The Dude Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ALIEN-gunner said: People still play this? I've already lost interest myself, I tend to with bare boned F2P titles. It was cool for a while but after growing so large in popularity, the lack of modes and now highly toxic community killed it for me. Like many others, Apex sparked my interest into going back to(or trying for the first time) Titanfall 2. That's why I don't get the incessant praise br gets in general.. Maybe it's a generation thing and I'm simply not in that mix, but I just personally don't get it nor how this stuff makes gazillions off skins. That's just me tho... For those that love it I say awesome but I can't get there when it comes to such barebone games either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, ALIEN-gunner said: People still play this? I've already lost interest myself, I tend to with bare boned F2P titles. It was cool for a while but after growing so large in popularity, the lack of modes and now highly toxic community killed it for me. Like many others, Apex sparked my interest into going back to(or trying for the first time) Titanfall 2. Troll level maximum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, The Dude said: That's why I don't get the incessant praise br gets in general.. Maybe it's a generation thing and I'm simply not in that mix, but I just personally don't get it nor how this stuff makes gazillions off skins. That's just me tho... For those that love it I say awesome but I can't get there when it comes to such barebone games either. We're in the same generation there fella and I love BR games. The tension is awesome and the fact that dying in a match has actual consequences takes me back to the arcade days of my childhood where dying on a game meant you lost actual MONEY. The skins thing? That's a generational thing... League of Legends makes a ton of money off of skins and shit and it took my assistant explaining it to me when I worked at Riot Games awhile back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: We're in the same generation there fella and I love BR games. The tension is awesome and the fact that dying in a match has actual consequences takes me back to the arcade days of my childhood where dying on a game meant you lost actual MONEY. The skins thing? That's a generational thing... League of Legends makes a ton of money off of skins and shit and it took my assistant explaining it to me when I worked at Riot Games awhile back. I think I just like games these days that give me more than just combat and to boot the br combat while tense, isn't my type overall. I can make kills but winning that type of match doesn't really motivate me at all. Believe me if I could find the love I would, I used the be the man that loves everything lol so when I can't find it I know there's a big disconnect.. I'm just not the type to discard games for the sake of it is all im sayin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, The Dude said: I just personally don't get it nor how this stuff makes gazillions off skins. Well this game has at the minimum 1 million people playing. If a million people buy the Apex coins for $20 then they just earned 20 million dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Well this game has at the minimum 1 million people playing. If a million people buy the Apex coins for $20 then they just earned 20 million dollars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 4:06 PM, The Dude said: Heres what would really grab me and that is having the loot matter in some way outside of randomization inside a BR. So what would excite me is if your loot hunts actually were weapons and armor you'd find to own, deepen the character building experience outside of randomized items In a match. And then perhaps have let's say a hardcore battle royale mode where you can go in with your earned loadouts and gear. Or even if they also had some added modes like CTF, BTB, TDM etc.. Maybe only 2 or 3 modes where again you could take your gear that you've hunted for and equip how you see fit. Destiny style if you will. Just because it's a squad against all, or one man against all style doesn't mean they can't explore and deepen the loot aspect, character building. But then again hey if that's nothin that player base wants that's fine, but for me I just prefer more depth in loot hunts, character building etc If hunting in BR matches for exciting gold weapons and armor meant something in terms of enjoying that gear in other ways, I'd be all over that I would recommend looking into playing The Division, as the dark zone is very similar to what you described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Dude said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 59 minutes ago, The Dude said: I think I just like games these days that give me more than just combat and to boot the br combat while tense, isn't my type overall. I can make kills but winning that type of match doesn't really motivate me at all. Believe me if I could find the love I would, I used the be the man that loves everything lol so when I can't find it I know there's a big disconnect.. I'm just not the type to discard games for the sake of it is all im sayin Hell I play these games for the thrill to be honest... I couldn't care less if I "win" or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Hell I play these games for the thrill to be honest... I couldn't care less if I "win" or not I admit that's part of my problem, I'm so competitive man... Honestly it's just how I'm wired lol like I said in another post in most PvP sessions if let's say I play 10 matches I generally end up 50 50 or better, and that gets me thru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 41 minutes ago, The Dude said: I admit that's part of my problem, I'm so competitive man... Honestly it's just how I'm wired lol like I said in another post in most PvP sessions if let's say I play 10 matches I generally end up 50 50 or better, and that gets me thru. I almost always end up in the top 20 of these games, but winning? Especially solo? Is tough. For a competitive side like yourself nothing could beat the rush of winning one of these matches If you ever want to run duo's though, let me know. I can't wait for Apex to intro solo mode. That's my preferred way of playing these games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I can't wait for Apex to intro solo mode I don't see this happening. They would have to change a lot of what the game is about to do a solo mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I don't see this happening. They would have to change a lot of what the game is about to do a solo mode. I heard it was already in the works... data miners found solo mode and duos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 They could have been modes they tried out before they decided on groups of 3. Just saying this in solo mode they would have to take away the abilities because some abilities would not work in a party of one or be overpowered, like Gibraltar would probably be good in a solo mode because his stuff is all about defense then he can drop mortars. Someone like pathfinder would really only have ziplines which is good but he'd get dominated by a bunch of single Gibraltars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Finally won a match! Spoiler And I didn't do shit lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Also the Respawn function which is big in this game would be moot for Solos. Duos I can see coming. If enough people want solos they'll prob introduce it in some form. Also, imagine a BR in this fashion with all the Overwatch heroes. The possibilities. Had a nice 7 wins tonight in maybe 15/16 games. Prob my best night yet, lots of high kill/high damage games. Really loving it still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 54 minutes ago, JPDunks4 said: Had a nice 7 wins tonight in maybe 15/16 games. Prob my best night yet, lots of high kill/high damage games. Really loving it still. Not everyone has the privilege of playing with pretty girl streamers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I don't see solos ever happening, you'd literally never see some of the characters because their abilities aren't powerful unless you're in a squad. Lifeline is a team healer, and calling in a care drop will just get you murdered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: I don't see solos ever happening, you'd literally never see some of the characters because their abilities aren't powerful unless you're in a squad. Lifeline is a team healer, and calling in a care drop will just get you murdered. She has one of the better passives though. She heals 25% faster than the other characters. Mix that with her drone that could heal herself every minute and she wouldn't be too bad to solo. That's why I mentioned Pathfinder because other than his grappling hook he really has nothing else to offer a solo player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: She has one of the better passives though. She heals 25% faster than the other characters. Mix that with her drone that could heal herself every minute and she wouldn't be too bad to solo. That's why I mentioned Pathfinder because other than his grappling hook he really has nothing else to offer a solo player. The problem i see with her is she doesn't help you win the fight you're currently in, like bloodhound he can find people but once the fight starts well you got nothing. At least with a grappling hook you can change the dynamics of the fight or run away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Thanks Obama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: At least with a grappling hook you can change the dynamics of the fight or run away. You can get in / out on a 15 second cooldown, true, but if you're getting out you probably lost the fight. When the circle gets smaller a grappling hook will help you less. Faster healing, healing and a drop of rare loot sounds a lot more appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 20 hours ago, The Dude said: That's why I don't get the incessant praise br gets in general.. Maybe it's a generation thing and I'm simply not in that mix, but I just personally don't get it nor how this stuff makes gazillions off skins. That's just me tho... For those that love it I say awesome but I can't get there when it comes to such barebone games either. I think the real money is made from the parents of children who want to look cool in front of their friends and from adult "whales" who want to own everything because they can't control their spending habits. But the gameplay has to be good enough too and Apex is damned good. It's the best BR I've played and I hate the genre, so I guess I kind hate it less. I just can't be bothered with these games for long, no matter how polished they are, because they're really the same one mode over and over and over again. Some people feel that the randomness of the gun fights make these games less repetitve but whenever I start I always remember that i'm going to be doing a whole lot of running around equiping stuff over and over before I start shooting and then once I do get into a fight it's probably going to last a few seconds and I'm going to be staring at a loading screen or waiting for someone to revive me so I get frustrated and I'm already pissed off before I start playing and want to go watch YouTube or something else instead. (I need to re-evaluate my life) Battle Royale games really are not for me even though Apex Legends is the best theire is and set in a universe I really like. I'm just not a try-hard competitive multiplayer lunatic. I'd rather play casual TDM games where you don't have to rely on teamates. I might try the game here and there once it's updated(probably won't bother at all), maybe if they add solo play. But right now one mode and a VERY slow grind isn't enough for to hold my interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Respawning teammates is probably why I like Apex and hate all the rest, I win 2 games this morning and Respawning teammates was vital in both. Without it I'm dead and requeuing and left to wonder if the guys I left behind won. More interestingly I've seen people mostly try whatever they can to bring back their teammates despite being pugs, one guy ran deep into the storm to grab a teammates banner almost dying doing it, then run across an very hot area solo, with like 3 teams lighting each other up just to get to a respawn beacon, and we ended up winning with all 3 of us alive. I haven't run into much toxicity, i had 2 games where the other guys were obviously grouped and I don't know if this is a thing but both groups asked if i ate ass and then left before the drop, leaving me solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Played a bunch more today with my friend and started to catch back up with others to the point that I can hold my own, which is nice. Now another week will pass and it will all start over 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: Respawning teammates is probably why I like Apex and hate all the rest, I win 2 games this morning and Respawning teammates was vital in both. Without it I'm dead and requeuing and left to wonder if the guys I left behind won. More interestingly I've seen people mostly try whatever they can to bring back their teammates despite being pugs, one guy ran deep into the storm to grab a teammates banner almost dying doing it, then run across an very hot area solo, with like 3 teams lighting each other up just to get to a respawn beacon, and we ended up winning with all 3 of us alive. I haven't run into much toxicity, i had 2 games where the other guys were obviously grouped and I don't know if this is a thing but both groups asked if i ate ass and then left before the drop, leaving me solo. Yeah I completely agree about the respawning teammates being a really awesome feature. Gives you a reason to stick around and root for your teammates even if you get knocked out early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, PaladinSolo said: I haven't run into much toxicity, i had 2 games where the other guys were obviously grouped and I don't know if this is a thing but both groups asked if i ate ass and then left before the drop, leaving me solo. I've ran more into a-holes on PC more than console. Had one person get mad cause he rushed in and got himself killed and started calling us names. Most of the times I've seen people leave just cause they didn't like the drop point. I simply just don't use a headset on PC. On console, I have yet run into these type of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Yeah randos don't talk on consoles. On PC some guy said something about the black chick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I only had one toxic group of teammates so far on PS4. It started after the character select screen. I picked Caustic and was immediately met with "ughhh another Caustic player, I've yet to see any good Caustic players". As we dropped they are like "stay with us or fuck off,either way we wont revive you". Needless to say we didnt last long lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I've literally had just those 2 occasions on PC, another problem is i've run into a bunch of spanish speakers tonight, its damn near impossible to win not saying a word, its even worse when they're talking and i don't understand any of it, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, eggydoo said: I've ran more into a-holes on PC more than console. Had one person get mad cause he rushed in and got himself killed and started calling us names. Most of the times I've seen people leave just cause they didn't like the drop point. I simply just don't use a headset on PC. On console, I have yet run into these type of people. I haven't run into that on console at all. Most folks in the squad work like a squad even without a headset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggydoo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 13 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: I haven't run into that on console at all. Most folks in the squad work like a squad even without a headset. Yep, I think all the tryhards are on PC lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I'm on PC, but I'm unlikely to continue playing until they release solo's mode or cross platform support (since my regular squad for games like this is mostly ps4/xbone). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 23 hours ago, Slug said: I'm on PC, but I'm unlikely to continue playing until they release solo's mode or cross platform support (since my regular squad for games like this is mostly ps4/xbone). If they allow crossplay with console players using controllers, maybe I’ll finally log some fucking kills. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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