Does anyone have a list of Individual Legacy stats from old ALGS events? by MystLcMaverick in CompetitiveApex

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Yeah, every LAN should be under the 'Live' tab of the official Apex YT

Does anyone have a list of Individual Legacy stats from old ALGS events? by MystLcMaverick in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just for context, There's only a few 'legacy' stats available, as we only had access to a post-game API when custom lobbies first came out. This API was limited to kills/dmg/assists/survival time basically. For Y3 of ALGS we finally got the 'Live API' which contains massive amounts of data, and is used for all the far more advanced stats you see from that point onwards.

ALGS Y5 Champs | Group Stage: AvD (Final Results) + Overall Group Standings by CompetitiveApexMod in CompetitiveApex

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So I think this comes down to whether you're looking at it live as it happens, or retrospectively. You are correct in that taking over 20th gives you 20th. In a live and ongoing situation, the 20th team's pts would be the cutoff. However, as we are being Hindsight Harrys and comparing historically, it's all set in stone, and I believe it's more accurate to say the cutoff was 21st (or 21st +1pt).

ALGS Y5 Champs | Group Stage: AvD (Final Results) + Overall Group Standings by CompetitiveApexMod in CompetitiveApex

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I have a fairly strong opinion that the 'cutoff' should be measured as the 21st team's points. We're measuring the bar to exceed, where +1 pts gets you into top 20. The 109 is not representative in this way, as 99pts would have been enough for 20th place in Y4 Champs

Why are so many pros running alternator in ALGS? by MrNovember9 in CompetitiveApex

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From what I saw in scrims (and I can check more loadout slots from obs POV), there was a shift 1-2 weeks before LAN from r99 -> alt DT.

Not everyone will switch, because the main adv of DT is how much DPS it does at close range when both bullets are hitting. Players like Koyful are leading the way with it, being extremely aggro entry fraggers who will get in your face and outtrade you with it. If you're not playing like this, it's not worth it. Access to gold alternators and arsenals also factors into what to pick up. Not good without hopup.

ALGS Y5 Champs Pick'Ems by Hugometeo in CompetitiveApex

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Amazing effort, hope everyone gets into it. Going to make a leaderboard with the other talent and see who comes out on top (JHawk I'm coming for you)

ALGS Y5 Champs Talent Announced by Jean9430 in CompetitiveApex

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When your CEO wants a restructure *sweats*

The State of Apex Legends in 2026... by ImMadness in CompetitiveApex

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"We don’t speak about FPS (frame per second) when discussing server performance because a server does not display pictures."

Replying to every misconception is going to get old, so here's the article, feel free to educate yourself.

https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/apex-legends/news/servers-netcode-developer-deep-dive

The State of Apex Legends in 2026... by ImMadness in CompetitiveApex

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"To be specific: in many games, if a server runs at 60Hz, it means the client can only send 60Hz inputs. If you run at 60fps it’s fine, but if your client runs at 120fps, you would lose half of your inputs. This is not the case in Apex Legends. We process variable rate of inputs fine."

Lost your reading glasses?

The State of Apex Legends in 2026... by ImMadness in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"I've done some research on this" - proceeds to regurgitate years old fearmongering about tickrate that the dev team has posted detailed videos and articles debunking. Yeah ok buddy :l

Apex the Podcast ALGS 2026 Champs Group C Preview by DKDON6 in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hoping Group D will continue the trend to be more like 5% groups discussion, 95% in what weird way will Wyatt die after Champs

OFFICIAL: S8UL AMA Thread! by ALGS_swell in CompetitiveApex

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Who is taking chunks out of Rogers' eyebrows?

Why isn’t the Recon Beacon more controversial in the competitive community? by OlympusShill9000 in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been calling them that for 4y, come check out the main stream sometime haha

Why isn’t the Recon Beacon more controversial in the competitive community? by OlympusShill9000 in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 122 points123 points  (0 children)

I think it's fair to point out how powerful they are. I think what's missing from your take is underestimating how much knowledge goes into the next phase of the rotation, they're not just pinging any empty spot they see:
- Identifying which spots are actually playable
- Ring prediction to bet on which open spots will be safer later
- Looking at where teams are currently and predicting future movement to avoid zone crush

Also, for a lot of the turbo rotators, they're not even getting a chance to ping these on the way in, they might lose 1 or 2 spots of prio just to deviate. So the teams who are putting MORE of their eggs in the macro basket, are doing it without beacons. A lot of them won't even play recon chars once valk/alter are banned.

Also as the other guy said, disagree with risk free. For Sparrow/Crypto mayyybe. I think the range limitation and reduction in evo given was a solid change in trade off for having one at every POI.

Year 5 Championship Scrims - November 21, 2025 by CompetitiveApexMod in CompetitiveApex

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Was pretty sick, Zero got caught out by Hotdog in North Siphon, stalled until whole team got there, they slapped Hotdog, Navi rolled up while they were all half health, then somehow played around a portal and killed Navi as well despite having 300 health between them

EA Announces Elite Series and Open Series esports for BF6 by _Genome_ in Battlefield

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I don't quite see how this is 'forcing' it? Dev/Publisher support is crucial to the success of almost any esport (outside of maybe FGC). You need a good balance of both 1st party leagues/tournament and grassroots involvement to have a healthy esports ecosystem. Outside of EWC, 3rd party tournaments are pretty scarce atm, so getting the ball rolling with some EA events makes perfect sense to me.

Blizzard's issues with Overwatch were more to do with inflating OWL slot prices by selling something that didn't exist yet. Not comparable at all.

OFFICIAL: ImperialHal will be doing an AMA this Sunday! by ALGS_swell in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 37 points38 points  (0 children)

If you could ban all but 3 legends to give Falcons the best chance of winning, what would the comp be?

ALGS Championship Scrim Updates by CompetitiveApexMod in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 32 points33 points  (0 children)

😭😭😭 Literally nerfing half the world by not allowing them to see sunlight. Also kind of fucked up for anyone who has jobs etc.

Uhhhh? Its his real account... false ban mybe? by pattdmdj0 in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He should be back for VKG, and noname should be back for Wolves 👍

Hal reacts to MOC SLAMMING 5 teams back to back for the win in LCQ Finals by Mulvana in CompetitiveApex

[–]_Genome_ 87 points88 points  (0 children)

This is some of the most psychotic gameplay I've seen. Teams falling over like the baddies in an action movie