August 2019
@Jman91275 wrote:Some people want solos, just because you don't want to play solo doesn't mean there should be no solo mode, it's not like they would force you to play solo so why do you want the game to only have the options you want? Don't be selfish.
@Jman91275 thanks for posting on this...it brought it back to the top of the list. Skimmed thru the thread and there are great points on both sides of the debate.
I'm newish to Apex and the BR genre but really enjoy Apex overall although playing with 2 or 1 random teammate can be super frustrating at times (an exercise in patience). But, I'm not convinced having solos is a good solution at this point.
Personally, again I'm a newish player, I think matchmaking by skill level needs a lot of work in all modes and is the key to great matches for everyone at the different levels. There are plenty of posts attesting to this fact.
Now that there is the regular and ranked queue, how would solo and duos, or one of the two, be viable at all times? Will the pool of players be large enough to suppport the various modes in all regions at all times? Would this make matchmaking even worse? Based on other posts, it doesn't sound like the pool of players can support the various modes and matchmaking would get worse. Or the pool would be broken up more so there isn't enough players for a match.
I tend to agree with @HopesKunai that the game really is a game geared toward squads amd teamwork based on legend makeup, loot, and overall game play. Point being, it would take a lot of rework to get the game viable for solos, time that could be spent fixing server/connection issues along with matchmaking and fine tuning ranked while developing new content (not an original point but I think valid and a very important one).
My vote would be to improve the current product first. IF the player pool could support another mode, then duos makes more sense, logistically speaking, than solos.
That said, if we weren't in the real world and someone could magically add Apex solo and duos, it all made sense, and worked as expected, simply by snapping their fingers, then I'm all for adding solos and duos ☺
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Adding solo mode would make only premade squadis would play in normal mode. This game is great because of teamplay and it would hurt for players who can't find premade frends.
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@xIronFist42xDepends how they will launch it. With abilities, with altered abilities, no abilities, same storm (damage) etc.
In my case it’ll live up to the hype unless this update will introduce more bugs which will make Apex as a whole more unplayable
@Anlbrd , if those people are dumb enough not to think they’ll get 18p’d they’ve got another thing coming. I’m just gonna play this to get away from those robotnick (who always fails) teammates.
August 2019
@HopesKunai wrote:I think the game has been crafted to be played in squads. Some synergies that can be found between legends would be totally lost in Solos. Duos have absolutely no purpose has it keeps being a group based game with a one person missing. So it would have no difference from the current mode.
Solos cater mostly to persons who do not enjoy the social aspect of the game. Or, from what i gather from other forums, people who think that team-mates quitting upon death are dramatically skewing their game. Or worse, IMO, to players that believe to be so much better than anyone else that attribute each of their failures to others.
In addition, we already have so many other BR games offering solos. If a person does not really enjoy teams, then that person can definitely turn to other BRs. The game has been out for a few months and i believe that those who did not enjoy the game have already left. Apex does not have to be for everyone. What would be the point of adding Watson and then take the game towards the "single player" mode?
Such a horrible argument. I don’t understand why people can’t understand, YOU DONT HAVE TO PLAY SOLO IF YOU DONT WANT. You can still play squad and have the same experience. Jesus