So this game taught me a new nerd phrase "thirsting". Apparently it's when an enemy is down but not out, and instead of looking for his teammates you take the time to kill him instead.

Well, if "thirsting" is frowned upon then I guess I'm Mr. H20 Intolerant.... because if I down you and me / my team are not actively being engaged you are about to become a spectator my dude!!!!

That's the nice thing about this game is you can get thirsted and your team can come back and get your beacon and revive you later.

Thirsting is just part of the BR genre. Some people get fired up about it, others just realize it happens.

I try to finish downs myself because they are rare.

Had a funny moment last night of mutual bamboozling. I was in one of those thatched roof buildings on a river and a Caustic came in after me. I took care of him, and then a Mirage came in. I recognized the character immediately, and backpedaled around a corner into cover. Then I sent my decoy out. Right after I did, a Mirage ran straight into my view and I shot at him. Turned out to be HIS decoy, and I heard him firing at mine at nearly the same time! Pretty funny stuff. Then I popped out and eliminated the other Mirage.

surprised only 4 pages on this game so far

I think it's pretty fun. Is there any speculation as to what they will do to freshen it up when the time comes other than new characters ?

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surprised only 4 pages on this game so far

I think it's pretty fun. Is there any speculation as to what they will do to freshen it up when the time comes other than new characters ?

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Most definitely new legends and of course the cosmetics.

I'd speculate a new map. Maybe different map size, squad size, or total players in the round.

I hope they don't add weapons or if they do, very slowly. The balance between the weapons is one of the strongest aspects of the game.

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Joe Cole said:

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surprised only 4 pages on this game so far

I think it's pretty fun. Is there any speculation as to what they will do to freshen it up when the time comes other than new characters ?

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Most definitely new legends and of course the cosmetics.

I'd speculate a new map. Maybe different map size, squad size, or total players in the round.

I hope they don't add weapons or if they do, very slowly. The balance between the weapons is one of the strongest aspects of the game.

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They are supposedly coming out with a 2 squad and free for all mode.

I'm thinking about giving this game a shot.

Kinda wish there was 4s

All I know about this game is I have more wins in the 5 days I've played than the whole idk 9 months I played of PUBG.

Am thinking about building a PC and moving away from XB1.

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Joe Cole said:

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surprised only 4 pages on this game so far

I think it's pretty fun. Is there any speculation as to what they will do to freshen it up when the time comes other than new characters ?

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Most definitely new legends and of course the cosmetics.

I'd speculate a new map. Maybe different map size, squad size, or total players in the round.

I hope they don't add weapons or if they do, very slowly. The balance between the weapons is one of the strongest aspects of the game.

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Good news! The first new weapon is being revealed today. XD

The Havoc is an LMG, I believe.

Haha seriously? Doesn't that figure.

Welp, it is time to officially hang up the cleats (or SMG I guess). I've spent too many hours in this game to get gud (or at least better) and have failed miserably.

I think I'm too old for this play style. I really love the feel of this game but I just plain suck.

Back when Destiny was introduced, I sucked too but had steady progress until I was usually top 3 in any given skirmish.

Now in Apex, I just put up a big fat goose egg match after match.

In most games I've played hip fire is pretty useless. In this game it's really accurate so in most close range encounters I never ADS. I'm not sure how that compares with other BR, never played fortnite or blops 4. It helped me though after some rando was watching me get rail gunned trying to ADS at point blank.

flintdragon - I feel exactly the same as you. My reflexes must have gone to junk in my old age! I really enjoy this game, but it gets frustrating when I get rocked as soon as I encounter another player.

I think it's to the point I would rather drop into a contested area for practice because running around for 20 mins and then getting instantly smoked does not get you better at the game.

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I think it's to the point I would rather drop into a contested area for practice because running around for 20 mins and then getting instantly smoked does not get you better at the game.

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My thoughts exactly! When I do randoms, we get into the fight fast (and lose fast). With my friends, we take 15 mins just to die fast on the first encounter LOL

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I think it's to the point I would rather drop into a contested area for practice because running around for 20 mins and then getting instantly smoked does not get you better at the game.

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This is actually what you should do. It's the only way to accrue experience fighting. Imho the guns and/or shooting mechanics are really different from, say, Destiny.

I did this for a couple days but lately I've just been passing Jumpmaster to someone else every time. I need to get back to jumping into high tier loot areas and planning to fight early.

I'll second all the thoughts. I just recently discovered the joys of dropping and fighting early. I've had fun since day 1, but my kill count and experience / skill is relatively low because I'd spend 15 minutes playing and come away with 1 kill.

I agree that hip firing is not only accurate for close range, but it allows you to move better while aiming / avoiding fire. It's something I'm having to work on because instinctively I want to ADS.

And for all the old guys which includes me:

Yeah, my Destiny conditioning has me wanting to always ADS. Some hot drops are just the thing for me to practice doing otherwise.

This weekend was a grind it out time and I definitely play this game differently than PUBG. This game is faster, and you should be running and engaging ASAP. If you take too long to loot, someone will come up and shoot you.

All that said, I am loving it and am milking it for all it is worth before everyone moves on to Anthem and Division 2.

Question for the console / controller users... when you are in a head-to-head encounter with an enemy, are you actively aiming for the head to get more damage?

This use to be the key to victory in Halo back in the day and it was automatic to go for headshots... but this game is much faster and I'm just trying to get as many rounds into the other guy as possible. I haven't actively thought about trying to get headshots very often... have any of you noticed a difference when you start focusing on that as opposed to body shots?

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This weekend was a grind it out time and I definitely play this game differently than PUBG. This game is faster, and you should be running and engaging ASAP. If you take too long to loot, someone will come up and shoot you.

All that said, I am loving it and am milking it for all it is worth before everyone moves on to Anthem and Division 2.

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You mean when you join on Division 2, right?

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Question for the console / controller users... when you are in a head-to-head encounter with an enemy, are you actively aiming for the head to get more damage?

This use to be the key to victory in Halo back in the day and it was automatic to go for headshots... but this game is much faster and I'm just trying to get as many rounds into the other guy as possible. I haven't actively thought about trying to get headshots very often... have any of you noticed a difference when you start focusing on that as opposed to body shots?

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A lot of people on reddit and YouTube advocate going for headshots. I'm trying to remember to do so but I'd be lying if I said I've made it a habit.

does anyone know if playing on the latest version of the Xbox One or PS4 that supports 4K helps in games like this?

I died last night in a random group and watched my teammate play a few minutes. He was sniping someone way off in the distance that I could barely even see save for a few pixel jiggling. With a good scope, I'm sure he didn't have a problem sniping but how did he even see them in the first place?

It's beyond that. I have an Xbox One X and the Apex Legends settings menu for it has a unique toggle called "win mode". It wins the game for you!

Xbox! Hit me up. Texags13
Edit: I play with bloodhound.

DuckDown2013 said:

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Xbox! Hit me up. Texags13
Edit: I play with bloodhound.

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Good games tonight! More later on!

Fedaykin98

Looking forward to it!

DuckDown2013 said:

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Xbox! Hit me up. Texags13
Edit: I play with bloodhound.

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So, I had my first "my gosh you suck" messages with the usual obscenities from two randoms that were in their own party. All because I couldn't kill the last guy for the win. Nevermind that I had just pulled off a great escape and recovery of both of them during the final three teams so they could get back in the fight. Nevermind that they both died again while I knocked two of the last three. Nevermind that I ended the game with the most kills and damage in the group.

It's serious business apparently!

I got that today as well, but not even at the end of a round. Hey rando Rambo, maybe don't charge in to bad fights and die early!

Also had two wins today with random squads, so I'm still feeling positive.

Everyone was so friendly in the early days... I guess the honeymoon is over.

Had a funny/annoying incident yesterday (and I discovered the real fix after). My squad of randoms got into an immediate fight after dropping. After the fight I was good on shields but my health was at 25%. I had no meds but we had a lifeline. I went up to the Lifeline but she was clueless. Looted for a few minutes and couldn't find anything. Started following and looking directly at the lifeline and she just ignored me. Started firing random shots at her feet...nothing. Finally I found a Medpack, but screw that, I shouldn't have to waste it!!! So I started using and canceling the medpack right in front of her. Finally after starting/cancelling the medpak 5 or 6 times the light goes off and she drops the health drone! Sheesh.

Apparently the real fix for this is to go into the specific health/shield menu and you can ping the health slot and request meds. I knew you could ping your main menu for items and gun mods, but I couldn't figure out how to ping for health when I didn't have any.

I need to get more familiar with pinging for things I need as well. I'm always very impressed when I hear someone's character say "I need heavy ammo!" XD I do sometimes use my mic to try and communicate my needs with teammates, like "I'm looking for an extended heavy mag". I think most people won't ping normal attachments unless they specifically know you're looking for one.

Speaking of which, does anyone know how to make your dude say "Thank you"? I've had plenty of people say it to me, but I don't know how.

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Speaking of which, does anyone know how to make your dude say "Thank you"? I've had plenty of people say it to me, but I don't know how.

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I think it's down on Dpad (if it's not down then it's up)... there is a quick on screen prompt that shows up anytime you pick up something somebody drops for you, etc.

I think the only thing I've seen in the ping system that needs improving is when you are requesting a gun mod. Pretty sure the character always said "I need a hop-up". That doesn't tell my teammates specifically what I need. It's strange because whenever you actually find one in the game and ping it, it will be specific and say "I've found a select fire / skull piercer / turbocharger / etc". Should be an easy fix for a future patch.

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Speaking of which, does anyone know how to make your dude say "Thank you"? I've had plenty of people say it to me, but I don't know how.

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I think it's down on Dpad (if it's not down then it's up)... there is a quick on screen prompt that shows up anytime you pick up something somebody drops for you, etc.

I think the only thing I've seen in the ping system that needs improving is when you are requesting a gun mod. Pretty sure the character always said "I need a hop-up". That doesn't tell my teammates specifically what I need. It's strange because whenever you actually find one in the game and ping it, it will be specific and say "I've found a select fire / skull piercer / turbocharger / etc". Should be an easy fix for a future patch.

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You'd think so, but now the Havoc can take either of two different hop ups.

You shouldn't need to worry about the Havoc because no one should pick it up since it sucks so bad.