February 2021
I've been noticing a lot more cheaters in Apex since season 7. More flooded in when Steam was added, and even when cross-play was forced onto users. But, one of the biggest thing I've noticed, is a lot of low levels each season, since like season 6. While its possible someone is smurphing, or just started to play the game, you can't tell me that's the case when they're like level 15, in masters+ ranks half the time while aiming like some sort of bot. I've also noticed that low levels get heirlooms more often than other players, (I've mentioned this before in another thread). So like, if you play the game other than how its intended, you somehow get rewarded for it, while long term and/or loyal players are just ignored. The main thing I've noticed is that at the start of this season, there was a lot (and I mean A LOT) of slow-mo servers. Recently, (at least for me), there hasn't been as many servers entering slow-mo. As majority of people know, a slow-mo server is often caused by a player DDOSing the server, where they deny other players of a bunch of data/update packets the server is trying to send them to gain advantage. Considering how quickly cheaters move up in the ranks, by now most of them are back to diamonds-pred ranks, and its unlikely your game would lag into oblivion, unless you're matched with the game's "top" players.
Its just sad how a game based off of teamwork and skill, became a game of cheaters and cross-teaming.
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@Midnight9746I don’t think its a coincidence, I haven’t noticed as many slow mo servers either but at one point I was getting 3-4 every few hours
The heirloom thing could either be intended or it’s because low levels earn way more free packs than we do so they just get lucky but I don’t think thats the case, I’ve been level 500 for multiple seasons though so they could of increased the drop rate secretly but since we are 500+ we are not rewarded free packs anymore
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I took last split off and started out as Silver 3 or 4 this split (dont remember) and I just recently, after 172 ranked matches, reached Diamond 4 and I have literally seen ONE confirmed cheater during all these matches. Too many people think anyone who can do 150 + dmg on one clip is a cheater, which ofc is ridiculous. And I dont think you should draw too many conclusions based on an accounts level and the skill of the players. Creating new accounts is a huge thing and even though some pathetic losers do it to get high dmg/kill badges during the first low level games or to smurf in lower ranked divisions, some create new accounts to get more free packs since they reached lvl 500.
And when you say "I've also noticed that low levels get heirlooms more often than other players,", I kinda question how you can even have made enough observations on high lvls with heirlooms vs low levels with heirlooms to even make a "rough" correlation between lvl and heirlooms... Seems to be that its your gut feeling rather based on actual empirical evidences. know that such rumors about low levels getting heirlooms easier have been floating around on this forum but no one seems to have any evidence for this at all. Its more likely that some grumpy lvl 500 who hasnt got a heirloom yet saw ONE low level with a heirloom and then started to spread the rumor.
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That still doenst prove there is something built-in the game that increases the chance of getting a heirloom for low levels. One reason why you see many low levels with heirlooms is ofc a natural consequence from the fact that you get more packs the earlier levels. People create accounts to get a heirlooms and maybe sell it. They might play on the account to level 300 (159 free packs) and then create a new account. All I am saying is that I think your way of drawing conclusions on this subject isnt very scientific thats all. Seems to be there is alot of gut feeling involved here but whatever =)
And regarding cheating. Sure; if you get beamed across the map by a 9 headshots in a row from a R99, then you certainly got killed by a cheater and if you say this happens to you alot, then I can only say I am sorry for your bad gaming experience... But I am not even gonna start argue with you since no one can prove nothing about the others side of the story. I can only say that I dont experience cheaters often, pretty much none at all, on EU =).
Here is the one single cheater Ive encountered this season btw:
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Ok if thats true, then there should be no question that there is much, much easier to get heirlooms for low levels. This means that you got it from 2 packs on your first smurf, 12 packs at the other, 28-29 packs on your third and 33-34 packs on your forth account. With these numbers, I think its strange that everyone <lvl50 doesnt have one hrmm. Strange that we dont hear more stories about it from other people.
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Wow you changed your opinion on this matter very quickly =) Must mean that you got all your four smurf heirlooms in 3 weeks. Impressive haha..............