when shooting while using the boost or ADS, don't you slow down a bit? anyone know the percentages?
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Got first pick and went octane which made both my teammates leave, but jokes on them cause I got the solo win haHAAAA (I didn't fire a single shot and stim ran the entire game, but we take those)
I hope they can touch base with fans on more balance changes soon.
Gibraltor pretty much feels non-existent at this point. I never see the guy. At this point, I really want him to have like 150 base HP. Wraith still needs a bigger hotbox, and I still think Caustic and especially Mirage are way too underpowered. Mirage's ult is straight up awful and no one ever even bothers to use it.
And as far as guns go, Id like to see them consider dual wielding the lower end weapons like alternator and pistols, or giving pistols the inherent ability to swap to them faster (Wingman excluded) to make the three bottom tier pistols somewhat worth carrying. I know they have an intended power curve, but Id still like to see them be options to consider.
Gibraltor pretty much feels non-existent at this point. I never see the guy. At this point, I really want him to have like 150 base HP. Wraith still needs a bigger hotbox, and I still think Caustic and especially Mirage are way too underpowered. Mirage's ult is straight up awful and no one ever even bothers to use it.
And as far as guns go, Id like to see them consider dual wielding the lower end weapons like alternator and pistols, or giving pistols the inherent ability to swap to them faster (Wingman excluded) to make the three bottom tier pistols somewhat worth carrying. I know they have an intended power curve, but Id still like to see them be options to consider.
Octane is fun as fuck. One of my favorite picks already.
The BP itself I'm still iffy on, but I do like how it encourages you to jump characters for XP. Played a good chunk of everyone and brought in a lot of wins, Pathfinder in particular seems to have fared well (and grapple on a zipline is cool). Gibraltar still seemed assy.
The BP itself I'm still iffy on, but I do like how it encourages you to jump characters for XP. Played a good chunk of everyone and brought in a lot of wins, Pathfinder in particular seems to have fared well (and grapple on a zipline is cool). Gibraltar still seemed assy.
Mirage's ult feels even weaker with Octane's addition
the best usage is the speed boost to close distance but Octane has that on a cooldown and can still use a gun while using stim
the best usage is the speed boost to close distance but Octane has that on a cooldown and can still use a gun while using stim
That's the second reply you've made where you've totally missed the point.
Protip-You can turn off head bob in the options now! This affects bigger characters more than smaller ones.
Settings>Video>Sprint View Shake
it always seemed like Caustic/Gibraltar felt bad sprinting.
Settings>Video>Sprint View Shake
it always seemed like Caustic/Gibraltar felt bad sprinting.
Well not exactly, it'll just tone down the head bobbing a bit. It's definitely an improvement, though.
As your level increases the packs get spaced out more. It goes to a pack every 2 levels and eventually a pack every 5 levels I believe.
I still don't know how I feel about the game, as it still follows the problem (from most Battle Royale games) where I'll wonder around aimlessly and get shot at from a distance, or I'll get gunned down by someone with better gear when I drop.
I'm still willing to give it a chance, but I wonder when the fun actually starts.
I'm still willing to give it a chance, but I wonder when the fun actually starts.
Man, this sucks. As if the lvl ups didn't take long enough at high levels; they really want you to buy these things. Thanks for the info though.
My problem as well. Skill ceiling is so high in these games. Just this day it got a bit better for me. When you have Battlefield experience it definitely comes in handy. Avoid the open, stick to good cover – good positioning – and try to use the position to your advantage, let the enemy come to you, straight into your fire. Simultaneously, spread out a bit as team mates when you hear enemies coming towards you, but stick more together when they already have spotted everyone of your squad. It's more difficult to kill a bunch of three guys when someone decides to flank.
Is it bad that I got 2nd place when I sat in one spot throughout the whole match, and only lost when a random grendade had killed me?
I'll try and take your advice and run with it, but everyone has been screaming their head off with how much fun this game is, I'm starting to wonder if Apex is the wrong game for me. (I love competitive FPS's, for the record.)
Respawn has said they wish to balance weapons not just on statistical value, but rarity as well. I don't think that's necessarily the way to go, but we'll see how it plays out over time. As it stands, the game weighs "low value" weaponry way too heavily, in my experience.
As for Gibby and Caustic, IMO both of these guys need either inherent damage resistance, or a substantial boost to their base health. Some folks may cry foul for the inconsistency this would add, but how else do you balance characters this frickin' big? R6S has shown that a good means to balance is by adjusting health and speed in accordance with one another: 120% movespeed and 100% damage reduction, 100% movespeed and 120% damage reduction, or 110% movespeed and 110% damage reduction.
Maybe it just doesn't lend itself well to a Battle Royale. And to that, I say, "you've gotta figure out some sort of solution, because right now, these guys are terrible."
I'm not that impressed with the cosmetic skins that are available, especially as most of the higher tier skins barely change up the character model or have some cool theme.
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It feels like the skins are tiered by which are hardest to make, and not which players will probably see as flashier. Personally i prefer outfits that arent super glowy and are just different themes and pieces of equipment/clothing. But a lot of people probably prefer the epic skins to legendary
Holy shit I played with the most boring squad ever. They just wanted to camp the whole time. And once they finally engaged they got destroyed. What's the point in waiting and trying to get better loot when you get outgunned your first fight?
Honestly might be the worst randoms yet. People that wait all match are so boring. And it's even more insulting when they get slapped by the first squad they came across.
Honestly might be the worst randoms yet. People that wait all match are so boring. And it's even more insulting when they get slapped by the first squad they came across.
Coming from PUBG, at first that was me and my friends.
Now it's 'was that a gunshot? Possibly AHFUCKIT LESSSGOOOOOOO!'
For me Apex is GOTY so far but it sounds like you maybe just don't like BR games and the ups and downs that come with playing them. I played with a dude yesterday for 10 games and he had over 2500 kills with Wraith. He kept on wanting to hot drop and he got melted 8 out of those 10 games just due to bad loot or getting triple teamed. It happens. But then we had a ridiculously fun match where we were just cruising through squads once we got loaded up and we won. The whole "fun" of BR is that it's totally random and you have to make do with whatever tools you have.
Played my most exciting (solo-queue) match so far last night.
Down to three teams, already won 3 fights or so, I have gotten respawned. We encounter one opposite of bunker in the middle of the map, I finish them off. But now the ring is small and closes in, it actually hurts now. Last team is on top of the hill we need to get up to.
Two of us get knocked down outside the ring, looks like it's over, but then our Lifeline makes the run of her life through the zone, picks up our banners, uses all of her health items to barely make it all the way around the hill to Cascades, respawns both of us there. The other team attacks right away, snipes me right off before I can even take an item. The other two fight a bit, everyone is low on health, Lifeline revives me, then goes down immediately. I manage to get a Peacekeeper and ammo, nothing else, fire one shot and get the final kill.
It kinda made me think the ring damage should be higher, because that late game ring damage was what created this whole scenario.
Oh and the double respawn should probably get you something, too lol
This is another difference to other BR games: matches are quick, especially if you suck lol
Down to three teams, already won 3 fights or so, I have gotten respawned. We encounter one opposite of bunker in the middle of the map, I finish them off. But now the ring is small and closes in, it actually hurts now. Last team is on top of the hill we need to get up to.
Two of us get knocked down outside the ring, looks like it's over, but then our Lifeline makes the run of her life through the zone, picks up our banners, uses all of her health items to barely make it all the way around the hill to Cascades, respawns both of us there. The other team attacks right away, snipes me right off before I can even take an item. The other two fight a bit, everyone is low on health, Lifeline revives me, then goes down immediately. I manage to get a Peacekeeper and ammo, nothing else, fire one shot and get the final kill.
It kinda made me think the ring damage should be higher, because that late game ring damage was what created this whole scenario.
Oh and the double respawn should probably get you something, too lol
They added Razer Chroma support, it's probably that.
I was in the same boat as you when playing PUBG, but this is one different. The map is much more dense and you move fast with some additional movement options. I would advise to just get into a lot of fights early to get a good feel for the different areas and weapons, always look for what your team is doing (you didn't mention that at all) and just move to the next match if it goes wrong.
This is another difference to other BR games: matches are quick, especially if you suck lol
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One could argue that you're more likely to buy packs if you still get them reasonably regularly in order to fill out gaps than you are to buy packs when you never get them naturally and the odds they only have shite in are high.
BOOM, this is how you play Battle Royale! Zero effort, zero loot, just sneaking from one circle to the next and then getting the last team. Absolutely disgusting, but also absolutely glorious.
Keep getting this error every time I try to log in since I patched the game yesterday on PS4, anyone else have this issue and is there a fix..?
EDIT: Well, seems I'm not the only one with this issue at least:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Error-apex-player-data-won-t-update-ps4/td-p/7708134
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/PS4-Disconnect-Error/td-p/7706062
EDIT: Well, seems I'm not the only one with this issue at least:
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Error-apex-player-data-won-t-update-ps4/td-p/7708134
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/PS4-Disconnect-Error/td-p/7706062
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I'm really gaining appreciation for the Triple Take as a close range weapon.
Up close you can basically hipfire the thing like a shotgun and starting at about 15-20 feet the thing is great when ADS. At that range you're almost guaranteed that all three bullets will hit every shot, so the damage is quite high. Fun as hell to use too.
Up close you can basically hipfire the thing like a shotgun and starting at about 15-20 feet the thing is great when ADS. At that range you're almost guaranteed that all three bullets will hit every shot, so the damage is quite high. Fun as hell to use too.
Octane is great. Played about a dozen matches using him yesterday and he's stim shot is good for the speed boost and the health trade off seems balanced with no quick the cooldown is. His ult is ok but I'd like to see it launch you a tad further and higher just to make it more of a utility for reaching high up cliffs and buildings.
Had this monster game with him about 6 games in after I finally got a hang of how to best use him.
He makes up slightly for the weak Battle pass lol
Had this monster game with him about 6 games in after I finally got a hang of how to best use him.
He makes up slightly for the weak Battle pass lol
If you shoot the peacekeeper while stimming he reloads it one handed like in terminator 2.
What building is there that you cant reach with his ulti?
I tried it on some of the highest buildings and walls, got there easily.
I dont know do people want his ulti to fly them half way to map or what but its pretty amazing and very versatile.
My favourite thing about this game is when you pick up a team mates banner, it refuses to let you fire your fucking gun for about 15 hours after you do so. It's brilliant.
Also when I hammer the pick up button on a bunch of stuff and instead of picking it up I run past it while some other dude gets it all instead. Then when I check another building all it has is like 2 frags in it and then loot 5 more buildings and don't find a single health or shield item.
So yeah I had a few frustrating rounds.
Also when I hammer the pick up button on a bunch of stuff and instead of picking it up I run past it while some other dude gets it all instead. Then when I check another building all it has is like 2 frags in it and then loot 5 more buildings and don't find a single health or shield item.
So yeah I had a few frustrating rounds.
I agree with some of this. But dual wield alternator? Lol that gun is already really good when maxed out. Have gotten Numerous wins with it as my main, I'm down with dual p2020 though
Well, not buildings like the guys but more structures. Like the being able to go from the slope to the too platform at the watch towers or to the top of the cliffs near skull town or even the top of the middle buildings in Skull Town. I'm not asking for a dramatic increase but maybe just a 1-2 character models higher and 5-10 meters further? Even if this only applies to Octane while he is stimmed, that could potentially make it better.
The first "from slope to the watch tower" sounds a bit too high, you can already jump on top of the middle buildings in skull town, easily.
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