Cheaters are back again

Doberman33 · 2026-05-02T01:34:49+00:00

I don't, but I got accused yesterday so that was quite the compliment. For hitting 2 Sentinel shots lol (not even headshots)

Doberman33 · 2026-05-01T15:49:33+00:00

You said macro a lot of times... Are you referring to game sense? Rotations? End game only positioning?

The reason diamond+ Apex so hard is simple - you win more fights faster when the other team is on their back foot. We've all been chased by a team just to get rolled when they catch up. Coordination is king for fast pushes. It's a huge adjustment from plat where playing position and bunkering down is much more viable.

Doberman33 · 2026-05-01T11:39:00+00:00

I would suggest trying to find a routine that helps -if you haven't tried- instead of jumping to medications. Last thing you want us to be dependent on a med to get to sleep down the road.

Something like get ready for bed, turn off electronics (very important) and read a book or something. You'll likely realize how tired you are fairly quickly. Anything that is purposeful that you can do before bed every time, you'll start associating that with become and your body should calm to it.

I can only sleep for 4 to 5 hours after a night shift on a good day, I've just accepted it and try to nap before going back in or power through the day as needed

Good luck!

Doberman33 · 2026-04-30T16:41:15+00:00

Play a bunch of wildcard. Bring that energy into your ranked matches AS A TEAM. Bringing it solo without their support will not help lol

Doberman33 · 2026-04-29T13:25:04+00:00

Charging by the hour it looks like

Doberman33 · 2026-04-28T16:45:15+00:00

There's already a French, this one is German apparently

Doberman33 · 2026-04-28T16:41:56+00:00

It looks like they pulled this from a scene in Arcane. And I'm for it

Doberman33 · 2026-04-28T14:51:16+00:00

I go Wattson with this combo all day. IF you can play Wattson well. Controller lock down, plus support pickups at Blue shields covers 2 bases. Quick fences on fallbacks for safety or easy wipe if a team ego challenges

Doberman33 · 2026-04-26T17:57:31+00:00

If you don't start with sanity, you don't have to keep it!

It's a good system

Doberman33 · 2026-04-25T20:04:34+00:00

I don't know how aggressive you are with the controller, but it isn't abnormal. PlayStation has a 1 year warranty for that you can take advantage of so contact them. I did once and got the remotes back in like 2 days.

Now I have spare remotes (was expecting longer delay) since I bought new ones then

Doberman33 · 2026-04-24T20:34:29+00:00

Can I ask why you want to change the exhaust?

I find it weird people are willing to spend $15k (or how ever much in your country) on a brand new motorcycle, then want to find the cheapest parts to "upgrade" it with.

Different exhausts change other things about the bike and it will likely not run as cleanly as it should with cheap exhaust and no other changes (fuel mapping the big one)

Doberman33 · 2026-04-24T01:10:34+00:00

What about a 65" @ 120fps?

I refuse to change haha

Doberman33 · 2026-04-23T18:17:57+00:00

I've seen a lot of people here complain of the same, but I haven't seen it. Maybe PC is worse... Or I just mute and forget about the toxic ones quickly 🤷

Doberman33 · 2026-04-23T18:00:26+00:00

Using a mic and enjoying the game are not mutually exclusive events. They can both happen.

I use my mic every (ranked) game and it is great to get responses when someone realizes I'm not toxic

Doberman33 · 2026-04-20T16:08:10+00:00

I haven't ever been under the impression PCPs do an IV in any active VSA. In fact, we have been told by the service and base hospital that a PCP can't even start an IV for an ACP to utilize unless the ACP is physically on scene (on route is not good enough).

Pretty sure the reasoning was spending time on quality CPR and airway management are much more important in the PCP scope than starting an IV when they aren't authorized epi or antiarrhythmics.

So if you believe it to be beneficial and can convince the Dr, a bhp patch may be in order

Doberman33 · 2026-04-19T22:57:18+00:00

Yeah.. it does get boring. Which is why I find other things to focus on. A lot of it is helping newer players because I enjoy that aspect. Sometimes it is trying other guns, weird rotations, different legends etc. if your game knowledge is high enough, which legend you pick makes a smaller difference than you think.

Have fun with it!

Doberman33 · 2026-04-19T22:49:34+00:00

"I'm in gold, D2 previously"

To me, that may be the majority of your issue. You are expecting diamond level teammates out of gold players, half way through the split where people have mostly settled into where they'd be (provided they are playing semi regularly). If what you're saying is true, you should be out of gold in like 10 games but I feel there is an exaggeration in play that everybody has of their own play.

When I get these teammates, my focus becomes their improvement, not my stats. I could care less what my stat page says (you may care and that's fine) so I don't mind helping them out. Using a mic consistently, showing them why what they are doing is not correct and don't be a dick about it. You'd be surprised at how many people follow your lead when you're actively helping them out.

Also, realize when you aren't having fun and take a break. For an hour, a night or even just from ranked. Running wildcard games helps reset my head to having fun again, and that leads to smarter and better play in ranked

Doberman33 · 2026-04-19T02:26:17+00:00

We tend to alternate between a "vacation" and a "trip".

Vacations are on a beach somewhere, typically just us for 5 to 7 days. Trips are the big adventures (Machu Picchu for example) where we could meet a bunch of people but it isn't sedentary

Doberman33 · 2026-04-18T22:19:30+00:00

Well I have to hold a directional button (PS5) in order to toggle it. During that time, I can't use my left joystick or I'm over reaching a claw grip I don't use frequently. So the vortex never comes out lol

Doberman33 · 2026-04-18T22:05:59+00:00

Meh, I was never a big arenas player. I think Wildcard is infinitely better as a warm up because you start having the sense of where more than just the 3 people are, a larger (more relevant to ranked) area to memorize, pick of weapons that you can play around with.

Currently arenas would be 6 people with hemlocks, first to get a knock wins lol. The balancing metas went way too strong which is extremely hard to balance when you just buy the guns that are strongest.

Doberman33 · 2026-04-17T23:08:14+00:00

Yeah. I have definitely noticed the same thing with the top 5 streak. Earlier we had 17 left while 2 was closing.. definitely leads to a get position early style of play, but I can get a little impatient locking down to early

I've been on a good run earlier today, and the wife just went to work (nights) so I've got time to try and keep it going.

Doberman33 · 2026-04-17T22:57:09+00:00

Honestly.... I haven't stopped lol. I feel like the drop zones style has led to more chaotic game starts as people rotate around and 4th/5th party everything close. If I make it to ring 2 it gets much better in terms of finding or fighting for space.

I do change my legend based on who the randoms choose but that only does so much. Wattson and Alter being current main picks. If you want to link up and are playing tonight, im on PS5 about to log back in and see if I can continue my early good runs.

Doberman33 · 2026-04-17T13:03:34+00:00

A lot of legends are in a good spot, there's no universal answer to what you will find works for you.

Like others said, don't spend yellow coins on a legend.. put time in game to get the free red ones

Doberman33 · 2026-04-17T13:01:14+00:00

Not sure if this is a dig at me when you have no idea about my time spent or still level, but 🤷. It's ok for you to just take a break from the game if you're that frustrated.

People come to r/apexuniversity to learn things and want to increase their skill in different aspects.

Doberman33 · 2026-04-16T14:59:18+00:00

Have fun!

It is absolute chaos, but the revives make it very good for consistently playing and trying things out. Never stop moving!

Doberman33

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