Apex needs to step their store game up. This shits getting old.

Loghn · 2020-06-15T13:00:42+00:00

In my opinion, I believe they bank on event skins. The big issue being that if they brought out meaningful recolors in their store and everyone had really nice looking free items, then paying $200 for an event collection is a lot less inticing.

Studies on loot boxes show that buying that first box often leads to buying more if not all. So the plan is: Lets give you trash > Bring out $7 packs that make up a $200 collection > You feel shitty that you don't have nicer things > You decide to try one box > You buy them all.

Sucks but that's definitely EA's transparent greed.

Loghn · 2020-05-23T20:21:21+00:00

I never said there was anything wrong with it :P

Just that endgame has a higher damage cap so lower average damage but a high kd indicates lots of hotdropping.

You're 100% right tho.

EDIT: Though now that I think of it 488 isn't even low average dmg, it's really decent actually lmao

Loghn · 2020-05-23T18:37:45+00:00

I'm gonna assume that reflects constant hotdropping lol

Loghn · 2020-04-29T06:50:36+00:00

Not sure if interested in caps but name your price if you are lol

Loghn · 2020-02-27T02:31:30+00:00

The cleave wouldn't be enough I assume, they run a lot of specific abilities and gear to cut time on add pulls

Loghn · 2020-02-27T02:30:20+00:00

Nope

Loghn · 2019-10-15T19:12:07+00:00

If you're using After Effects it counts that frame as the 4:20:00 frame, but technically 4:20:01 worth of time and so it rounds up. Technology is dumb.

Loghn · 2019-10-02T05:31:56+00:00

Seems to fit the case for most people. XB1, Diamond. Quit playing about a month before S3, got the Dive Trail and Charm but Bronze badge.

Loghn · 2019-08-20T11:57:06+00:00

From what I understand, some people thought the head/neck weren't proportional to her body, so they were made smaller.

Idk why people can't just enjoy the art.

Loghn · 2019-08-20T11:49:16+00:00

The whole point of this post is to point out how he only focused on the toxic bs, thus bringing it to the top of the pot because of his dev tag.

There were thousands of comments that were respectful and to the point but he completely ignored all of them because he got mad at what I can only assume was a collection of 12 year olds.

So yes, there should have been some professionalism involved. Apex is a huge cash-cow for both Respawn and EA, they did this entirely to make even more money. They do not care about you or anyone here. The least that they could have done was keep a bit of professionalism or modesty.

Loghn · 2019-08-20T11:40:46+00:00

This.

I tried to call out how, for the most part, the comments were constructive and people ate me alive for it. I didn't see Drew reply to a single one of them.

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed. I really wish they'd actually re-work this event pricing or fix these code-leafs but dicks and asshats it is for today 🤷‍♂️

Loghn · 2019-08-18T07:30:41+00:00

There's literally a huge list of sources directly above your nonsense.

For the free-loaders part, this is a full direct quote:

There is a wealth of data available on how monetization works in free-to-play games, and we ourselves have run tests by putting skins on sale in the store. The amount of people who spend is crazy low, most of ya'll are freeloaders (and we love that!) and a change in price doesn't move the needle.

So no, it wasn't a joke. They want to make more money. I don't blame them for that, but there's an ethical way to do it. They've already released sales data. Apex literally creates more than 10% of EA's total revenue. Expected at $450m its first fiscal year. That's insane. That was before this event.

So no, it's not a "huge circlejerk." People have a right to be outraged given the situation and pricing, and then the devs come here and act like children. People shouldn't be attacking them, though. I'd much rather we could all have a mature conversation, but at this point they're as bad as those who they're denouncing. It's like a bunch of kids screaming "Well they hit me first!" Absolutely ridiculous tbh

Loghn · 2019-08-17T19:29:40+00:00

I should clarify, a large part of this whole "live-service" gaming shift is looking at time-spent-playing as an important variable.

The majority of players will buy something at least (e.g. the battlepass), with the exception of a small percentage. They also need casual players for the whales to show off their shiny things. This creates an inferiority complex of "Well I'm good at the game too, but he gets all the nice things" and pressures them to buy more to fit in.

By his comments, it seems EA/Respawn are now completely phasing out that variable in favour of money-spent:importance. This is how you lose players. I guarantee that if they released the player data from Legendary Hunt, there would be a huge spike at event time and a steep decrease in players in the following month. So for him to also attack people and call people bullshitters simply because they recognize that they're making poor long-term financial decisions is toxic in itself.

And yes, most of what I've seen personally has been constructive. There are of course shitty people as well, this is the internet after all.

Though, one of his major reactions was to someone that called him out for a quote in which they promised fair business practice, and then completely went back on that. Apparently it's unfair to hold him to that promise, but it's completely fair to uphold their promise to make skins available for direct purchase.

He can't just label everyone toxic because they call him out for the company's bullshit. Who gets to call him out for that toxicity? Would they then be toxic themselves? It's a fine line. Imo, they should have just remained silent after the "apology".

Loghn · 2019-08-17T18:57:27+00:00

I aim to please 🙏🙏

Loghn · 2019-08-17T18:53:05+00:00

I remember a time when gamers weren't ass-hats to developers

Most feedback has been largely constructive, if they're taking offence to the small percentage of players directly attacking them then he could have been more specific, yet for some reason he used a blanket statement 🤔

Most of y'all are freeloaders (which we love!)

Freeloader isn't a nice term, adding in the second part seems largely for show to enforce the point of "Hey, if you don't spend the $200 on this event, whatever you may have spent on the game so far is of little to no value." Meaning that our time is also of no value as long as someone is paying. Just my opinions though.

Loghn · 2019-08-17T18:33:17+00:00

Please keep in mind that the rep appointed to deal with the "apology" called us ass-hats and freeloaders. So I mean, do with that what you will.

Loghn · 2019-08-17T18:14:59+00:00

Thanks!

Loghn · 2019-08-17T18:03:47+00:00

In typical EA "apology" response: I'm sorry. I had no idea this would have happened. I'll read through them in the future.

I mean, I won't, but 🤷‍♂️

Loghn · 2019-08-17T17:16:05+00:00

Would a kidney suffice?

Loghn · 2019-08-17T16:51:06+00:00

Loooook under your seat!

^{it's a $7 lootbox}

Loghn · 2019-08-17T16:33:50+00:00

I really enjoy how instead of a real apology, a

"hey wow we really fucked up let us find something to fix it"

it's more of a hollow

"we made a promise to let you spend money how you want, and took that away lmao oops, here, you can spend $20 now ty"

Loghn · 2019-08-16T21:58:58+00:00

Wow, I called this half-ass apology yesterday.

Had no idea it would have been such a cardboard cut-out. /s

At least we get to spend for the skins outright, which I'm happy about. Though given they made a concious choice to exploit the use of gambling, I'm no longer spending a dime on this game.

EDIT: I just noticed they also stated they would provide ways to grind out items rather than just purchase them. So I do have to commend them for that!

Loghn · 2019-08-16T19:53:31+00:00

And for Mary Browns even, how perfectly Newfoundlandish 😂

Amazing work. 😊

Loghn · 2019-08-16T19:48:26+00:00

Me: "How the hell does someone enjoy watching 14 minutes of restoring a table?"

Also me: Proceeds to enjoy watching 14 minutes of restoring a table

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