February 2020 - last edited February 2020
Once again the game is not optimised for AMD CPU's. While my CPU isn't exactly high end anymore, I can run most games with no problems - CS:GO, LoL, Fortnite, R6 Seige, Destiny 2, GTA 5 etc. I can run plenty of decent games, all at a minimum of 60 fps, no lag all that same stuff. Apex has consistently been the one exception, with the game freezing when I'm picking a legend, when I'm loading the map, when I'm in a fight or something dumb like picking up a syringe. It took the Devs over a month last time to fix anything and I'm not doing that again. I'm not playing a game where it's so poorly optimised that something as picking a legend causes it to freeze.
While I'm here, as for the S4 patches, the gun changes were nice but once again you've proven to be too afraid to change more than 3 legends ever in any update. The Bloodhound buff is fine but the Crypto EMP change isn't enough. Crypto needs a better passive and more utility anything you say different to that is ignoring the main issue with him. Pathfinder and Wraith need more nerfs but we all know you wont touch them as they make up 40% of the player base, Lifeline needs balanced - she shouldn't have 4 passives. Exact same with Gibraltar, he now has 4 passives. Mirage needs a complete rework, if he was on penn & teller I'm sure he would fool them but in a blood sport his magic show moves dont exactly do anything. Watson needs a buff to her ult, and finally how could I forget my main, Caustic. He also needs improvements to his Gas traps. But I've said all this before many times over the last year in plenty of posts. Most of which are drowned out by a wave of other minor or bad game idea posts. But that's a very subjective point of view so don't dwell on it too much.
February 2020 - last edited February 2020
@WoahItsTeacompletely agree, have stopped playing apex because to be frank, the game has actually gotten worse.
they removed the matchmaking system from the duo's update so im still matched with sub level 100 noobs and have to go up against 10k kill wraiths and pathy players which is totally hopeless in soloQ, this ruined my motivation to play the game solo completely.
next up is the horrible hero balance, im still waiting for the major cautic/crypto/mirage buffs and major wraith/pathy/wattson nerfs
then they nerfed snipers into the ground, making them have a special ammo and purging almost all of the energy weapons. the new sniper is obviously a joke. then they actually buffed the R99 even though R99/wingman/PK are the top 3 weapons.
either the devs dont listen to anyone and are playing a completely different game from us, or there's a massive part of the update missing.
sometimes i wonder what theyre thinking, do they never look at statistics? do they not listen to feedback? are they too scared to propperly balance the game since launch? respawn is probably the only game dev that i have played games from that do barely any good balance changes.
sure i have to give them credit, the gibraltar buff was amazing, the soiree crypto buff was really good, i was really excited to see what they were going to do in season 4.
-caustic gas now causes aimpunch per tick, 10dmg per tick, no longer slows allies and traps can be thrown and build up more rappidlly
-wraith gets +25% damage taken passive
-pathfinders abilities have 50% reduced range
-mirage has many extra abilities and is completely reworked
-snipers get bigger damage buffs, or deal extra shield damage in order to give them the edge in trading and an actual purpose instead of being 3rd party bully weapons that actually are a total joke in fair firefights
-R99 does 50% damage beyond 30m range
-wingman damage reduced to 35
but we got everything we didn't ask for