If you want to be famous for something, you have to deal with clout fishing—or in the case of Apex Legends, unhappy players who feel slighted by EA and Respawn. So a simple tweet was started by the official Apex Legends account – all hell broke loose from that point, with complaints about everything, from broken cosmetics to poor matchmaking. And really? The replies are chaotic but completely justified.
The first thing was the cosmetics drama. One player, @mandalorian_37, began complaining about a bug where they wanted to buy the skin for Wraith, but it was locked, while they indeed owned other variations. “Fix the bug please,” they tweeted, expressing what many were thinking. It is not just that one skin: people are sore about having wasted their money on items that neither do what they are meant to, nor work at all. @lageren1 shrugged off his accusations towards EA and Respawn by saying that they are telling players that it is because they are “not spending enough money” that defective products are not being fixed. That hurts.
And then came the matchmaking woes. @john_Will80 put it: “I can’t play more than 2 rounds of Apex anymore, sick of the mismatched lobbies.” They are not alone. Many players have bubbled up to lament that even though they are nowhere near Platinum, they are being matched against Masters and Predator-ranked players. This issue has been going on for seasons and yet is unaddressed.
Cheating has always been a sore topic too. @gm357155 didn’t hold back with angry emojis, condemning the unfair advantage Cronus Zen affords. Then there are those worse doings: @biteecee wants @RSPN_Hideouts sacked, accusing the developer who banned cheaters of turning a blind eye. Whether true or not, the dissatisfaction there is genuine and is costing the enjoyment of the majority of players (and presumably millions in potential revenue to EA).
Lore is something at least, right? Well… somewhat. While some players like @ex1ip5e praised the recent lore snippets, others were less than happy. @dancewithmeokay joked about “the drop off in animation and trailers” blaming budget cuts. @super_snuffles took a more scandalous turn expressing fear over “forced romance” in the storyline, a concern that’s been brewing ever since some changes were made to the writing team.
Let’s not forget ranked duos player demands for the likes of @MariosXiouroup1 and others. Then there are cries for an Ash nerf (@FnChoccy), audio fixes (@1PoloTaylor), and even a return to “OG rules” (@ApexOctaneMain).
So what are the takeaways from here? Apex Legends is still one of the biggest battle royales, but the cracks are now showing. Players are tired of being ignored; tired of broken features; tired of feeling like their feedback fell on deaf ears. Will Respawn and EA step up? Only time will tell, but given the tone of replies, it’s about to be a fast burn.
