but aren't allowed because of the higher-ups.
They need an “Apex 2” type update. Some big changes that would be enough for them to put trailers out everywhere and get new/old players wanting to try it out again. I think they could really use the alter multiverse thing and change all the maps and all the characters in major ways like we are in an alternate universe
Yeah, I know people clown on the "2", like Overwatch 2 was a massive flop - but Apex is one of the few games that really would massively benefit from the two. Apex has fundamental engine problems like tick rate and audio that could only be fixed in a second release, it'd be really nice.
I agree, they don't have to say "2", just some kind of major update, like a new engine and new servers, and major changes to how the BR mode works overall, something to make it feel new again
Always love your content Kandy. Love the challenges and good times with Boom. The recent trap videos brought me so much joy. I’m mid 30’s gamer, played since the beginning too, and still love the game even with its flaws. Nothing has felt the same as Apex and I’ve had a lot of gaming loves over the years. I hope you keep uploading for years to come 🙏🏻thank you.
As a season 0 player and having apex as my first competitive shooter ever, I literally can't imagine anything that would bring me back into the game. Having a friend to play with probably would make me play a couple games, but with how unbelievably sweaty the game is, no amount of lore, free characters, free skins, hell even the return of the original skull town would get me hooked onto this game again. Whenever I even consider playing this game again, I just feel crushed under the weight of toxicity and sweats. Maybe that's a PvP game issue in general but either way, trying to get into apex again is like trying to willingly go for a bike ride where the seat is a hot grill
Here's the thing, Apex in it's current state is actually pretty good, and the efforts against cheaters really recently actually seem to have worked (at least in my region). The issue is the game is like five years old right now, and five years of playing the same game is going to burn people out. I would LOVE to play apex right now, I think it's the first time in a long time where the game feels consistently fun and playable. However, precisely zero of my friends want to even touch the game anymore, and while I can solo queue, it's just not fun if my friends aren't there anymore. This is normal, the fact that people burn out of a game is VERY much a normal thing. I play Team Fortress 2 still. I'm used to it. What's abnormal is Apex cannot convince anyone new to join. The new player experience is hell in this game, and everyone who hasn't left has about five years of experience or is already interested in fast paced movement shooters and will just crush any new players who want to have fun. And I don't mean that we should dumb down Apex, I enjoy sweat filled Apex lobbies. It's just we need a way for new players to actually want to improve separate from the rest of the playerbase (and having 60 player lobbies is kind of a detriment to that). Additionally, new games coming out really compete for getting Apex a new userbase. Why play a game that's five years old with a dwindling playerbase when the new shiny thing just came out. And MOST of those new shiny things won't last. The Finals is barely hanging on. New CoD isn't as big as it was. There are a bunch of other games that were supposed to kill off Apex that were so forgettable that I literally have forgotten them. Marvel Rivals may actually be it though. It's a fun enough OW clone with a recognizable IP it doesn't need to market and the gameplay floor is low enough where new players can at least feel like they're contributing even if they're awful. It also doesn't help that everyone is saying "Apex is dead, uninstall bro". Like if anything is going to actually kill Apex, it's this weird peer pressure to convince other people to quit so you feel validated for quitting and not like you're missing out on something that others still find fun. I saw that with Team Fortress 2 when Overwatch released. The only reason TF2 survived is because the casual fans could use it as a safe haven away from try-hards and sweats (TF2 is super laid back. It sucked for me cos I wanted to play TF2 like a competitive game, but honestly, it's what wound up saving that game from being completely abandoned by the community).
@@zzodysseuszz that's entirely a matter of opinion, isn't it? tickrate is quite another issue, but just saying the game is bad because "tickrate lower than XXXX game" is pretty a pretty braindead way to shit on apex
I agree w u about the “the game is dead” mentality. Content creators especially have a huge effect here. I swear every season each creator makes a video saying the game is dying like bro what r u doing?? This is killing the game you profit off.
Hard agree. If everyone would take a step back and chill for a minute, the game could totally make a comeback. This includes EA/Respawn, who insists on forcing huge changes every season even when most of the game is fine as-is.
It feels like this game wont make it past season 24/25. I think EA broke the game not the devs or anything. It might help them to get picked up by a different company that would ACTUALLY care about the lore and their fans. My friend was hesitant to start playing apex because of the toxicity in game from other players, so much that they completely muted the party mics.
@@sleet9289 just a few hours ago in a ranked match I had (silver) someone screamed into the mic and DCed after I chose the Legend they wanted... Those are moments where I feel like "Why?" And i lose interest slowly but surely. I wont stop playing but such people are just annoying especially in Trios/duos. Second they get downed, they DC cause there is no more penalty on normal Trios/Duos...
I honestly think that a sandbox mod would breathe so much life back into the game. It gives a platform for people to be creative and new constant games/ maps for people to play.
As someone who quit playing well over a year ago, maybe even 2 years ago at this point, i really think they need to release Titanfall 3, they could merge unlockables, across the two games via the email we used to create our accounts, the new game would bring new eyes, and maybe the game with merged lockers, could syphon players back to apex. Other than that, i really have no drive to play this game anymore, or really even watch content on it. i have a friend who has recently gotten back from Iraq and is loving the game, and has been begging me to come back with him, but i just cant get myself to,
I really enjoy watching Apex videos that have a bunch of friends playing together for the giggles, those are the videos I watch through to the end. Maybe that's a way for creators to intice more new blood into the game indirectly... show that it can be just fun and doesn't need to be so sweaty. You guys have the power for good or evil 😁
I loved the lore of apex. With the slow back away from cinematics and less in game lore activities like the hunt for bloodhound, story interactions, that was my favorite part of the game. Hearing them interact and enjoying some gameplay with characters that made the game. But sitting in a lobby, dying early because I don't play as much, or just not having the same friends to play with. All of that drained my interest in the game. Seeing them put more effort into making money than producing content is what sealed it off. I haven't played in a couple months, haven't consistently played in years now. I still check up to see if there's new lore or cinematics because I love the characters, but the gameplay has been a struggle. I would love to see PvE as an option to dive into characters more, like a campaign. Or simply a fresh start to something, new approach to the BR as a whole, might be fun. Thanks for posting Kandy!
The TEAMPLAY aspect is why Apex Legends will always have a special place in my heart. You are spot on with your suggestion that Respawn should explore ways to improve the 'Playing with friends' side of things. Focusing on this aspect is good for both the current player community and potentially bringing in new players. Nothing beats the feeling of winning a game, or perhaps a streak of games, in a challenging lobby because of good teamwork. Or simply fooling around, playing hide and seek with buddies in the Firing Range. Apex over time had various game modes that were helpful for amping the team experience: - Winter Express is a great way to practice teamwork and level up your fighting skills: Your squad needs to focus on the objective (capturing the train), and even if you lose one round, you respawn as a team (on the supply ship) and have another focused round of teamwork. - Arenas was a great way to practice team synergy in a pure 3 vs 3 mode - who is the better team?! No third parties swooping in to kill the last team member... We miss arenas! - Knockout LTM was a great way to practice your "end game" skills as a team, learning how to approach and capture zones. - Other favorite team experiences were 'Shadow Royale' and 'Three Strikes', were teamwork makes a huge difference. If Respawn could find ways to improve the 'playing with friends' experience further that would be a big Win for the Apex community.
i stopped playing apex when the 4 letters "stfu" got me perma banned, apex has the most sensetive team behind them, no other game has this kind of punishment
Well an issue for me and my friends have always been the custom game player limitation, the face that when we are 4 players we cant jump into a custom game against eachother, or a quads game to play together, it feels like the limit of 3 players or the limit of filling as many spots as possible in customs really ruins the experience for us, and me and my friends hope that there could be a way for all of us to play together so we dont have to switch to another game just to include eachother. Thank you for the insight on the newer player base btw it really makes me happy to see fresh blood in the community
Yeah I'm really sad they took away the quads mode of the game, it was a really fun fresh way to play. My friends and I even got some new friends to try the game bc then we had 3 people who could help teach and carry the new player.
I started playing Apex in season 18 because a friend of mine told me I should try it out. I had never before played a battle royal or shooter game; I immediately fell in love with the game and since then have played nothing but apex. I am currently a diamond ranked player so not a sweat but not a casual either, I absolutely love apex but at this point I’m honestly just kind of bored. We had 12 collection events this year and not a single one featured a legend specific heirloom that wasn’t a recolor. I don’t think that Apex has very many issues, cheating isn’t very bad anymore (at least on xbox), the servers could be better but ultimately, I don’t think its issues that are killing the game but rather lack of good content. Everything just feels repetitive and expensive and I’m probably going to move on to other games after watching champs in February. If there was one thing that I could tell Respawn and EA it would be this. We need something to grind for, something worthwhile, right now you don’t even get anything for grinding ranked except for a boring and repetitive banner and badge. They could do something like free packs for hitting a certain rank, or even Heirloom shards for top 100 players. We also need more lore, that makes players get more involved with the legends that they play and that was one of the best aspects of the game. There also needs to be something to make the game fun, like why can’t we have solos, duos, trios, and quads at once? The Buster Sword and Three Strikes events were some of the best times I had in apex, why can’t we have multiple LTMs at once? We also need a fun meta, literally right now Lifeline, Gibraltar, or Castle, are the only viable legends something Imperial Hal mentioned gave me an idea and I think we need a meta of overpowered legends such as in Marvel Rivals, I’m talking prime Seer, prime Horizon, Bang - Blood combo, etc, basically every legend in their best state and the tweak it as needed. That way people can play who they want not whose good. I really love this game and hope it turns around If you read this thank you. I encourage my fellow players as well to give your thoughts, we made them change the Battle Pass back so obviously if we speak out as a community the devs listen. I really hope things get better for the game and wish everyone the best.
You should go watch this video by simply Ashton. It's only about 10 minutes long but made more sense than any other "how to fix apex" video I've seen so far.
I personally think that them making an entirely new game that is COD-like in the sense where they have apex as battle royale, their mixtape mode(s), and another mode that would be titanfall 3 esc. All that hype of releasing a new game would draw in new/returning players. And with new gamemodes and titanfall 3 esc. game tied all into one it would create an all new feel to the game and would draw in new players to not only the BR of apex, but also get more people interested in their other gamemodes.
veteran player here. I definitely felt the comment "if you dont play enough you get left behind" that is so true!! it's frustrating to leave the game for a week or two because of family or what have you, then you come back and everyone's way better than you.. which creates this homework type of feel like damn now I gotta catch back up... It would be so dope if the matchmaker was reworked to detect returning players and place them a bit lower or something.. because this game definitely feels very sweaty.
6:25 You noted exactly the thing that stops me from even trying to get back into the game again, I've tried twice but as a new player whos generally not a BR player but liked titanfall getting into a match that I'm immediately stomped into the dirt in while I attempt to understand the basics of my guns repeatedly has made it repeatedly frustrating as it feels theres no chance outside of the firing range to really learn the weapons, even the more casual deathmatch modes just felt like complete Super sweat nightmares where 1 team with 3 players with characters they have spent thousands of hours on compltly stomp the match to the point its a 5-10 min slog of jsut trying to finish the match
I recently uninstalled Apex for the first time since I started playing back in Season 5. I still follow the game pretty closely as I really like the core game and the lore/characters. The main thing that stopped both me and my friends from playing regularly was the “skill based matchmaking.” We are more on the casual side of players but we were still slightly above average at the game. We never played ranked, but I would guess we would have been around diamond at MOST And yet, every single game we got into, we would get nonstop Masters and Preds. Wayyyy better players than we were. It got to a point where we would stop playing for a few months, get excited about a new season, play 1 or 2 games and then get off because we constantly got destroyed instantly every time. We miss playing Apex, but we would think about playing it and it just wasn’t worth playing 2 games just to get tilted instantly
Being a "diamond" is substantially greater than "slightly above average". Slightly above average would be maybe PLAT. While average is Gold. Being diamond puts you in atleast the top 20-25% of the game.
@ totally agree. Sorry I should’ve explained that better. I’m probably overestimating my rank lol. I’d probably be low PLAT. Like I said, I never really played ranked and I don’t think I even got a placement.
I wish Respawn would focus on more lore related events and stuff! The universe of Titanfall is rich with lore and events like the Revenant Uprising were a nice fresh breath of air.
I really like the idea of including stuff for players to play with friends. A lot of the games I’ve played are because my friends told me about them, including apex. Also respawns idea of apex being a team game and that’s why they don’t have solo would definitely benefit from this. I do really enjoy apex and wish to see it do well so we’ll see how it goes. Happy New Years Kandy, I’m looking forward to what’s in store for 2025 and beyond🔥🔥
I loved the time when so much more was happening in this game. Season 2: We got a new legend, teasers for the next one, the Voidwalker event, the Labs and Gauntlet takeovers, Stories from the Outlands, Flyers and Leviathans added to the map, Ranked mode introduced, and a new weapon. Season 3: Revenant teasers, a new legend, a brand-new map, the train, fake leaks (Forge), Mirage Voyage, Fight or Fright event, Duos mode, Holo-Day Bash, and the Grand Soirée event. There were some controversies during those seasons, but the game still felt way more alive with all that content. Right now it feels like all that creativity got sucked out of Respawn.
Id love to see some more content from open world, pvp and pve games. I know apex will probably still be on this channel, but id like to see some games like sea of thieves as well.
@kandyrew I think I've watched this video at least five times. Your content is amazing, and I hope you continue to do well on any game you post content for
@@sarazavoralspellman9384 working on it! I posted a subnautica video on that channel as well, it’ll be the start of more super long form videos - if you wanted to take a look
From a dedicated player since season 1: The game is so far from what it once was, but unlike a lot of other live service games Apex has tried to cater to every possible part of the player base and it has never really been satisfactory. If there's one good point about a patch there are three negative things, let alone if they even tell you in the notes that a change has actually been made. Legend metas have steadily become more and more gimmicky and annoying to come up against, rather than being strong due to other factors such as choice of weapons, positioning/early or late rotation etc. Power creep is very noticeable and when the game moves away from having utility, to straight up fight deciding abilities that don't even require the firing of a weapon, the game becomes stale to play. Weapon meta however feels like it's the best it's ever been, along with movement. If there is one thing that made people leave, or stay, it's movement. Most of the time I simply return for the movement alone, it's that good. Respawn as a studio has deteriorated severely since the days of early Apex and Titanfall 2. Apex was always one of EA's cash cows which is sad, it's got probably some of the best gameplay in the past decade only to be littered with several bugs and issues. Fact is they have had over 5 years to address the more important issues and have solved only a few of them, one of which isn't even related to the functionality of the game itself: playerbase transparency. Every time what felt like a good effort from the playerbase to make things known to respawn there was rarely any response acknowledging that there was a fix happening, or that they've at least placed it at a high priority. Sad to say but the game is heavily addictive and once you stop playing you only look at the few good bits and remind yourself of the numerous negative ones.
The thing that keeps me coming back is the weapon challenges, I’d love some modes that are designed with that in mind. Perhaps a mode where everyone is using the exact same weapon, or extra xp on a specific weapon each week etc.
I feel that apex is a movement game. Everything about apex involves how interactive and good the game feels. I would love to see respawn reward new players for learning how to use that and train with movement without punishing them in lobby’s against guys like Timmy.
I say this with heavy heart and with 4200 hours under my belt: I dont enjoy Apex anymore, I have no desire to grind it and I miss having that feeling. Edit: honestly, at this point I dont think anything besides solo ranked will/can bring me back.
One of my favourite things from BO3 was the individual challenges for the different specialists, that rewarded the player with fun cosmetics for putting time into certain characters. I think if apex incorporated something like that it would provide more incentive to not only grind challenges for their main, but to also try other legends
Apex has two major issues: 1. EA has always focused on money - they are a greedy company that have zero problem running their game into the ground. It says enough that every other BR has way cheaper skins that arent wave after wave of recolors or that absolutely bone headed change to the battlepass (not to mention the multiple shards). 2. Apex has become the most bullet spongey BR, which takes away the competitive aspect of Apex and prioritizes 3rd partying. Imagine if shields only went up to Blue shields - you would have significantly less bone headed 3rd partying moves because now you have to be more strategic with your health versus how it is now.
OMG, so much this on point 2. Amazes me more people don't get it. Yes, there's skill in fast shield swaps and crazy movement to pull them off but it ruins the variety of playing styles/tactics in the game and massively promotes just waiting for a 3rd party. Also removes any jeopardy from a three stack red shield team just pouncing on any team with less than three players. Yes, having three players should give you an inherent advantage but just being able to basically steam roller any lesser team is lame. I've said this since they first introduced Evo shields and basically only ever gotten grief for it. Arguably it has been the single worst change in the game.
yeah the price on heirlooms is a fucking joke in Apex and the cosmetics are not even great, idk who is in charge of that but they should CERTAINLY change something
I would argue that the "bullet spongey" aspect of Apex Legends is exactly what makes the game great and stand out. Nearly all other battle royales or fps games cater to a fast time-to-kill (TTK), meaning you’re dead within seconds. Which takes away a lot of the skill in the game. In Warzone, for example, it’s almost always the player who sees the other first that gets the kill (or the one with higher position, + guns have barely any recoil). You can’t really outrun the shooting, nor can you take on a duo or trio as a solo player because there’s barely a chance for recovery. By comparison, Apex does allow for ways to outplay (multiple) opponents with movement, legends-skills and gunplay. You are not instant dead whenever your are in the open or are seen first by your opponent, due to the Apex Guns having higher TTK. Your point 2, of having only blue shields, will only make it more 3rd partying. There's no point to push as your better off waiting for other people to engage in a fight first, as you are more easily killed. The moment a game gets a faster time to kill (ttk), the more people will camp.
@@WhySoWeasel I get what you are saying, but I have to disagree. The initial seasons where armors were more limited - the 3rd partying was distinctly less due to teams really having to think about if they could afford to take the opposing team in their state. Simply seeing a white armor team didn't mean your chances to win increased by 70% just because your armor level was several tiers above. I do agree with Apex having higher health does add to part of the fun - I just feel like they need to scale back just how extreme the level of sponge has grown. It only gets worse now with HP regen on revives, easy quick heals for support and the fact that several legends have some sort of a shield related power.
1:02 where my Final Fantasy sword ? oh right I didnt throw $300 dollars at the game, atleast I get some new content with the new battlepass, right ? right ? oh....
I completely agree with Apex needing to focus on more casual gamers for future releases. I literally don't play apex for 2 weeks at a time so that my lobbies reset and I play with other more normal people instead of a bunch of people that are vastly better than me. I work and have commitments outside of video games so for me games are just that...games. If it's not fun, I'm not playing.
I started in season 0. Also, since the beginning Apex's skin store and monetization strategy has always been overpriced. Everything in that game is overpriced. I don't like the gameplay of fortnite but the skins and creative assets are easily 10x the value of Apex skins and creative assets.
Yeah, this. It's not an easy fix without completely changing so many core aspects of the game but ultimately they lost that casual fun vibe less than a year into the game's existence.
For getting new players back they should make it where your first 30 levels are against new or bot players only. By the time they get around to level 30 they should know the mechanics of the game and it’s there choice to stay or go
Hey Kandy! A little bit late here, but here are my two cents. When they decide to make Titanfall 3, I’d like to see some slight improvements in the following areas: Movement: • Allow players to crawl, run, or stick to the ceiling (not for long to avoid camping) for more stealth options. • Let players turn the jump kit on and off to enable Apex Legends-type movement. For example: with the jump kit off, wall jump from one wall, then turn the jump kit on to wall run into a nearby building. • Make 90-degree turns on the same wall easier to perform. • Ensure that console movement can match that of PC, regardless of input. A large portion of the player base resides on consoles, and console players also want to be able to do all the flashy tech. Titans: • Titans in Titanfall 2 were great, but make sure that every Titan is viable (not all need to be overpowered, just viable). Balanced Changes: • Implement small balance changes midway through the season and meta-changing balance adjustments at the start of every season. • Don’t be afraid to change the meta. Maps: • Maps shouldn’t be too open to the point that pilot gameplay becomes impossible once Titans are deployed (like some parts of Homestead in Titanfall 2). Campaign: • The campaign doesn’t need to be long or contain an extremely detailed system. Just some cool, fleshed-out cinematics, an impactful story, and fun use of the mechanics. Utilities & Weapons: • New gadgets are always welcome. • Plate armor or some kind of gadget that can only be used once per life to grant a small armor increase. • A COD-like gun customization system (grips, muzzles, stocks, etc.). This will allow players to create crazy weapon builds, give developers more tools to balance, provide content creators with interesting builds to showcase, and give the community a reason to grind for something. Monetization & Content: • Focus less on density and more on quality. • If they bring in heirlooms or rare melee weapons, reduce the price to $80 or less. I understand that rarity gives them value, but making them more accessible would ensure more people can enjoy them and be more willing to buy future heirlooms. • Make it so you can buy old battle passes at any time, but for players who buy the battle pass during that season, offer an in-game title that others can’t acquire after that season. Alternatively, maybe the skins could have a special glow (that can be turned off) that only those who bought the battle pass during that season have. • Add events and change map themes for major holidays. For example: snow maps for Christmas, dark, misty maps (with reduced visibility) for Halloween, etc. • If a battle pass is implemented, make the season theme-oriented. For example: a cowboy season with a battle pass full of cowboy skins and a matching map.
This is really interesting perspective, thanks Kandy. I used to be a reasonably addicted player (without ever being good though lol). And one reason I quit and never came back is that any length hiatus would mean coming back to a game I no longer knew. So much would change every time (fixed or not). Characters with different abilities then what they originally had, maps that shifted constantly, weapons that feel completely foreign... All that to change the Meta for competitive players. I get that, and I'm fine with that. But leave some for the casuals like me. I just wanna decompress after work and get some quality game time. And TBH, it'd be probably easier to adapt to those changes with the community wasn't so sweaty. I miss this game, I truly had some of the best BR time on it.
Honestly big respect for insisting on calling it the titanfall universe, it seems like respawn and other creators are all too eager to forget the origins of this franchise and what made it great to begin with.
I think if they just add some special rewards like crates or skins for players who have t played in a certain amount of time and have rewards for people who play with those people may bring old and new players back
We love this game so much that we don't want it to fail which is why many of us veterans have been expressing our concerns. On the competitive side, pros want their own input that benefits them because it is their career so its really hard to satisfy both the casual vs competitive player base. Its pretty clear that EA is responsible for its current downfall and Respawn is trying their best to keep it going the best they can for both parties. I completely agree about wanting Apex to be an overall enjoyable experience and I still hope there is something out there that can spark one day. Thank you Kandyrew!
1st comment on your channel Kandy From someone who has over 5000hrs in this game and I've been from bronze up to masters a few times does that make me good not at all, but it was predominantly easier with a pre-made squad. Issues I have picked up. I used to be on Xbox moved to pc, I made a new account on the Xbox for my daughter who wanted to play, and I thought let me hop on and see a new player perspective, 1st game on champ squad is ShivFps and another pred. So matchmaking is nr 1 Nr 2. Language barrier for comms Nr 3. Playstyle of randoms Nr 4. Map rotation in ranked should be the same as pubs every 2 hrs change scenery, 12 hrs on a map gets stale very quickly Nr 5. Stop killing legends, ie seer ( he was annoying to fight against but in this current meta he would have been good to combat the newcastle, lifeline res meta) ie Maggie ultimate is basically just a speed boost now 6. Better servers, I am based in South Africa, closest servers to us are London and Belgium, my ping is average between 160 to 180, South Africa has 1 of the biggest gaming communities I have seen on war zone and fortnite where servers are closer, my war zone ping is 28 and fornite 80 Sorry for the long comment, just wanted to give my opinion, still love Apex as whole but they could listen and DO more if they weren't so money Hungry
Want to see a big map gun game. Where everyone drops with the same weapons, the ring still closes but faster, and every 120 seconds everyone instantly swaps to the same weapon. Unpredictable swaps too.
I am someone who has played Apex on and off over the years, always being a more casual player. For me, thinking about playing Apex is kinda bitter sweet. There are so many things I really enjoy about Apex and that make me really love the game, and yet when I actually sit down and try to play it I just simply don't have fun. I love the way the guns feel, I love the way movement feels, I love the level of depth and things there are to practice and master. I love a lot of the systems and mechanics, I love my goat pathfinder. And yet actually queueing into a match and just playing the game is not very fun. Maybe I just don't like battle royales anymore, although I don't think its only that. I think respawn has done a great job at making a genre that is notoriously random and not very competitive feeling and making it feel very fair and skillbased. I definitely feel that sweatyness that makes it hard to enjoy myself as a casual player but I don't even think its that either. Theres just something about it all that doesn't click. Something that just makes the game feel like a slog to get through. Something that just makes me feel like, after the match is over, even if we won, I still don't feel better then I felt before I queued up. I genuinely think I enjoy just dropping in the practice range and jumping around and shooting targets more. So many great mechanics and yet in the end the core gameplay loop just doesn't feel good to play. Whenever I redownload Apex, first thing I do is load into the practice range, select pathfinder and just get my barings again. And it always feels awesome and gets me excited to play Apex again. Being reminded of how good this game feels and all the things I like about it, and also seeing all the things that have changed. The shields level up as I do damage now? There are red guns and armor? Skill trees? Wow so much new stuff to learn about. Then I start queueing. And at first its fine. Im not winning but its my first games in a while and the game itself just feels fresh since its been so long so I'm enjoying myself. But after just a couple sessions of playing I find myself lingering in the lobby instead of queueing. Loading into the practice range for no particular reason. Basically doing anything I can do "play" apex without having to actually play it. I really want to enjoy my time in Apex but for one reason or another, I don't. I very much so agree with your suggestion for Apex/Titanfall to spread into a new genre of shooter. I think that's exactly what I want as a casual player. I'd love similar gunplay and movement but just in a different package.
I played Apex from Season 0 through and past the pandemic and I have a couple thousand hours across multiple platforms. I played Battle Royale almost every day then took a break from the game for a season then grinded Arenas until it was removed. My biggest issue with Apex currently is that it has changed so much. The game I fell in love with is an entirely different game from the one I left so I can’t get back into it. To pick the game up I have to learn skill trees, a new respawn system, movement changes, maps, team sizes, and legends with entirely reworked kits. Because so many core elements of the game have changed, there isn’t really a defining aspect of apex I can latch onto anymore that distinguishes it as APEX. As sad as it is, the only thing left in my mind as a core element is heirlooms and recolors.
I'm somebody who used to play the game for at least a couple hours every day, I haven't played in about a year. The game lost me when armour was removed from the ground loot. Despite putting in a significant amount of hours, I'm not a super great sweaty player, having the opportunity to occasionally get lucky and grab a blue or purple on drop made it feel like I at least had a chance to do well in that game rather than just being smoked instantly. I also preferred to play slower, try to drop in a spot without other teams so I can grab loot peacefully, the removal of Shields meant that you have to drop warm-hot to level up your shield which was not enjoyable for me. I remember the majority of the player base being in favour of these changes, but they were the reason I uninstalled.
I started playing Apex Legends in 6th grade, and now as a freshman in high school, I've experienced both the highs and lows of this incredible game that we all love and sometimes love to hate. Although it's unlikely, I’ve often wondered what it would be like to have a cross-game event between Fortnite and Apex, where Fortnite players would need to log into Apex and complete challenges for exclusive rewards like skins or pickaxes, though the rivalry between the two communities probably makes this idea a long shot. On a more realistic note, I believe that bringing back Arenas, introducing new legends each season, and creating more unique Heirlooms rather than recolors would breathe new life into the game, steadily growing the player base over time. These changes, though seemingly small, would have a significant impact and would require substantial effort from the developers to implement. Even minor improvements, however, can make a big difference in the long run, and I genuinely think Apex has a lot of potential for growth with a few thoughtful tweaks. Finally, I just want to say that I really enjoy watching your growth as a content creator and hope that you can use your influence to make a positive impact on the Apex devs.
I'm just saying...I just started playing for first time in a year because of Call of Duty being dogshit right now. And I am absolutely enjoying every second of Apex.
ive played arenas before, and the thing that really stuck with me when i tried, and more importantly what made me stop soon after, was how damn *quiet* it was. i mentioned it to my friends saying how it was most likely because in the BR mode you wanted it to be quiet so you could easily listen for sound cues, but in the arenas mode it just made the match sound really empty and lifeless.
THANK YOU KANDYREW SIX YEARS OF APEX CONETENT WAS THE BEST SIX YEARS IVE BEEN THROUGH ALL I CAN SAY IS WHENEVER YOU QUIT APEX THATS WHEN ILL KNOW THE GAME HAS TRULY DIED IM HEADED OVER TO YOUR VARIETY CHANNEL!!
Seeing the part where the returning revenant player was genuinely enjoying the game with the new pathfinder player was honestly really nice since I myself is a returning revenant player and I'm mostly playing it nowadays because my friend who plays pathfinder seems to find it pretty fun and we play it together Our main issue with the game is 100% how everyone is like a thousand levels above us and how we find it hard to keep up, and it gets even harsher when solo queing but we do find the game genuinely fun and often even hilarious at some point, especially when it comes to maps like Olympus where we can box and ride cars and maps like e district since it's very visually pleasing And even though we do get destroyed and peak like 4 kills a match, it is genuinely fun to play as we start to improve But it is at the point where we need each other to find the game playable enough to go multiple matches back to back And in my opinion, the one thing that would get me and my newer friends to play the game is definitely more just fun and not too competitive content We loved the boxing place in Olympus, loved the cars and even the portals around the map We need more maps, modes or just content in general that just explores more creative and dynamic ways of playing
Started playing Apex this year, on season 21, racked more than 600+ hours until now. I'm lucky I have a few friends that followed me to play Apex with and still play today, otherwise I wouldn't be playing it. No point in trying to solo queue ranked. Duo queue isn't much better but it's whatever. Huge learning curve for newcomers, felt that when I started and I came from FPS games luckily I'm stubborn and kept grinding to improve and feel like I knew what I was doing. I tried bringing other new friends and they gave up because it was too sweaty to keep up, so I think that the entry barrier might be too high (MM related maybe). I don't care about much stuff like sound (although it's awful to get pushed out of the blue without a single faintest sound queue), bugs, the battle pass shenanigans (CoD did the same on Warzone). They should have kept the solo unranked playlist to cater for people that want to play and have no friends playing and an option to solo queue ranked would be welcome too (20 squads of 3, all solo queuers). Would love to have an option to opt out of cross platform on ranked. No aim assist on ranked. Take a look at CS, competitive FPS, no aim assist, maybe a reason why it never got much players on console and the idea was abandoned but if you want a competitive side on a game I don't think you should have any kind of assist on any input. While it's an excellent BR game, certainly not perfect. One of the few things that drive me nuts while playing might be the servers tick rate (and on occasions you get a f'd up server that's lagging and desyncing for everyone even before you drop from the ship). It's god awful to have servers with such low tick rate while trying to have it be competitive. Fix the matchmaking, ditch the EOMM and get us a real SBMM.
Apex devs should give players more agency to revive team mates. An item that can be carried in the backpack which allows for a hot droppable respawn for 1 player without waiting for a drop ship would create less downtime. Think of hell divers or Halo ODST drop pods. It is such a buzz kill when your dead and have to spectate for the next 10 minutes of the match.
As an x veteran with 3k hours who very recently permanently switched to Fortnite, I can tell you that fortnite is just on another level when it comes to battle royale games for example when I play apex there is just 0 enjoyment after I play the game for hours and hours and I feel shit because I only had a 1 kd or because teamates/me were incredibly toxic, but whether it's because the que times are insanely long(OCE player), winning is so difficult, all the gamemodes are dead except trios, the game feels incredibly repetitive and lackluster when compared to let's admit a much better designed game, fortnite, hell they've even got an sbmm reset every season to prevent smurfs which I think is amazing, I completely agree with your hot take Candy, Apex needs to do something extraordinary and take a massive completely new angle at the game not just in order to peak the interest of new/returning players but just to keep it fresh and stop current players from leaving because no one is happy with the state of the game rn and in addition learn from more successful BR games and copy their small quality of live ideas, it's what Fortnite did and it WORKED. PS. There is definitely a problem with the level of toxicity in the game which significantly harms player's enjoyment of the game, I learned this from Fortnite but your teammates should NOT be allowed to hurl racist and derogatory slurs at you when you make a mistake in a video game and make you feel shit abt yourself, apex needs to monitor the VC's and change the toxic mindset all the OG player's have, take a lesson from fortnite, even in fortnite's new valorant mode, ballisitc, I've got the highest rank and solo que up with/vs top 500's, even in that level of competitive play, the toxic trash talking is not even 1% the level of an apex pubs game, the toxicity is definitely apex's biggest problem right now, whoever said this comment I have never related to anything more in my life "For the past 2 years, when ever i tell someone I play Apex, I get an "ew" as a response." You said it yourself Candy, the toxicity is a problem and I do hope Apex fixes it, for the sake of the game because I really loved this game and would hate it see it die.
I feel like with the new heroes, respawn needs to make every character actuall FEEL different. and maybe like, add more synergy between characters. like, make a melee focused character, make a character who can steal other players' weapons and abilities. make new game modes, add a game mode where you can't use guns: only abilities, grenades and melee. make a game mode where after a minute or two, players get trapped in huge chunks of maps and basically create multiple, smaller matches in a single match, then open those chunks and make the winners fight each other. apex has one of the best mechanical structures in all of online gaming, use it to your advantage god damn it
hi kandy i wanted to participate so here’s a list of things i think are important to highlight in no particular order! 1. i’ve encouraged a couple friends here and there to try apex and one of the most obvious issues to me for new players is how much there is to learn because of the expansive legend roster. like, throwing a brand new player into a complicated game and saying “figure it out” doesn’t always work for everyone, so i’ll spend time in the firing range with a friend and go through each legend, showing what the abilities look like as an enemy. i don’t have any good suggestions to this other than maybe having a secondary tutorial mode new players can run through to see what enemy and teammate abilities look like. most people don’t want to just sit in the firing range going legend by legend to get a quick overview of what they’ll experience in a real game. 2. i think something apex would benefit from is just something new each season that’s exclusive to that season. like maybe a survival item or certain weapon that’s ground loot (for UNRANKED ONLY) and is mildly overpowered just to create more interesting fights. i think the rift weapons were a really good step in this direction and i liked it a lot. 3. i really think arenas needs to be implemented back into the game permanently, but not as a 3v3 mode. if they kept arenas pretty much just as it was but made it 4v4 or 5v5, it creates room for more versatile tactics. i think from what i’ve heard from fellow arenas enjoyers, the 3v3 just got old really fast because there’s only so many ways to push a team in that setting. and solo queuing a 3v3 was difficult too because if you had 1 teammate that didn’t participate well, you’d get demolished by the enemy team simply because the team would already be divided and could easily be conquered. i also have found myself wanting to play apex with friends but having a group of 4 or 5 that want to play, but can’t because of how strictly respawn has stuck to their 3 person team setup. i don’t particularly love the gameplay of valorant but ive turned to it very easily because its a hero shooter and i can play with a larger group of friends. these are all i can think of right now but i was a casual player started in s9 and i stopped playing regularly last season because i just truly can’t play the game to have fun and relax anymore. repairing matchmaking and giving casual players an incentive to come back is really what im waiting on at this point. i love this game and its universe with all my heart and i dont want it to die. thank you for making this video ❤
I dont know what to do to fix the game. But ive been playing titanfall 2 lately and i love how it feels simple to do cool movement and getting kills that makes u feel like an insanely cool pilot, without actually having to practise crazy precise techniques for doing so. I know there is importance to practising skills to do stuff like that in Apex, but I think making it easier to feel like an in-universe pilot or "main character" might help new players get a good feel for the game and keeping it satisfying for returning players as well.
I think there are two huge (though not the only) things that hurts bringing in new players and sustaining players. 1) Not partnering with streamers and pro orgs. 2) Not having enough different game modes at the same time. Smaller things, but still important, are lore, server upgrades, integrating R5, more collaborations, advertising, etc. If they did what every other game does and include a lot of different game modes at the same time then people would be able to have fun no matter the skill while maintaining competitive integrity because there is ranked.
as somebody who started playing on my nintendo switch just so i could experience apex with my friends, i think that the hyper competitive community of this game is kinda what killed it for me and so many I know. It stopped being about enjoying the game and everything around it, but more like i had to spend way more hours than i wanted to so that way i could be on the same level as the average player. If i had to think of anything to bring me/other casuals back to apex, it would probably be to have a new/returning player queue and some sort of incentive like items or currency. Part of the reason i started to play war thunder was bc they care abt bringing their players back and reeling in new players, and i think it would be possible to do something similar.
The addition that would make the difference is adding a Halo 3:ODST style Firefight mode. Endless waves of enemies (like prowlers and other "animals"/creatures) coming at your team of 2-4 players. This way they could also add lore as it pertains to each of the "animals" and the arenas/maps where you battle the waves coming at you. So much fun to be had with friends! And all of the legend abilities would be relevant in taking on hordes and hordes of enemies each subsequent wave. I remember for the fun of it, as a challenge, a friend and I tried to get to red armor just by killing all the prowlers and flyers and on Storm Point. We had a good laugh and it was nice not to have to worry about or deal with sweaty apex players that one clip beam you from across the map (cheating or not). A waves/hordes "Firefight" mode would bring that feeling back. Plus they could introduce new creatures and arenas every season.
I just want ranked duos and matchmaking fixed. I only ever am able to get my sister to play with me consistently and I hate playing with randoms so that would be a nice adjustment
For the past 2 years, when ever i tell someone I play Apex, I get an "ew" as a response. That should tell you everything about the public reception of the game
Pure and utter disgust, every time without fail, Apex has earned its reputation as a game produced by EA
eh honestly that says more about their character than the game itself. I personally haven't gotten that response at all.
@@vatop1304 me neither
Ye that has to do with their ego and personality than the game.
Apex was is and always will be a very very very sweaty and try hard game. Natural response from ppl that can't be good at a game like this is ew.
Solo queue is a large part in why I legt 2 years ago.
You get teammates that treat Apex like solos with revivies enabled, they go off miles away die and spam the revive button or turn on the mic to be toxic and if you don't they can just leave with 0 punishment or a useless 5 minute punishment.
Now you are stuck trying to win or get good RP and every fight is now a 2 v 3
Solutions:
1. Make the punishment for landing off alone and dying an 30 minute time out, you have to have the app open for the timer to count down. Keep it 30 minutes, if they do it more than 6 times in a month perma ban them. Straight up. BAN THEM. 2 v3 in an alredy sweatyy game is hell. HARDWARE AND IP BAN THEM. FRY THEIR CONSOLE IF YOU HAVE TO.
2. Buff xp for kills within proximity, if we take out a team and we are within 50 meters of each ther add extra RP and or XP to those kills.
Trust me once they start enforcing team play and or severely punishing bad actors, people will come back or at least I will
No offense, but they had plenty of time to address all of these issues, the fact you’ll relate the feedback doesn’t change anything, Respawn doesn’t have a say anymore, and that’s very clear to us.
Exactly they take too long to listen to feedback
original respawn was gutted, which is ironic because they came from the original infinity ward that was eventually gutted..
@HisWattson has already confirmed that Devs are shackled by the EA oversight. Even if they want to make the game better they don't have the power to implement them.
Not by ea, but by respawn management.stop trying to whitewash them, their guilt is equal to EA. @@rcuretouch
fr, with thousands of hours ive been done with apex for months.. never looked back. you realize like every game is done better. plus OCE servers just dont even work so theres that.
the prime minister of apex has spoken
Apex Trudeau
Never heard of this guy until this video was recommended wtf do you mean Prime Minister
@@DoctorNhutApex Starmer
@@ThereIsNoWifi That shows how little you know about apex:P
Saying the cheater situation has improved is INSANE, SHILL!
As someone who has around 4.5k hours into apex from pre season, i stopped playing around season 17-18. I have tried and tried again to come back to the game. The major thing that drives me away from this game every time is when i log on to play and just get absolutely railed by a pred 3 stack every time while im just solo queue pubs. Like yea ive hit masters multiple times but that was years ago, me playing by myself isnt good enough to win against stacks. The solo queue experience has always been ass but it feels worse now and its the way the majority of people play. Respawn was way too stubborn about it being a "team game" and doubled down too hard on it for their own good. They really needed to improve the solo experience even if they truly never wanted to add solos. Idk, apex holds a big place in my heart but unfortunately its just not fun to play anymore.
Yup, this. Always comes down to the solo queue/matchmaking experience being terrible. A lot of things have made it a lot worse over the years as well but, other than the first few months, it has been a toxic experience. Bad/horrible teammates, quitters, the massive advantage of pre-mades, etc, etc. Sure, other team-based BRs do suffer from the same but the high ttk and high movement/skill level of Apex is just so much worse.
I really dont know why they just cant make strict solo matchmaking...
I haven’t played in a while, is now a good time to redownload?
@@xBROVERTUREx no, keep it un-installed
@@AngrySecs Word, thanks 😂
Thank you Kandy - I remember watching you on Twitch pre-season 1, so it was impactful that you made this video. Thank you again.
One of the oft forgotten aspects of what made Apex great is the lore. There isn't as much effort made to drive the story forward anymore. I know of several players who stuck around because the lore was so good. The story also sold the value of the heirlooms, and universal ones (like the raptor claw) while cool further diminishes any narrative (and in turn, value).
Apex would do better at enticing new players by doing a show similar to Arcane. It has actual great material! Old players can be encouraged to come back by adding a season exclusive campaign/quest like we had in Season 5. The lore is such a goldmine of content being wasted by Respawn and EA at this point.
They don't even try anymore in regards to the characters, I mean even heirloom events used to be legend related, and map changes as well, everything tied back to the legends, and now it's just generic universal heirlooms and no more stories from the outlands trailers
Yeah, they could really do with some more lore stuff. I remember season 4 when they introduced Rev and that was a big deal to me!
@@n8brez603 Also, I seem to remember the last SotO trailer we got was lower quality by a cheaper studio? They just don't wanna spend the money.
I do love the lore of Apex, I like Ash’s lore, which was drove me to player her a lot
to be honest I think they've laid of most of those people.. just look at video quality of trailers etc.. as well as story telling
the guys being excited about their last game were honestly so wholesome lol
SO wholesome, it was honestly cute to watch. we need more of that in apex
Sorry not that updated with apex lately, what are you referring to
@@crazyasian7945in the vid. Kandy played with two new players
As someone who also has taken a very long (still on going) break from the game. I genuinely want to see the future of apex become better than it currently is. I know social media communities say otherwise but us 6+ year veterans don't hate the game or even want the game to decline in viewership and player base. But, as you stated a 6 year battle royale to even maintain almost 100k on just steam is still very much impressive. All points made in the video are 100% accurate from the casual community NEEDING a reason to hop on and stay on for more than a game and just return for a bit. Even moderate to very talented players need some reason to grind outside of eliminations and ranked, if I had an incentive to grind outside of the same red badge. To the heirlooms not feeling as prestigious anymore. Overall a very healthy good take on the games current state as per usual, W video dude and happy holidays
I remember watching you back in season 2.
Season 0 OG here, I love Apex due to the movement, gun play and abilities…. But there has to be something else that matters within the game other than sweating out for a ranked badge… i miss the days when me and a friend just wanted to explore the new map changes and didn’t care about hunting down the whole lobby. There just isn’t anything new to do for new players, or vets to do… I want modes like capture the flag or a whole map “war” mode 25 vs 25 across the entire map, BR is cool but Apex should be more than that… they a billion off this game and if EA had passion for it the Apex Universe would be insane
Miss you kobi it’s Chase btw hope you’re doing well🙏🏽
I honestly think it's gonna take the player base returning for some things to improve, specifically match making.
I don't think anything impressive about the game maintaining a player base. The reality of gaming the last 6 years is that people rotate mostly between Fortnite/Apex/COD and whichever one is the most functional is where the majority of players will be.
While 80k players is respectable i do find it worrying that PUBG has like 160k and there's basically NOTHING to that game whatsoever
It's just the matchmaking, always has been and always will be. No amount of content, bug fixes etc will bring me back.
Matchmaking is what pushes me out the most lately. I love ths game so much that i can ignore a lot of stuff, but matchmaking becomes brutal if you play a few days back to back. Lobbies become so hard that it's hard to enjoy yourself.
That's because they use EOMM matching. Google it. EA has a patent on this type of matchmaking and its focused on engagement. Not balanced matchmaking. That's why you will destroy a lobby after not playing for days but after playing a bunch it becomes impossible to play. They use engagement optimized match making and they need to stop. It's the worst type of MM imo.
Just comes down to the player base being too small
@@bigreddaman5988nah, it's always been lik that brother
This is exactly what started to push me away
@@leaf3962 same here, the sweaty 3 stacks are insane!!! Where is the casual fun for players that solo queue?
as someone who has spent so much time and money on this game, it genuinely breaks my heart to see where this game is right now. i might redownload it and see where it's at soon, but for now, i've been playing fortnite and marvel rivals a LOT more. i still enjoy watching streamers play the game to a certain extent, but i don't watch it nowhere near as much as i used to. hoping for a resurgence soon
You will always be dissapointed for spending money in video games, in my opinion.
@EnigmaticPeanut eh depends. Fortnite and League aren't going anywhere, it's when you pay for skins on sme like COD that shit gets rocky
@@Lucky222fly name me one purchase that you did in apex that is a good investment?
I'm at the same situation... Have you played the finals? I have a lot of fun on it
@@EnigmaticPeanut what are you talking about dude I didn't say I made any Apex purchases 😭 I said that some games you can expect to last longer. That's all 😭 rlly tryna start a corny argument for no reason lol
I love apex (5k hours, started season 8) so it hurts to see the numbers plummet and everyone get all doomer about it. I still have fun playing with my friends and goofing around, but this game NEEDS help. I want new players in the game, and for people to come back, but they need a reason or reasonS, preferably. Here are some suggestions I've had as a long-time player who wants nothing more than for Apex to thrive. Beware it's long but comes from the heart!!
- Cool it with recolors and universal heirlooms. We need legend specific heirlooms back in the game! Fuse was the last one we got over a year ago. Why aren't they giving them to Maggie, Newcastle, Catalyst and others characters who have been waiting literal years? Maybe do one a season so they feel special like they used to. Universal heirlooms maybe once every blue moon are fine, but they feel lifeless by comparison. Heirlooms used to be special and made sense for a legend's personality and lore. Now they're hard to come by.
- On that note, legend specific heirloom customization could be a lot of fun! People can match heirloom loadouts to match certain skins/banners. (Banner loadouts to match skins could be awesome too) A small thing that I think people would enjoy.
- Speaking of lore... We need more interesting/fun lore! It feels like so many characters just don't interact anymore, like Wattson and Wraith! Have the new writers read Pathfinder's Quest? Do they know the shared lore these two have (and how so many of us have been waiting to see them get together cough cough). But maybe I'm just biased because I love those two. Also remember in season 11 when Ash pushed Wattson off a cliff on Storm Point and nothing ever happened after that? They just don't finish storylines! And now the lore feels stale and uninteresting by comparison. Not everything needs to be some big world-bending epic, either. Let the legends have fun, too!
- CINEMATICS! Cinematics for Apex used to get millions of views because they were unique, beautiful, and special. Its been too long since we've got a proper story from the outlands and a subsequent skin. And remember when those skins used to be so prized because of their cool look and unique intros? Now they're just giving random intros to random skins like the black and pink Caustic one where he's beating the shit out of Ash for some reason. Make things more coherent and feel special. Hell I would even love cinematics of the legends having fun or SOMETHING. They build hype and look awesome!
- STOPPPP MILESTONE EVENTS. What else can I say? The vast majority of the player base hates them. They are predatory and encourage gambling because you miiiight get what you want if you spend a bit more money! /s Bring back collection events where we have the option to craft what we want.
- I'm totally cool with them bringing back old battle passes, but this system they have now is just GAMBLING AGAIN! Just let your players purchase what they want. Same goes for the store. Stop the bundles, let people buy whatever they want separate.
- As for gameplay and content, I'm playing a ton more Fortnite recently rather than Apex because of the sheer amount of variety in that game. Fortnite is CONSTANTLY rotating things in their br mode that make it fresh and exciting, wheres I can't say the same for Apex. I'm not saying we need 500 different modes, but something better than just mixtape.
- As one comment here said, let the devs be experimental! Your mention of an extraction shooter could be fun! Vary the skill trees, or something too. On another note I'm SO sad they cancelled the single player Apex-universe game. EA never lets us have anything. (EA give the game rights back to Respawn challenge)
- Stop making guns/characters useless and then not touching them for seasons. No one likes an overpowered gun/legend, but also no one likes a useless one. Mozams used to be broken but now no one picks them up because they were nerfed into the ground. R-301 used to be ol' reliable but it barely kills anyone since season 17. Seer's pickrate is in the toilet. Alter just came out and she's like the second least picked character which is crazy. Do more BALANCED balancing and don't be afraid of hotfixes! Fortnite is always doing it!
- Keep LTM's separate from the base game. You should be able to play the base game whenever you want. It's kind of crazy pubs is just the overpowered relic weapons and the EPG that does 105 base damage in one hit. I'm kinda sweaty so I'm mostly having fun, but I know being unable to play the game normally (unless you're in ranked) turns off SO many people. Just like the Final Fantasy event with the win-every-game-sword was unavoidable. Also you can't get badges in the pubs right now because it's technically an LTM. Booooo.
- As many say.... matchmaking needs a BIG overhaul. As a 22k kill 4k 20bomb Wattson I shouldn't be put in a game with new players or even like level 200's. It's not fair for them and this is a gigantic reason so many people quit. They feel like they get destroyed and don't progress, so why would they keep playing if that's the outcome the majority of the time? Same as me getting matched into a pubs lobby with three-stacking multiple season preds.
- And again... audio. I know you even said it in your video but it's a real problem. Is the Fortnite visualized wheel patented? Use that or something similar and the problem is basically fixed.
- INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY! I know there was a mini sort of roadmap released that showed two community events, but there should be more emphasis on them. Do more creator made skins, banners, charms, holos, just fun stuff! And not JUST for the anniversaries, but all year round! Fortnite has creator-made wallpapers on nearly every level of their battle pass, that/other goodies would be such a cool thing to add and an awesome opportunity for creators!
- Respect the Titanfall universe. I loooove Titanfall 2, and Apex should have more elements of the universe it stemmed from. There are still many fans of that game (as you will see under any Respawn tweet lol) and you would think Apex would have more of it from the game.
- PLEASE DON'T EVER USE AI IN THIS GAME IN ANY WAY PLEASE GOD NO WE HATE GENERATIVE AI AND AI VOICES YOUR VOICE ACTORS AND ART ARE THE HEART OF THE GAME!!! I'm not saying I know its been implemented (besides that ugly Final Fantasy event trailer. i'll never forget) but we gotta get our principals straight, here!
My eyes are starting to get blurry from staring at my screen, but if I think of anything else (which I'm sure I will) I'll edit this post! I'm sure the community appreciates you sharing our concerns, I know I do. Again, I want this game to thrive again but it needs a lot of work.
dude thanks so much for this, helpful insight
@@kandyrew You're so welcome! I have loved your stuff for years, and I wanna give back by throwing my feedback hat in the ring. I hope it helps!
@@kandyrewbeen playing from season 0 till about 3/4 months ago
I hated when people would say “everyone should quit apex”
Eventually I got to the point of no return i don’t think there’s anything apex could do to bring some of us back
Anything they can fix could have been fixed while the community was dying
There’s a real bitter taste in a lot of peoples mouths towards apex
People like you can save it for a lot of people
But the original community could never be the same they’ve committed far too many sins
Preach ✝️🤲🏻🛐
Been playing since it came out, and when it wasn't my main game, I always went back to it when i had nothing else to cause I knew I could always have fun.
I haven't been on in over a year.
The matchmaking was brutal as they lost players cause only people staying are the sweats (not derogatory, i just can't keep up lol) and the updates and legends just didn't keep me. It's like what happened to fortnite, when building got real out of hand, I quit. They brought me back with no build mode, and especially this throwback season they're doing. Fortnite is my br of choice rn, and I never thought I'd say that with APEX existing. It's still my most played game, and I haven't played it in over a year. I don't really plan to anytime soon either. Mirage and Octane main, down for the count. Sad, but it happens. Hope they can revive it.
As a new player to apex . It really sucks that i have to grind just to unlock some new legends to play. I was excited to play all the cool looking legends and it turns out you have to unlock them . The one thing ow2 did right is make all the heroes playable for the new players .
You still have to grind. Echo grind turned me insane.
I still play apex a ton but I have several friends who used to do the same - they’re only back on the game consistently when revival is available. I’m sure my friends list isn’t an anomaly here and respawn sees these statistics. They also play resurgence on warzone constantly because it’s always available. It’s almost as if it solves the dying to sweats problem and makes the game causal-friendly!
I hope this game never die. there is nothing that feels the same like apex. I tried valorant, pub g, fortnight but man the movement, legends, map, guns just feels so fluid in apex. There is literally no replacement as of now.
me 2
try titanfall then
i feel the same. i've tried so many other games but nothing hits like Apex does, even Titanfall 2 multiplayer doesn't because it's missing the Legend abilities which make the game feel so unique. i know it won't last forever but man i wish respawn and EA was putting more effort into keeping it alive instead of pumping out as many collection events as they can
You are absolutely right, I’ve recently picked up pubg again and I the change of pace is pretty wild
Titan fall 2 existing
Just my opinion but the biggest problem in my view is the matchmaking, lvl 17 playing with lvl 400 or something else, just being destroyed by one guy that moves like a monster, that "scare" the new players and they dont feel like they need to learn how to play or dont have the fun enough to continue
I agree and am surprised there aren't more comments that match yours. How does a new player with 100 kills go up against a guy with 10 thousand? They need to do better at match making.
TBH, you kind of hid the actual problem in your answer. Yes, matchmaking is a big deal but the movement is too. "moves like a monster" isn't really something that should be part of a team-based battle royale. It's not as bad as it was before they banned configs but the damage has been done to the player base such that you're never far away from insane movement players. Couple that with being shredded by aim assist and all the other considerations of the game kinda go out the window.
The insane part is that nobody enjoys this. Having new players as randoms also feels TERRIBLE, as I have to carry consistently 1v3, while my randoms have a terrible time too being canonfodder. Its just allround a bad experience unless you have a full premade or can consistently carry alone against a lobby
@@runthemeows1197 I think if they create a gamemode like rainbow six that you can play only less than 50 lvl, or something else, and in the game mode have some bots, but not like the ones that we have (they are so horrible) maybe they will have the fun and interest to play the game and we dont need to worry about carry all the times
As someone who has collected all the plushies, figures, books, art, and more, I really like the Lore of the apex/titanfall universe. The battlepass missions they used to do like the one where you discover ash?? Crazy cool universe lore. really made the titanfall fan in my so interested in the game. but they really dont seem to care about that anymore. The real issue is EA who just want to squeeze as much money out of the game with doing the bare minimum.
Quick question what was the point of Ash at this point she got nerfed to the ground of hell at this point they should have just made a new character because what was the point of an and her to horizons lore should just make her a side character to the Lore
@@RockoldObamaCj There are rumors that they're reworking Ash so she might get a new life.
EA's always been a huge issue for Respawn. Every time I had a complaint about the game it always had to do with the ridiculous prices on everything. EVERY EA game is full of overpriced garbage, and I've always preached that Respawn should look in a different direction for partners, because EA always kills games because of the money. As long as there making money ig xc
My two brothers and I started playing this game since Day 1. We loved it because it was the perfect game for us since it’s squads of 3. For years, it was the only game we played.
We were more casual players than anything. We all have full time jobs, we could play maybe 8-10 hrs per week.
As time went on, the amount of sweats in the game became too overbearing. The hours we could afford to put in weren’t enough to keep up with the people who casually put in 8-10 hrs A DAY. So we dropped the game. We haven’t missed it at all.
Love the idea of an extraction shooter in the Titanfall universe!
Apex is dead (coming from someone who loved it for 5 years)😢
Edit: some people really think I hate the game but all I want for ea is to find a way to make the game exciting again for all players including veteran players. For me the game is dead at the moment. All I did was to drop my opinion
Just came back from a 3 year video game break and i still love apex. The match making sucks but i dont understand why people hate it so much. It was and is still my 2nd fav game. Just my opinion tho
Stopped playing with battle pass rework its ass
@@BryHaw you don't have to say you don't understand after saying you were om break for 3 years... we know you don't 🙄
I also love apex and I do say the player base has gone down and it will probably be dead within the next couple months 😢
@@BryHawIf you were not here for the last 3 years of continuous fvck ups you honestly got noooo room to talk and defend this game lmao go play your 1st favorite game brotha
I love simply Ashtons idea of having more things to work towards like leveling up your favorite characters to get a cool skin or badge having more goals that don't seem so impossible like a 4k or 20 bomb. More goals for causal players to work for would be very nice. It would be awesome if they had more story modes like with loba in season 17 or 18.
I watched that video and at first I thought it was another dumb idea but by the end of his video I was convinced that more grindable content is what Apex needs. His video made more sense than any of the others I've seen about how to "fix" Apex legends.
Yes, its bizarre how they dont add a 10 and 15 kill badge.. its very simple and cheap to do
One thing I wish Respawn would care more about is the lore.
I started playing back in Season 5 because my friend played it and I was sick of only playing Fortnite during Quarantine. I didnt really play during season 6 or 8, but played during season 7 and got stuck around for a long while during season 9 and after. This was mainly because I got hooked on the story and universe. While you could find a character you clicked with because of their abilities, a lot of times people played characters because of their personality and voicelines they said. Playing Fuse and Maggie made you feel like a badass. Playing Pathfinder was fun because of his abilities but also because he's a goofy robot. Mirage has always been terrible but people mainly play him because of his goofy voicelines. Same can be said for every other character, as you could even find someone who is a diehard for Vantage.
I loved those little sidequests they did. I loved the Bloodhound quest a few years back, I loved Bangalore finally coming to terms with her brothers "death" in an in-game mode. I read every weekly little comic in game multiple times. I even read the ones that were on twitter only. It even made me go back and play TF2 story mode.
I literally watched every new voicelines video on update day. Because even one sentence voice lines for the characters I loved were cool
Now besides a half-assed and poorly written marriage plot between Fuse and Bloodhound, there really isn't much lore. They stopped those weekly comics, stories from the outlands, and other story elements. Kill code was awesome, but there's been nothing like that since.
Ultimately the increased monetary aspects combined with the decreased story makes the game feel hollow and soulless to me.
Ah yes playing a competitive fps for lore
@@idkwhatname3133 You do realize this game was not meant to last this long let alone be a comp shooter right? It came from Titanfall which is the furthest thing from a pure competitive FPS. Titanfall has always been lore rich and very focused on world building even in its multiplayer.
i would never play an online game for the lore, but if i play it, i do enjoy it a lot.
I think bringing back season long challenges to unlock stuff is a great idea, like they did with the reactive flatline
Week 1 player here and the reason I stopped playing was because of the cheaters. Like I hop into apex because I enjoy competing and improving my skills against other people. But cheaters make that redundant.
Also now that I've taken a good break I've discovered other hobbies. When I did return, I realized in terms of apex that I've done it all. There isn't that novelty anymore that I once had. I also realized I'm better off without all the tilt, that stuff ain't good for your health.
Reason why I stopped playing was the toxic community, nothing like getting yelled slurs at on drop then getting a 2 week ban for saying anything back.
What about the pathetic bans for people who leave early?they go play fortnight for an hour then come back.....br model mixed with random people players squads is literally the biggest problem ,seeing as how most people are random......apex died,I mean what did they think? They put importance on people squading up.....
this sht happened to me when chinese players talkshit in voice coms, made a mistake to talk back in chat and they perm ban me
are you on console? if you're on PC you can't be banned by voice communication, unless you type bad words (or anything bad) into the chat window. I think they record chat log, but never voice coms.
@ it was on pc, i also tried sending a ban appeal to tell the whole story but they dismissed it
if they ban voice chats you wont have toxic community though some streaners wont get content as they rely on shit talk, some people like those, they should allow solo rank and trios, in fortnite i play mostly solo
From what I've heard, there was someone who talked to one of the devs of apex legends. The dev said that the team wants to do a bunch of quality of life stuff in Apex but aren't allowed because of the higher-ups.
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They need an “Apex 2” type update. Some big changes that would be enough for them to put trailers out everywhere and get new/old players wanting to try it out again. I think they could really use the alter multiverse thing and change all the maps and all the characters in major ways like we are in an alternate universe
Yeah, I know people clown on the "2", like Overwatch 2 was a massive flop - but Apex is one of the few games that really would massively benefit from the two. Apex has fundamental engine problems like tick rate and audio that could only be fixed in a second release, it'd be really nice.
@@telvanniisI agree
No
I agree, they don't have to say "2", just some kind of major update, like a new engine and new servers, and major changes to how the BR mode works overall, something to make it feel new again
CEO of EA has already confirmed that there won’t be an Apex 2 so can probably forget about this.
Always love your content Kandy. Love the challenges and good times with Boom. The recent trap videos brought me so much joy. I’m mid 30’s gamer, played since the beginning too, and still love the game even with its flaws. Nothing has felt the same as Apex and I’ve had a lot of gaming loves over the years. I hope you keep uploading for years to come 🙏🏻thank you.
As a season 0 player and having apex as my first competitive shooter ever, I literally can't imagine anything that would bring me back into the game. Having a friend to play with probably would make me play a couple games, but with how unbelievably sweaty the game is, no amount of lore, free characters, free skins, hell even the return of the original skull town would get me hooked onto this game again.
Whenever I even consider playing this game again, I just feel crushed under the weight of toxicity and sweats. Maybe that's a PvP game issue in general but either way, trying to get into apex again is like trying to willingly go for a bike ride where the seat is a hot grill
Here's the thing, Apex in it's current state is actually pretty good, and the efforts against cheaters really recently actually seem to have worked (at least in my region). The issue is the game is like five years old right now, and five years of playing the same game is going to burn people out. I would LOVE to play apex right now, I think it's the first time in a long time where the game feels consistently fun and playable. However, precisely zero of my friends want to even touch the game anymore, and while I can solo queue, it's just not fun if my friends aren't there anymore.
This is normal, the fact that people burn out of a game is VERY much a normal thing. I play Team Fortress 2 still. I'm used to it. What's abnormal is Apex cannot convince anyone new to join. The new player experience is hell in this game, and everyone who hasn't left has about five years of experience or is already interested in fast paced movement shooters and will just crush any new players who want to have fun. And I don't mean that we should dumb down Apex, I enjoy sweat filled Apex lobbies. It's just we need a way for new players to actually want to improve separate from the rest of the playerbase (and having 60 player lobbies is kind of a detriment to that).
Additionally, new games coming out really compete for getting Apex a new userbase. Why play a game that's five years old with a dwindling playerbase when the new shiny thing just came out. And MOST of those new shiny things won't last. The Finals is barely hanging on. New CoD isn't as big as it was. There are a bunch of other games that were supposed to kill off Apex that were so forgettable that I literally have forgotten them. Marvel Rivals may actually be it though. It's a fun enough OW clone with a recognizable IP it doesn't need to market and the gameplay floor is low enough where new players can at least feel like they're contributing even if they're awful.
It also doesn't help that everyone is saying "Apex is dead, uninstall bro". Like if anything is going to actually kill Apex, it's this weird peer pressure to convince other people to quit so you feel validated for quitting and not like you're missing out on something that others still find fun. I saw that with Team Fortress 2 when Overwatch released. The only reason TF2 survived is because the casual fans could use it as a safe haven away from try-hards and sweats (TF2 is super laid back. It sucked for me cos I wanted to play TF2 like a competitive game, but honestly, it's what wound up saving that game from being completely abandoned by the community).
It actually not really good. Like, the tick rate alone is embarrassing.
@@zzodysseuszzya it’s 12 tick for apex
@@zzodysseuszz that's entirely a matter of opinion, isn't it? tickrate is quite another issue, but just saying the game is bad because "tickrate lower than XXXX game" is pretty a pretty braindead way to shit on apex
I agree w u about the “the game is dead” mentality. Content creators especially have a huge effect here. I swear every season each creator makes a video saying the game is dying like bro what r u doing?? This is killing the game you profit off.
Hard agree. If everyone would take a step back and chill for a minute, the game could totally make a comeback. This includes EA/Respawn, who insists on forcing huge changes every season even when most of the game is fine as-is.
It feels like this game wont make it past season 24/25.
I think EA broke the game not the devs or anything. It might help them to get picked up by a different company that would ACTUALLY care about the lore and their fans.
My friend was hesitant to start playing apex because of the toxicity in game from other players, so much that they completely muted the party mics.
yeah, i mean when i hear someone with an open mic i mute like 50% of the times, because they usually just aren't helpful.
@@sleet9289 just a few hours ago in a ranked match I had (silver) someone screamed into the mic and DCed after I chose the Legend they wanted... Those are moments where I feel like "Why?" And i lose interest slowly but surely. I wont stop playing but such people are just annoying especially in Trios/duos. Second they get downed, they DC cause there is no more penalty on normal Trios/Duos...
First thing you do for your sanity is turn off voice conms. In every single multiplayer games.
@@KRI3Pturn off voice chat. Don't waste your nerves on mentally unstable people.
This is a sign, we must all return to Dirty Bomb.
We must stack Fragger's forevermore.
yessss
Anything you say I’ll go by, I’ve watched your clips on and off since you started with apex . Happy new years buddyb
I honestly think that a sandbox mod would breathe so much life back into the game. It gives a platform for people to be creative and new constant games/ maps for people to play.
Boy do I miss arenas 🥲
Why did they remove it??
@@son0funiverse because nobody played it. No matter how much people say they miss it, nobody played the mode.
@@AngrySecs i played more arena than br....
@@pixeled_violence that means nothing, the mode was substantially less popular than the BR which in the end is why they removed it
As someone who quit playing well over a year ago, maybe even 2 years ago at this point, i really think they need to release Titanfall 3, they could merge unlockables, across the two games via the email we used to create our accounts, the new game would bring new eyes, and maybe the game with merged lockers, could syphon players back to apex. Other than that, i really have no drive to play this game anymore, or really even watch content on it. i have a friend who has recently gotten back from Iraq and is loving the game, and has been begging me to come back with him, but i just cant get myself to,
09:07. 😂 is that me? 😂
I really enjoy watching Apex videos that have a bunch of friends playing together for the giggles, those are the videos I watch through to the end. Maybe that's a way for creators to intice more new blood into the game indirectly... show that it can be just fun and doesn't need to be so sweaty. You guys have the power for good or evil 😁
I loved the lore of apex. With the slow back away from cinematics and less in game lore activities like the hunt for bloodhound, story interactions, that was my favorite part of the game. Hearing them interact and enjoying some gameplay with characters that made the game. But sitting in a lobby, dying early because I don't play as much, or just not having the same friends to play with. All of that drained my interest in the game. Seeing them put more effort into making money than producing content is what sealed it off. I haven't played in a couple months, haven't consistently played in years now. I still check up to see if there's new lore or cinematics because I love the characters, but the gameplay has been a struggle. I would love to see PvE as an option to dive into characters more, like a campaign. Or simply a fresh start to something, new approach to the BR as a whole, might be fun. Thanks for posting Kandy!
0:32 I'd love to see some Titanfall from the Tiddyfall universe for once Lmao
13:50 RIP Dirtybomb.
different times, old friend
yeah! this game was actually so much fun...
hi kandy i love your videos and 100% agree with you man been a fan for abt 3 years man love the vids keep it up
The TEAMPLAY aspect is why Apex Legends will always have a special place in my heart. You are spot on with your suggestion that Respawn should explore ways to improve the 'Playing with friends' side of things. Focusing on this aspect is good for both the current player community and potentially bringing in new players.
Nothing beats the feeling of winning a game, or perhaps a streak of games, in a challenging lobby because of good teamwork. Or simply fooling around, playing hide and seek with buddies in the Firing Range.
Apex over time had various game modes that were helpful for amping the
team experience:
- Winter Express is a great way to practice teamwork and level up your fighting skills: Your squad needs to focus on the objective (capturing the train), and even if you lose one round, you respawn as a team (on the supply ship) and have another focused round of teamwork.
- Arenas was a great way to practice team synergy in a pure 3 vs 3 mode - who is the better team?! No third parties swooping in to kill the last team member... We miss arenas!
- Knockout LTM was a great way to practice your "end game" skills as a team, learning how to approach and capture zones.
- Other favorite team experiences were 'Shadow Royale' and 'Three Strikes', were teamwork makes a huge difference.
If Respawn could find ways to improve the 'playing with friends' experience further that would be a big Win for the Apex community.
i stopped playing apex when the 4 letters "stfu" got me perma banned, apex has the most sensetive team behind them, no other game has this kind of punishment
Well an issue for me and my friends have always been the custom game player limitation, the face that when we are 4 players we cant jump into a custom game against eachother, or a quads game to play together, it feels like the limit of 3 players or the limit of filling as many spots as possible in customs really ruins the experience for us, and me and my friends hope that there could be a way for all of us to play together so we dont have to switch to another game just to include eachother. Thank you for the insight on the newer player base btw it really makes me happy to see fresh blood in the community
Yeah I'm really sad they took away the quads mode of the game, it was a really fun fresh way to play. My friends and I even got some new friends to try the game bc then we had 3 people who could help teach and carry the new player.
I started playing Apex in season 18 because a friend of mine told me I should try it out. I had never before played a battle royal or shooter game; I immediately fell in love with the game and since then have played nothing but apex. I am currently a diamond ranked player so not a sweat but not a casual either, I absolutely love apex but at this point I’m honestly just kind of bored. We had 12 collection events this year and not a single one featured a legend specific heirloom that wasn’t a recolor. I don’t think that Apex has very many issues, cheating isn’t very bad anymore (at least on xbox), the servers could be better but ultimately, I don’t think its issues that are killing the game but rather lack of good content. Everything just feels repetitive and expensive and I’m probably going to move on to other games after watching champs in February.
If there was one thing that I could tell Respawn and EA it would be this. We need something to grind for, something worthwhile, right now you don’t even get anything for grinding ranked except for a boring and repetitive banner and badge. They could do something like free packs for hitting a certain rank, or even Heirloom shards for top 100 players. We also need more lore, that makes players get more involved with the legends that they play and that was one of the best aspects of the game. There also needs to be something to make the game fun, like why can’t we have solos, duos, trios, and quads at once? The Buster Sword and Three Strikes events were some of the best times I had in apex, why can’t we have multiple LTMs at once? We also need a fun meta, literally right now Lifeline, Gibraltar, or Castle, are the only viable legends something Imperial Hal mentioned gave me an idea and I think we need a meta of overpowered legends such as in Marvel Rivals, I’m talking prime Seer, prime Horizon, Bang - Blood combo, etc, basically every legend in their best state and the tweak it as needed. That way people can play who they want not whose good.
I really love this game and hope it turns around
If you read this thank you. I encourage my fellow players as well to give your thoughts, we made them change the Battle Pass back so obviously if we speak out as a community the devs listen. I really hope things get better for the game and wish everyone the best.
You should go watch this video by simply Ashton. It's only about 10 minutes long but made more sense than any other "how to fix apex" video I've seen so far.
I personally think that them making an entirely new game that is COD-like in the sense where they have apex as battle royale, their mixtape mode(s), and another mode that would be titanfall 3 esc. All that hype of releasing a new game would draw in new/returning players. And with new gamemodes and titanfall 3 esc. game tied all into one it would create an all new feel to the game and would draw in new players to not only the BR of apex, but also get more people interested in their other gamemodes.
veteran player here. I definitely felt the comment "if you dont play enough you get left behind" that is so true!! it's frustrating to leave the game for a week or two because of family or what have you, then you come back and everyone's way better than you.. which creates this homework type of feel like damn now I gotta catch back up... It would be so dope if the matchmaker was reworked to detect returning players and place them a bit lower or something.. because this game definitely feels very sweaty.
6:25 You noted exactly the thing that stops me from even trying to get back into the game again, I've tried twice but as a new player whos generally not a BR player but liked titanfall getting into a match that I'm immediately stomped into the dirt in while I attempt to understand the basics of my guns repeatedly has made it repeatedly frustrating as it feels theres no chance outside of the firing range to really learn the weapons, even the more casual deathmatch modes just felt like complete Super sweat nightmares where 1 team with 3 players with characters they have spent thousands of hours on compltly stomp the match to the point its a 5-10 min slog of jsut trying to finish the match
I recently uninstalled Apex for the first time since I started playing back in Season 5. I still follow the game pretty closely as I really like the core game and the lore/characters. The main thing that stopped both me and my friends from playing regularly was the “skill based matchmaking.” We are more on the casual side of players but we were still slightly above average at the game. We never played ranked, but I would guess we would have been around diamond at MOST And yet, every single game we got into, we would get nonstop Masters and Preds. Wayyyy better players than we were. It got to a point where we would stop playing for a few months, get excited about a new season, play 1 or 2 games and then get off because we constantly got destroyed instantly every time. We miss playing Apex, but we would think about playing it and it just wasn’t worth playing 2 games just to get tilted instantly
Being a "diamond" is substantially greater than "slightly above average". Slightly above average would be maybe PLAT. While average is Gold.
Being diamond puts you in atleast the top 20-25% of the game.
@ totally agree. Sorry I should’ve explained that better. I’m probably overestimating my rank lol. I’d probably be low PLAT. Like I said, I never really played ranked and I don’t think I even got a placement.
@@dizzymcdizz I'd say diamond is more top 10 percent
I wish Respawn would focus on more lore related events and stuff! The universe of Titanfall is rich with lore and events like the Revenant Uprising were a nice fresh breath of air.
love your videos :)
I really like the idea of including stuff for players to play with friends. A lot of the games I’ve played are because my friends told me about them, including apex. Also respawns idea of apex being a team game and that’s why they don’t have solo would definitely benefit from this. I do really enjoy apex and wish to see it do well so we’ll see how it goes. Happy New Years Kandy, I’m looking forward to what’s in store for 2025 and beyond🔥🔥
thanks buddy
As someone who hasn’t played the game in over a year, there just doesn’t seem like enough to bring me back and try it again
I loved the time when so much more was happening in this game.
Season 2: We got a new legend, teasers for the next one, the Voidwalker event, the Labs and Gauntlet takeovers, Stories from the Outlands, Flyers and Leviathans added to the map, Ranked mode introduced, and a new weapon.
Season 3: Revenant teasers, a new legend, a brand-new map, the train, fake leaks (Forge), Mirage Voyage, Fight or Fright event, Duos mode, Holo-Day Bash, and the Grand Soirée event.
There were some controversies during those seasons, but the game still felt way more alive with all that content.
Right now it feels like all that creativity got sucked out of Respawn.
Id love to see some more content from open world, pvp and pve games. I know apex will probably still be on this channel, but id like to see some games like sea of thieves as well.
I gotchu
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@kandyrew I think I've watched this video at least five times. Your content is amazing, and I hope you continue to do well on any game you post content for
@@sarazavoralspellman9384 working on it! I posted a subnautica video on that channel as well, it’ll be the start of
more super long form videos - if you wanted to take a look
@@kandyrew I think I've already seen that one too. I'd never played the game, and you actually got me into it with the way you narrated the video
@@kandyrew if you remember me, I actually finished Subnautica.
I'd pay money to see you and boom play marvel rivals. Yall are so entertaining
boom has been playing it, but i just have zero interest 😭 been loving survival games a lot more
Marvel rivals is ass
@@Bullletzzthat is a horrendous take
It's not but ok
@@Bullletzz explain why marvel rivals is bad then
From a dedicated player since season 1: The game is so far from what it once was, but unlike a lot of other live service games Apex has tried to cater to every possible part of the player base and it has never really been satisfactory. If there's one good point about a patch there are three negative things, let alone if they even tell you in the notes that a change has actually been made.
Legend metas have steadily become more and more gimmicky and annoying to come up against, rather than being strong due to other factors such as choice of weapons, positioning/early or late rotation etc. Power creep is very noticeable and when the game moves away from having utility, to straight up fight deciding abilities that don't even require the firing of a weapon, the game becomes stale to play.
Weapon meta however feels like it's the best it's ever been, along with movement.
If there is one thing that made people leave, or stay, it's movement. Most of the time I simply return for the movement alone, it's that good.
Respawn as a studio has deteriorated severely since the days of early Apex and Titanfall 2. Apex was always one of EA's cash cows which is sad, it's got probably some of the best gameplay in the past decade only to be littered with several bugs and issues. Fact is they have had over 5 years to address the more important issues and have solved only a few of them, one of which isn't even related to the functionality of the game itself: playerbase transparency. Every time what felt like a good effort from the playerbase to make things known to respawn there was rarely any response acknowledging that there was a fix happening, or that they've at least placed it at a high priority.
Sad to say but the game is heavily addictive and once you stop playing you only look at the few good bits and remind yourself of the numerous negative ones.
Kandy!!!!!! Woah bro so happy to see you back and recommended on my page.
The thing that keeps me coming back is the weapon challenges, I’d love some modes that are designed with that in mind. Perhaps a mode where everyone is using the exact same weapon, or extra xp on a specific weapon each week etc.
Wish they would fix that issue you had at 17:12 where your teammates name goes away and you try to shoot them.. 😁
Yeh it's annoying when you ads and pit a full clip into them. Lol. I did it last night twice and they just look at me. Lololo
Lol. I did it twice last night. They just stood and looked at me.
I feel that apex is a movement game. Everything about apex involves how interactive and good the game feels. I would love to see respawn reward new players for learning how to use that and train with movement without punishing them in lobby’s against guys like Timmy.
I say this with heavy heart and with 4200 hours under my belt: I dont enjoy Apex anymore, I have no desire to grind it and I miss having that feeling.
Edit: honestly, at this point I dont think anything besides solo ranked will/can bring me back.
One of my favourite things from BO3 was the individual challenges for the different specialists, that rewarded the player with fun cosmetics for putting time into certain characters. I think if apex incorporated something like that it would provide more incentive to not only grind challenges for their main, but to also try other legends
A story mode that explores the maps and explains what's going on
Apex has two major issues:
1. EA has always focused on money - they are a greedy company that have zero problem running their game into the ground. It says enough that every other BR has way cheaper skins that arent wave after wave of recolors or that absolutely bone headed change to the battlepass (not to mention the multiple shards).
2. Apex has become the most bullet spongey BR, which takes away the competitive aspect of Apex and prioritizes 3rd partying. Imagine if shields only went up to Blue shields - you would have significantly less bone headed 3rd partying moves because now you have to be more strategic with your health versus how it is now.
OMG, so much this on point 2. Amazes me more people don't get it. Yes, there's skill in fast shield swaps and crazy movement to pull them off but it ruins the variety of playing styles/tactics in the game and massively promotes just waiting for a 3rd party. Also removes any jeopardy from a three stack red shield team just pouncing on any team with less than three players. Yes, having three players should give you an inherent advantage but just being able to basically steam roller any lesser team is lame.
I've said this since they first introduced Evo shields and basically only ever gotten grief for it. Arguably it has been the single worst change in the game.
yeah the price on heirlooms is a fucking joke in Apex and the cosmetics are not even great, idk who is in charge of that but they should CERTAINLY change something
I would argue that the "bullet spongey" aspect of Apex Legends is exactly what makes the game great and stand out. Nearly all other battle royales or fps games cater to a fast time-to-kill (TTK), meaning you’re dead within seconds. Which takes away a lot of the skill in the game.
In Warzone, for example, it’s almost always the player who sees the other first that gets the kill (or the one with higher position, + guns have barely any recoil).
You can’t really outrun the shooting, nor can you take on a duo or trio as a solo player because there’s barely a chance for recovery.
By comparison, Apex does allow for ways to outplay (multiple) opponents with movement, legends-skills and gunplay. You are not instant dead whenever your are in the open or are seen first by your opponent, due to the Apex Guns having higher TTK.
Your point 2, of having only blue shields, will only make it more 3rd partying. There's no point to push as your better off waiting for other people to engage in a fight first, as you are more easily killed. The moment a game gets a faster time to kill (ttk), the more people will camp.
@@WhySoWeasel I get what you are saying, but I have to disagree. The initial seasons where armors were more limited - the 3rd partying was distinctly less due to teams really having to think about if they could afford to take the opposing team in their state. Simply seeing a white armor team didn't mean your chances to win increased by 70% just because your armor level was several tiers above.
I do agree with Apex having higher health does add to part of the fun - I just feel like they need to scale back just how extreme the level of sponge has grown. It only gets worse now with HP regen on revives, easy quick heals for support and the fact that several legends have some sort of a shield related power.
1:02 where my Final Fantasy sword ? oh right I didnt throw $300 dollars at the game, atleast I get some new content with the new battlepass, right ? right ? oh....
I dont play apex anymore, havent done for a year or so, sbmm killed it for me, was way to sweaty.
I completely agree with Apex needing to focus on more casual gamers for future releases. I literally don't play apex for 2 weeks at a time so that my lobbies reset and I play with other more normal people instead of a bunch of people that are vastly better than me. I work and have commitments outside of video games so for me games are just that...games. If it's not fun, I'm not playing.
I started in season 0. Also, since the beginning Apex's skin store and monetization strategy has always been overpriced. Everything in that game is overpriced. I don't like the gameplay of fortnite but the skins and creative assets are easily 10x the value of Apex skins and creative assets.
Yeah, this. It's not an easy fix without completely changing so many core aspects of the game but ultimately they lost that casual fun vibe less than a year into the game's existence.
Kandy is in my opinion THE voice of Apex. I really hope they listen to all of this
As an Overwatch player who swapped to Rivals recently, I gotta say I only played arenas when it came out, pretty much quit apex after it left.
For getting new players back they should make it where your first 30 levels are against new or bot players only. By the time they get around to level 30 they should know the mechanics of the game and it’s there choice to stay or go
Hey Kandy! A little bit late here, but here are my two cents.
When they decide to make Titanfall 3, I’d like to see some slight improvements in the following areas:
Movement:
• Allow players to crawl, run, or stick to the ceiling (not for long to avoid camping) for more stealth options.
• Let players turn the jump kit on and off to enable Apex Legends-type movement. For example: with the jump kit off, wall jump from one wall, then turn the jump kit on to wall run into a nearby building.
• Make 90-degree turns on the same wall easier to perform.
• Ensure that console movement can match that of PC, regardless of input. A large portion of the player base resides on consoles, and console players also want to be able to do all the flashy tech.
Titans:
• Titans in Titanfall 2 were great, but make sure that every Titan is viable (not all need to be overpowered, just viable).
Balanced Changes:
• Implement small balance changes midway through the season and meta-changing balance adjustments at the start of every season.
• Don’t be afraid to change the meta.
Maps:
• Maps shouldn’t be too open to the point that pilot gameplay becomes impossible once Titans are deployed (like some parts of Homestead in Titanfall 2).
Campaign:
• The campaign doesn’t need to be long or contain an extremely detailed system. Just some cool, fleshed-out cinematics, an impactful story, and fun use of the mechanics.
Utilities & Weapons:
• New gadgets are always welcome.
• Plate armor or some kind of gadget that can only be used once per life to grant a small armor increase.
• A COD-like gun customization system (grips, muzzles, stocks, etc.). This will allow players to create crazy weapon builds, give developers more tools to balance, provide content creators with interesting builds to showcase, and give the community a reason to grind for something.
Monetization & Content:
• Focus less on density and more on quality.
• If they bring in heirlooms or rare melee weapons, reduce the price to $80 or less. I understand that rarity gives them value, but making them more accessible would ensure more people can enjoy them and be more willing to buy future heirlooms.
• Make it so you can buy old battle passes at any time, but for players who buy the battle pass during that season, offer an in-game title that others can’t acquire after that season. Alternatively, maybe the skins could have a special glow (that can be turned off) that only those who bought the battle pass during that season have.
• Add events and change map themes for major holidays. For example: snow maps for Christmas, dark, misty maps (with reduced visibility) for Halloween, etc.
• If a battle pass is implemented, make the season theme-oriented. For example: a cowboy season with a battle pass full of cowboy skins and a matching map.
They could just make apex 2 with the changes you r demanding 😂but it can actually bring up the hype
what in the world are you talking about
This is really interesting perspective, thanks Kandy. I used to be a reasonably addicted player (without ever being good though lol). And one reason I quit and never came back is that any length hiatus would mean coming back to a game I no longer knew. So much would change every time (fixed or not). Characters with different abilities then what they originally had, maps that shifted constantly, weapons that feel completely foreign... All that to change the Meta for competitive players. I get that, and I'm fine with that. But leave some for the casuals like me. I just wanna decompress after work and get some quality game time. And TBH, it'd be probably easier to adapt to those changes with the community wasn't so sweaty. I miss this game, I truly had some of the best BR time on it.
Honestly big respect for insisting on calling it the titanfall universe, it seems like respawn and other creators are all too eager to forget the origins of this franchise and what made it great to begin with.
2:39 ..you know what else is massive?
Get out!!!!
I think if they just add some special rewards like crates or skins for players who have t played in a certain amount of time and have rewards for people who play with those people may bring old and new players back
The problem is that they are going to give everyone some dog 💩 skins. Like, look at the weapon rewards. Apex is cooked, fr. 😢
We love this game so much that we don't want it to fail which is why many of us veterans have been expressing our concerns. On the competitive side, pros want their own input that benefits them because it is their career so its really hard to satisfy both the casual vs competitive player base. Its pretty clear that EA is responsible for its current downfall and Respawn is trying their best to keep it going the best they can for both parties. I completely agree about wanting Apex to be an overall enjoyable experience and I still hope there is something out there that can spark one day. Thank you Kandyrew!
1st comment on your channel Kandy
From someone who has over 5000hrs in this game and I've been from bronze up to masters a few times does that make me good not at all, but it was predominantly easier with a pre-made squad.
Issues I have picked up.
I used to be on Xbox moved to pc, I made a new account on the Xbox for my daughter who wanted to play, and I thought let me hop on and see a new player perspective, 1st game on champ squad is ShivFps and another pred. So matchmaking is nr 1
Nr 2. Language barrier for comms
Nr 3. Playstyle of randoms
Nr 4. Map rotation in ranked should be the same as pubs every 2 hrs change scenery, 12 hrs on a map gets stale very quickly
Nr 5. Stop killing legends, ie seer ( he was annoying to fight against but in this current meta he would have been good to combat the newcastle, lifeline res meta) ie Maggie ultimate is basically just a speed boost now
6. Better servers, I am based in South Africa, closest servers to us are London and Belgium, my ping is average between 160 to 180, South Africa has 1 of the biggest gaming communities I have seen on war zone and fortnite where servers are closer, my war zone ping is 28 and fornite 80
Sorry for the long comment, just wanted to give my opinion, still love Apex as whole but they could listen and DO more if they weren't so money Hungry
Want to see a big map gun game. Where everyone drops with the same weapons, the ring still closes but faster, and every 120 seconds everyone instantly swaps to the same weapon. Unpredictable swaps too.
Played apex since season 0.
Left a year ago.
I dont know if the game became boring or i just grew up
I am someone who has played Apex on and off over the years, always being a more casual player. For me, thinking about playing Apex is kinda bitter sweet.
There are so many things I really enjoy about Apex and that make me really love the game, and yet when I actually sit down and try to play it I just simply don't have fun. I love the way the guns feel, I love the way movement feels, I love the level of depth and things there are to practice and master. I love a lot of the systems and mechanics, I love my goat pathfinder. And yet actually queueing into a match and just playing the game is not very fun.
Maybe I just don't like battle royales anymore, although I don't think its only that. I think respawn has done a great job at making a genre that is notoriously random and not very competitive feeling and making it feel very fair and skillbased. I definitely feel that sweatyness that makes it hard to enjoy myself as a casual player but I don't even think its that either. Theres just something about it all that doesn't click. Something that just makes the game feel like a slog to get through. Something that just makes me feel like, after the match is over, even if we won, I still don't feel better then I felt before I queued up.
I genuinely think I enjoy just dropping in the practice range and jumping around and shooting targets more. So many great mechanics and yet in the end the core gameplay loop just doesn't feel good to play.
Whenever I redownload Apex, first thing I do is load into the practice range, select pathfinder and just get my barings again. And it always feels awesome and gets me excited to play Apex again. Being reminded of how good this game feels and all the things I like about it, and also seeing all the things that have changed. The shields level up as I do damage now? There are red guns and armor? Skill trees? Wow so much new stuff to learn about.
Then I start queueing. And at first its fine. Im not winning but its my first games in a while and the game itself just feels fresh since its been so long so I'm enjoying myself. But after just a couple sessions of playing I find myself lingering in the lobby instead of queueing. Loading into the practice range for no particular reason. Basically doing anything I can do "play" apex without having to actually play it. I really want to enjoy my time in Apex but for one reason or another, I don't.
I very much so agree with your suggestion for Apex/Titanfall to spread into a new genre of shooter. I think that's exactly what I want as a casual player. I'd love similar gunplay and movement but just in a different package.
I played Apex from Season 0 through and past the pandemic and I have a couple thousand hours across multiple platforms. I played Battle Royale almost every day then took a break from the game for a season then grinded Arenas until it was removed. My biggest issue with Apex currently is that it has changed so much. The game I fell in love with is an entirely different game from the one I left so I can’t get back into it. To pick the game up I have to learn skill trees, a new respawn system, movement changes, maps, team sizes, and legends with entirely reworked kits. Because so many core elements of the game have changed, there isn’t really a defining aspect of apex I can latch onto anymore that distinguishes it as APEX. As sad as it is, the only thing left in my mind as a core element is heirlooms and recolors.
I'm somebody who used to play the game for at least a couple hours every day, I haven't played in about a year.
The game lost me when armour was removed from the ground loot. Despite putting in a significant amount of hours, I'm not a super great sweaty player, having the opportunity to occasionally get lucky and grab a blue or purple on drop made it feel like I at least had a chance to do well in that game rather than just being smoked instantly.
I also preferred to play slower, try to drop in a spot without other teams so I can grab loot peacefully, the removal of Shields meant that you have to drop warm-hot to level up your shield which was not enjoyable for me.
I remember the majority of the player base being in favour of these changes, but they were the reason I uninstalled.
I started playing Apex Legends in 6th grade, and now as a freshman in high school, I've experienced both the highs and lows of this incredible game that we all love and sometimes love to hate. Although it's unlikely, I’ve often wondered what it would be like to have a cross-game event between Fortnite and Apex, where Fortnite players would need to log into Apex and complete challenges for exclusive rewards like skins or pickaxes, though the rivalry between the two communities probably makes this idea a long shot. On a more realistic note, I believe that bringing back Arenas, introducing new legends each season, and creating more unique Heirlooms rather than recolors would breathe new life into the game, steadily growing the player base over time. These changes, though seemingly small, would have a significant impact and would require substantial effort from the developers to implement. Even minor improvements, however, can make a big difference in the long run, and I genuinely think Apex has a lot of potential for growth with a few thoughtful tweaks. Finally, I just want to say that I really enjoy watching your growth as a content creator and hope that you can use your influence to make a positive impact on the Apex devs.
I'm just saying...I just started playing for first time in a year because of Call of Duty being dogshit right now. And I am absolutely enjoying every second of Apex.
ive played arenas before, and the thing that really stuck with me when i tried, and more importantly what made me stop soon after, was how damn *quiet* it was. i mentioned it to my friends saying how it was most likely because in the BR mode you wanted it to be quiet so you could easily listen for sound cues, but in the arenas mode it just made the match sound really empty and lifeless.
THANK YOU KANDYREW SIX YEARS OF APEX CONETENT WAS THE BEST SIX YEARS IVE BEEN THROUGH ALL I CAN SAY IS WHENEVER YOU QUIT APEX THATS WHEN ILL KNOW THE GAME HAS TRULY DIED IM HEADED OVER TO YOUR VARIETY CHANNEL!!
Seeing the part where the returning revenant player was genuinely enjoying the game with the new pathfinder player was honestly really nice since I myself is a returning revenant player and I'm mostly playing it nowadays because my friend who plays pathfinder seems to find it pretty fun and we play it together
Our main issue with the game is 100% how everyone is like a thousand levels above us and how we find it hard to keep up, and it gets even harsher when solo queing but we do find the game genuinely fun and often even hilarious at some point, especially when it comes to maps like Olympus where we can box and ride cars and maps like e district since it's very visually pleasing
And even though we do get destroyed and peak like 4 kills a match, it is genuinely fun to play as we start to improve
But it is at the point where we need each other to find the game playable enough to go multiple matches back to back
And in my opinion, the one thing that would get me and my newer friends to play the game is definitely more just fun and not too competitive content
We loved the boxing place in Olympus, loved the cars and even the portals around the map
We need more maps, modes or just content in general that just explores more creative and dynamic ways of playing
Started playing Apex this year, on season 21, racked more than 600+ hours until now. I'm lucky I have a few friends that followed me to play Apex with and still play today, otherwise I wouldn't be playing it. No point in trying to solo queue ranked. Duo queue isn't much better but it's whatever. Huge learning curve for newcomers, felt that when I started and I came from FPS games luckily I'm stubborn and kept grinding to improve and feel like I knew what I was doing. I tried bringing other new friends and they gave up because it was too sweaty to keep up, so I think that the entry barrier might be too high (MM related maybe). I don't care about much stuff like sound (although it's awful to get pushed out of the blue without a single faintest sound queue), bugs, the battle pass shenanigans (CoD did the same on Warzone). They should have kept the solo unranked playlist to cater for people that want to play and have no friends playing and an option to solo queue ranked would be welcome too (20 squads of 3, all solo queuers). Would love to have an option to opt out of cross platform on ranked. No aim assist on ranked. Take a look at CS, competitive FPS, no aim assist, maybe a reason why it never got much players on console and the idea was abandoned but if you want a competitive side on a game I don't think you should have any kind of assist on any input. While it's an excellent BR game, certainly not perfect. One of the few things that drive me nuts while playing might be the servers tick rate (and on occasions you get a f'd up server that's lagging and desyncing for everyone even before you drop from the ship). It's god awful to have servers with such low tick rate while trying to have it be competitive. Fix the matchmaking, ditch the EOMM and get us a real SBMM.
seeing you mention dirty bomb actually hurt my soul i miss that game so much
Apex devs should give players more agency to revive team mates. An item that can be carried in the backpack which allows for a hot droppable respawn for 1 player without waiting for a drop ship would create less downtime. Think of hell divers or Halo ODST drop pods. It is such a buzz kill when your dead and have to spectate for the next 10 minutes of the match.
As an x veteran with 3k hours who very recently permanently switched to Fortnite, I can tell you that fortnite is just on another level when it comes to battle royale games for example when I play apex there is just 0 enjoyment after I play the game for hours and hours and I feel shit because I only had a 1 kd or because teamates/me were incredibly toxic, but whether it's because the que times are insanely long(OCE player), winning is so difficult, all the gamemodes are dead except trios, the game feels incredibly repetitive and lackluster when compared to let's admit a much better designed game, fortnite, hell they've even got an sbmm reset every season to prevent smurfs which I think is amazing, I completely agree with your hot take Candy, Apex needs to do something extraordinary and take a massive completely new angle at the game not just in order to peak the interest of new/returning players but just to keep it fresh and stop current players from leaving because no one is happy with the state of the game rn and in addition learn from more successful BR games and copy their small quality of live ideas, it's what Fortnite did and it WORKED.
PS. There is definitely a problem with the level of toxicity in the game which significantly harms player's enjoyment of the game, I learned this from Fortnite but your teammates should NOT be allowed to hurl racist and derogatory slurs at you when you make a mistake in a video game and make you feel shit abt yourself, apex needs to monitor the VC's and change the toxic mindset all the OG player's have, take a lesson from fortnite, even in fortnite's new valorant mode, ballisitc, I've got the highest rank and solo que up with/vs top 500's, even in that level of competitive play, the toxic trash talking is not even 1% the level of an apex pubs game, the toxicity is definitely apex's biggest problem right now, whoever said this comment I have never related to anything more in my life "For the past 2 years, when ever i tell someone I play Apex, I get an "ew" as a response."
You said it yourself Candy, the toxicity is a problem and I do hope Apex fixes it, for the sake of the game because I really loved this game and would hate it see it die.
I feel like with the new heroes, respawn needs to make every character actuall FEEL different. and maybe like, add more synergy between characters. like, make a melee focused character, make a character who can steal other players' weapons and abilities. make new game modes, add a game mode where you can't use guns: only abilities, grenades and melee. make a game mode where after a minute or two, players get trapped in huge chunks of maps and basically create multiple, smaller matches in a single match, then open those chunks and make the winners fight each other. apex has one of the best mechanical structures in all of online gaming, use it to your advantage god damn it
hi kandy i wanted to participate so here’s a list of things i think are important to highlight in no particular order!
1. i’ve encouraged a couple friends here and there to try apex and one of the most obvious issues to me for new players is how much there is to learn because of the expansive legend roster. like, throwing a brand new player into a complicated game and saying “figure it out” doesn’t always work for everyone, so i’ll spend time in the firing range with a friend and go through each legend, showing what the abilities look like as an enemy. i don’t have any good suggestions to this other than maybe having a secondary tutorial mode new players can run through to see what enemy and teammate abilities look like. most people don’t want to just sit in the firing range going legend by legend to get a quick overview of what they’ll experience in a real game.
2. i think something apex would benefit from is just something new each season that’s exclusive to that season. like maybe a survival item or certain weapon that’s ground loot (for UNRANKED ONLY) and is mildly overpowered just to create more interesting fights. i think the rift weapons were a really good step in this direction and i liked it a lot.
3. i really think arenas needs to be implemented back into the game permanently, but not as a 3v3 mode. if they kept arenas pretty much just as it was but made it 4v4 or 5v5, it creates room for more versatile tactics. i think from what i’ve heard from fellow arenas enjoyers, the 3v3 just got old really fast because there’s only so many ways to push a team in that setting. and solo queuing a 3v3 was difficult too because if you had 1 teammate that didn’t participate well, you’d get demolished by the enemy team simply because the team would already be divided and could easily be conquered. i also have found myself wanting to play apex with friends but having a group of 4 or 5 that want to play, but can’t because of how strictly respawn has stuck to their 3 person team setup. i don’t particularly love the gameplay of valorant but ive turned to it very easily because its a hero shooter and i can play with a larger group of friends.
these are all i can think of right now but i was a casual player started in s9 and i stopped playing regularly last season because i just truly can’t play the game to have fun and relax anymore. repairing matchmaking and giving casual players an incentive to come back is really what im waiting on at this point. i love this game and its universe with all my heart and i dont want it to die. thank you for making this video ❤
I dont know what to do to fix the game. But ive been playing titanfall 2 lately and i love how it feels simple to do cool movement and getting kills that makes u feel like an insanely cool pilot, without actually having to practise crazy precise techniques for doing so. I know there is importance to practising skills to do stuff like that in Apex, but I think making it easier to feel like an in-universe pilot or "main character" might help new players get a good feel for the game and keeping it satisfying for returning players as well.
I think there are two huge (though not the only) things that hurts bringing in new players and sustaining players. 1) Not partnering with streamers and pro orgs. 2) Not having enough different game modes at the same time.
Smaller things, but still important, are lore, server upgrades, integrating R5, more collaborations, advertising, etc.
If they did what every other game does and include a lot of different game modes at the same time then people would be able to have fun no matter the skill while maintaining competitive integrity because there is ranked.
as somebody who started playing on my nintendo switch just so i could experience apex with my friends, i think that the hyper competitive community of this game is kinda what killed it for me and so many I know. It stopped being about enjoying the game and everything around it, but more like i had to spend way more hours than i wanted to so that way i could be on the same level as the average player. If i had to think of anything to bring me/other casuals back to apex, it would probably be to have a new/returning player queue and some sort of incentive like items or currency. Part of the reason i started to play war thunder was bc they care abt bringing their players back and reeling in new players, and i think it would be possible to do something similar.
The addition that would make the difference is adding a Halo 3:ODST style Firefight mode. Endless waves of enemies (like prowlers and other "animals"/creatures) coming at your team of 2-4 players. This way they could also add lore as it pertains to each of the "animals" and the arenas/maps where you battle the waves coming at you. So much fun to be had with friends! And all of the legend abilities would be relevant in taking on hordes and hordes of enemies each subsequent wave.
I remember for the fun of it, as a challenge, a friend and I tried to get to red armor just by killing all the prowlers and flyers and on Storm Point. We had a good laugh and it was nice not to have to worry about or deal with sweaty apex players that one clip beam you from across the map (cheating or not). A waves/hordes "Firefight" mode would bring that feeling back. Plus they could introduce new creatures and arenas every season.
I just want ranked duos and matchmaking fixed. I only ever am able to get my sister to play with me consistently and I hate playing with randoms so that would be a nice adjustment