This collaboration tried to treat players with a free Citrus Surge Bangalore skin courtesy of Respawn and Discord-while the reception was, er, mixed. The promotion is for a limited time, so challengers will be required to complete a Quest on Discord and then run Apex Legends before expiration.
With its bright orange-yellow hues for Bangalore, the skin was released with an artistic citrus fruit theme, which, to be honest, most players never quite appreciate. Apex Legends is calling out its fans on its official Twitter handle for the last time to redeem the cosmetic item before it ceases to exist.
This being Apex Legends, free promotions are a uniting factor for the community, but this collaboration elicited a parallel reaction from much of the community, with hatred and appreciation toward the game. “Great use of community incentives!” some happy people said, while others would just ish “Free skin! 🙈” over the giveaways. But those few were far outnumbered by the complaints about any issue faced by the game.
A number of players began reporting technical issues that prevented them from claiming or using the skin. “My game just froze mid-air and been like this for 2 minutes. Truly Apex experience…😂👍” said one frustrated player while sharing a screenshot of a frozen game. Another said, “I still don’t have my skin,” implying that there could be some glitches in giving out the promotion.
This, the skin, became a sure catalyst to involve complaints about Apex Legends‘ cosmetic system. “No one wants this trash skin. What we want is your audio fixed,” while summing up a widespread criticism: “Respawn should be fixing the game, not making skins.” Another chimed in: “i mean whoever in charge of the skins needs to be fired lmao the majority of the skins are terrible.”
The comedy continued past the complaints about skins, leading into real issues regarding balance and technical aspects. One demanded the RE-45 to be nerfed and called it “the most unbalanced weapon ever released on this game.” It was followed by complaints about matchmaking issues, cheating, bugs present for the last few seasons.
The whole Bangalore skin became a really heated discussion-far better than epic Bangalore skins,” countered one player before others insisted they would much rather get loot packs or something.
This promotion seems to be Discord’s next step toward expanding their platform with game rewards. Similar to Twitch drops, players are encouraged to link their gaming accounts to Discord for some cool perks. Judging by the reactions, this was not a great reward in the community’s eyes, to be honest.
For those holding strong in their desire to get the Citrus Surge Bangalore skin despite the loud accusations, time is running out. You’ll have to link your Discord and EA accounts to the quest and complete some gameplay objectives in Apex Legends. Not sure about the exact expiration, so if you want to bag this cosmetic, you’d better hurry.
However, as is typical with Apex Legends, conversations soon dissociated into so many other disagreements facing this game. From tech glitches to balance complaints, the community really said there are far bigger issues than free skins. Whether Respawn will fix any of those remains to be seen. Meanwhile, if players desire, they can pick up this loud outfit for Bangalore.
