Pro Tip: STOP CARING About Apex Legends...Jeez...

[@Dazs]

Mean this video sincerely and hope watching it that is really helps someone out there. I relate so much to this and really took time writing it out. Really looking forward to reading your comments!

[@Dazs]

Also, don't forget to find your fun. I know that can be hard when stuff we listed that is annoying happens. But that can help a ton just getting into that positive sate of mind!

[@bumnymcneedy249]

Stop trying to dictate what people's expression. Stop being a shill for this game. Stop telling me how to feel. I won't forget you made this video after the knife was planted in my back by EA and Respawn. I will now report every single one of your videos that contains illegal content because that's what it is. I will report your videos for propaganda and brainwashing because that's what it is. My friends agree with me and will do the same. You will face the law, you will face justice, the people have had enough. I will never forget what you did here until you pay for your crimes of attempted brainwashing and bullying of your audience, I'm pretty sure there are strict laws about that, you may want to get a lawyer as my friends and I feel like you have violated our human rights.

[@matthewmorley310]

The timing of this vid is insane. Just got off after having 3 games in a row with exceptionally toxic teammates. In two of them they were literally shouting down the mic at me and the other random. Both times i just said im playing this game for fun, this is ranked, not comp, conduct yourself like a reasonable person and stop screaming at me over a video game, and there is no point in taking it so seriously that you get tilted either, you just play worse. Mid plat is hell.

[@JoshuaBarrancoYT]

Mid plat is indeed hellish…

[@freespirit0788]

not everybody looks at pvp games as "games" they look at it as a competition.. just like chess is a game, but really people are competing same with basketball, and football.. if u go to a park and u see a bunch of people playing basketball, even tho its just a game, people take it serious and want to win otherwise ur just wasting ur time, u wont get that feeling of accomplishment that comes with winning.. not only winning but doing so in a dominant fashion

[@matthewmorley310]

@@freespirit0788 yeah, i subscribe to that same belief, i also want to win. The difference is i dont find it acceptable to literally scream at my team

[@chancethefappr]

Last season I found myself very burnt out on Apex. Started to feel more like a job or mandatory daily task even though I don't stream, play for money, etc. and I was just over it. About a month ago, I consciously decided that this was a game and is supposed to be fun, going so far as to manually write down my intentions... last split was my best split ever statistically and I zoomed to Diamond naturally where that had been a true grind in the past. I set my only two intentions to 1. Have fun with my friends (I very rarely solo queue, maybe just some solo Mixtape to practice mechanical skill) and 2. Improve both individually and as a team. If both of those aren't being fulfilled, it's time to put the controller down or move on to another game. The "grind" just isn't worth it for 95% of players imo.

[@Divinity_vA]

And i just got bored of it when they removed Revival few weeks ago. Frankly, i feel much better not playing Apex unironically. Matchmaking is brutal, its all auto-aim no fun and toxicity.

[@Thermalfusi0n]

i stopped caring so much that i hopped off this sinking ship in season 13. I still like to leave a view on your videos though, cause youre a cool guy

[@jakeheape8349]

Damn bro it took u that long ur a trooper 💪 bro

[@Thermalfusi0n]

@@jakeheape8349 When it hit steam I had fun for a while ! But the old problems all showed their faces again. Horrible servers, even worse audio, the worst matchmaking of all time, BR just being a horrible gamemode to begin with and the new characters becoming less about having anything to do with the Titanfall universe and more with a corporate checklist

[@Not____Applicable]

You’re missing the point of the video.

[@jakeheape8349]

@@Not____Applicable if so then explain

[@Thermalfusi0n]

@@Not____Applicable Nope. I know exactly what the video is about. I think youre just too dense to get the joke

[@chelsiehaeg131]

I gave myself a rule of 3 if I have 3 bad games then I take a break and go do something productive after I'll come back and try again. Usually the break is a nice reset.

[@jacobsalcido5891]

That will never work, though. If it did pros would follow suit

[@JustSomeDude848]

That's actually the EOMM in action. Since it sees you stopped playing after a few sweaty games, it gives "easier" matchmaking so you play longer the next session.

[@Not____Applicable]

As someone who’s mainly played solo, I think it’s easier to learn this lesson solo than if you have two people bullying you about your gameplay. I have friends I’ve played with but since I’ve always been better than them mostly I’ve known not to get on them for each and every mistake. Nothing wrong with being accountable and holding your friends accountable but there’s a right way to do it vs tearing them down just to point out they rotated wrong or their shots are not great. If you treat your friends terribly just to point out their little mistakes without taking into account their mental you’re going to see how little they want to play with you as time goes on. Goes both ways too, if your friends don’t want to listen at all then you’ll see how annoyed you become just playing with them on a regular basis. Respect and accountability goes both ways. Btw, if your “friends” can’t treat you with respect when you make a mistake in your gameplay, you might want to re-evaluate what a friend is to you.

[@MagicManMerlin]

Well said homie. Totally agree 👍

[@Not____Applicable]

“Mizu no Kokoro” or mind like water is a great mentality to have playing this game as well as in life. People probably recognize it from Bruce Lees “Be like water, my friend…” quote. The Chinese call it “Wu Wei” I believe which is just effortless action. Another Japanese term for it is Mushin which is mental state of “no mind”. It has many names but the concept is pretty much the same. Good on you introducing the concept to apex players fr.

[@WaRebel4]

This is a good thing to keep in mind, I personally feel like my best games are in pubs, where I genuinely don’t care because it’s a “warm up game.” I’ve found myself in a flowstate more in pubs than in ranked

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

Dazs your content is consistently not just good, but thoughtful. Great stuff

[@RedDonEvil]

I really like the message behind this video. You are a great content creator imo - I really like your calm, optimistic and humble personality.

[@marianas7749]

Been saying it for years but honestly when I took a break from competing, and then came back and just vibed with you making videos I was 10x stronger. All of the pressure was gone from our time competing, just vibing let me focus on just playing the game for fun which removed all of the mental blocks.

[@zylloh_]

One major thing about the game is going against better players and not really getting a chance to improve, especially in ranked

[@dudeofdudes]

Really liked the analogy of water. I actually recently have been learning how to not let feelings like anger, annoyance, or boredom affect the bigger picture. These feeling are part of the process not the sign of the end.

[@McDuckee69]

The only thing holding this video back is that it’s apex legends focused, this advice can go to general gaming. Absolutely great video

[@JohnChristianStaMaria]

What I love about these lesson/insights/mindset is that you can apply it not just on Apex but on your everyday different aspects of your life.

[@Dontjudgeme420]

I used to get really torn up and have a shot mental after a lot of games in Apex while i was learning. And I come from the FGC. But i had to remember, i didn't play CoD or Battlefield or PUBG. I played Halo, OW, Paladins where aiming is a different ball game. Now having told myself that after 1300+ Apex hours i feel competent and an asset to my team. "No one is judging you. You're not in physical danger. You're gonna be okay 👍" i say this to myself too. Including the thumbs up GLHF legends and see in the Outlands

[@SeanHogan_frijole]

Ages ago Coach Nihil put it this. He said we often fight hard to get success and then when we get it immediately unlearn whatever we did to get that success and so we start to perform poorly and we return to where we were when we started to grind. Essentially we have good and bad moments. We can’t win them all

[@Not____Applicable]

I learned this lesson a long while ago as I played basketball all throughout school and then played club in college. Excellent video bro

[@marufuji644]

another banger video from the goat, the calming music coupled with your amazing voice and the message which resonated deeply with me almost single handedly got me in that flow state which is the whole reason I've been playing apex for so long, you know the one where you can take on entire teams of really good players by yourself while your teammates are sitting there just in awe over how you're playing 4x times better than you usually do. I feel like I unlocked a sort of forbidden knowledge that'll stick with me for the rest of my apex career, thank you.

[@kirienitram]

As someone who only solo queue, I think I'm very good at being zen about demoting and not having rank anxiety. Currently in a gold1-plat4 limbo, and have so much to learn. my PR is plat3 and almost hitting plat2

[@BUD_M4N]

Appreciate the positive vibes and mindset goal Dazs

[@pyrolistical]

I have another apex example. I want to get to pred but I know I am currently not good enough. I could grind for RP but I know that would be unproductive atm. My limiting factor is my fighting ability so I switched my focus. Instead of caring about RP, I switched to getting into fights. Right now I am full sending and doing really dumb things in ranked so I can get a feel for what is the true limit of what I can get away with. I’m making a ton of mistakes and losing a lot of RP but I don’t care. This is all part of the process of getting gud. And the results are coming in. I feel my fighting ability has been improving quickly and hasn’t slowed down.

[@sheratanarietis8787]

So many frustrated ranked players need to watch this video. 🐐 I’ve had this mentality since my first ever Apex Ranked match and I’ve had this mentality since the 2014-2016 CSGO days. Call me toxic but I taunt those players who get on the mic and criticize my aggressive playstyle because their precious rank/points are on the line. These people are your typical Loba/Lifeline/Mirage mains that immediately run away and abandon their teammates at the first sight of trouble to go and craft banners after my teammate and I knock/significantly do damage to the other team (love chasing them down with Ash too). Or when they are spectating me begging to go craft and I explain to them “I treat Ranked like Pubs. The day you stop caring about Rank/Points is the day you’ll start to have fun in this game and possibly unlock your true potential since you don’t have rank/points loss holding you back” and then I go take it to the enemies head on. They ask me “well then go play pubs why are you in ranked?” I respond “because I want to go up against players around my skill level or better” (Diamond) I taunt the players who ping the edge of the map to loot an isolated POI and tell them it’s going to be a snoozefest zzzz and you need KP to rank up more than placement points. I play rat audio sounds when a teammate starts ratting. I’ve only ever come across ONE other player (last week) who shared the same ideas and it was because we had a Crypto who kept begging us to keep running away from enemy teams while he went to the middle of the ring and was invisible in his drone while my teammate and I were stomping on teams one after the other. When we got eliminated, the Crypto said on the mic “positive kp that’s good enough work”. It’s sad these people only get satisfaction from seeing a positive number rather than playing the game how it was meant... eliminating other teams.

[@flightsggaming]

Dude. Super solid video. I love these videos that dive into the mental side of playing a game, this one reminds me of Raynday's videos. Top tier.

[@juggbot4572]

I feel like this is one of those concepts where the people who think they understand clicked off at 30 seconds but the people that actually practice these tips watched anyway

[@joshuathomas3500]

great video relxing to watch, take care friend.

[@Dazs]

Appreciate you tons for watching :)

[@steezey_mods]

Love this video. Love the concept

[@spagomelette280]

A hard lesson to learn but as always explained in a calm and constructive way. Love the content all the best ❤

[@ethandixon4257]

I took this game too seriously and it burnt me out took a 3 month break and now I’m back better than ever

[@Belte23]

Donkey Kong Music... Noicee

[@Carnage774]

Love the yoshi tetris music at the end didn't know ppl still know about that old gem

[@Dazs]

Glad you noticed, also it is the "frog" water level, which helped with the theme of the video! I loved that game so much growing up!!

[@Carnage774]

@Dazs yea I like to play it fightcade every now and then

[@IronAngel8775]

I really do like the mario background music 💯💯💯🔥🔥👌 for sure. Good video this video is True when it comes to competitive game play. For me 😂💯👍

[@aburd33]

I just play for fun. Teammates worrying about who I pick drives me nuts. I just wanna hop on and have a good time.

[@yuiem_]

i love these kind of videos, the main reason why im watching you. But how do i actually stop caring

[@Dazs]

Another word is perhaps letting go. If you put the time in. Trust you have. If you overthink it, you won't actually access the hard work you have done. Its the fear of a negative result, but failure isn't a bad thing. Just means time for more growth.

[@yuiem_]

@@Dazs appreciate you man ❤️

[@jamiefrantz5020]

The way that I get out of the trap of “caring too much” in ranked is that I play from about silver to plat. Then I play another game until the next split and do it again. I have found that the silver to plat climb for me has the perfect level of stomping and getting stomped, without the BS of high level apex, cheaters, et al. The most fun I have in apex comes when there’s some stuff on the line (rp cost) and lots of benefit (cool plays, big rank increases from wins, etc). Throwing away the fun for a dive trail and a badge just isn’t worth it when there’s more games out there

[@jamiefrantz5020]

I have played the game since day 1 and have about 2600 hours in. Not a noob by any means but not someone who plays like life itself depends on my rank

[@markross306]

I enjoy the process; of getting mopped , I’m the water. That’s why I pick loba and take all the Ammo end game👍

[@xMzBellatrix]

Still learning this 💜

[@waldemarwarkentin164]

Bro you should become Professional Coach for Gamers, this Video is so helpful and so pure and just simply true! Thank you!

[@tacotim351]

Really needed this ty

[@tidepodX]

youre so right, king. 😮‍💨

[@ovalfps]

I've found that as a player of apex, I'm required to play at a certain level or it starts to feel like I'd been wasting my time playing apex legends and I suck. Ever since the content boom of 2017, for some reason playing games is embarrassing unless you're good at them.

[@Divinity_vA]

I stopped caring and started playing SS Revival and Trios Revival. But then they removed those so i quit. It gave Apex a different perspective, one that actually felt casual and not just infuriating nightmare of cheaters and brutal matchmaking to force you to play for longer just to get even. I saw few "aimers" play Gunfire Reborn and im hooked. Much better experience without dealing with toxicity, a sinking ship and whatnot other nonsense. Once you quit Apex you realize how much of a pointless waste of time and more importantly stress it is for nothing, for a meaningless badge in best case scenario. Gaming (or at least multiplayer) is not what it was 15 years ago unfortunately, people hardly hop in a match "casually" anymore because the objective of the game is - kill or get killed. If you want to have fun, you have to sweat excessively because everyone else does and i doubt anyone enjoys watching the lobby screen. And if there is a single soul that does, more power to you tbh. You probably have much better time than us despite your "lack of skill".

[@Beanr6]

The caring too much ive come to terms with but i just want to play casually and everytime theres always a player that is doing extra or some meta that just bores me with any game.

[@nakasammy1]

I just have fun with apex even if I lose rp i only enjoy the game. When I was very😢 new to the game I used to get frustrated with my gameplay and others now I don't care I just play the game 😂 . I started in season 16 end 😜

[@xl_cr]

Dazs version of be like water 👍👍👌👌

[@chelsiehaeg131]

Such a good video 👌

[@Perolikewhy]

Instructions unclear, joined a monastery

[@Billy_The_Frog]

Same goes for overwatch, ppl still tryhard and rage in a quick play/arcade game. They complain just because ppl play characters they aren't good at and lose the game, but how else would you get better at a character if you dont play them?

[@conduitash]

opens apex : instantly gets stress.....:c

[@Jingoistic]

WHY DOES BRO HAVE ME IN THE FIRST CLIP OF THE VID 😭😭😭😭

[@gotcha1248]

So many new streamers absolutely beam people seems extremely suspicious that soooooo many people are that good.

[@soultaker0469]

SBMM makes improving pointless, cheaters make improving pointless. They maybe outside forces but they are forces that go against your own improvement which does impact you directly. Im just not playing the fame and a huge part of me wishes it was just shut down so i dont get back on it

[@pinkleslie985]

I thought you were going to say "Apex is dead, stop caring, start cheating" lmao

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

Be water, my friend 🙏🙏

[@unofficiallyMika]

4:55 You did not take those mozams and it made me so sad

[@potaka79]

Dazs I've followed your channel for sometime now but I just can't play this game anymore for all of the reasons you suggested but mainly for the cheating. EA & Respawns lack of commitment to its player base in fixing the games problems yet it still has its hand out for the battle pass and skins. I have well over a 1000hrs on this game (and I still had more to learn) and a significant amount of $$ spent, but there comes a time when enough is ENOUGH. I'll maybe jump on from time to time when the little nephew needs a 3rd but I'm done..

[@chillepics4752]

Play your own phase, don't let others command you like a robot. Swear it will turn out ok

[@wilheimrupenshire2152]

Someone's been reading my Reddit posts lol

[@espadakillar]

Dazs, if i hate this game, your viewership will drop. Simple as that.

[@eu-rn1xb]

3:02 oh yeah. I hate this matchmaking. It aint skill-based at all. I die to a 3 stack of preds/masters in almost every single pub match. Its so annoying

[@aaronharris4549]

“Just be water” yeah I am… dog water

[@Dazs]

omg, that was actually unexpected to read

[@jpineapple9495]

in basketball, not everyone is cheating on HGH and steroids. not even in professional basketball. if they were, people would not take it seriously at all. it would be considered a joke.

[@glucky9970]

This is so dumb from a normie point of view, I only get an hour a day, how am I supposed to stop caring that I’m not having fun, and that apex has turned into trash since season 12. Sweats and caring are 2 different things

[@Dazs]

Honestly this applies even more to this type of comment. Be realistic and honest with yourself. Stop comparing yourself to individuals who do play more. Find your fun. Stop caring so much about winning, but enjoy the process of playing the game. You will get better over time. If your response is "I don't like the game". A separate video would be...why are you playing something you don't enjoy. I am not trying to push your away from Apex. But I ask genuinely to find your happiness. Don't let a video game ruin your day if you are not enjoying it.

[@kurisuuu0]

I don’t care anymore.🔥

[@santiagosalas7345]

w vid

[@nakasammy1]

And mostly I do solo rank that helps 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoshuaBarrancoYT]

Can we retire kings canyon please?

[@lyndellhutchinson2510]

Apex is still fun guys lol just play the pubs and ltms

[@BloodyfreezeYT]

Fo sho

[@Dazs]

Hey! :)

[@A_DANK_NUG]

The game was only good before season 3 anyway

[@moonMo]

Hi

[@Dazs]

Hello :D

[@warmanegame1530]

SUBBED 4 DIS

[@Mademanmagic]

In my humble opinion I think you are right but also very very wrong. Anything that has a goal or reward that you would like to receive, to say you should just not care is a good way to continuously lose. The idea that caring about something makes you worse at it in general is also flawed. Even coming from a sociological perspective. Let’s say you have a decent job that makes 55k a year, and your goal is to get that promotion to 70k this year. Do you think the best approach to this is just owe…. I mean I don’t really care? No and statistics prove that. I use this example, because let’s say you wanna make apex predator this season. Do you think the best chance at getting a top 750 spot is oh, if it happens it happens? Can you be real for a second bro? I watch your videos everyday I’m not trying to be a dick but this is just my honest feedback. What was the point of this? How beneficial would it actually be if no one was to take a supposedly competitive game serious? For example when you spoke about ranked, the entire premise of it and why ranked was created in the first place is to be a competitive outlet for those who wanted one, not only in apex but in all fps games. Not everyone can get the raise, and not everyone can be apex predator. But to say since that’s the case you just shouldn’t try breeds laziness, complacency, and the inability to work for something you want. Which is a big part of the problem we see in America today. Just my 2 cents 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Dazs]

Later in the video I mention this same premise you mentioned. Don't lose your passion. Its about letting go and trusting your work and the process. That is the point of the video. If you tunnel in and care too the point where it does the opposite. You can care too much about you job that it becomes unhealthy. Its a process of really letting go. But for most using the word not caring is easier. Essentially it goes --- Let your passion drive you > Trust the process > Let go I also state in the video that if you do let go and you see mistakes. Then you know honestly you have not done the work. Then put in the work. Really trusted the video covers that, but just like the ending. I state my intentions are pure, maybe its not perfect. But at some point, after spending hours on the video. I am going to let it go and know I did my best. Doesn't mean I won't stop making content. Just means I need at some point trust myself, and let it go. Because I have put in the effort.

[@Dazs]

For the Apex Predator comment, if you have done the work. There are some I coach where they care so much, they literally freeze. They make more mistakes because they are over thinking. Work is going to require work. Why I mention free throws & a pro player. You need to clear you mind once on the court. You don't think about at that level how to throw a free throw and what others think. You just do it. But if you have done the work. You know positioning, you have the aim, you just need time. Replace the word with stop caring to stop "overthinking". Just do. Get into the flow state. But I used all those examples of the over caring. Find those mistakes, and improve. If work is missing, don't lose your passion.

[@Mademanmagic]

@@Dazs that makes a lot more sense thank you for taking the time to explain brother

[@Chevy67chelios]

The bruce lee quote came to mind when I heard you talk about taoism. I will be adaptable, shapeless formless..like water. 🌊

[@Mr.Lightningbolt4]

Appreciate the video Dazs, This why I watch yah👍🥷🦄

[@CMTheHollow]

[@dj_trist]

trying to hit masters solo queuing. it’s tough. in diamond 4 rn 🥲 33 days left