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by DarkRula » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:41 pm

Hmm... I could see about giving this a go sometime. I did enjoy my few months of Fortnite and it is a new place to be exploring.

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by Monkey Man » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:47 pm


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by False » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:11 pm

Ive played a round and won, and this game is really really boring and will be dead before too long

its like titanfall but worse

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by Mafro » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:21 pm

Not sure what to make of it so far. I like the character designs and abilities but it feels pretty soulless without the wallrunning and titans :? There's nothing here that really sets it apart from Fortnite, PUBG and Blackout.

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by Captain Kinopio » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:13 pm

Mafro wrote:Not sure what to make of it so far. I like the character designs and abilities but it feels pretty soulless without the wallrunning and titans :? There's nothing here that really sets it apart from Fortnite, PUBG and Blackout.

I could have told them that from the pitch.

It’s pretty disappointing we’re not getting Titanfall 3. If I was going to play a multiplayer by Respawn I think I’d just try getting a crew back into T2 rather than try this just because it’s Battle Royale.

Also it seems like an odd time to release it with Anthem around the corner.

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PostRe: Apex Legends (PC/PS4/XB1) - F2P Battle Royale game from Respawn. Out now!!
by False » Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:22 pm

I legitimately dont believe they made a player character with an orbital bombardment ability

its the dumbest gooseberry fool imaginable

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by Alvin Flummux » Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:48 am

Mafro wrote:There's nothing here that really sets it apart from Fortnite, PUBG and Blackout.


EA wants to have its battle royale cake and eat it; the new Battlefield with it in must not be doing well enough, so they decided to interfere with another perfectly good franchise in another attempt to get in on the BR cash cow. Probably.

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by Photek » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:54 am

Captain Kinopio wrote:
Mafro wrote:Not sure what to make of it so far. I like the character designs and abilities but it feels pretty soulless without the wallrunning and titans :? There's nothing here that really sets it apart from Fortnite, PUBG and Blackout.

I could have told them that from the pitch.

It’s pretty disappointing we’re not getting Titanfall 3. If I was going to play a multiplayer by Respawn I think I’d just try getting a crew back into T2 rather than try this just because it’s Battle Royale.

Also it seems like an odd time to release it with Anthem around the corner.

Based on the Beta, this is infinitely better than Anthem. I like it, the ping system is great.

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by Tafdolphin » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:57 am

Is anyone else suspicious of the launch timing too? I mean, this is a little conspiratorial but it dropping just after the Anthem demo pretty much killed all the rather flat takes resulting from that.

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by Photek » Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:01 am

So this is Titanfall BR with pilots only and a smattering of Overwatch lite. It hasn't got double jump or wall running but it has the sliding and all the weapons are from Titanfall. It's a decent base line to build upon, I get the impression there are gonna be more maps also.

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by KjGarly » Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:27 am

Photek wrote:So this is Titanfall BR with pilots only and a smattering of Overwatch lite. It hasn't got double jump or wall running but it has the sliding and all the weapons are from Titanfall. It's a decent base line to build upon, I get the impression there are gonna be more maps also.


Pilots can double jump and wallrun, they ain't Pilots.

Had a couple of goes last night, not bad but definitely no TF. Controls feel weird to me.

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by Winckle » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:24 am

twitter.com/PlayApexLegends/status/1092010798493327360


We should migrate GRcade to Flarum. :toot:
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by rinks » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:37 am

First time I’ve ever felt like deleting a game before it’s even finished downloading.

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by Trelliz » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:46 am

This is definitely a battle royale game, and boy are there lots of shiny character/weapon skins, intros, finishers, banners and trackers to pad out the gambling.

I understand why they're so popular but running around and getting shot out of nowhere/while browsing items does nothing for me. At least i can say i've tried it.

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by Winckle » Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:53 am

At least they tried skill based movement. It seems that nobody wants that any more. I'm going to blame consoles.

We should migrate GRcade to Flarum. :toot:
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by Tafdolphin » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:02 am

Winckle wrote:

twitter.com/PlayApexLegends/status/1092010798493327360



I...what...is this from the official account?

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by Winckle » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:04 am

Tafdolphin wrote:
Winckle wrote:

twitter.com/PlayApexLegends/status/1092010798493327360



I...what...is this from the official account?

Yes.

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by rinks » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:05 am

Tafdolphin wrote:
Winckle wrote:

twitter.com/PlayApexLegends/status/1092010798493327360



I...what...is this from the official account?

Seems like they’re going for absolute honesty. It’s not a good look.

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by Captain Kinopio » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:05 am

Ehh that is....misjudged.

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PostRe: Apex Legends (PC/PS4/XB1) - F2P Battle Royale game from Respawn. Out now!!
by OrangeRKN » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:30 am

My impressions:

+ Ping system for communication is really intuitive and easy to use
+ Loot level indication for the area you are in is nice to have
+ Controls really responsively, just like Titanfall 2 - especially as it retains that fast and efficient slide...
- ...but that makes the lack of double jump and wall running really jarring to me
- Looting doesn't match the run and gun pace of the game, and starting with no weapons is not fun when the ring shrinks so quickly and encounters are common

Making it hero based helps set the game apart, but I'm not sold on the approach. I think it makes looting weapons seem weirder, especially when some characters have damage capability from the start with their ultimates.

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