Apex Legends: The RISE And FALL 

Correction Warzone dropped in 2020. I meant to say a year later not a month. First time doing a video essay hope you enjoyed regardless and would to hear my opinion on Apex Legends more ❤😅

People take this game way too seriously. Getting cussed out in a pub match because your teammate pushed on their own and died is somehow your fault. This is really off putting for new players

The movement and gun play is so fun and addictive but it is getting harder to keep coming back because how agressive the sbmm is in ranked and pubs

i used to love apex in season 7 when i started fell off season 10 idk what happened it just kinda felt the game lost the old vibe that i enjoyed so much about the game

What would get me back is something for bots like myself. Something that allows me to have fun while being terrible. I used to have friends who were good to carry me but not anymore. So, dropping just to die and start over is just boring. Give me something that allows for Dad's (or moms) who get an hour at night by themselves to play can have be bots with each other and have fun

7k hours and I still love this game❤❤❤Going from complete dogwater to dropping multiple 24ks across 3 legends has been one of the most painful yet rewarding experiences I have had! As someone who has only soloqed and am always the backpack I absolutely love the new Revival modes as it helps me keep fighting and focusing on winning while my teammates are no longer super needy. I also love Straight Shot and wish it was permanently in the play list. Forced fights off drop, kitted ground loot, revived teammates and faster rings is like pure Apex crack 🤤

Shout-out to Sony for trying to stop them. Unfortunately they bypassed that update shortly after. They're still rampant on console.

This is a perfect video.. Whether you agree with the 'Rise and Fall' direction.. This video perfectly explains the game's timeline in a very concise and fun way! GOOD JOB TONY!!!

I'm a day one player and while I'm still playing, I don't play like I used too. I'm kinda burnt on the game and if my friends aren't on I won't bother to play.

Apex is still very popular.

I dont enjoy it anymore because i suck at the game (hard stuck plat player). But somehow I always ended up in predator lobby most of the time. I cannot even tell anymore if there is cheater or sweaty players in my lobby.

I started playing apex (xbox) again about 3 weeks ago and im loving it. Iv had it installed since season 8 but hadnt been playling it properly since season 14 (due to other games i wanted to play). But since coming back i dont get why everyone says its dying. The amount of options with the ltms is unmatched since any time i used to play it. The gun play and movement is still the best out of any fps. The addition of all the abilities and quality of life changes are amazing (except for the health bar pop up causs it does my boy mirage dirty). Im a decent casual player and play ranked (hardstuck plat) and iv never had an issue with cheaters. The cosmetics are expensive but this season they made the battlepass free which was crazy cause i came back and just got so much cool stuff for free. So u dont need to buy stuff to even get good gear. Valorant for example, u have to spend an unholy amount to get any skins. I truly dont understand why people have so many issues with apex but from my experience its still a great game.

That intro hit me hard with nostalgia vibes. Great video bro!

Great suggestions 🎉 hope they are aware of that. I suggest talking to the devs on events. I am playing Apex because the gameplay is amazing.

Well Tony I think you should have a third section: Those who play it but don't enjoy it. The answer I have is because I have a strange addiction to this game and my duo loves playing this game and will always beg me to play even when I know I don't want to.

Tony I 100% agree with everything you said thanks soo much for putting in a video I love apex legends it’s movement and game is just my perfectl game I love it I play on PS4 so I know you may not like me cuzz you say we six man and stuff but whatever Thanks for making such good content bro god bless you have a great day

I play because the base game is still a blast. Gunplay, legends etc. I just ignore the monetization and drama. If I have played rank so much that i’ve started getting cheaters, then I get off and go play something else or play pubs or mixtape.

IF YOU WANT TO PLAY RANKED LINK YA PHONE NUMBA 🗣🗣 great video as always Tony

Remember that season of apex when they gave everyone evo shields that were only able to get to 100 shield and for some reason the gold shield was only 75. What a weird season 😂

Ngl 5 min in i love how it reads like one of your classmates in 5th grade doing their class project in front of the class 😂😂😂

Remember when pathy had an 8 second cooldown on grapple with a gold helmet? Peak apex.

Apex truly had a rise. And a great rise at that. For all of the hours of fun with my friends and the people i met on this game i am grateful

Great video Tony!! ❤❤I feel the nostalgia but im also sad bc apex lost the vibe :(

Who remembers when cross progression rolled out and all your skins and progress got deleted? That was the fall right there

Great video and i hope respawn see this because a great game which ive played since season 0 is now dropping to literally nothing now because of these fundamentals you express in your video one more thing id add is ive never seen a map roatation on ranked where olympus, worlds edge and canyon is in the rotation we have to avoid days because of the maps now

There’s been like 9 different ranked systems in 11 seasons. I’m all about testing new things but the way it was executed shifted the opinion of the player base massively. Lots of missed opportunities. I’ve stuck with the franchise since Titanfall and plan to see it through. ✌🏽

I played from launch until end of season 1 and then I didn’t play again until season 18. For me the appeal was always how damn good the guns feel to shoot. I think that gets lost or forgot today in fps games. Having to learn the different recoil patterns and bullet drop/travel time. The sounds of the shields being hit/broken/healed all of it is so good. There was an OBVIOUS skill gap to this game and I think that is such a cool element to it. When it came out it was like “you’re either going to get it or you’re going to suck at it” and that is almost non-existent in games now with how easy the games are made because they want to draw in as many people as possible by making the level playing field part of the appeal. Apex seemed to take an artistic approach and made people work at getting good at the game. I’m so bummed I missed out on solo-ques!!

Hi Tony, awesome video, I sat through the whole thing, the reason I'm still playing Apex Legends is because it's a FUN GAME when IT WORKS, I play on the Asina servers, I've been playing since Season 0, I'm used to the hackers being in game, I just leave and join another match, if it's filled with hackers I just play another game like Fortnite, but Apex now even as bad as it is with the WOKENESS, it's still a fun game.

when apex first came out i was in love with the game, its honestly such a good looking, feeling game. just sucks what they’ve done with it, seems like most big titles are doing the same thing though

Been playing since season 2--got hooked right away by the gameplay. Took a break about a year ago because of all the cheaters that were just taking the fun out of it. I started playing again about 1 month ago, and am still playing, because now I don't seem to run into the cheaters as much as before, and because I just love the competition and the cooperation between my squadmates. Sometimes, yes, none of us work well together, and sometimes you get goofballs that just run off and do their own thing, but for the most part, it feels like everyone's making an honest effort, and I like that.

Good video Tony. I joined S7 so I never knew a world without horizon. I enjoyed duos with my brother. Mainly played when he played. Then I stopped around S12 because he stopped playing and I got bored solo. I came back on S18 and this time I got hooked because I wanted to grind and get better. In short, I play to this day because I’ve gotten better the more I play. That is rewarding and now I have a hub of friends where we can run quads and trios comfortably for a few hours. That is a lot of fun.

I still play Apex Legends because I spent money on the game trying too get heirlooms but on top of that I just really love the lore of the game and how it's tied too another game. The characters, the abilities, the finishers, that's why I llay the game I just have a newfound love for the game

thanks for speacking facts. I made all suggestion you made on Apex forum, streamers and youtubers commentaries : replay kill and party system like in overwatch, sms verification and cross over off. For me too it sounds like he could slow down cheaters considering report system added with party replay would give a significant proof but yeah we are talking about EA who prefered to buy a wish anti-cheat system instead of investing money to secure their customers

When they removed arenas I quit, that literally made me play the game and when they removed it I js went back to fortnite

imagine Apex custom games, but they're CUSTOMIZABLE. Wishlist was so major 👏and while I hate 2fa systems for most things- I would really appreciate something like that for Ranked Apex verification. This would almost entirely block spoofing and HWID-ban-dodgers (especially having a verified machine ID that is linked to your 2FA).

I played this game the day it came it out. From there i played until about season 7, then i took a break for a long time because it didn't feel fresh anymore. Now I play it consistently. The thing I love most about it, as you mentioned in the beginning, was the pacing. No other BR felt like it. The pacing is what made me really enjoy the game as well all of the legend combinations that make it a team game. Now that I have been playing ranked more, I really would like to see a refined anticheat.

Dear god there are so many rampart bugs added every season and it is so horrid. She can't even be played in the ltms or rotating modes, that's how bad she is getting with the glitches and clunkiness. Even in ranked the bugs are seeping where it was the only place (plus pubs) where the bugs didn't exist.

I still love playing the game. I’m an OG from FEB 2019. I’ve always had console, but I was playing on “6:4 Fine Aim ” and it was a terrible experience. since season 15 I’ve had been playing on “classic 4:4” settings then finally “linear 4:4” settings. The game truly unlocked for me. I’ve been a master since then. I feel the game is dying and I’m in peak form. So I’m sad 😢😢

I still like apex and can't get bored of it because of the legends even if i get bored of a legend i can start playing with another one and it will be fun again i currently play on ps4 and i haven't seen cheaters for a while so I don't have any problems with cheaters right now I'm still improving and i love outplaying other players

I first played it when it first came out. Played it here and there. Didn’t grind it. Played more cod snd warzone. But this latest season with how the new changes from how it used to be. I’m playing way more now. Finished the battle pass first time ever. And playing ranked. Loving apex now.

In my opinion I guess I played for so long that I wanted to play something different 😊

i still play Apex because I hate myself. For real though Apex for me is unique. The game has so many different characters which other BR games don't really have. I honestly think that Apex requires more skill than most FPS games and that is most likely a reason new players don't really stick around.

I play this game still bc i love the Abilities bc you can play different play styles and finde the legend what's match you play style. And i really hope EA/Respawn see what the community want and try to fix the game.❤️

I love this game but the biggest problem for me is because I’m not great I get killed of spawn sure that’s a skill issue but wouldn’t it be better for the new player base if they added different levels of matchmaking

They should do what valorant does and end game matches for detecting a single cheat

Bring back the LTMs during collection events.

So I continue to play because it is the only game both me and my brother own in common with each other. He lives west coast, I'm now east. It used to be a game we could play together to just unwind and relax. However, with so many bugs and cheaters....it just isn't fun anymore. Ya, we still play together on occasion...but it just doesn't scratch that itch quite the same way.

1) i would like a server in my country or one closer then Europe, because my ping is never less than 150. 2) i am a console player and i would also like a way to be able to bind my keys to tap strafe exc. 3) a bot lobby to practice or just have casual fun every now and then will be nice. 4) the player base in apex needs to start being more positive. especially to new players that only started.

sniping with mozambique is crazy

I enjoy it because I learned to appreciate little things in game . I play for fun no more like job feeling for me .

For me to come back is for Respawn to do two things only which are to revert both health bars, and flinch

I still play apex for the sole purpose of getting finishers. I don’t care about kills or damage I just want finishers. I would die for finishers. I currently have 2812 finishers on wraith

I Stopped playing because of Cronus zen in console lobbies. If Iwas to come back they need to either ban cheaters or match make from kdr and hit % so it’s fair again. Perhaps even send the Cronus players to their own lobbies (in secret) so we don’t have to play against them.

I enjoy because of the free battlepass system..love to get cosmetics..and also it a very paceful game..the game pace is awesome..and also fun to use legend with different abilities

I got the game like yesterday ☠️ first match I couldn't grab ammo, heals, or guns from deathboxes

I only play for the battle pass rewards now and only sometimes enjoy playing mixtape and battle royale though I try not to play much of it anymore I’ve been forced to play more of it this season since half the weekly challenges are BR only

What an intro

I don’t play anymore because the game feels like it’s lost it’s heart and soul. Most, if not all, of the original devs have been replaced and it feels like they just don’t put any love into the game anymore. All they seem to care about now is easy money, yet they aren’t even great at achieving that goal because the content has become so stale and the game is plagued with so many issues, that their player base is slowly evaporating. It feels like I’m playing a game that’s being run by incompetence in all honesty… It was when they denied us winter express that I knew the game was never going to feel the same again, and that still holds true for me. Maybe if they had replaced it with something better (fat chance considering how fun that ltm was) it would have been okay, but the game modes they release now are extremely boring compared to the game modes they released in the past And don’t even get me started on the current state of the shop, that thing is a hot mess and the skins just reflect the utter lack of creativity that the current devs have Idk, maybe other people like the content more these days and I just have my preference, but for me personally, if I think the devs have poor taste then I won’t get much enjoyment out of the game they create, so there isn’t much point in trying to play it. I’ll go back every now and then and get my apex fix, the gameplay still feels more or less the same but I can only play the same thing so many times before it starts to get old and the utter lack of fulfilling extra content within the game just makes it so I have to search elsewhere for the sort of entertainment I’m looking for. On top of that, I actually used to be a straight up demon solo queuer because the game used to excite me. Now that I don’t have that excitement I don’t have the energy to shake the rust off and work on my skills again… I just don’t care anymore and would rather do something else. So after getting my bootius handed to me for a couple matches by the endless supply of sweats and cheaters the game now has, I just call it a day and turn it off. I honestly think that battle Royales in general are just starting to die and that the best thing apex could do to stay relevant is to find a new sector of the market to break into; create some new game mode or bring something back but with a twist, idk. I personally like the idea of an extremely large-scale control mode with WAY more players, WAY more points to capture, a much bigger map and whatever other little changes need/could be made to make it more enjoyable. I think that would be extremely fun but I also don’t really know the data on what most gamers would want so that’s just an example really. I’m not talking about some kind of ltm or arena game mode either, I’m talking about something BIG to rival the era of Battle Royales and maybe start a new trend for other companies to hop on as well. I think, considering how fun the gameplay is in Apex legends but how boring the content has become (a problem that runs all the way down to its roots as a BR title imo), the best thing it can do for itself, as well as the gaming world, is try to lead the gaming community into a new and exciting era of online, multiplayer shooters. THAT, is likely the only way we’ll ever feel that “honeymoon” period with apex again… if they don’t muck it up, of course

I 1000% agree with the competitive menu

I laughed at that dad joke. @tonyromero 😅😅

After 4-5 years, I think im just done with Apex overall. It was a good ride while it lasted, but the game feels "soulless" and unispired now. We've gone back to events where you have to gamble for items, we haven't had a (new) legend specific heirloom in OVER A YEAR, the meta feels extremely stale, and people take Apex way too seriously from a casual standpoint. I miss Apex when it was innovating and trying new things instead of milking us dry with nothing to show for it.

people want this game to fail sooooo bad still over 110,000 daily players during bad seasons skill issue is huge with this game and people shit on it because they cant play

Christmas events are my favourite

I enjoy how hard the game is its super competitive and that is the main purpose of the game

I used to play Apex exclusively since season 17. I still enjoy playing the game however, the game mechanics got tiring and I rotate between Apex, The Finals and BO6/WZ.

my biggest issue is WHY MUST IT ROTATE GAME MODES??? why can't we have multiple game mode without the need to switch every 15 fucking minutes. Just because it's a BR focused game doesn't mean that it doesn't need to prioritise the other game modes. Im struggling to understand the thought process and who the fuck agreed to such decision

So my completely honest opinion why I still play Apex, first of all, I'm a pretty late for this game, S16 was my first season,but before that I used to play Apex Mobile, and totally honest, Apex Mobile was my love on mobile games, it was what I love on a mobile rather than the old genre games on mobile, but after its shutdown I still wanted to play so I got a laptop and continue to play on steam for time being so that if some day it makes a comeback on mobile with Cross progression and play I would have a decent account stats and some good skins on legends already to play again, and one of my favourite reasons to play is the game core itself, having seperate ability and ult for every seperate character in a BR/Moba game is what I love TBH, that's why I'm also trying games like Deadlock and on mobile T3 Arena

I was a day one Apex Legends player I'm talking the day it released I got it played it and I won my first match and I was hooked on the game ever since but after rampart came out I just found myself not playing the game after that 🤷

There neeeds to be more diversity like solos duos quads. Not just ltms. Like all time regular modes. Also for ranked to because solo queing ranked is a struggle.

I still play the game just because I want to do better than I did yesterday and not to make the same mistakes of my previous matches

I enjoyed this game way more then any other first person shooter. I remember playing on that old shitty xbox one and even then it felt smooth. Still playing with my original teammates and still going strong.

Chappel Roan if she worked at EA/Respawn

Less 12 man squad in raked my friends and I are trying to to grind ranked but we’re getting smashed by 12 guys it’s so bad.

apex started to lose its luster after they removed arenas. Arenas was hands down my favorite gaming experience (felt just like when i used to do tournament paintball) and the only mode good for solo queue.

I only play rank after work for like two hours

That onesie skin was mine, i claim her nobody else can have her..

You forgot to mention the Xim cheaters..the xim and zen together cheaters are the biggest issue on console

Lets be honest, apex would ve peak god tier if they actually listened to players. They dont give a shit, so why should we?

yea yea the game is history have fun in nostalgia days

Greed killed this game for me

i still play and enjoy apex, mostly cause of the raw gun play and mechanics. the only real problem is the cheaters, everything else people complain about is the micros but you don’t have to buy it. just play the game lol idk maybe it’s just me

Using siege as an example, the tow step doesn't work. I come across 1-5 people per day on xbox who openly admit to zim or crones.

Remeber. Epic Games ended up giving the game out for free for a reason. 😂

I honestly just enjoy it because I play with friends

You don't have to wait for diamond to run into cheaters. I am on silver and they gotta go through silver and gold to get to diamond and master.

my game just stopped to work one day, then after EA failed to repair it, i stopped trying becose i didn't hade a reasone to. if they bring back ARENA mode to the game. i will try again.

Tbh apex wasn’t popular during season 1 or 2 those were some of the seasons with the lowest player base. I remember right before season 1 like pre season we waited for like 2 to 3 months for season 1 just to get a really poo battle pass and in general a boring season. That being said season 2 was better and season 3 was borderline next level especially compared to season 1.

Unpopular opinion~ i think it fell off towards the end of season 3 once crypto and the havoc came out~ yes bringing loba and rev in it fun again...sorta

Watching this as I just got smacked by some cheaters in ranked

I still play the game to grind the 4k and 20 bomb badges

For me was the audio lol 😂

Well i still play bec i enjoy the gun play nothing feels like it at all and the legends n lore. Sure mm sucks sometimes but i still love playing the game

have started to play again more recently, I have been on and off since the beginning and i enjoyed the straight shot mode but my only complain would be that a lot of the maps could be slightly smaller, very frequently im spawned far away from teams and spend half the match looking for teams to fight which doesnt make sense but when this is not the case i fight and if i survive the multiple teams I still have to look for teams for a long time again, so perhaps more teams or slightly smaller maps but not so small like arenas. As for ranked the matchmaking is bootycheeks so maybe revert it to old ranked like season 8 to some degree, theres enough videos about ranked so I will not elaborate and finally two more things, i wish for the movement on console to be smoother like on pc where even gibby feels fast and for actuall collabs with shows and all that rather than knock off skins

Thank god I stop playing this game

Don't get me wrong, maybe they could have added some better content. But at the end of the day, it's a 5 years old game. I don't know what people expect

Hmm that tony Romero guy pretty good😮

Warzone actually launched a year after Apex Legends

A competitive game should be played on a equal playing field. Mnk has so many advantages of movements that are made from tap strafing. Console players wont play in pc lobbies so if you are pc and friends are console it makes the game infuriating plus nerf your aim while octane is jumping in circles hitting all their shots hmmm wonder why people quit playing a game that has mechanics in it that arent across all platforms. Its not a esport who wants to play rigged games? No one

Man I love the Valorant experience

i suggest to all honest people that dont use cheats to back off from FPS games and watch after time how the devs will want to do something about cheaters . Just do something else with your time instead of dying to a cheater .