One of these days...
by AWOL_312Original Post
I never got more than 5 kills in a match (and that only happened once), although I'm beyond level 100. In the last two weeks, though,it got worse than 1 kill / match, although the damage average has increased. Some brawls ended with 550-650 damage (once even 780) no kills. I often prefer to give sniper support, which may explain the situation, but it still feels frustrating, as my main aim is to improve my skills, to "git gewd" 
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I think that poor aim is only a small part of the problem. Lag and performance matter a lot, considering Apex' gameplay speed. I don't think I've ever tweaked the mouse sensitivity settings as much as for this game and still feeling far off the sweet spot. The moment I do well at short range, my aim goes out the window when lag is a bit high or when picking a mid / long range fight. become worse. Sitting a bit too close to my 34" ultra wide, curved display, I sometimes push into quick, stupid suicides, because my low armor, health or ammo are a a bit far out of my focus and therefore hard to notice in the heat of the battle. Also, team members are very important, I can get more battle and weapon experience if we all work together, watching flanks, carefully picking enemies and fights, putting out covering fire and grenades, falling back when it's the case, etc.. Playing 1 vs 2-3 gets me killed often in crossfire, usually before I manage to down one of the enemies or even pull the trigger.
Another fact that I think is making the game harder lately is that the playerbase changed. February newbies are now hardcore players, there are probably more teams of friends with hundreds or thousands of hours of playing together, that often wipe the randoms easily with their experience. For people new to this genre, Apex probably feels the same as for troops dropping in Vietnam jungle during the war .
