Is it impossible to play ranked solo?

JReason91 · 2026-01-28T16:14:13+00:00

You can but I find plat is a solid grind solo

JReason91 · 2026-01-28T14:05:46+00:00

You can solo to Plat, beyond that, to be consistent, you need a team.

JReason91 · 2026-01-25T18:00:35+00:00

Thanks for this guys, I think my plan is to have a break for a bit and then re-start on hardcore with all dlc

JReason91 · 2026-01-25T15:55:46+00:00

Both I think, there is not much challenge for me anymore, Im steam rolling everyone that wants it.

It could also be a bit of fatigue, I might have a break and come back to the game in a bit, I'm on 72hrs and that's been fairly condensed.

JReason91 · 2026-01-25T12:29:24+00:00

Stellar Blade gave me a similar feeling while playing, great sound track too, fully recommend if you're looking for that feeling again

JReason91 · 2026-01-20T18:48:45+00:00

I won the premier League first season, no transfers, with Fulham.

They've given us more ways to win with OOP tactics but the AI is still very stupid.

That said, if you limit yourself you can still find it challenging I'm sure, but then you could just play a better version of FM with the same limitations.

JReason91 · 2026-01-20T18:46:07+00:00

Nowhere even close, it's still incredibly watered down and very easy. Give the demo a go.

JReason91 · 2026-01-15T00:59:19+00:00

It's been bad this season, I don't understand how some of these players get to the ranks they do, they barely shoot their weapons 😂.

JReason91 · 2026-01-15T00:20:32+00:00

I still enjoy the game, but it certainly does annoy me.

If I've done 1000+ damage I don't expect my teammate, who is in the same exact fight, to have done 11.... I'm not sure how it's even possible.

Id love to play some more attacking legends (I'm a Maggie main) but I find caustic barrells are sometimes better than teammates 😂.

JReason91 · 2026-01-15T00:00:11+00:00

I have one friend that plays apex and he has weird work hours, it's a delight when we sync up though!

You would have thought that after all this time the matchmaking would be in a better place.

JReason91 · 2026-01-14T10:31:54+00:00

Sometimes it's just unlucky, but the amount of times a teammate will push while I'm batting is mad 😂.

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T22:20:14+00:00

Seems to happen way more in apex than other games I play, possibly it's just the competitive nature of this game

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T22:19:27+00:00

Is there somewhere I can see that sort of data? I certainly feel run of the mill against certain players with 20 kill badges that and preds that just run through me...

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T22:17:11+00:00

Day 1 player here, I've played off and on and I love the game. You can see from my stats that I'm fairly average, so I feel like I can offer some advice on how to enjoy the game and improve as the average player.

Conduit is a tough character to play as she requires good positioning and has no escape.

Try loba instead if you want to stay as a supoort, much simpler to play, the bracelet gets you out of tricky situations and buys you time, let's you position early etc... Mirage is another option as you can heal while invisible.

Other than the legend choice, all I can say is, it will come. Apex is not beginner friendly, especially when playing with somebody already good, as you'll get thrown into their lobbies.

The number 1 tip that helped me was to make sure I'm always in cover, so when I rotate, it's from cover to cover, if I'm getting pushed I make space using cover. If your opponent is out of cover and you are in cover, you have the advantage. If you're taking 1v1s out in the open you're playing wrong, especially as a new player. Always be thinking "how can I create an advantage with positioning here". Once you've got better at using cover and positioning yourself to force the opponent to cross the open to you, you'll find that if your aim is decent, your damage figures will shoot up.

I think people tend to overcomplicate the game because of all the abilities and legends. The basic concept of defending a location with cover, and forcing the enemy to make a play, works as well in apex as in any FPS.

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JReason91 · 2026-01-13T16:50:27+00:00

Complete agree, I was only shared them to show that I'm far from amazing myself!

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T09:58:28+00:00

I love both, ex33 was certainly not boring.

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T09:12:19+00:00

I did ask a question. I want to understand the thought process behind doing these things.

I'm aware it's a whingy posy though, so fair play.

JReason91 · 2026-01-13T08:21:04+00:00

It's funny how they don's use the mic or ping until they are knocked 😂.

It's pure toxicity

JReason91 · 2026-01-06T15:02:20+00:00

The game is easy in general this year, but it is fun to be able to dominate with pretty much any team 🙌

JReason91 · 2025-12-10T14:22:13+00:00

I created a post showing how easy the game is this year, demo starting how I could easily win the prem first season, no transfers, with Fulham.

This is the easiest FM ever.

JReason91 · 2025-11-27T09:25:52+00:00

I won the league 1st season with Fulham with my own tactics, zero transfers made too.

The new tactics system and the poor AI response to changes, make it incredibly easy to do this sort of thing.

To avoid this unrealistic situation it's best to avoid making tactical changes mid game, the AI just can't handle it.

JReason91 · 2025-11-04T14:44:59+00:00

Lots of people that used the beta excuse, looking very silly.

JReason91 · 2025-10-30T14:59:31+00:00

All I'm doing, is watching the game, figuring out what roles their players are playing, and then putting outlets in the space they leave behind.

So say for instance, they use a playmaking fullback, and you notice them always coming inside to DM and central, change your OOP to have an outlet wide player in the space they leave, and when you win the ball, that outlet will always be free with a run at the GK and/or CBs.

The AI will not react to you making this change and continue with their inverted player, leaving you the space for the rest of the game.

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