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You also get event loot boxes from some challenges. I have two challenges that have an Iron Crown pack as a reward, although they're kinda crazy. For me, one is "get 25k damage" and another "do 20 daily challenges".
After "get top 5 in solo" the next badge challenge is "get top 5 in any mode 25 times" so I guess it's back to squads.
The money grubbing bullshit here my god. Two free boxes (that require a huge grind) then you need spend well over 100 to unlock the rest of the skins, THEN you get the OPTION to spend 35 more dollars for an axe for Bloodhound. Absolutely fucking insane and it's totally put me off the whole game.
Peak Apex this mode.
I kill a guy at the start, proceeds to send me hate messages including "camper", "gay" and more.
I kill other people throughout the match, all the way to the top 2.
I shoot a guy 3 times in the face with a Longbow netting a whopping 0 damage.
Guy proceeds to kill me because my bullets didn't register.
Game crashes.
Solo really is taking out the worst of this game.
I kill a guy at the start, proceeds to send me hate messages including "camper", "gay" and more.
I kill other people throughout the match, all the way to the top 2.
I shoot a guy 3 times in the face with a Longbow netting a whopping 0 damage.
Guy proceeds to kill me because my bullets didn't register.
Game crashes.
Solo really is taking out the worst of this game.
Monetisation on this "Event" is so fucking unacceptable that I can only assume the game is in trouble and demands have been made that it brings in more cash. Insanity. Fire your MTX designer, Respawn. This was evident from the very start and even more now that they are shit at their job.
The MTX is insanely stupid. You'd have to spend roughly $154 to unlock all the items ($7 per crate x 22 crates since you get two free from quests) and another $35 for the heirloom. Now, you don't need to own all the skins, but at least in games like Fortnite I can get the one skin I like, and that will be the end of it.
First solo and I got 2nd as kill leader, when I took down one player I was weak and got killed by the other.
Surprisingly fun and very different to playing in a squad.
I'll need a few more matches before making a solid opinion on it, but first impressions are good.
A few things I noticed:
The ring location is revealed at the start, before jumping.
There seemed to be a fair few level 4 shields around - maybe the drop rates increased to help with snipers.
Lots of Pathfinders!
Surprisingly fun and very different to playing in a squad.
I'll need a few more matches before making a solid opinion on it, but first impressions are good.
A few things I noticed:
The ring location is revealed at the start, before jumping.
There seemed to be a fair few level 4 shields around - maybe the drop rates increased to help with snipers.
Lots of Pathfinders!
Top 2, I kill the final guy but somehow another guy was alive outside of the remaining 2. The fuck is up with this event? It's full of glitches and exploits :\
The microtransaction economy has only gotten worse since the Apex launch.
Oh goodie, they added crafting materials to the Battle Pass. Woopsie Daisy, looks like the new skins require a different currency!
This would have been the perfect time to reward long time players by making the special packs purchasable with red currency. But no, hand over $160. Ridiculous Respawn.
Oh goodie, they added crafting materials to the Battle Pass. Woopsie Daisy, looks like the new skins require a different currency!
This would have been the perfect time to reward long time players by making the special packs purchasable with red currency. But no, hand over $160. Ridiculous Respawn.
Respawn be like: "Play our limited Solo mode, finish challenges in it for special unlocks!"
Also Respawn: "Here, take two daily challenges involving finishers since you can't do those in Solo unless your enemy has a gold respawn shield"
Also Respawn: "Here, take two daily challenges involving finishers since you can't do those in Solo unless your enemy has a gold respawn shield"
the only money I've spent on this game has been the two battle passes
even if I didn't really enjoy or engage with the first one, I felt ok giving them $10 for a game I love from a dev I love
same with season 2, even if the only rewards I particularly like are the three skins you unlock with the purchase, I felt ok supporting the game
but this? yeeeeaaahh I'm gonna think long and hard before I buy the next BP
they're just continuing to make bizarre, shitty choices regarding micro transactions
even if I didn't really enjoy or engage with the first one, I felt ok giving them $10 for a game I love from a dev I love
same with season 2, even if the only rewards I particularly like are the three skins you unlock with the purchase, I felt ok supporting the game
but this? yeeeeaaahh I'm gonna think long and hard before I buy the next BP
they're just continuing to make bizarre, shitty choices regarding micro transactions
Yep.
Pay $200 now and guarantee the Bloodhound heirloom or gamble later 1/500 chances.
I guess we know why this event was brought up during the EA earnings call a few weeks ago. It's a cash grab.
It reminds me of a much better version of Ark. That game had shitty framerate, horrible graphics, tons of freezes, an abundance of glitches and a variety of balance issues, only partially solved by the time the game exited Early Access/Game Preview. And yet they were already adding paid DLCs and all kinds of extra content while taking their sweet time fixing the game's core issues.
Apex is nothing like Ark because the core gameplay is great, but there's a lot of issues that have been there since launch. The silent footsteps glitch, odd sync which causes the end screen to start popping up before your enemy's shot is even made, shots not registering despite clear hits, server failures and crashes, some guns being able to shoot through walls, and so on. None of these issues gone closer to being fixed in 6 months, but Respawn/EA already found a dozen different ways to spam (often low quality) cosmetics through expensive MTX. It's sad, because the game's own progression system barely gives any decent item. For once they finally drop some real good looking stuff, and getting what you want could cost you like 200 dollars.
I'd be more inclined to buy this kind of stuff if the game didn't kill me with glitches every other match, thanks.
Hey respawn can you maybe try banning some hackers for a change? It's wall to fucking wall now. Every game has some fuck who jumps around a corner and triple wingman headhsots you midair.
When it's not hackers it's literally one hundred percent the rest of the time getting shot through a wall because of the appalling netcode. Aside from the one solos game I won near every match I've had for the last two weeks has been garbage.
When it's not hackers it's literally one hundred percent the rest of the time getting shot through a wall because of the appalling netcode. Aside from the one solos game I won near every match I've had for the last two weeks has been garbage.
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Why are you considering dropping a FREE game whose gameplay you enjoy just because of some cosmetic MTX bullshit
Yeah I'm going to bail on this game, at least until the end of the year. I've been completely ignoring the crappy loot boxes, battle passes, and challenges all this time, but I'm just so sick of the connection and disconnection issues. Battle Royale games already involve a lot of downtime and loading screens without all of this wasted time. It reminds me of Battlefield V at launch, but it's been out for ages. Any time I try to sneak in an hour before work in the morning I regret it because it's like all bad randos and disconnections and it makes me wish I had just slept in instead.
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I don't think I have ever played a game I genuinely liked so much that I wanted to drop money on it just to support it, but have the overall setup to do that be so incredibly unappealing that it holds me back.
I can't even fathom the levels of dumb this seems to be. But I think having to spend a lot to merely get the option to spend more money on the heirloom takes the cake.
Hittting max level a long time ago and totally drying the dripfeed of apex packs does not entice me to get packs, it makes me less likely to bother at all. Having a store that has a few of the basic items for a stupid high price for an entire week does not even get me to check the store, to say nothing of the currency that is used for alt colors that...require having the skin to begin with. Having limited time $7 loot boxes does not not entice me at all when it's easy to math out how pointless it is to do that if you want a specific skin and need to hail the RNG gods, or go all in for over $200 for the heirloom.
Respawn. Pls.
I can't even fathom the levels of dumb this seems to be. But I think having to spend a lot to merely get the option to spend more money on the heirloom takes the cake.
Hittting max level a long time ago and totally drying the dripfeed of apex packs does not entice me to get packs, it makes me less likely to bother at all. Having a store that has a few of the basic items for a stupid high price for an entire week does not even get me to check the store, to say nothing of the currency that is used for alt colors that...require having the skin to begin with. Having limited time $7 loot boxes does not not entice me at all when it's easy to math out how pointless it is to do that if you want a specific skin and need to hail the RNG gods, or go all in for over $200 for the heirloom.
Respawn. Pls.
Played a few more solo matches and I am liking it so far. Surprised myself with it actually.
I was sceptical but I think it works. In squads I've always done damage, can down a couple of enemies but normally die to a third of third party.
In solos it is usually one on one at the start and as you get to the final rings it becomes more intense.
I was sceptical but I think it works. In squads I've always done damage, can down a couple of enemies but normally die to a third of third party.
In solos it is usually one on one at the start and as you get to the final rings it becomes more intense.
I don't quite understand, i should use ultimate accelerant, then recharge gets faster?
I'm personally not dropping the game, but I can understand the sentiment.
Whereas a good progression and microtransaction system can incentivize me to play the game, a bad system can discourage me from playing.
I've heard people suggest that you can simply ignore that aspect of the game and just enjoy the gameplay, but that's easier said than done. There are techniques they use to constantly capture your attention and interest in spending money; for example, this "limited time, special event" is one of those techniques. The drop-feed Battle Pass is another. Same with the cyclic store.
Can I have ONE Round this week with a teammate who has a clue? How can you play level 100 and not realise that if you're going to hot drop then fucking drop straight away so we don't arrive 2 minutes after everyone else. Jesus Christ people weren't even this stupid on launch day.
If you use the ultimate accelerant your ultimate will be 100% charged. With other characters an ultimate accelerant only charges it like 20%.
So if you drop your ultimate and it gets destroyed, you can use an ultimate accelerant and instantly drop another one.
I mean sure, I guess these systems mess with people in different ways but thats so weird to me.
I haven't spent a dime on this game and its my fav game to come out in the past year probably. I'll admit I try to knock out dailies unless they are something stupid like 10 headshots with LMG's. But I just do those as a fun little challenge to mix up heroes and gameplay.
Dunno why anyone would drop a game they enjoy because of something so trivial and easily ignored.
Yeah, the community is really dumb. The challenges probably made it worse because half the players only chase those now, dropping solo or running for crates/packages just because a challenge tells 'em to, only to die in a second and move on to the next match where they can try again.
I might have to actually just play solos after all because it's clear anyone good is already in a 3 man party.
This is my first "only in Solo" kind of moment. A final circle of absolute chaos and hilarity that is quite literally impossible to see in squads. For those who can't watch the video, a recap below:
I rush towards a Bangalore running towards the circle, only to be backstabbed by a Pathfinder hiding below. I manage to down the latter despite some shabby aim, but he clearly has a gold revive shield because he doesn't die. I don't have time to finish him because Bangalore is out there, knowing fully well where I am. So a bit of a Looney Tunes-esque back and forth happens, which culminates with a hilarious ending where we down each other. But wait, both of us have golden revives, so now there's three players just trying to beat each other on the clock to revive themselves. Pathy clearly waited a bit to find a hidden enough location to do so, so it was a race against the clock. I hesitated too long, the next circle was elsewhere so the time was clicking... then the orange barrier murders both of the opponents, shortly before it gets to me as I was closest to the next circle now. That moment of hesitation brought me close enough to stay alive.
Amazing stuff.
The Apex MTX economy has always been a joke so it's no surprise that they've decided to make it even worse for this event, they just continue to make it an easy choice not to spend any money on their game outside of the BP (which is a one time purchase if you play regularly). They should have a proper progression path towards the heirlooms but that'll never happen when they can convince some people to spend upwards of $500 to get one.
I can't believe how bad this event is monetized.. The ability to buy the 35 dollar axe unlocking after buying 24 loot boxes is so hilarious. Jesus christ EA. Literally everyone who I play this game with was excited for the event and it has totally killed that excitement. No one wants to spend hundreds of dollars to get the skins they want.
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