EA Admits Apex Legends Is Failing, But They Also Said This..

[@rexcolt9742]

_- Apex is not making as much money as we want_ _- What can we do to correct that?_ _- We can increase the quality of the game to increase our earnings; or reduce costs to milk the cow as much as we can?_ *What do you think EA will do?*

[@Cpt_SR]

New micro transaction 💀

[@marmelado_youtube]

EA killed a lot of studios, so it's more likely the second option.

[@AverageZzz]

A fellow democracy enjoyer

[@pars1eyf1akes12]

That's the point; they've tried different monetization AND cost cutting (slimming marketing budget for instance; where are all the trailers sfto that we used to get?); it hasn't worked. This is the CEO and the CFO saying (to the investors) the game needs systemic/fundamental changes, and that means were not going to see the profitability we're used to/been chasing; this sounds like they're managing investor expectations so they don't freak when EA invests more money in the game, yet profits don't start looking as healthy for 18 months

[@rexcolt9742]

@@AverageZzz 🤘 _Mark IV style, mo***cker_ 🤘

[@tzf-ph1zh]

The reason apex is failing is because It’s only now that EA is only now “going as far as to say so and so” when these things have been issues neglected for years. Apex has so much potential as one of many in the genre but money grabbing greed being a prominent goal for EA instead of trying to push Apex to the top is what has lead to the game being in the state it is now.

[@Valkyrae123]

You must not play any of their sports or Star Wars games because this is a common practice among ea, i dont see it stopping anytime time soon either

[@rachinvocat9587]

@@Valkyrae123respawn cares though titanfall 2 got an update last year

[@levisteed757]

EA doesn't realize that the more they put into the game the more they get out, and instead they are putting less in to save cost. It feels like they have an indi team working on a AAA game.

[@Inf4mousKidGames]

Honestly I doubt that because nowadays indie devs are doing more work than AAA.

[@i-am-mercurial]

Except their statement actually said exactly that

[@WaLuigi7]

What most people don’t understand is that EA still made a ton of money and now the money is running low. So they cut their losses and are moving on to the next best thing that you will spend your money on.

[@Accountthatexists]

3:54 this honestly sums up apex cant get new players, cause when u stsrt u get three extremly easy bot games, then u get FED TO THE WOLVES and quit cause u cant even play the game without dying so fast

[@Sempreemdobro]

Thats why.

[@tobiuchiha8370]

Exactly!!! How the heck they expect to keep any players when they throw them in a tank full of sharks.

[@hassuassu]

Killing babies is not fun, i wanna earn my W. Not just get it randomly, when i get a lobby full of noobs.

[@Bigzoe202Gaming]

You do realize that they solved that by adding in the bot royal mode so they can continue playing it to get more used to the game.

[@elyonkris9999]

@@Bigzoe202Gamingthose bots are literally brain dead. You could get in the middle of two bot squads fighting and melt both teams by yourself.

[@GudasWorld_2]

I'm 53yo who plays couple hours a day since week 1. I play for the brain pushups that prevent dementia.

[@walker3551]

I'm 34, my heart rate when playing apex is crazy at times, I'll need to watch myself😂

[@Coach_Snoupii]

SO SWAG !!!!!!

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

That's actually awesome

[@theborgster8497]

49 yr here. Loved the game, coming from a Titanfall past. There's just no way to enjoy the game as a casual player anymore. I've moved on

[@seanlanglois8620]

​@walker3551 I'm 40 and played games all my life Apex since day one but I didn't know what tilted ment until I played Apex and fortnite

[@sdot371]

Apex needs to be rebuilt on a new engine. End of story, the lack of sound also mixed with poor servers are the biggest detractors from a good Apex experience.

[@seanlanglois8620]

I've been complaining about the fact that a whole team will walk up behind me and I won't have a zero cue or sound I thought they were gonna put audio queues in the game at some point for people that struggle with bad hearing.

[@Desolas_]

Been complaining the same issues but my experience doesn't matter anyway according to alot of morons in this playerbase

[@neeyku]

imagine getting billions profit and not investing anything into the server technology for a game that so many people wanted to play

[@sdot371]

@neeyku Bingo Bango my friend, as much as I love Apex. The same old issues for 6 years has gotten old. I'm not wit it 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Anonymous-rc7kq]

I'm jus tired of Battle Royales on a whole

[@magicshon]

All we need is the matchmaker to actually put us into lobbies without cheaters and preds so that we can actually enjoy the game, instead of enjoying one in ten games at best

[@cl3935]

That's not how matchmaking works though

[@unforgivenkd]

Unless you’re diamond plus you’re not getting cheaters that often.

[@oobygooby6969]

@@unforgivenkd gold and plat players thinking they run into cheaters is so funny to me because it's clearly just them not acknowledging someone is better than them.

[@unforgivenkd]

@ you said it… but I get it, it’s a hard game. Helps to have a friend who is better so they can help you learn…

[@simulasyon01]

I am the pred you are talking about and believe me bronze, silver and gold is way harder than top leagues.

[@RenxChilla]

No Party Trios would help,solo q harder than ever these days

[@jmh7942]

100% agree with this. - Duos, Solo Only Trios, Quads. If someone feels the need to 3 stack, play ranked. Personally I think SBMM should take K/D ratios as a major factor. It's the one thing you can't fake for long and it'll almost eliminate smurf accounts. (Maybe not take the overall K/D, but use something like the last 6 months or 2-3 seasons played)

[@spruicedgamer2043]

they have this In destiny 2 its called freelance mode where everyone is solo q no premade squads and it works

[@ObsidianSoul1]

This would improve matchmaking somewhat but there is still the case of people cheating

[@edwardchester1]

It's utterly baffling this hasn't been a thing for years. It has been apex's single biggest problem for the longest time and yet never been touched.

[@mykulpicasso]

This part

[@yahootube90]

With EA in charge, I wouldn't even want them to make an Apex 2. We've seen how little effort/resources they invest into the one that's brought in billions. Does anyone really think they'd actually do things right?

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

Unpopular opinion I still love playing Apex

[@jrokur551]

Sweat spotted

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

@jrokur551 not even close

[@lonelyghost2358]

@@jrokur551does it matter? lol

[@matthughes9583]

If this game died i wouldn't play anything i haven't been into and played a game as much since bo2 when my 1st daughter was born well just before she was lol they need to change it over to unreal engine and add more maps on more rotation something like cod warzone and bring back areans

[@jrokur551]

@@lonelyghost2358 did you watch the video? It doesn’t look like it

[@Vindbragd]

It's very interesting to see all this as a new player. I heard of Apex years ago but gave it no thought whatsoever. However, a colleague at my new job wanted me to try it, and I'm hooked. Started playing a couple of months ago, and I'm really enjoying it, haven't had this much fun gaming in years. Yeah it has its flaws(servers, cheaters, matchmaking, etc), but it's still fun and engaging as a new player. I really hope EA can lift this game up to shine as much as its potential, and it would be a total bummer for me if it gets shut down when I finally got into it.

[@ryanchan1389]

My first 500 hours in this game was awesome too. But now I'm nearing 2.5k hours and this game has worn me down to the point where I'm thinking about leaving. Idk if this problem can be fixed. It's just gaming fatigue.

[@Stoney94]

500 plus days on the game and it never got old to me. Devs def screwed the game up. Sucks you missed the prime OG apex but I heard through the grapevine they are bringing back the OG season 1 for an event.

[@andrewcass9177]

That’s awesome! I’m very happy for you. I felt that for a long time, lately I’ve been tired of it but I still hop on here and there. But it makes me happy to hear from people who still enjoy it!

[@Hiarin]

I just don't feel like Apex is the game I want to play after working 9-5

[@ValkyrieAims]

apex is ur 6-12

[@ScottReynolds003]

Pretty impossible to enjoy it when it's filled with sweats that play constantly

[@jadeclegg8112]

I only get bots as team-mates

[@TheAvaricious.]

@@ValkyrieAims She was my 6 - 6 but noooooooo they let greed eat their mortal soul.

[@ValkyrieAims]

@@TheAvaricious. :(

[@regah]

Learning the game back in season 3 and looking up to innovative players like aceu (with his movement guide) was honestly the most fun part. Apex Legends needs to be updated in EVERY ASPECT. New base movement mechanics, new gun rotations that shift the meta daily, new character picking/ban system to shake up the meta. A single player story based campaign taking us into missions with each character earning unique rewards for completion. Where are the eastereggs? Where do we look to see that the developers care about the game?

[@betabenja]

1. remove cheaters 2. remove smurfers 3. make the games fair, i.e. stop matching up poor players with good players. playing is fun. being killed by someone unfairly is not.

[@SSGLGamesVlogs]

4. Add Split Screen support.

[@gh8284]

Remove Cronus...

[@rafotasstyle6105]

Remove stuffs no, but Merge smurfs in a smurf serve/match

[@Pariegh]

​@@rafotasstyle6105 there already is smurf Q. I haven't played ranked in a few seasons. Died to a low level aimbotter in my first game, rookie-gold I was against mostly master badge, 4k 20, diamond players, and obvious low level smurfs and cheaters. Everyone was low RANK, but no one is low SKILL. Bronze/silver lobbies should be free to cruise through and I ran into a recent pred (who was a current silver). If you haven't experienced it you aren't in it but there is indeed hidden mmr for ranked.

[@betabenja]

@@Pariegh I am low skill, not been passed silver. my experience of the lobbies is the same as yours - all white badges or masters badges, every game. there seems to be no hidden mmr.

[@atomic_hok]

this is the same thing they keep saying over and over but look where we are

[@theghost8914]

Yah imma bet that this was them being forced to admit it’s failing and trying to do damage control by telling the community what they want to hear. They won’t do anything at all

[@Jimbobobby]

Slapping a 2 won’t fix nothing,”Ain’t that right blizzard !”

[@Noah-zq8cb]

Or warzone for that matter lol

[@Name_Redacted_lol]

I was thinking about both of those games which slapped a 2 on em and pushed monwy over quality

[@falldarkraven3]

It blows my mind we don't have arena style gametypes, like capture the flag, domination, tdm, ffa deathmatch and other modes. Hell, you can even make assault modes, conquest with added titans or without. There is endless and endless possibilities for game modes, but they are stuck doing the same old stuff. Don't even get me started on not having new grenades since release.

[@pars1eyf1akes12]

They need to look at revamping seasons like Fortnite did when they introduced Chapters; marketed/presented properly it could serve as the rebrand that kicks off a "new" or increased Apex content development/release tempo (drawing players back and increasing new/casual player counts)

[@Caboos55]

I strongly agree with the idea of making a forge mode. There is an entire group developing R5 this would be an amazing opportunity to onboard those people. R5 has 1v1 servers, custom games, and an editor tool to make movement maps. Besides 1v1s there are even custom modes like duck hunt. it really reminded me of classic halo.

[@hooptastic_hippie8522]

I've heard of r5 but never tried it

[@hamishmatthews21]

forge could ABSOLUTELY save the game. It has with lots of other old titles. allow surf maps, custom casual gamemodes like fortnite and let creators go crazy.

[@maxl8623]

I think Apex is close to beyond saving mostly due to the player base and the core design. This game is basically impossible to approach or play casually. The game has an impossibly high skill ceiling and enough time has passed that “sweats” have attained enough knowledge/experience to stomp out anyone who isn’t playing at a competitive level and the battle royal format puts enough people in a match your bound to have at least one highly experienced team. I think the only thing that could turn things around is a “flip the script” balance update that tosses everything out of whack enough for less experienced players to be climbing a hill instead of a mountain. While better support would obviously help, I think it’s band-aids on bullet holes at this point.

[@EnriqueMaxx]

Yeah you nailed it. I used to play in a premade 3 stack with some family members. We stopped playing for a few months cause life happens. We tried to play just the other day and it was just miserable. Absolutely beaten down immediately by any team we ran into. I was dying so fast I wasn't even sure what happened half the time. Played like 4 games then gave up. We just wanted to play casually while joking around but there's no room for that kind of player anymore.

[@puffyips]

@@EnriqueMaxxyeah you gotta be good to have fun in online shooters

[@EnriqueMaxx]

@@puffyips not true. Don't have to win but shouldn't feel like we're that overwhelmed. Sorry I have a life. I'm not grinding to improve at a video game. No one cares about irl

[@edwardchester1]

Exactly this, and I've been saying it for years only to get cries of "get gud" throne back at me. Once the devs couldn't remove tap strafing and super gliding, the downfall had begun. Add in badly thought out changes to balance (Evo/red shields, easier respawning, maps with more vertical and building spaces, aim assist) and of course no solos mode to at least counter the poor team matchmaking and it has been a terrible experience for casuals for years.

[@InsomniacUN]

Improvements to matchmaking and a focus on more fun focused LTMs could help (like whacky modes). The competitive nature of the game is something they should absolutely embrace, but they can't just depend on those players because that's only like 10% (if that) of any large F2P game. Personally don't even play the game much these days. Only content I consume for Apex is anything in the comp scene (ALGS and currently BLGS) because the strategy involved is really entertaining to watch for me.

[@mcswizz9609]

Exactly, there is no casual player base. As it stands, their model is designed to encourage "career" players, but consequently pushes away casual players. You're either a sweat or a temporary player. Without investing in fun/casual play, they're losing out on a massive number of players that would otherwise stick around longer.

[@seriouslytho2979]

haven't played apex in 7 months now and honestly nothing could make me go back.

[@rstorm7568]

For me, the moment the finals released, I was out for good.

[@hyspecs7906]

Me too, and my quality of life improved.

[@Rizingfz08]

So you came to Apex videos just to say this? Pathetic.

[@Stoney94]

@@rstorm7568lmao that game is so trash though

[@edwardchester1]

It's so weird to have that feeling once you stop. As a day 1 player, I loved this game for so long but now I'm out it's almost a visceral dislike I feel for it (even though I still watch the odd video like this). It stopped being fun years ago and it genuinely feels like leaving an abusive relationship to finally have let go.

[@chadsteve4334]

NO! NO MORE! MAKE TITANFALL 3! NO MORE APEX, NO MORE BATTLE ROYALS, AND NO MORE BATTLE PASS!

[@PR0L1F1C]

Prob never gonna happen 🤷‍♂️

[@chadsteve4334]

@@PR0L1F1C ;-;

[@emma6648]

Who gonna tell him that none of the titanfall devs are at respawn any more 💀

[@viktor8860]

​@@emma6648 none?

[@jumbas45]

yes

[@corvax8644]

If they do eventually make an apex 2, it’s gotta be on a new engine man. Yeah it’s a custom engine, but the source base is still a massive bottleneck and I bet it’s a massive part of why persistent issues like audio, servers, etc haven’t gotten fully fixed yet.

[@BloomsArchitect]

When the game first came out it was new exciting refreshing. Inevitably as time goes on, only the sweats stay so every match is as expected. Filled with hardcore players. For most people who want to enjoy some gaming after a long day of work, they will pick a different game now. Not go against players who play 10-20 hours a day.

[@Stoney94]

If Covid never happened it wouldn’t be as sweaty I promise. That time alone is when I racked up all my stats

[@Snugpug]

So sad, been playing since the golden era of Titanfall 2 and to see Respawn collapsing underneath its own greed is downright miserable.

[@cjhandley5211]

I think you hit the nail in the head when you said one of the biggest problems is that the only people that are left playing the game are sweats. I've been playing the game since day one. It was the first FPS game I've ever played and it's still my favorite game to this day. I work a 9:00 to 5 job and I'm a dad so my time to play is limited. So when I do get a chance to relax and enjoy my favorite game I load up and I get matched into games with predators and Masters. I grinded this past week to make my way from rookie up to Platinum and as soon as I got into Platinum lobbies it was nothing but predator dive trails the entire game. This game has run out of casual players and is infested with godlike players that just mow over everyone they come across. That's the big problem for the game in my eyes. We need to do something to attract the casual players back into the game or at minimum we need to fix the matchmaking so that players like me are not getting matched up with people who have made bread the last 10 seasons.

[@TheTukkee]

systematic change would be nice if they remove aimassist from pc lobbies and algs that would nice change for the game more raw skill and new mnk players would enjoy apex because they wont get aimbotted in 0.5sec

[@bjornhasbeen]

No merchant EA said "we can't get new customers so we will begrudgingly backtrack and start taking care of the few people we have left before they're gone too"

[@THENickRyder]

This week I played for the first time in 6 months. Solo queue, Rookie 4 in ranked. Apex teamed me with new players and we were put in lobbies against Diamond and Masters 3 stacks. In ranked. As a Rookie!?!? Ridiculous

[@triplekxi_tk6047]

Wait...how?? ranked should match you wih people from the same rank or 1 rank above if ti can't find them that quick, this ain't like the past seasons.

[@cl3935]

​@@triplekxi_tk6047So you would just sit in queue waiting hours for 58 other rookies to log on.....

[@bombastik_bomb]

3 stack masters season 17 that are still bronze silver or gold ? or 3 stack +15k masters ? if it's that then could you please update this information with a video proof ?

[@beamertoy]

I just don’t want to feel like I’m in a shadow ban lobby every game. I want to log back in after a few months and not play like I’ve been living and breathing Apex Legends nonstop and being put in the sweatiest lobbies. I want the solo queue experience to not feel IMPOSSIBLE in pubs and in ranked.

[@yahootube90]

Hearing a CEO say "large systematic change" to a game that's fundamentally great makes me grimace. There's no telling what he's thinking when he says that, but I'm pretty sure it's not the kind of change we'll want to see. What the Apex community really needs is another studio to make a game with great mechanics like Apex.

[@ILovetheYOUTUBYS]

systemic changes better be a comprehensive social menu, customs games builder/browser, and map queue selection. just let players find their friends and new players easier and let them play the game how they want

[@Notthecitytheworld]

I played control today. And died to a 3x pred a bunch of times. (I was arenas master twice, and br once, so im not all trash at the game). So i started watching the replays. I would hide, this guy would immediately jump down and beam me (wall hacks) Apex wonders why everyone is leaving. You cant even play mixtape without having cheaters. And the fact there is a 3x pred that still hasn't been ban says it all. Cheaters run the game. The finals and bo6 has been my new destination. Obviously cheaters in all games. But i still haven't ran into a cheater (that i know of) in either game. I suggest y'all give these 2 games a try.

[@EMBEEAY]

As a day 1 player it’s so funny how I’ve been saying this since I left in 2021 and they are just now “doing something about it”. I say that in quotations because if you know EA, you know they aren’t gonna do jack because they do nothing but lie. And if they DO, they are going to do it in the worst, greediest, most disrespectful way possible. I refuse to play anything associated with EA. They treat their fans and their games like absolute garbage and have made Respawn a shell of what it used to be. It’s embarrassing and they should be ashamed.

[@mcunner]

EA is the problem with many franchises but there's not much we can actually do if they're adamant on driving a game into the ground. They're set on money money money and not keeping fans happy which could actually make them more money 😮

[@kirieonartist2379]

My friend and I were playing the Halloween event and those lobbies were just sweaty. It was supposed to be fun, but it was no fun.

[@mikedionr]

Add a Titan Mixtape mode where the characters are the pilots. Have Titan Control and Titan TDM and that will help bring back casuals.

[@JesseJapan]

They really messed it up when they changed how the Replicator works and how gaining Shields works. I understand they wanted to make it slightly more accessible. But they could’ve just added in the shield things, where you gather points toward your shield and left the rest the same, as it worked well.

[@AaronXCVI]

Apex 2 with: _- Valorant level anticheat_ _- Campaigns for the characters_ _- More guns_ _- Reworked characters_

[@oobygooby6969]

theyve already said theyre not doing it. stop coping.

[@Notthecitytheworld]

​@@oobygooby6969Exactly why apex game will die just like vine did.

[@justjoddat]

I think making matchmaking not so brutal, would go a long way for newer/not good players.

[@Maolenhull]

naw this wount work they allready tried it in like season 18 or so when they separated the plebs and the tryhards what they ended up with was the plebs complaining and the try hards complaining and quiting. The new players dont stay once they hit the "Skill pot wall" cause it will feel like they hit a brick wall and only way to get over that bump is to play more hours and most newbies are not willing to do that. So in short keeping the plebs with some good players means yes they will not win as many matches but they start to gain expirience going against higher skilled players and thats what will keep em going just like old school shooters sprinkel in a bunch of people you can deal with and then a few who are tougher nuts to crack.

[@possession3929]

The way they sprinkle content to make you feel like they've thrown you a bone is what I don't like. The new season is so dry after 2 days bc is so bare bone. They need big season drops, not a gun every 4 seasons.. how bout vaulting more guns to introduce new ones. They want longevity but playing a new season of barely anything new is dull

[@gosheakirkle8954]

If they could try do something like warzone where you release a game aka titanfall 3 and have apex as another game with it, this would help to try apeal to more people like when they tried arenas. That could also help them make less scummy monetization methods as the scope is much wider.

[@jackattackstopmotion3244]

I think br is just very training to play, they need something like overwatch were you have one queue for comp and its just 5 random game modes like king of the hill, escort, hybrid or something like capture the flag, idk just an idea because the current mix is very casual which is fine but lets not pretend arenas is the best no br comp mode we could get

[@emsax]

I still can't believe the developers were too lazy to allow permanent queues for: specific gamemodes, ranked duos, and ranked Three Strikes. Cod MW2 had 19 gamemode queues on launch - in 2009!

[@jemarshaw4986]

I started to play Apex day one but I didn’t really start to play a lot of of it and start to make it my main game until season five the Lore really got to me and it made me stick with the game now the lore is basically all over the place and we barely get anything nowadays my biggest thing with Apex as a game it’s that it has so much potential but it’s like they don’t try and when you don’t try it makes it hard to believe that it’s a genuine game. I can sit here in my chair for 30 minutes and come up with tons of idea ideas game modes things to do things to grind for sometimes I’m in the Apex lobby and I’m sitting there and I’m wondering why am I playing this game? There’s literally nothing to grind for in this game. Nothing feels rewarding and I’m not talking about ranked. I’m just talking about in general. There’s been countless times where I said they could easily add a level of system for legends or something and give us little rewards for playing our favorite character

[@henry3397]

I think you’re spot on about Apex 2. No one else just know how to make a “2” game. It would bring in new people

[@secksysequin2580]

I haven't touched Apex in nearly 2 years and don't intend to go back anytime soon. I am glad to hear that EA, at least publicly, is seeming to want to treat Apex well rather than just trying to give the whales and die hards one last squeeze.

[@TheBigdan217]

Sweats and content creators run the game, the rest of the community suffers under their thumb

[@RATJESUS]

A big reason why I stopped playing was that my favorite part of the game was Exclusively the very late zones with 5-7 teams still alive. And I want to be able to enjoy that without having to do it in ranked. Something that would bring me back is a gamemode that is just ALGS endzones. Because I want to be able to semi-casually enjoy that, and not have to play the first 15 minutes of ranked to get to the part I acutally enjoy

[@haeitsme]

Why arent we talking about increasing the tick rate?!

[@mattchupichu2179]

I'm glad they're not just releasing an apex 2 for the sake of it, but also that would at least be a good reason for the massive reduction in new content beyond skins/universal heirlooms.

[@kief4diamonds]

well i mean its been 6 years. they need to just make 2 and update the guns, graphics, maps, music, everything. itll have to feel mostly new but also nostalgic in minor ways. a campaign mode would be dope. but a new one each season

[@ItsKlownYT]

Next season do this: make the season called a new dawn and call it season 1. Make the battle pass normal. Don’t reset anything on peoples accounts besides their level. Make an entire new progression system for every level you get. Then add character passes ($5) that you can get for every character (25 tiers). Also add a camo system for every gun and a character mastery system.

[@gamerpr001]

they either need to fix SBMM or change back the old challenges where you can complete them in BR or Non-BR. Either or. Pred/masters making it super difficult for me to complete these challenges in BR.

[@hi55512]

They should just put some damn TF2 movement into the LTM modes. BAM easy.

[@leomaturino5783]

I came back to the game yesterday after a couple months break and the HP bar above the character that appeared when I shot them gave me a jump scare ngl

[@jonc-b8j]

content creators have really sucked the fun element out of gaming. shenanigans and messing around just isnt possible when everyone else is grinding for one reason or another. simply havibng fun now requires a large time commitment just to be good enough to enjoy the game. its not just apex most games are having the same complaints about sweats and match making. Weve now got the ttvs, yt, ttokers kill grinding,stacking, for 4-8 hours a day (the lengths some go for accolade is borderline sad). theres moremoney in gaming now and its resulted in cheaters and sweats. its a huge barrier for new entrants to the game. And when these creators arent making as much or see their game in decline they quickly verbalize their discontent and it drags the overall opinion of the game down further and player counts follow.

[@RemnTheteth]

I would love to see an Apex 2 that has a single player campaign set in the Titanfall world, part of which is getting thrown into the Apex games as punishment. And then it has the full Apex BR. They add a paintball and a melee/tag style game modes. It'd also be fun to see some kind of race mode with wall running. They create sick skins that don't cost $18.00 - and they allow us to all port our libraries over of existing skins, cosmetics, banners, etc. - just like CS:GO to CS2. They can even just call it Apex Legends: Legends instead of 2. This franchise could be great.

[@Lobotomcore]

I think that its a step in the right direction that ea is acknowledging that apex isnt doing well in revenue and that more monetized aspects isnt going to improve it, its far from where i want and where i think a lot of the community wants it to be but the fact these are good steps now makes me hopeful for the future i think we need to hope they actually deliver on this as its all good saying this but proving to the community is another

[@asaistudios]

More community engagement! I agree with your point on user driven tools, I mean community members developed r5 because there wasn't a legitimate avenue to do that kind of stuff, imagine what they could do with proper infrastructure. Community servers, replay systems/theater modes for content creators (of all sorts), modding ability on private servers etc... yes it involves giving up some agency in the direction that the game goes, but the only games that persist through time are the ones that have these features. It gives more reason to keep playing other than competitive, a dev team can't compete with the hundreds of thousands of players generating content for a game, just in scale alone. Similarly, people have asked for a replay system for montage editing for 5 years now, even one that just records locally no server bloat necessary, it lowers the bar for content creation and opens up all kinds of different creative ways to interact with the franchise. More content is more engagement by viewers, it keeps Apex relevant in online discourse and also is free advertising outreach to new players/generations. Some of this stuff might result in a large refresh of the game, I think that's fine. My only concern with a potential Apex 2 is that I think a lot of players wont switch over cleanly unless its done like cs2 (not the cleanly but the continuity part) and accounts/purchases transfer over. If its not just an update to the original it risks fracturing an already shrinking player-base with too much investment in the original. Idk, whatever they decide I think they can make it work, honestly after launch Apex was turbulent too, but after a solid content surplus in season 2-3 a lot of players returned. I have hope, the core gunplay and movement in this game scratches an itch that nothing else in the market does at a competitive scale right now. Anyways tldr, community servers, replay systems

[@cme64]

Monetization with ADs could be more effective against free to play players for one. Reducing the amount of nonsense to players like neo strafing and standardizing movements like wall jump can help. Keeping ranked for sweats while having an enjoyable experience for everyone in other modes by reducing the designed difficulty, e.g. match making

[@ryanreviews8566]

i need apex to make a SND/Arenas fusion. all the fun gameplay that you can basically win on your own if you're skilled enough but also having an objective. no 3rd parties, no cheats, just cool legends and fights. that'd be nice and could be an easier start for newbies instead of a full sweaty BR.

[@fredthecorp]

Im a day one player this last season was hella confusing with all split battle passes crap, That left a bad taste in my mouth

[@Starkatcher]

They lost me when not only did they make the buster sword $200 but also limited time so you can’t even get heirloom shards and get it later. They went too far. Maybe some big changes will bring me back. I’ve played a couple matches since just to play some games with my brother but I wouldn’t consider myself back to playing. It’s just an outlet to play with my brother and nothing more.

[@rakemash]

I just pray they up the tick rate so that strafing is more impactful and peekers advantage is lessened even if slightly

[@KuraiChanZ]

I think Apex Legends 2 needs to happen because they need a better game engine. I feel like the mobile Apex devs were able to do so much because the engine was easier to work with

[@biggjamess]

Legends saturation. they need to condense by blending characters. Conduit/bangalore/octance

[@absteray]

just some notes, just incase EA will be looking at this or a suggestion for them ; -GAME MODES [ APPLIED FOR LOWER LEVELS ] 1. Make a LTM that is for levels 100 or BELOW instead of opening LTM for everyone 2. Create a "basic movement", "basic shooting" and "basic team fights" mode for new players ( level 50 and BELOW ) 3. Make new players understand how to use legend's ability in a situation ( practices ) -FINANCIAL GOALS 1. Sell TRAILS that is not more that 1000AC ( so you can purchase them for buying 2 500AC (it's a good price tbh) ) 2. Sell skins that is not more than 1500-2000AC 3. Sell HEIRLOOM !!!!!!! ( SO THAT WE WON'T WAIT FOR HEIRLOOM SHARDS CUS PEOPLE LOVES HEIRLOOM )

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

If they want to sell cosmetics they need to add a 3rd person option. Selling skins in a first person game will always have a more limited appeal when compared to Fortnite.

[@ArthurChen]

I am actually all for supporting Apex Legends 2 development, because Apex Legends 1 is currently built on top of a heavily modified version of the Source engine; initially impressive, but now it's restrictive and outdated. If they built Apex Legends 2 on top of a more modern engine, such as UE5, then that would open up a WHOLE lot more options for the developers to create new, innovative features; hopefully just like the ones TGM mentioned.

[@Ayy_la]

apex being "in its teens" is scary because r6 siege went through those same teenage years, except this teen dropped out of high school and gave up on life. Hopefully Apex was raised better

[@edwardchester1]

Lets face it, the casuals won't be returning until massive mode/balance/mechanics changes are made. The aim assist issue needs resolving, the stuoid movement mechanics need to go (sorry, but it's true - the game was super fun before anyone had learned to do anything ither than a wall bounce), the maps need to apread out more and lose all the vertucal crosstalk, random recoil needs adding, maybe even a total reset on legends. The core flowing feel of the movement and gun feel is all the game needs. Well, that and pathfinder grapple.

[@andrewhinojosa7093]

I disagree about the movement, while I don’t know how to do any moves other than the occasional bunny hopping lol I prefer for these mechanics to remain, that’s what (to me) separates this game from other BRs (Fortnite, Overwatch, Warzone, etc) I get you’re not a “sweat” but imo the whole point of a battle royal is to get better in order to win or at least get closer. Also not sure what you mean by random recoil and resetting legends? They’ve worked so hard on finally making most legends pretty balanced and the recoil isn’t something that is really a thing in the game, if you just move side to side while shooting, you pretty much eliminate most recoil and the “aim assist issue” is already resolved not sure if you play mnk or roller but it’s not really an issue for console and mnk has already been taken care of.

[@7211m]

I think after 22 seasons im uninstalling once/if i complete the bp. I'll miss this game but the more i force myself to play, the more i hate it

[@Khastrx]

The game needs an engine update at the very least, because aside from it showing its age, it would unlock more possibilities in making it a better experience. The 2 in Overwatch doesn't mean much anymore but the game benefitted from it's update, Apex can do that too.

[@Blazestar2000]

Yeah, I was thinking the same about a code refresh, (if done right), would be amassive benefit to the game and also likely allow for plugging up holes that cheaters often exploit.

[@kixb4632]

havent played since last november but i still enjoy watching your vids and gameplay Merchant!

[@APerfectPixel]

TF2 Attrition was fun. All the NPCs mixed with Pilots and Titans made the experience fun for all player levels.

[@Zeussxs]

recently got my friend a hand me down xbox and all we could play together was cross play apex since im on pc, and for the past few days it’s all we’ve been doing. it took us like 90 matches before we actually won but i never expected to actually like the game this much. and now im going to keep playing it. the only thing is that this game seems really unattractive the first few time you play it. the guns, the sweats, the main menu, but once you get into it it’s actually fun. also the progression is kinda weird so yea even tho we sucked and still kinda do (except for me of course) i’m having a good time.

[@vitorgogo]

The other day I was just chilling in the Firing Range killing bots with my bro and it was really fun! I hope they do a pve mode cause I really love the core gameplay and it would be so fun to just lay back and play without worrying about sweats

[@HalfAlligator]

It’s funny being called sweaty when I’m usually only able to hit gold with less than a 0.5 KDR

[@hamishmatthews21]

They absolutely need to cater to the casual player and try and retain the mid level regulars. I believe the best way to acheive this is to 1. Add bots / AI into casual lobbies like fortnite does. 2. phone number verification to get rid of smurfs. 3. merge server regions to boost player count in ranked so they can actually allocate lobbies appropriately. in OCE ranked it literally just puts everyone in the same lobby. as soon as 60 people queue, a game starts. There is no MATCHMAKING, only team composition for solo queue which as we all know is terrible.

[@Cold84]

This is not talked about but I think a big reason this season fell short is map selection. It used to be a new map was basically their version of a new cod or whatever. When it comes out you are playing a completely different game, it feels different, fresh, it's hype. But when they change the map rotation in ranked every day, all of a sudden you're not playing the sleek cool new map, you're playing the same stale maps you are tired of and were so hyped for the new map to be rid of. EVERYONE was bummed when the ED first day ended and they had to play old maps instead. The optics of it made it feel like the same old game and not much was updated. For a new map they need extended periods of having it be the main map especially when it is actually a good map like ED, it didn't feel the same of when old new maps had came out.

[@sublimedhaze7792]

E-district was the least fun map I've ever played. Forcing me to play it for a week was the reason I finally uninstalled Apex. You definitely don't speak for "EVERYONE"

[@jeffaragon]

Are you a shareholder of EA as well? I was at the live webcast conference call lol

[@Coach_Snoupii]

Player leverage is UP right now from this Raise your standards

[@blondie5910]

I love apex, and no matter what happens I will continue to play until another game actually delivers something better. I wish more people chose to be positive and just enjoy the game when they want to instead of being miserable and not taking breaks

[@simonisdanilo3950]

Nailed it the game is not perfect I’m a rank grinder when I’m playing apex fun is not my priority I’m a competitive guy so being good amd fighting equally or better player is what I like I’m always in Diamond if I get killed by a pred I don’t be mad I tried to get better Back in the day I use to be an average gold player at best you can progress in this game it just take grind hard work and sacrifice

[@blairebltch]

it would be better if matchmaking was actually competent.

[@yellongip879]

You’re feeding the problems and EA’s support of micro transactions. Ignoring the problem in favor of being “positive” will continue to justify their practices of overpriced skins and stagnant the game closer to death than it has been already.

[@linaquiet4606]

Meh you're just a shill "JuSt eNjOy ThE gAmE"... yeah sure, let me enjoy being killed by 3 no-life apex players over and over again, pubs is infested with 3 stacks and it gets boring real quick, this game matchmaking and audio system are dog sh*t.

[@dappersealion5]

Im gonna keep it a buck. One of the big reasons I feel apex isnt making as much money as they want is because Apex is an incredibly difficult game to get started on. The concept of getting sent back to the lobby if you die is cool (if youre the one sending them back to the lobby) but as a new player just learning maps or learning characters, you will get aboslutely steam rolled by people with 1000+ or even 100+ hours in the game. Apex sets itself apart from the other games as being one of the most difficult learning curve experiences in the gaming world at the moment and with an extremely limited appeal to new players, there will not be a whole lot of people spending money on the game.

[@connerdave6397]

All they need to do ban the cheats

[@BkJkgaming]

We need a separate Queue for Solo players. That way they won't run into three stack masters/preds with Lil Johnny and Timmy on their team.

[@biggandrenee]

I have 14 000 hours up on this game from day one. I don't play trios, i play ranked from time to time i mainly play mix tape. I have seen many games ruined by cheater only to see them back the next day with the same account. I still play daily coz it's all i know anymore. Is it fun yes, when you are an average player, yes it is. You can't take it to seriously when you are not a diamond or pred/pro player... The only thing i don't like is that controller players are promoted by the devs.

[@ziggystardust1866]

Man I disagree. I cannot play ranked matches on the close servers I got. São Paulo is dead, no way to play, and even sometimes pubs are queueing 2 players with no games starting. I’m a season one player who stopped playing on season 10, I wanted to comeback but it’s not possible.

[@slozalokavich9239]

Thank God this point finally came. It took way too long for people to stop playing this game and buying their slop, hopefully we can finally see some good quality apex again

[@Spartacus-4297]

Im a season zero player the primary reason i deleted is the monetization. The audacity to make us pay twice for a battle pass is disgusting. Also, over the last 3 years (since the last og devs left) the player base has shrunk across the board by 75% overall the game is dying.

[@Weiss640_]

i quitted apex for a couple of months now but all ive heard new about this game are heirlooms and no actual fixes same issues still exists i really dont have any faith in them fixing or actually bringing the game back

[@theJoelShow101]

For me Apex started to fall off when they stopped releasing legends frequently. Having a new legend on the horizon gave me something to look forward to and figuring out how to best use a legend was always half the fun

[@nirmalweerasinghe4360]

Unraked is the casual mode but SBMM makes it ranked as well.

[@minecraftpros7251]

All in all I don’t really think that apex 2 is the right way to go. Just doesn’t really make sense to have almost the same things as you could In just another season of apex.

[@springheeledjack165]

I wish some of you would come over to hunt showdown.

[@MRS_Nessie_lover]

I’m hoping apex has a few changes and maybe they look back at some of the older seasons use that to EAs knowledge and maybe kinda do either a reboot or revert to something better

[@Don-yg1ik]

all the games that stand the test of time have come from custom servers (dota, counter strike, tower defense even)

[@airenrain]

In my personal opinion the reason I feel they need to fix is the time to kill, it's way too fast. I left the game for a season or 2 and when I came back it felt like the time to kill got much faster, so bad to the point where you turn a corner and you're dead before you even know what happened. And that for me is so incredibly unfun when you're hopping in a game to die within 3 seconds to just go back to the lobby. I probably won't come back until the time to kill slows down or unless a friend somehow ropes me into it.

[@andrewhinojosa7093]

What? Time to kill isn’t as fast as others and that’s what armor is for lol, that’s why you get heals and your characters have ability’s to help with that kind of stuff (bang smokes, mirage alt, path grapple, rev jump, octane stim, gibby bubble, new castle shield, etc etc…