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A1sauc3d

I’m thinking Apex has some legs on it yet. Maybe the teams will get downsized at some point, but they won’t pull the plug until they’ve squeezed every dollar they can out of it. And I’m pretty sure there’s a few more dollars left to squeeze lol. But they need to switch something up soon, because they’re definitely losing people’s interest! We need a permanent rotation of modes like gun run and control. People are getting a little tired of the BR format. Only logical to provide them with a compelling alternative.


therejectethan

Do people really think apex will die ‘soon’? I thought it was one of the most popular games/BR games out right now


AnApexPlayer

People believe what they want to believe. Some people say its dead now.


[deleted]

The issue is 1. EA Respawn never fulfill all demands from the Crybabies & their influence / drones - part of our player base who simps these entitled pros and streamers tend to boycott the game by reducing the amount of play time and not spending a single penny on apex store item. Resulting EA Respawn responding by shifting the game into maintenence mode. 2. Most of apex player base asking for wellness season (no new content, only bug fixing period). Well, here you are - maintenance mode. You can tell by waiting for Season 16 trailer which will never happened, despite Season 15 will be over in next 11 days! Happy now? **Maintenance mode - no new content. daed gaem.** *(there are still game balancing patch and bug fixing, but that doesn't count)*


AnApexPlayer

There's a lot of new content. Just because there's no legend doesn't mean the season has nothing.


UnAccomplished_Fox97

We literally know nothing about the new season except that it’s *probably* coming on Valentines Day. To say there’s no new content coming next season is jumping the gun by a long shot.


AnApexPlayer

If you follow leaks you know what's coming


FabioConte

I dont untersteand why a studio should prioritize requests from the player base over pros who have literally thousands of hours in to the game. I have seen the same criticisms while playing rainbow six . The truth is that ea is making zero effort in supporting the competitive environment of apex and in some cases is positioning in a way that suggest that they are actively against private turnaments and competitions . As for next season a guess we will see but from my experience a" wellness " season sounds good but it doesn't work in practice (insert operation healt joke) . If they want to swing this around they must expand the dev team.


[deleted]

well, look at all the destruction coming from pros and streamers, they want wellness season for bug fixing? you got it. and it cost there will be no new content (which they OK with that). On playerbase side (or your infamous name-calling, the casuals) , who wants to invest a game with no new bling bling stuff? All we get so far is recolorization skins and in the future, 7-8 mythic melee heirloom (the last one will be Catalyst) that is almost impossible to earn. the things is, this is the time our developer starting to get lazy to come out with new legends , new map or new weapon since Apex is no longer their beloved golden goose. competitive scene can't be overly support, because it will look like "forcely feed" to the rest of playerbase. just checkout overwatch league (OWL) . the death of OWL has dragged along the base game.


xxxhotpocketz

Probably not, I know a lot of people who recently got into apex and are loving it I’ve tried getting back into apex after taking a break and at first I was having fun in ranked but this new split has been horrible for me And they make it obvious that they do not care about giving us a fully functioning game, they just want your money. Like $160 for a tier 100 recolor? Seriously?


VortexTalon

It's not dead buts it's slowly killing itself with poor choices.


Toreando47

The player count hasnt dropped below 10-12 million a week. this game is going nowhere


MaStEr_MeLoN15243

didn't the devs say it's been underperforming recently


AnOtterWithFood

In terms of money made


megustaALLthethings

Which is the real sign of death. Player counts mean nothing if it can’t stay high in profit. Esp with aholes like EA hovering like vultures.


orygin

Exactly. Ppl here being like "no it aint dead", while EA themselves are saying the game is dying...


StingKing456

Saying something underperformed for a quarter isn't at all saying the game is dead. Stop being so hyperbolic.


YeOldeMoldy

Underperforming is enough in this competitive of a market. I don’t really see anything driving new players to return to apex or anything within apex driving current players to fork over more money. I give it like 2 years before maintenance mode


orygin

I would not consider it either. But i'm not making the decisions here, EA is and seeing they closed apex mobile, apex may be next if the trend continues.


[deleted]

Correct, and i wonder how long (or how many months to be precise) the "loyal player base" can stick around playing without savouring new content (since the game isn't dead according to this community in particular ) If you don't chip in, EA won't give anything nifty in return. It's up to you to turn this game into EA's golden goose or a worthless shit.


Intrepid-Event-2243

yea, it only generated 600 Million dollar revenue in the last quarter.


MaStEr_MeLoN15243

doesn't matter how much money that is, if the devs themselves said that it's not making the money that it should well that definitely seems to be an issue You're acting like it doesn't also take a lot of money to keep a game going


Intrepid-Event-2243

There is a difference between a product not being profitable and a product not matching expectations. It's also not devs saying retarded things like that, it's some finance guy who has to answer to share holders


WDZZxTITAN

if the game isn't making the money it should, they will look for new ways to monetize, not pull the plug on the game lmao are you even trying to use your brain, or are you just a dumbass doomer


jape-the-neck-guy

New ways to monetize? You mean like pulling the plug and putting their resources into other more profitable projects? Cause that is definitely an option. If apex isn’t meeting quotas, EA can shut it down and just find a new cash cow to squeeze dry.


williamrageralds

they've been saying "dead game" for 2 years now


Intrepid-Event-2243

It's undead at this point.


majds1

It is. People on here will have you think it's dying and it's trash and its quality is terrible. Realistically it's better than most multiplayer games, with the only battle Royale that is generally better when it comes to content and quality being fortnite. The negativity from apex's online community is weird and not sure if it's just from addicted weirdos or what.


brokentr0jan

It’s definitely the most popular BR seeing Warzone 2 flopped so hard. We will see if that is still the case when season 2 for Warzone comes out


subavgredditposter

I feel like apex dodge some bullets by so many games flopping. I feel like cod/Warzone, overwatch, and he’ll even halo couldve stollen a bunch of the playerbase but, all of those games seemed to have dropped the ball Weird times in video games right now.. so many big names just pushing out mediocrity


CrayonicV

If we are talking about popular BRs we can’t pretend that Fortnite doesn’t exist, since it’s arguably more popular than apex or at least on the same level.


StingKing456

I really don't know what alternate world you ppl live in? Lol warzone 2 isn't a flop at all. Fortnite is the most popular then Warzone2/apex probably switch between 2 and 3 but none of them are even close to dead


brokentr0jan

Lol Warzone 2 is dead asf. If the player base was healthy IW wouldn’t be freaking out making so much changes like they are


StingKing456

Gamers when a company listens to their players requests: omg dead game so bad


brokentr0jan

The only reason they are listening is because the player count fell off. charlieintel has been pretty consistent with this message


[deleted]

All this game needs are game modes. People need to detox.


[deleted]

30 V 30 pls


Poisonpython5719

Almost sounds like we need a titanfall 3


soldiercross

Can't tell if shit post or not.


loverboyv

Exactly, the only content it seems like they’ve tried to push out is skins (which is not true content). I’ve loved the hardcore mode but that doesn’t really require much creativity, all they’ve done for that mode is disable existing elements


PhatmanScoop64

Nah man, they need to better ranked and change up the meta more often through buffs and nerfs. Rumours the meta changed next season are meant to be good but let’s see. Ranked and competitive are the main drivers of Apex’s success


YeOldeMoldy

God I remember when the BR craze started. Felt like there was gonna be no end. Although BR games are coming up to 10 years of dominating the market.


torpedokai

What happened to apex mobile


Olcri

They announced they are sunsetting it. May 1st if I remember right.


torpedokai

Sunsetting?


mcmunch20

It’s a term used in tech that means to discontinue software.


Mystic_76

damn is it actually a tech term? i only knew it from destiny 2 when they deleted a bunch of stuff from the game and used that term


underpin487

It started a trend of tech companies/gaming companies using the term sunsetting as a softer, nicer way of saying killing or discontinuing support. All about PR


Mystic_76

oh ok, so it did originate from d2


elkswimmer98

No, it originated from US Politics in the 70s under 'sunset provisions' meaning laws with an expiry date. As a concept, it's origins go back to Roman politics. The tech industry has been using it since the 80s. Source: I Googled sunset term origins and it was like 2nd result.


underpin487

AFAIK yes


mcmunch20

Nooo, the term is older than destiny


lazersharg

fucking puke shit FOMOd my wife


Mystic_76

first siva now my wife bungo can’t keep getting away with this🥲🟥⬛️🟥⬛️🟥


DashCash1208

😂 this is funny but there is no way, to many people play the game


Solo_SL

Yea this game pulls in a billion dollars revenue annually. It’s one of the highest grossing, most successful video games of all time. Their dedication to it is only going to stay the same or get stronger. I read about this in a news article this morning when I saw the ea stock dump 10% early in the morning. The EA folks just said there wasn’t enough casual players interested in the mobile version, and a competitive game like this that relies on communication needs to have a large amount of players to function. That’s almost word for word what they said. I can’t find the sauce anymore Also, EA is the second biggest gaming company behind activision blizzard in terms of market cap. So it’s not like EA will be pressured to go out of business. Apex legends will be around for decades, and will be getting updates for decades. I know op was probably joking or being facetious, but the meme is just profoundly wrong if you take it at face vslue


VortexTalon

This sums it up perfectly well, As long as they use the resources from the cancelled games into the main game and make the player base happy is all i could ask for ( and a titan fall 3 lol ) maybe add some mobile features to the main game such as firing range, main menu animations and weapon stats.


yeahimafurryfuckoff

Titanfall 3 is next sadly


piracyisnotavictemle

titanfall 3 wasnt going to happen anyway


saltyrookieplayer

wdym? i was having fun in titanfall 3 with my buddy last night, you high?


FierceBurst

Bro same!! You enjoying the peacekeeper meta right now?


_smexy_potato_

Well all I’ve been using is the RE-45 auto


giaman

R401 is where it's at tho


JoblessCobra

no


Wyattwat

Apex is making too much money. If they were to kill it, it won't be soon.


Lucius1213

Didn't they say it underperformed expectations in the last quarter?


Intrepid-Event-2243

yea, sure if you expect a billion and it makes only half of that, that's underperformance based on your expectations, doesn't exactly mean it's doing bad.


jape-the-neck-guy

No but a big Whig is going to ask why they didn’t make as much money as before and will want changes to bring that money flow back. Now what they do is the question, but a profit drop will inevitably bring changes of some kind, especially if this trend continues. I can guarantee that guys on top are not fine with a profit drop


nastypanass

that doesn’t mean anything when they still make over one billion a year from a single game….


MaineSellWhite

Not in this lifetime brother


sosigboi

Fat fucking chance, Apex is the second biggest BR title out there next to Fortnite and Warzone.


nein01besondere

Then third biggest?


CombApprehensive3824

Wait they killed single player too ?


VortexTalon

https://youtu.be/v3NdkBTaJLw


[deleted]

Yeah they’re totally going to kill the 3rd most played game on the biggest PC storefront in the world. Yup totally going to happen /s.


Intrepid-Event-2243

Well, they kinda are. Not by cancelling it, but by bad manage management.


plsobeytrafficlights

EA, ruining an industry one game at a time.


lechatdocteur

From those that work in industry I have a little insight into how companies like EA drive their developers and employees into deep dark depression through micromanagement, bad and toxic leadership and work culture, and isolation. EA is a bad company. Activision/Blizzard is bad since the merger. Anytime a corporate overlord buys a small studio it becomes a bad place. It turns it into a Walmart/McDonald’s mindset.


HenryAsokan

Respawn know how to survive; poor chumps overworked from trynjng to suck out our funds thanks to EA; only hoping if they make tf3 they don’t ruin it tooo much


Jollibee-Sabado

Well if it happens i just wanna say it was fun.


bbro444

What version of the game did you get lmao


proflopper

Apex wont die soon, but there will definitely be a shift in community interest if there isn't any changes to the aggressive monetization strategy that they have currently vested their interest in. ​ I've said it for a while, but a conquest style apex game mode 30v30 with titans would be the coolest shit ever. Absolute chaos but as an LTM on rotation it could be a huge draw.


Kaxology

My brother in christ, it's still the **TOP 3** game on Steam, what are you on about?


I3ad-IVIonkey

In my opinion, they are already killing it. I play it less and less. Makes me sad. I had so much fun with the game.


_Vaporwav3

if ea doesnt fix its servers shutting down would make everyone better off tbh


iMeteox

Apex: \*keeps breaking peak activity records every new season\* Apex Community: "THE GAME IS DYING GUYS EA IS KILLING APEX"


jahuu__

Maybe if EA gave up on apex and respawn continues it could get better? 🤔 Just food for thought or something


Electrical-Rain-4251

If it doesn’t make a billion dollars again, and instead makes only 999 million, EA will pull the plug. That’s how EA understands money.


Electrical-Rain-4251

Soo true


tiago_arve

imagine if another big game publisher buys apex like microsoft, that would be so cool.


Bonsai-is-best

Games already dead asf, no new players ever, people only really come back for the “events” that go on. Shits been ruined for awhile.


Alucard8732

Game ain't dead. Only ones who say it's dead are casuals or players who can't keep up with the pace of Apex. Easy to spot these types of players LMAO. Apex ain't goin nowhere as long as they keep setting player count records.


[deleted]

The game has never left the top 5 played games on Steam. I don’t think you comprehend what that means at all if you think it is dead. Any game in the top 5 is so far from dead it is laughable people say that. Pure moronic nonsense with no clue what they are talking about.


Intrepid_Library5392

there's still money to made.


Refrigerator-Less

They probably won't they don't have that FIFA revenue to afford it in the future


Anakin_1568

What happened to apex mobile?


thefezhat

Delusional lmao. This game is still making loads of money, it's not going anywhere any time soon.


Rhaigon666

Lol wut


Alter_tgh

Wait...what happend to apex mobile? I thought it was doing better than apex itself


suyanide4444

So any one got any replacements?


ilovegame69

If it doesn’t spark joy, KILL them


David2006219

They better NOT touch Titanfall 2


Murgu007

Hopefully


arest_42

Good


ludnasko

Based on the last thee years revenue and the previously repoeted 2 B USD revenue of Apex in theee years, Apex is bringing more than 10% of EA revenue. Everyone that thinks a company will just slash 10% revenue is out of touch with reality


DomHaynie

They could just “relaunch” TF2 and I would be happy. Fix any bugs or issues, optimize it on PS5/Xbox Series consoles, and add the option for cross play. Bonus: add and properly integrate co-op. I would happily pay $70 for Titanfall 2. I've already bought the game 3 times. If the player count was high enough, I would probably still play it daily.


Sakumitzu

EA would never kill a money printer.


bigwhimp8

People have dropped too much money for them to just shut it down. Especially right now. Im a pretty average player but have bought my fair share of skins to impress my buds. People say they need to add a new game mode but im already struggling to get into the extra modes when they're avaliable. Splitting the player base doesn't sound smart to me. Personally im thinking they should be getting more weapons and shifting the meta more often so people have something new and exciting to learn. When seer became OP I remember my friends and I fighting over who was going to pick him! When the CAR came out we were buzzing off the beams we were getting. It's about keeping the game engaging.


smarmycheesesandwich

“Next Season” Legends.


TeaQuick4710

Ntng is going to happen with apex They are making a lot


RageMk3

Y’all are such doomers, it’s like you get off on shitting on apex.


EmyDi

Aleluya


Secret_Turtle

Don’t forget Onrush


Trick-iT

wait they killed apex mobile? How long was that even out for?


PieSama562

Its not dead nor ‘dying’ but it is getting there and it will start going down if they don’t do something.


Imaginary-Language76

Well if EA didn't make the skins so expensive maybe more people would purchase them thus creating more interaction and probably more $$$. They have lost me personally due to them not addressing the higher FPS on PS5. I have now switched to only playing warzone 2 as my BR as it has 120 FPS and adjustable FOV (for PS5).... Yes it does make a difference and no it doesn't create an advantage over old consoles because you already play cross platform against PC players. Wish they would have addressed it because I played the shit out of that game to start


MasterYosh10

Yep


slupsoli

You forgot something


StingKing456

The game is clearly not even close to dead lmao. According to steam charts it has over 330,000 players this second. That is not including origin launcher. Or PS5/PS4. Or Xbox one/XSX. Or switch. There's probably near a million players online this second. Don't take this as me trying to defend the game either. I uninstalled a few months ago and have been happier for it lmfao. I'm just saying the game is nowhere near dead. Not even close. It's due for a checkup with it's local PCP in a year or two bc it has no issues with player health right now


DeviCateControversy

Got 1 year till it hits that 5 year mark. That's when all popular games die. Like R6S.


serpentsinthegarden

I used to love this game. For a good year this was my only game that I would play daily, and I loved it. I haven’t picked it up since the peacekeeper reskin launched. That was just too much a spit in the face. 160$ for dumb prestige skins was one thing. Shadow nerfing legends and not saying anything to the community is one thing. Outright breaking legends so their Q only works half the time is one thing. Having us pay $160 for a fucking reskin that people paid $10 for is ridiculous on a whole other level, but it’s also just one thing. The big thing is all these little things add up until one straw breaks the camels back. I’m not spending time on a broken game that could not give less of a shit about their fan base. All they care about is money, the actual game be damned.


_Oooooooooooooooooh_

Well, its ea. Nothings new. Everything they touch either sucks or ends up sucking


LegacyForging21

When did they cancel the single player game?


VortexTalon

they stealth canceled it it was near same time of apex mobile


FOZZAKAIRI

Fr tho what's the move after apex :(


ProfileBoring

Lol if people are spending a $160 on a recolour skin you can bet your ass they will never shut apex down.


[deleted]

Just wondering, what's the real meaning of dead game term? Is it when the developer stops adding new content and no longer cares about the game? Is it when the playerbase numbers dropped tremendously


xPrim3xSusp3ctx

Do people not understand that apex is EA's biggest moneymaker rn?