Players are leaving Apex. So I went to find them.

►Apex has players come and go, but recently in the past few months it feels like the player population has trended downward. Where did those players go? I'm here to find out.
Super Secret Second channel: / @kandyrewplus
►Come watch me live and I'll say hi - / kandyrew
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[@kandyrew]

Super secret second channel: www.youtube.com/@kandyrewplus

[@Anonymous-hs5dx]

You know you already have a second channel called:Iamkandy that you forgot throughout the years

[@gabethebaleful]

Hey I was mentioned in a video, lol, feels nice!

[@koyomiararagl]

just a question, the purpose of the video is clear, why did you not try zero building on fortnite? or other battleroyale games? its way more likely that an apex player wouldgo

[@ninjatriplexxx6109]

the original doom. thats where

[@alalal123421]

3 of my friends and I switched to overwatch but theyve never played so maybe thats why its definitely not great either lol

[@mikewilkinson8653]

I never officially quit Apex, but life got in the way like 3 years ago and my playtime fell off a cliff. Each time I try to play again the average player skill curve gets higher and higher and it’s just harder for me to have an enjoyable experience. Minecraft has been my staple since having a kid because I can step away at any moments notice and not have to forfeit a game or lose any progress.

[@Nick20900]

Damm idk why this shit hit different 😂😂

[@hajfaf6289]

you should definitely try playing more singleplayer story games youll love them

[@josemacalintal1915]

Can definitely agree with this. I may not have a kid but life has gotten busy for me as well. Planning on going back to minecraft just because it's more calming

[@mikewilkinson8653]

@@hajfaf6289 I’ve never been a big fan of story games. I would rather watch a movie most of the time. That said, BG3 has been fun so far. I just don’t like loading it up because I never want to step away from it, lol.

[@coolestonions990]

Its not even bc higher skill, its bc cheater, aimbot is one thing, but alot of wallhack & zero recoil cheater

[@Godrules]

Went back to playing TitanFall 2. Respawn should go back to its roots. Storyline, gameplay, etc was better.

[@v-fish9261]

they can't, the last bits of expertise that created this masterpiece are gone (or almost every bits of it), you can look on wikipedia for the original creators of titanfall and see their new studios

[@asefasdf8503]

agreed

[@toughersum777]

Titanfall 3 where are u?

[@Yournotawhat]

Same

[@Lyheroes]

Reall

[@CHR1ST0PHER_78]

Every time it switches to Boom's POV I keep thinking I see XQC in the corner

[@OtterWidit]

yeah I kinda thought the same thing

[@CassietheCassette]

with the ow in the background it actually looked uncanny lmaooo

[@winchesterkid]

Yeah a handsome xQc

[@lilbeartv9039]

I think bro is feeding into the lemme get as close to XQC look as possible

[@NightOwl2015]

I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@joeblow8982]

Quit Apex a year ago. If it didn't feel I was dying every match to triple stacked preds, I would still be playing. The match making alone was my reason. There is no room left for a casual in Apex

[@jahson7_7_76]

I quit a few months ago for the same reasons. Last I played I never even got out of bronze rank. It seems every game I played everyone had at least masters badges.

[@actually_no_ttv3868]

Couldn't agree more. Competition is great, but I usually play games for fun

[@Forfun67]

As I’m just joining apex again, everyone else is leaving 😭😭😭

[@jacksocash7275]

Same bruh😭🙏

[@durkdaperk4297]

Fr

[@linasamv2072]

cuz the game just becomes dog water ranked has barely any ranking system u get into games with high ranks that is somehow gold or silver but with the higher rank icons n u just get blasted or cheaters and its just hardly playable with randoms most of my games goes me carrying with loads of damage and one getting downed n instantly just quitting apex really needs to do something about the leaving part its honestly disgusting

[@appleonsauce2035]

i hope you are on controller

[@operationgameon9251]

Ye you came on another apex L it’s not the worst thing they just need to get shit together knowing that’ll nvr happen

[@kingcob-5100]

Arenas was such a nice break from br and the weapon rotations have been stale for ages, i hope the support comes back

[@FadedLightXx]

they gave the players who enjoyed it the middle finger practically. it is likely coming back.

[@coolhawk2003]

Arenas was my favorite

[@darrynblom8394]

Arenas was ass

[@kingcob-5100]

@@darrynblom8394 sounds like a skill issue

[@88spaceking4]

there were multiple seasons where i only played arenas... rip

[@dizzymcdizz]

My biggest quandary/issues with Apex. Is cheaters and that the game has started to feel more and more like a giant cash grab. As a day 1 player of Apex it just feels like EA cares less about the players themselves and more about the players wallets and how much they can squeeze out of us. Which is horrible considering the state of the economy and how bad most people are struggling nowadays financially. Its pretty scummy IMHO.

[@thelonelywolff]

especially when we had collection events, they used to be very special and cool but now it feels like a cash grab like you said, even more so when there's a collection event almost every other time you log on the game.

[@TeddyKing77]

My biggest problem is the skill based matchmaking as returning player I'm horrible af the game now and it's ridiculous that every match is against people who have 10's of thousands of kills whilst I'm only level 35

[@BlakeLewis-mc6ve]

For some reason this content creator NEVER mentions cheaters....

[@CyrusIsnt]

None of that really matters the game didnt change much but they remove to many casual elements. So demons and cheaters vets thats all thats left. Respawn has always had apex as a second priorty their star days series been the focus. Which is why big changes are very seldom. And is a hero shooter woth 20+ characters 😂😂 Its just not casual or new player friendly. The best option finish jedi 3 after give apex an overhaul, sequal, or apex titan fall game. After that focus on a new ip

[@hart1871]

thats why they're cash grabbing, they dont want to fix it long term

[@jezoboii]

Hearing an Apex Legends player say The Finals TTK is long is wild to me. It's also so upsetting The Finals hasn't taken off player base wise

[@nishantghorpade4820]

imo finals ttk is similar to apex, gunplay felt decent but that game was way too unbalanced, some really annoying abilities and movement was a little janky

[@jezoboii]

@@nishantghorpade4820 it's definitely pretty balanced these days. You can do well with every class. As for the movement I don't know. It was janky when it was first released but that has since been fixed. I guess you just need to get familiar with it

[@JKennyPro]

If the finals kept the alpha/beta movement, it would've held players better due to hard-core and memers wanting to do crazy movement. The movement isn't as smooth as apex but in the alpha and beta the movement was absurd to arcade levels and if it leaned into the arcade shooter more I think it would've done better. I personally played a crapload in the first season but the game lost me when the movement felt like there was no skill-gap and expression to an extent, that tied with the rewasd problem most of that season, heavy nukes not being adjusted for the entire time made me give up

[@lilbeartv9039]

I think he is kinda just referring to when you have a straight line of sight which I wouldn’t entirely disagree with. With Apex it sometimes is understandable because the opponent has red shield and you have a white extended mag. Whereas with the finals it always feels like you are using the whole clip if you are perfect aim which just feels off.

[@yocloak]

Idk man i dont play much of either and i prefer apex over finals but all my friends HATE apex like actually all of them

[@wall_lucky5880]

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?!

[@Alexilehio]

As a scout main no u didn’t u heard me die on the other side of the map ROCK AND STONE

[@wall_lucky5880]

LOL

[@stevetheinbredturtle]

ROCK. AND. STONE!!

[@tobekind]

FOR CARL!

[@bananathing9]

ROCK AND STONE BROTHERRR

[@artiumromanov9798]

Creative ass video idea love it

[@kandyrew]

thanks! idk if this video will perform super well but i really enjoyed making it 😅

[@artiumromanov9798]

@@kandyrew watched the entire vid, enjoyed it v much. I loved the frustrated comments abt Apex hahah it is sadly a sweatfest, which is why I think some of your core Apex audience would love for you to peek into and/or compare other games to Apex Legends. Ik I would, keep up the good work mr. kandyrew

[@RoiDeCoeurs]

@@kandyrew it did

[@TheCaptainBadger]

The finals just needs better advertising to let people know it’s still live. Nobody wants to play a dead game.

[@mibbzx1493]

The finals is trash. Heavyweights breaking the building and those stupid indestructible foam walls are terrible for the game maybe without a weight system it would be ok but apex was better

[@nohtso]

@@mibbzx1493 skill issue

[@rina4992]

@@mibbzx1493just say that your old brain cannot process all the chaos that is going on.

[@SamKarpFPV]

@@mibbzx1493 The "foam walls" are totally destructible. Fire, rpg, mines, or just straight up shooting them. I don't think you actually tried it long enough to call it trash homie

[@mibbzx1493]

@ nah they definitely weren’t when the game first came out and in the beta so it got patched which is good. but its still not better than apex i got 1000+ hours on apex and the finals i didn’t make it past a week 💀 heavy weights literally breaking entire buildings and being damn near unkillable compared to the lights and mediums. It was super unbalanced but i played it a year ago so

[@DWMaje]

You know what game would destroy Apex? Titanfall 3.....the game that died for Apex's sins. Titanfall 2 had the movement everyone wanted, modes outside of BR, and most importantly servers. TF2 servers were 60 tick. Apex being on 20 tick is inexcusable. Fortnite and PUBG's success made Respawn/EA want to get in on it.....but instead of making TF 3 and adding a BR mode they doubled down. As an ex player and day 1 player I don't miss Apex and pissed that TF2 is still a better game. TF 3 could have been what FPS needed.

[@normalv1nce557]

Thank you fellow pilot

[@acev3521]

Yeah I’m happy apex is dying game was and always will be ass.

[@SlCKNESS_]

Team Fortress 2 was a great game, I'll give you that.

[@liladonn5646]

Apex has the best movement in any video game ever created bringing up movement from titan fall when you can’t even do 1/8th of the things you can in apex legends especially early apex legends

[@AlesiAkira]

I still play TF2....even if I have to play attrition everytime 😅😅

[@TheRealRhino]

The finals has been such a refreshing change up after quitting apex, season 3 is pretty solid rn

[@2nezitiCitnA]

So hype for s4. Long live the finals!

[@ronin_fps]

The Finals definitely has a little bit of a learning curve, but honestly the lack of cheaters and kbm actually being a good pick make it so much more fun for me. The monetization is also muuuuuch better.

[@manoflead643]

Didn't the Finals have some pretty funky controller aim assist? I remember on release you could just plug a controller in and spam ADS to laser someone

[@jdez-z1b]

@@manoflead643 Nowadays AA isn't a big issue, nothing OP I do have a few hundred hours and rn everything is much better as long as you stay away from terminal attack

[@ReFLexX_ii]

I didn't like whatever they did recently, I rarely play but last 2 times I didn't enjoy the game at all anymore. Meta was just famas hitting me every game and new ranked mode isn't fit for that play style of a game, rather play siege lol

[@Kxncv]

@@manoflead643got fixed

[@itzsnaaxzy3469]

too bad it's dead as hell

[@ADDISON396]

THE FINALS FTW

[@nishantghorpade4820]

garbage abilities just like apex, worse movement and unbalanced, stll a better game than apex though

[@GloGangPromoterr]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@nishantghorpade4820 you mean good abilities & The Finals Have the best movement of any FPS

[@ADDISON396]

@@GloGangPromoterr bro never played Titanfall 2 I see 😅😁

[@typothetical]

​@ADDISON396 I went from titanfall 2 to the finals, and instantly used the grappling hook, pretty similar

[@NeatBea]

@@GloGangPromoterr play titanfall 2

[@Takashiylverta]

I redownloaded apex yesterday. Found out that the computer that ran it just fine years ago now has stuttering issues. That's another reason, for me, why some games i just have to leave games on hiatus. Games increase their load demands for gpu when adding stuff over the years, and unfortunately, some people can't keep upgrading their stuff to play it.

[@jBiz91]

There was an update last year which gave my PC similar problems. I just went from 8gbRAM to 16gb and it fixed the problem

[@I3raveryy]

the finals tickles at the itch for me. And reminds me allot of the feeling i had during s1 apex so ill continue to play the finals

[@PickleNick7008]

I haven't really "quit" Apex. I play maybe like twice a year with friends but NEVER in my life will i play it by myself because of how fckd matchmaking is. I just hit level 200 the last time i played, have never got past gold in ranked, and yet every single match i play no matter what mode, i die instantly to either ex preds, preds, or masters players. It completely takes the fun out of the game and makes it extremely unenjoyable. (yes i know this is a "skill issue" but i should not need to be a pro apex player that plays apex religiously to have fun on the game)

[@marcoRatedR]

I got tired of the Battle Royale experience. I rocked with Apex from the beginning to 2022. I'm a vet and i realized the adrenaline rush you get from playing BR's is close to what i felt when i was deployed on missions. Same feeling from gambling. So i moved to bf2042, ufc 3, single-player games but now i learned how to play golf, so im doing that

[@daemon_99_pl]

Kandy after that VALORANT Boom needs to change his name for Boomdaddy 😂😂

[@predat0r178]

I quit apex like 10 times since season 7 and the last time i did quit it’s for good i was a decent player but now i can’t compete anymore, now i mainly play single player games cause i don’t want to lose my mind over sweats anymore

[@Dogfoodwithhotsaucexx420xx]

Your tears fuel our sweat, mm mm mmm😊

[@CrimsonRequiem1]

same too much movement gods, terrible rng, I just couldn't compete anymore I had work in the morning lmaoooo I'd rather spend my time playing something meaningful

[@tobiaso.thomsen344]

I started playing apex back in december 2023, got really hooked on the game but now im not playing as much anymore. The fact that they removed duos, the battlepass rework and in generel the rank system (why am i as silver/gold able to face people in the top rank, makes no sense to me)

[@AGCYPrivy]

I’ve been playing Apex since Day 1 and the best thing that’s come out of it for me is just being able to get the homies together 4-5 times a week and chat. When you live hours from your friends it’s tough to keep in touch, but Apex literally makes it feel like we’re next door neighbors

[@iamhistorygeek]

This is one of the only reasons I'm still playing it. I play it by myself and it's meh. Playing with friends is ALWAYS better 😂😂😂.

[@kinga99999]

I still can't believe you still play it. I stopped like 2-3 years ago and still see some of your videos on my notifications. good shi bro

[@visual_chris]

the finals is SO good, please make some videos on it

[@NekoParaAra]

Hey kandy , x6 pred here, x8 masters player. I left for a game called "the finals" and another game called "the first descendants". Apex failed me

[@Qw4ntum]

Bro’s flexing😂

[@NekoParaAra]

@Qw4ntum I'm clarifying on how much work , time and skill I've put into the game. If the topic is 'Where are these players', you wouldn't care about a 1st time player or bronze player. I'm a season 1 player with 100k plus kills. Clarifying where I stood in the game was just as important and needed. If this feels like a flex for you maybe grow some skin. I'm outlining my frustration with the game and sharing where I left off and where I went to is all ❤️ Knowing what type of players left is important information.

[@Qw4ntum]

@@NekoParaAra ok

[@acev3521]

@@NekoParaAramost mentally stable apex player

[@savemorganfree]

Hey, same here. The first descendents is soo much fun to be honest. I have like 2 k/d in apex legends, I am not that bad I think. But lately i just can't kill a single one.

[@AequitasZA]

I genuinely would love to see you play more Helldivers 2. The later difficulties with late game strategems are insane, and the way the 'galactc war' evolves is great and keeps me coming back

[@scabby.knees99]

Apex has hundreds of issues that have gone unaddressed for years, meanwhile the game is constantly updated with brand new forms of monetization. It was the first time a game's pain points absolutely overpowered the sunk-cost fallacy for me 😅

[@rupes96]

Hundreds? Name 50 issues

[@scabby.knees99]

@@rupes96 Hi friend, do you know what hyperbole is?

[@neoncore7346]

@@rupes96 you must be an EA employee

[@rupes96]

@@scabby.knees99 yes.. Hyperbole = Apex fans

[@rupes96]

@@neoncore7346 I hope so

[@mattstanford8581]

3:20 exactly! I agree with that person 100% finals is better than Apex I would rather play that then Apex The problem with Apex is it caters to your typical sweaty basement dwellers then your average player and to prove that what did they do they took away aim assist on controller console players. And before all those people who sit there and say Oh you're just trash at the game get better bro I used to have a 2.00 KD on cod that's well above average.and pretty decent.

[@GunBuckGaming]

The Finals let’s gooooooo

[@CubesAndPortals]

Occasional Titanfall 2 for my Respawn fix, main game is definitely the THE FINALS. You'd like finals a LOT more if you tried the other classes & used some of that crazy map destruction for yourself. At least try the dematerializer if you're gonna roll medium only. Hope to see ya take it for another spin.

[@FloopLooops]

Honestly I used to play Apex a lot and randomly I tried out Dead By Daylight and I've been enjoying it. Its super different and I never would have guessed liking it, but I guess you jus never know

[@justhere-uu6mw]

Yeah DBD is super fun

[@ragersiaaah7703]

same here, recently got into DBD and it's the funniest i had in awhile

[@Thurzdayzchild]

I've played dbd for years, it's so good.

[@psychominotaur5547]

I’ve been playing a lot of single player games and working on 100% them, it’s a nice change of pace and more focused on the story.

[@willx6394]

The finals is bloody great

[@Sipswok]

I haven’t watched one of your videos in a long time, but that little Animated guy on the Right corner and ur voice jus are so soothing and fun 😭🤝

[@Mr-Blitz]

Im playing The First Descendent lately and its really fun

[@GodWooskiGaming]

Facts TFD, GTA, Valorant, the finals

[@predat0r178]

To me it was souless played an hour and gave up i was too bored

[@gabrielzuniga3129]

@@predat0r178 tbh i know it shouldnt be that way but it gets better the more you play i played like 5 hours before really getting into it

[@nifiga_prikolno]

The reason Apex doesn't click to me at all is that it ia battle royale. It's the game mode where you never win until you get lucky with terrible lobbies or extremely good in the game spending time on it at daily basis for 4-6 hours and additional 2 hours in kovaaks. You lose once, get frustrated, then repeat whole process again until you get annoyed to the point of no-return, then you continue the next day until the total mental breakdown. I really wish there was titanfall 3

[@Unkown4life22]

I think gaming as a whole just isn’t in a good space a lot of popular titles are struggling in their own ways

[@LeMimePug]

I came from the future, they are in Marvel Rivals.

[@TheN2pster]

End of season always drops alot of players, everyone finished their grinding and burnt out plus all the Bp drama added to that.

[@undeadxollie]

your variety comment about gaming at the end of the video, is so spot on. Apex and it's grind and how intense it can be, messed with my mental health massively. I've seen this also happen with a lot of people on that game. I quit for mental health reasons and now I don't even know what game to pick up again. This video has helped heaps. Subscribed

[@TheKyleBroflovskii]

Old School RuneScape is popping off right now.

[@Twisted_Sync]

My answer to your community post, and maybe a suggestion for the second channel, is Rocket League! It really scratches the competitive itch for me, the skill ceiling is INSANELY high, but you can also just hop on and goof around in a few matches. It's easy to dismiss as "arcade car soccer" but if you put a little bit of time into it to learn the flow and basic mechanics, it can be one of the most replayable games in your library.

[@googlyguys]

Please don’t stop playing apex Kandy u are one of the best apex tubers, feel free to play other games but apex needs you

[@willx6394]

For me, with apex, it's the big maps. They suck. Too much time spent travelling and looting I would rather the smaller maps where one fight leads to another. It makes no sense in a fast paced shooter to be so much time not fighting. Broken moon and storm Point ARE the problem with apex. I bet on it.

[@zenobryant5192]

1:15 sadly you tried it in season 3, that season kinda sucked.

[@TetzuApX]

in my opinion the biggest problem in apex is when you play with randoms. 90% of randoms leave once they get knocked leaving you in a 1v2/1v3 witch is a big problem and makes the game less fun when it happens almost every game.

[@Tincoco_]

When I originally quit apex, I was playing a lot of siege and then got into sim racing. Now I come back to apex with a friend every few days

[@IstyManame]

0:28 EWWWWWWWWWWW

[@DevinGroves93]

My two biggest issuers. The hit registration just feels behind more often than not. All the remaining players are Diamond+ sweats that run me down like they’re being told to at gun point. I just don’t have fun when it feels more like I have to do my homework constantly to stay competitive against the sweats.

[@WuntaykTimmy1]

Weird to think im one of those statistics on player's that left tha game. Apex szn 3 was a tiiiiime man Now im on elden ring, and tryna pay rent

[@WuntaykTimmy1]

And even tho ion play apex no more, Kandy is a all time KZbinr in my books 🙌🏿🤞🏿

[@Noah-zq8cb]

I’m playing elden ring too man, what a game. I purchased the shadow of erdtree bundle, so I have a lot of time and content to play!

[@igore84]

Season 3 😍-🥲-💔-😭 Now

[@yaesfather]

i would try the finals a bit more, I stopped playing it for the longest time because the game modes got stale for me and i wasn't all that good at it (30hrs). At the time off typing this I have just over 100hrs and the world tour and 5v5 game modes are very addicting once you get the hang of everything.

[@Lyheroes]

1:21 aw.. no democracy.. 5:36 YES DEMOCRACY. 31:35 no titanfall.. Wahh

[@ND2424]

Quick cash is not the best finals game mode, tournament is the best and since there’s 4 teams it’s a lot better paced and you often get into 1v1 battles instead of 1v1v1

[@shimadattv]

i quit apex last year after i hit diamond, i just stopped enjoying the game, it felt like it was the same thing over and over again, and i started enjoying other games, i still love apex, and i hope i can return one day

[@ImDucked]

21:35 now why would you torture yourself by playing valorant. It was good for the first year or so. And then the community turned it into edating simulator with a splash of redditor energy. Playing that game not is the equivalent of heating up a long rod of metal and shoving it where the sun don’t shine

[@jeanmedar]

I switched to RDR2 after being a loyal Apex Legends player since Season 1. The game peaked for me in Season 9, but I stuck around until Season 22. Unfortunately, the matchmaking system has driven me away. It feels like the algorithm is designed to keep players hooked, not to match players based on skill. The constant fluctuations between tough and easy lobbies are frustrating and unfair.

[@117chandelin]

I am super sad I missed the vote for games. I would love to see and hear your take on GTFO. I have played it quite a bit and even when losing, the drive to do better and beat the mission the next time is strong.

[@theofficialoutlanders]

Recently found your channel, thanks for being so consistent

[@cs2097]

DRG solved my OW addiction. Still play it to this day. Its AMAZING

[@torbsgaming5679]

Post Malone switched from Apex to Hunt Showdown. Surprising to switch from a fast pace/movement to a relatively slow one with slow fire rate and reload, but a very fast TTK (just 1 to 2 shots). Not many apex players would enjoy going from fast to slow pace unless trying to discover and try niche games. Interestingly, some of my apex friends left FPS completely and switched to MOBA, League or Dota.

[@YovanyTthatsMe]

I was a big Apex player but since the finals released S0 I’ve been hooked. Plus it’s really refreshing having a game studio listen and care for their community. Highly recommend for you to try out S5

[@knipfunkgaming]

I Stream on TikTok mainly, i first started playing Apex on stream but i QUICKLY burned out. (this was like 2 years ago). I decided to go back and stream classic games that i grew up playing. It ended up being the best decision. now that i have a solid foundation i can periodically go back and play apex and just have fun. I think its a testament to how good it is that it is still even around, given all the other live service games that have come and cancelled since 2019.

[@esaimercado6082]

It was a cold, dark, winter night. I was playing Apex Ranked and I was on that sweet succulent masters chase. 7 hours later, I got it. It felt good...for about 5 minutes. I spent so much time grinding and trying to prove to myself that i can be some of the best of the best for this game...and for what? I was genuinely and quite literally, physically and mentally tired of this game. So I switched to more casual games and it literally felt a weight pressing down on my brain was being lifted. The first of the games that caught my attention was Warframe. It provided and actually rewarded me for my efforts and I didn't need to play for my life each round. So 800 hours and $2000 dollars later...I quit apex pretty much altogether and started to feel something video games haven't made me feel in a long time...rewarded.

[@quangdung21968]

I have played since season 1, i spent almost 3 years in my high school just to study and play Apex. I played it on laptop, ps4, pc. And i quit playing it in season 14-15 maybe i dont remember. The lattest champion that came out when i quit was Mad Maggie. What a memory!

[@kindaboth4060]

I remember the overwatch days, good times. Good to see you doing well on youtube Kandy with this cool video idea

[@RojoTheOneandOnly]

Kandy playing Minecraft was just wild to me lmao 😂 never thought I would see that. I loved seeing you playing all of these different games. A game rotation would be nice to see from you Kandy.

[@Takashiaramake]

I mainly play Halo, and it's been interesting to see some Apex players coming over. I mostly run into them in Snipers / SWAT lobbies and y'all have been pretty solid teammates. Like, lemme just say, thank you Apex players for actually using in game coms! It used to be that basically everyone would have a mic back in the day but that's really fallen off, and the communication gap is real when trying to coordinate plays.

[@brendenwardle6585]

the fact you could have just placed blocks and went up but took the long way of mining stone with your fist is sending me

[@Zilayza]

Five years old game, and unable to attract new players. Whenever a new player jumps on apex they'll be destroyed to oblivion because of the poor match making (which is probably a challange for devs as it is only the sweats left). I would happily wait a few minutes if it meant better matchmaking. If matchmaking takes 5 minutes to find players of similar level, they could create a waiting mode where you hang out in a neverending team deathmatch where players come in and out while waiting for their battle royal game's queue to come up. I would much rather jump around shooting players in shooting range for 5 minutes while I wait for my match to queue if it meant I was matched with people of similar skills than get instant queue and then be shit on, return to lobby frustrated and repeat.

[@Faticecr3am]

I was one of the longest players playing Apex in my friend group starting from season 0 to season 18. I got bored and Apex has gotten really stale over the years. I got more into overwatch and I had some friends to play with. I also started play other random games and Monsters Hunter world is something I really got into. When it comes to battle royale Apex will be the only game I would really play.

[@parkerwaddell-depuydt5953]

As someone that plays a lot of XDef a lot, it hurts that you enjoyed it so much, said you wanted to play it more but had to move on, then never touched on it again

[@noxlotl_]

Used to play a LOT especially during the pandemic but playtime drastically decreased when I got back to work. I still play sometimes but its so hard to keep up with active players lol . The time I have to play is not enough to even warm-up my mid aim TTuTT I've been chilling on Minecraft tho

[@iamhistorygeek]

If I could play it on my console... I was looking forward to Hyenas.

[@itsdat_SlimGravy]

I dropped apex like 2-3 years ago for Rocket League, Ghost of Tsushima, Deep Rock Galactic, Rainbow six siege, Overwatch and some other Single player games like Red dead 2 and Skyrim, although I dropped it me and my friends like to reinstall it to check out how it’s doing and what new stuff they’ve added. We Made a lot of good memories in Apex legends many years ago so it’s like a tradition for us to visit it every now and then. Also side note: *FOR ROCK AND STONE!!!*

[@GhostieofVR]

It tough but okay. I played apex since launch since mirage was able to go completely invisible, when lifelines drone was fully physically and pushable and usable in storms, when wraith was a storm camp goddess, when mirage and caustic was the only 2 extra characters till octane and others. I left season 5 came back 8 left 9. Never came back. I will if they do 1 of 3: a good crossover. Way more variety in both guns and characters. Or at least a way to come back without dealing with the 100k and 10k kill players

[@xLordxMarsx]

The thing about starting a new game; there is literally no way to tell what's grossly broken without playing 100s of hours to properly feed the matchmaking. What works at low mmr will not be what works at high mmr no matter the game unless there is no mmr.

[@itsmejamesss]

I personally quit apex legends for this split simply because they were asking so much for giving so little, If I wanted skins there is fortnite, if I wanted movement I could play warframe, and if I wanted lore I’d go to every other game that exist. the death animation of the voteless has more depth than anything apex is offering for the past 10 seasons where its either legends marrying each other or some other Concord-esque side quest i could not be bothered to look back fondly

[@MrSkullhead0]

“So I went to find them” is hilarious. 😂 nice title dude

[@Cabowse]

My group stopped playing Apex a while back, tried a few things like Hunt showdown and Overwatch. I'm really optimistic about the new Bungie game Marathon, the extraction shooters are a lot of fun and offer something a bit more rewarding than the Battle Royale. I loved my time playing Apex overall but it was a slog towards the end, and once friends stop playing it's hard to go back to playing solo.

[@BashFisk]

I tried Apex recently after not touching it for 2 years. My word, it has changed soooooo much, and I don’t like the changes. Or maybe I can’t keep up with the changes. Whatever the case, I won’t be touching Apex again.

[@OwaisLone]

Every time I've played The Finals I've loved it but I've not switched because none of the friends want to try it. Everyone is still playing Apex. Some did start playing Marvel Rivals and Helldivers but they still play Apex as well.

[@milkteanicotine9284]

No mention of battle bit? Low key been loving it

[@JPKDVC]

I'm having a similar "phase" (idk how to put it sry) with another game, very different form Apex imo, but still an FPS and I'm probably quitting after 2K+hours on it. Trying to find something new to play and came across this video. I'm gonna test some of these to see If I get hooked ♥ I'm a subscriber on another account, glad the algorithm brought me here with this new one as well : )

[@kandyrew]

nice!!

[@cVarsity]

I played Apex a LOT when it first dropped, but when they introduced Arenas, that became about all I played. After they trashed Arenas though, I all but stopped playing. Like the first player in game said about the sweats, Apex quickly became a game you have to be sweaty in to have fun. They let their casual player base fade away and the casuals are who support a game overall - not the handful of die hard sweats that are still playing every day

[@SAI-LuNaaX]

The Finals is very hectic and the balancing in S1 threw many people off. Still has balancing issues but its really my fav FPS since years. Its night and day compared to apex. Hope its popin off again someday it really deserves it.

[@thydevdom]

I wish people would realize COVID played a massive role in the player count. These games still having over 100k in player count is still a massive success. For me, life just got in the way so I typically play once a week if that whenever my friends have time. Outside of that I’m playing single player titles nowadays as these type of games don’t give you a chance to unwind.

[@USMC-Goforth]

I left apex and have been playing almost exclusively ARMA.

[@HoraryCosine]

idk one of the reasons for me was the fact i was fighting former or current pred/masters in pubs/mix tape (ive only ever got to silver) and my kd has stayed around 0.95 so its just feels like im being punished for every time i play.

[@iGnashtys]

This whole video was a clever way of saying yo I’m burnt out of apex and want to be a variety creator 😂nicely done best way I’ve seen someone introduce the second channel this video was like a sample of the second channel

[@doinksman]

Haven’t played apex as much now I’m big on Trackmania. I do see the new modes they’ve added and it does draw me to wanting to try it again after being away for so long.

[@Dtyler171]

The problem we always ran into, is that SBMM punishes you for playing with friends, because rather than making a balanced experience, it puts you against players of a similar level of your best player. That means if you're not stacking with sweats, you're simply not even in the equation, and that has never been fun.

[@crod79]

Idk if I’m alone here but the quads mode plays 1000x better than trios

[@imvineprexde]

I could never come back to Overwatch. Blizzard announced Overwatch2 with a big koop PvE mode. Then we waited multiple years for them to cancel it right before the release date. I don't mind there being only 1 tank now or new modes. The problem is with that update they changed their Game Strategy from "Developed for Players" to "Developed for Shareholders". They made every skin stupidly expensive when it was easy to obtain in Overwatch 1. They released a battlepass that I would rather call Scampass. In the first battlepass you could only get 1 skin when you bought the premium pass. Many of these changes have still not been reverted- so I'm not coming back.

[@beaubridgeman5522]

Dmz... I played apex too much and burnt it out. I was playing 3 -10 hours every day. It's been 2 year and just tried it and it doesn't even feel the same. Apex at its peak was Insanely addicting to play

[@VooGGames]

As a casual player, I've been playing No Man's Sky a lot. Still I've been playing Apex a lot still, i just love open world games. I am grinding in apex to be more competitive because I just want to get better at Apex. I hope Apex thrives because Apex is still fun.

[@metej7508]

Honestly I switched to roblox awhile ago, roblox never gets old there is always new games to explore and have fun whit friends, and some roblox shooter's are just better. And most of roblox games aren't as sweaty as apex, but they can get and thats why I quit apex for roblox.

[@OwaisLone]

The game I can play for hours with friends is Battlefield 2042. It had a disastrous launch and Battlefield fans hate it but it is a great game to just go in and have some fun with friends. It's pacing is similar to Apex as in it is not constant mayhem like Finals and allows time to breath. it is also more of a sandbox which allows for a lot of freedom and lets you play it the way you find more fun.

[@jkymky]

Before the start of the year I played every single season except from season 1 and 2 (played preseason tho) and got more than 2k hours at this point. This year is different tho, as i simply havent played the last 3 seasons. EA is imo only looking for money, trough introducing another ingame currency etc. and doesnt care about really providing a good game with a proper ranked mode etc. EA has to change immensely id say to get apex back to it beeing as hyped and good as it once was...