What Apex Legends is really like for a Free to Play Player

[@artzikiii]

Those sighs after opening packs are most free to player thing ever.

[@chillepics4752]

as f2p since season 16 at lvl 600+ account I'm immune to it , I'm just hoping for legendary crafting mats instead to buy collector event skins 😆

[@scrublord9505]

@@chillepics4752Same. Hope they make more events like this or the buster blade event where you can using crafting mats to open packs. But cheaper 😅

[@9thgradegeo]

@@scrublord9505i also wish but as it’s EA, i see no chance sadly

[@cheefnanook]

I haven't put any money at all into Apex, I started awhile back though so I've had all the Legends unlocked for a bit.. still haven't got my 1st Heirloom yet. 😮‍💨 I have a feeling the 500th box is right around the corner though.

[@Yusuf-G295]

@@chillepics4752 wait how do i buy with crafting mets

[@artiumromanov9798]

Oh God starting with 3 legends instead of 6 is CRAZY

[@Japhex]

yeh this is the biggest thing for me, that is WILD, wtf!

[@artiumromanov9798]

@@Japhex when apex first was released on steam i did an oopsie and didnt migrate my OG origin account... leading to me starting over and losing 180 levels. It hurt but it wasnt all that bad, there was lots of fun to be had when they introduced the "unlock challenges" for Revenant. I couldn't ever imagine having to unlock everything through time-locked challenges though, I wish they roll this back

[@Ephyum]

@@artiumromanov9798no one cares it’s 180 levels rofl

[@jeelix_8405]

@@Ephyum bro why are you just hating on people online? Do you not have anything more productive to do?

[@artiumromanov9798]

@@Ephyum straight up hoping mtx don't ruin the game and the devs are still listening to us, the people.

[@SpaceGoatsOG]

"Had him when I was 18, he's my best friend" that was so cute and wholesome😭 massive W dad, most parents that age hate their kids thinking the kid stole their childhood, good on him!

[@blee-bleep3906]

teenage dads sometimes dont have the best reactions to their kids so seeing this player say that their kid is their best friend is ❤

[@sugamai]

it was very kind

[@emma6648]

My dad left me

[@Wenndigo]

​@@emma6648 Im so sorry for you😢 bless your soul🙏

[@Black_Ink_Wolf]

Oooo, that dad interaction was adorable. I love the comment about his kid being the best friend

[@cybergoose266]

Once you’re pay to win…you can’t go back

[@rubrtt]

I approve of this message 👍 -Mobile game players

[@jeelix_8405]

Didn't even realise how long it takes to get the legends as I have had them all for a while now. Apex really needs to make one quality of life update. Fixing balance, improving free to play experience, maybe make getting skins easier and other things. I would far more happily take that than a new season with a legend or a map. You did this challenge at a special time when you could get the battle pass for free. That has not been possible in other seasons. Even with that it still took you a while to get things going. Pls apex listen to the community, I don't want to see this game die

[@jeelix_8405]

@@Ephyum Bro what part did you not understand. I was obviously talking about a free premium battle pass that boom and kandy unlocked. Not sure if you watched the video. Also I know that it has always been 23 levels, but was saying that I forgot how long it took to get that amount of levels.

[@Pabloesc571]

Nobody wants to play br anymore anyway so it's going to die 100%. The only thing that could save it is real multiplayer with many modes and without armor. Just like cod has it.

[@vvhyamihere]

watching kandy is so nostalgic for me dude. it's like yesterday I was watching you play in the early seasons as caustic destroying people and at the time I thought you were the best, lol

[@gi_nattak]

I am a day-1 player, and back then the apex packs spat out legendaries on the regular, they for sure changed the odds somewhere down the line no doubt in my mind.

[@squidwardtenticles8851]

Im guessing its because over time there have been so many new random common items for all te new legends and weapon charms and weapon skins etc that the loot pool has a lower percentage of legendary items to get

[@gi_nattak]

@ I’ve thought that, but the percentage for getting a legendary shouldn’t change, meaning as long as there are still legendary items remaining, then opening a pack should give you the same chance to receive that legendary item as if you’ve never opened a pack before/new player… because the percentages are supposedly based on common/rare/epic/legendary, not the total amount of each one remaining… but you’re right, that’s what happens instead.

[@Bam_Bam_Bam_Bam]

It’s also the best season for free to play because it’s the first time they’ve ever offered the battlepass for free. It’s been boring and lack luster for FTP up until this season..

[@rainestorm6029]

I can't even imagine being f2p now, at least I had 6 legends back then

[@arsenalace5819]

i stopped playing season 9 and came back on a fresh account around a month ago. i forgot almost everything and sbmm and trying to have fun with a small selection of characters is just so unrewarding. also i finished my welcome challenges and didn’t get the battlepass?

[@Huhusyah]

respawn should unlock 1 legend from every group so that a new player can actually do their mission, also there should be some set of rules for smurf to make sure which one is banable but considering the horrible matchmaking, they should fix that 1st

[@iscoopzi]

Wow, locking the starter legends thus incentivizing new players to spend money to unlock different legends is not a problem I even knew existed. So predatory. Always one step forward two steps back with these devs man.

[@Blazestar2000]

The Pred player going against a 0.2 KD is WILD lol. Nothing surprising, but still wild.

[@zPackerz]

I know 100% free-to-play players are hard to find... and as I say this I am not 100% free-to-play either, but I have only spent some $50 on the game so I'm close enough... What I'm trying to say is legend availability wasn't the biggest issue for me because I decided to main Bangalore, so that was a massive W for me. My main was available from the start. :) Love the videos Kandy!

[@KoogieWaffle]

Never spent a penny on the game played since like season 12

[@kennykactus2000]

we here. I think i played the game like the 1 or 2nd season. Game been trash since i first started. Honestly i think its a great shooter,but the abilities are lame. I can win a couple matches a day if i lock in, but its more fun to watch people after you die. My homeboy unlocked everybody when the newest character was crypto all for free, i thought he was crazy playing long enough to unlock 1 champ.

[@normi9033]

Never spent a dime since beta release.

[@italiachick11]

You had to highlight my banner after the line “we made sure not to do gun damage and to die often” 😂 great video!

[@mitchelldumpson7603]

Thanks for the cameo! Blessed 🙏

[@ninjawisd0m277]

Ive been free to play for years and its a grind for skins!

[@scottthesmartape9151]

It’s pretty good for free to play players as one myself but the bad thing is that there’s basically no chance of getting an heirloom

[@jinxapphic]

It’s like a 0.7% chance for heirloom shards to drop out of a normal apex pack, you’re guaranteed an heirloom after 500 packs opened, just gotta be patient

[@nunull6427]

​@@jinxapphicI've opened up 792, and at my 428th pack, the heirloom colors showed up, but my game crashed. Upon restarting the game, both the pack and the shards were gone.

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

After 5 years you guys still make me laugh. Love the dedication.

[@eternaldoom9307]

Ngl I’m in such a dark place tn and this is come of the content that cheers me up and makes me want to keep going and i just want to thank Kandy and Boom for that!!! Keep up the damn good work guys!!!

[@DioMeMeS]

Let's be honest: Apex is not the game we once knew. Pro players have changed it to suit their preferences. It feels like the developers are being lazy, simply accepting advice from popular streamers and pro players while ignoring the opinions of the general public. This game used to be my favorite, but that is no longer the case.

[@M0HAK0]

It wasnt so bad a few years ago as there werent as many characters. Now you may want to unlock legends asap as some of their abilities make the game much easier vs other legends.

[@DuckCreekGamingTTV]

Kandy, I have played with you 3 times in my Apex journey. Your content just gets better and better bros! The amount of edit you put into your videos really shows bud.

[@kandyrew]

tyty

[@cashtatum6158]

woah i watched kandy back before season 1 when I was playing but hes grown so much i love to see it

[@emppudud5692]

I love you both Kandy and Boom, Your social experiments and silly antics bring me so much joy!

[@dmarsh9993]

The ONLY ORIGINAL Apex content creator left, yours truly, KANNNNDDDYYYYYY

[@immoral_jaguar7337]

I didn’t realize that new players don’t have access to half the legends is older players had access to when we started…I honestly don’t think that was a good idea cuz a lot of the starter legends have been so fazed out and aren’t really TOO good(unless the player heavy mains said starter legend) in todays meta which means that a lot of times these starter legends picks come(or rather CAME) from new players and now that’s not the case…ALSO at the beginning he said everytime he tried to equip cosmetics on locked characters it kept telling him to buy it, that’s because you CANT equip cosmetics on locked characters UNLESS you do it as soon as you unlock the cosmetic….you have to equip it FROM the apex pack screen if you don’t do it from there then you have to buy the legend before you can equip any cosmetics you like on them….

[@Wrldoncets]

I haven’t played apex in years I might hop back on for nostalgia

[@Thegoatiq327]

Love watching your videos Kandy keen up the fun videos

[@kaedenbradshaw1385]

I’ve been playing since season 5 and I finally got my first heirloom a month ago. I’ve spent 0$

[@LingooDingoo]

What level are you now?

[@sigi0650]

Played sence s1 used 20e/20dollars got battle pass and 11 backs and got wraith heirloom

[@shalindelta7]

Nice, which are you getting?

[@thundero3sk8tes]

I started playing a couple seasons ago but barely played now I play a lot as a free player and this video is accurate 🔥😁✌️

[@mostafakhalel5479]

I'm a season 0 casual player. I hate the game now. the game is just so hard for no reason. I'm stuck with good players, preds, masters and cheaters in pubs. I never play ranked anymore. and the game is soul crushing. it's an anxiety engine that never stops. I used to love the gameplay and weapons and mechanics but now, it just feels like hard work. I think I'm going to look for another game that I can play casually without the sweating anxiety of trying to survive.

[@ShinnaGC]

The worse thing is some of the challenges for the battle pass are actually hard for newer players who don’t know the game or aren’t as good as other thus struggle to do them. The dmg ones could be hard if you as a newer player keep running into a pred player or the place top x challenges if the lobbies are random rather then actually skill based

[@SzczupakGaming]

Free to play gamer here! I started playing apex in season 8. Owned a few battle passes (because if you get 110 free battlepass level 3-4 times you get enough apex coins to buy it yourself for free) and my account is pretty stacked. I'm on 630 lvl I think, recently got my first heirloom from my +/- 500 pack (used the apex pack calculator) I own every legend, have a lot of legendary skins and a few prestige ones as well (got every prestige from bp and got prestige havoc skin from free pack on the event with the galaxy things idk) I own a few recolors. Have 10k blue shards and 2300 apex coins I think? So tbh it is, or at least was possible to have stacked acc without any purchase, especially when events were more player friendly and not "hehe buy recolor for 2400 apex coins". I remember the free cosmetics in every event and every eveng was guaranteed 2 thematic free packs, skins which you were able to buy in the normal store for 2400 shards even tho event was over, and you were able to drop it from normal pack. Surely now it's a lot harder to achieve something like this, cuz EA is just milking money from players, sad, because it's such a big corp and the only thing they care about now is money. Greed and pride

[@Tapeiy]

Played since s20 and just recently got all the legends took me 700+hrs to learn and unlock all the legends and that was with the help of events that gave free, legends at least with the battle pass change I got free battlepasses for life, and apex seem to get better once you've gotten through the filler of cosmetics it's a grind definitely

[@Kapa-ly2zt]

The thing that’s not accurate about this as a semi f2p is that the battle pass was handed out for free this season, while most seasons this isn’t prevalent, and if there are challenges to unlock something for free it’s usually super time consuming challenges or hard to get them done to unlock extra things aswell.

[@V1nny_127]

This was one of your best videos, it was fun to watch. Can you do more of this and try to unlock all legends

[@lancealot8709]

dude... your determination to grind this game, is far greater than mine ever could be.. I can't grind for that long, I've got too many games to play XD

[@imprisonedcobra3634]

Dude I remember when I used to sweat over what I would use my crafting materials on what skins I wanted for my main back in the day

[@Cash-Xeno]

This is how it feels. Doing challenges and grinding for any other cosmetic

[@thathobbydude]

As a free to play player I have never appreciated anything more then the breakout and amped knockout challenges I honestly wouldnt be playing the game today if I hadn't gotten fuse and mad Maggie for free I play for fun so I usually dont do any challenges cause they ruin the experience for me so having a way to get legends that isn't waiting 30 hours of gameplay to earn enough legend tokens is really good because legends are the only way to expand the depth of the game as you get to experiment and swap between a larger pool of abilities

[@artiumromanov9798]

Cool idea, I'd love to see you do this again when the melee weapons/ heirlooms become P2W items haha

[@gethiggywithit5248]

Started in season zero. Only things I’ve bought are season 2, 3, and 22 battle passes (stopped playing mid season 3 and came back last week of season 21). I still get hype when I get a legendary

[@skyloren2187]

I am a free to play player since season one. I haven’t spent a single cent on the game, but after a few years I could finally get the BP for free, with the ACs in the free BP. Since I got my first BP, I get more and more stuff and I save all my ACs to get the next BP. I also have heirloom shards but haven’t used them yet

[@PyroFish2612]

I used to play mobile before it shut down, where it was super easy to get all of the legends fast. Then I switched to pc a few months ago. The only thing I’m sad about as a free to play player is how long it took me to unlock all of my favorite legends

[@looselyinspired8780]

It’s so weird seeing them so astonished by some of the everyday struggles of being f2p😭

[@Wrldoncets]

That one guy was talking about Pills and he was messed up on drugs

[@XJestDylanX]

Yall should do this for each new season.

[@apexdude105]

6:38 that's not a lvl 600 pred, that 598 it's his position at the end of that season. He's the 598/1000 pred from the season that badge is from.

[@ITsRavgeYT]

As a free to play player can confirm doing much in 24 hours isnt expected.

[@Pheonix12343]

as a new player i am struggling with this game but i refuse to give up and i will try and concur this game

[@joelconolly5574]

I am free to play since Seaosn 3 or 5 when Revenant came out (Probably 5). Never felt left out. Most of the time I got pretty rad skins on Rare and Legendary packs. Mostly played 2+ hours a day. The only time I paid for was the Maggie intro skin. Wished I got the Horizon intro skins too tho. Paid to win doesn't really help anything other than better skins and sights which some pack skins already have. I still enjoy the game even after not playing for a while. It's like my fast pace shooter games while I Minecraft for longer grind sessions. Games were meant for fun but many companies won't see that (coughEAcough) but I hope people can enjoy games like a playground rather than a tournament, minus the obvious issues ofc.

[@christopherbonadio-cappiel6773]

10:30 nope that is quite literally the normal apex pack luck. As someone who is a casual player on and off and has been f2p the whole time, that is literally the pack experience with this game. It’s just that bad…

[@Bakrborz.ther-ealone]

Bro i realy enjoy your content go on with this G

[@OfficalMrToxicBear]

you can pay someone who have "bot lobby" ready accounts to get badges

[@sleet9289]

yeah, the grind to unlock legends looks bad. I'm the kind of person that likes to main one character so it wasn't that bad for me, i eventually got bored of using the same character and wanted to try the others but by than i had more than enough tokens to unlock all of them.

[@JeffNighswander]

Bot Royale also makes you the champion of the next real game if you get a lot of kills which can make it easier to get the double crown badge.

[@scrublord9505]

I would love for this to be a series. Maybe once a week you guys play on your ftp and just dump the vod onto KZbin Maybe even do challenges on the way. I’ve got one I think will be pretty difficult. Win a game with 10-15 minimum kills between the two of you BUT you’re not allowed to bleed, so if you ever lose health it’s game over (taking shield damage is ok)Hoping this would spark some epic sentinel and/or PK clips

[@nofreehooks]

Not too bad actually. I’ve never spent a dime on Apex. Have a heirloom for my main. Some pretty cool skins and due to the last season giving away the battle pass. Lifetime battle passes.

[@AI1CEx]

It really should be 1 free legends for every class

[@paracelsus_aba]

Thing about it is with the packs. I think they should implement a system where you ONLY get legendaries for the legends you currently have. Because say I start out as a new player really wanting the "London Calling" Lifeline legendary skin but instead got a skin for...let's say Crypto. What am I gonna do with that I don't have him unlocked.

[@redwinedrummer]

I've been on a hiatus for 1.5 years now, but played since launch. And oh boy does Apex look like a mobile gatcha game now. So many blinking lights, buttons, menus and currencies. I am not going back to _that_.

[@Noodleyt-794]

I’ve never spent money on apex I love your vids❤

[@rennenb]

This should be pinned that’s actually amazing, how long have you been playing

[@shalindelta7]

​@rennenb it's not that difficult. I have a cousin who hasn't spent a cent in his 2 years of apex because he actually has a life and responsibilities, unlike me.

[@rennenb]

@@shalindelta7 I mean I have bills and a car payment and stuff but I still have dropped money here or there on the game over the years I haven’t really spent any money on the game this year though

[@shalindelta7]

@rennenb yea same. I suppose it varies per person, some can go with vanilla or random items without fuss. I liked the game enough to spend a decent amount but I'm now kitted to my liking so i won't anymore, also the game seems to be declining every season which is a turnoff anyway.

[@Noodleyt-794]

I have 672 hours in apex

[@butterthetoast8139]

You've literally just showed all the reasons I no longer play Apex. There are so many broken parts of the game that make it unenjoyable as a casual gamer.

[@nrs6485]

Hey i know probably more about you for f2p ... Well sort of . For apex mobile when it came out i did all the daily and bp missions for every day and season , literally all of it . I also had enough to get fades sig weapon for free and stopped playung in i think it was feb or march 2023 when they said they were shutting the game down .Man i still miss apex

[@subnaticashark2093]

Candy you gotta play the halloween ypdate

[@troginator]

The matchmaking is so funny in this game 😂

[@imtoolazytoreadlol739]

Kandy I was an Apex Alpha Release player, it's was interesting

[@Tuffonesfr]

And remember how heirlooms used to be guaranteed at 500 packs/level 500, I'm now into the new level rank in apex past level 500 and I've never gotten an heirloom after years of playing, really deters me from the game. The free experience is so bad.

[@yesyes6451]

i honestly understand them not adding path and gibby cus they take more skill to use effectively than the rest of the starting legend's, prubz makes for an easier learning exp.

[@taxman_x]

I played at launch until season 7 nonstop, battlepasses done 3-7th season, was on and off the next seasons until now, and still no heirloom, but at least I have the original batte pass evolving skins and don't have to grind 50 different currencies to get them.

[@adaneitor]

Tbh, new player here, the matchmaking being really weird is literally my day to day life

[@jeelix_8405]

Feels stupid to say, but Apex should take notes from Brawl Stars. They really take player feedback into consideration and value the free to play players. That's why apex is losing players and Brawl Stars is at and all-time high.

[@BiggySpoons]

28:50 love the little memeio cameo

[@tryque]

I had a stroke reading the title

[@upon-fe2720]

Day 0 player, only ever bought one battlepass, cost about 8 quid. Never had an issue. Always felt good

[@annaadotd6405]

Legends take wayyyy too long to unlock after level 100, which is still relatively early, as f2p unless you find your fav legend, you will get bored quite fast

[@Itsmeitsumi]

I think they should let you pick 1 legend of each class And then you continue to unlock them the normal way that way new players can experience each class with their strengths and weaknesses and pick the legends of their choice

[@scrublord9505]

BOOMRAZZLEBERRY with the absolute clutch heat shield for seer! This should be a speedrunning category Nodamagebotlobby%

[@riot6508]

i feel like the way they have the free to play is pretty good if anything they need to add more stuff for me to spend legend tokens on, as someone who has played since day 1 and has been pretty free to play outside of some of the passes i have enough legend tokens were i can not play the game for the next like 10 years and get every legend that comes out lol

[@kriskrangles]

4:24 yup that menu has done that since release

[@evo3347]

it sucks they also removed the daily treasure chest i liked when they gave me a pack once in a while but also some stars or xp 🕊️

[@SigmaLigma-l9r]

Kandy big chillin

[@Piman1607]

Ive mentioned on a few other posts and videos, but this season ive seen SO many people thats a below level 50 that are simultaniously some of the most cracked players ive ever come across. Some of them im confident are cheaters, its WEIRD. id say i suspect more of then as cheaters than id confidently call a smurf (which acording to apex is still cheating fyi).

[@blackjordan3444]

Apex need to watch this for some solid feedback

[@KRYNGEL1]

I been playing since this season and its pretty fun when i dont have cheaters and Predators in my lobby.

[@ETNOM616]

Hell Yeah New Vid!🔥🔥

[@IsaacOrd]

been playing since season 1 and never spent a dime. have everything from being a true casual. highest ranked is gold. i have so many extra credits and coins that i could rebuy over half of the legends just from credits.

[@ahmedfouzan2018]

I started Apex about 2 months ago, I got all 6 starting Legends without any challenges.

[@TeddyKing77]

Now you see just how much pain it is for new players

[@nickzoladkiewicz5498]

Yeah I'm new only been playing for like 2 weeks and only have played a few times cause I'm still practicing aim but I was thrown into lvl 435 players never had a lobby that had players around me I'm lvl 15

[@zombiea1936]

Only three legends unlocked is crazy

[@Chuchutato]

Ive got 1 heirloom shards since season 1 until season 20+? I bought the loba with dive trails because im a loot goblin gotta loot everytime. You know sbmm has to be removed but instead they should be doing kdr based matchmaking.. am i right??

[@TurtleDrake789]

Damn you kandy, stopped playing about 8 months ago but i might just download it again for a taste. Shame the halloween event is just trick or treats.

[@TheGoldJoker]

Can you guys please make this a series? 🙏

[@GamerDadX91]

I'm still free to play and solo queue since day 1. 0 heirloom level 500 lol. I did so much grinding to get Premium BP and kept grinding to keep it. This new way just boned me a bit.

[@GamerDadX91]

Note: I don't play every day since I am a father of 2 and work

[@SLE3PV0]

The thumbnail says it all

[@subnaticashark2093]

Play the new halloween uodate it has rev skulls, as well as candy and revival game mode where you become shadow

[@peterjohn1938]

I used to watch u and zylbrad for pack openings. OG pathfinder, lifeline, and octane, are the best I played the game till they introduced revanant. I can honestly say the game been trash since then. Got to ranked masters. My teammates were so bad whenever I solo que. But didn’t care after. Og apex is the best.

[@Honïe4]

24 hours for 1 legend is crazy, so like if you played 2 hours a day every day it would take you 12 days to unlock 1 legend

[@niki_kr]

As a f2p player who played almost 600h I still dont have every legend. Still one missing. And I also only have that many legends bc they gave you some in events. Its insane