ChopperByrne wrote:

Grinding to unlock characters is what annoyed me, especially with how few characters there were to begin with.

I actually thought they did a decent job with the character unlock costs. Doable in normal play sessions and not too pricey for people that wanted to access them straight away (or just support the game).

There really should have been a few more characters to choose from at launch though. I know balance is always gonna be an issue when abilities are involved, but they've shown they've got a real good feel for it. So far.

Season 2 trailers are go! After a couple of weeks off I'm really looking forward to getting back to this on Tuesday.  The Fortnite style evolving map and story complete with a limited time map event look very cool, and skydiving emotes are the perfect useless cosmetic addition that I can't wait to get hold of. 

I never see anyone playing it on PS4 either.  

If anyone was thinking about getting back into it, now's a pretty good time.  S2's seen a whole lotta weapon buffs to the point that the P2020 and Mozambique are actually useable and the Alternator might be the best regular gun in the game, so now you're always gonna have the ability to win a fight on landing, irrespective of what weapon you get.  The new L-Star is stupidly OP and I can see it getting a considerable nerf at some point, but in the meantime make the most of it.  It's a genuine game winner. 

The storm changes have had a massive effect on the game as well.  You can't ignore the storm, carry on looting, get in a fight or three, and still get out.  The storm will kill you.  At every stage.  This all means the mid-game feels busier as everyone's moving to stay ahead of the storm, which is a fine thing. 

As for the legends, Mirage had a buff to his invisibility and he's now a deviously sneaky flanking fucker, and Watson brings a whole new dynamic to fights for the more defensive minded players.  

Then there's the map changes.  Respawn have gone the Fortnite evolving map route rather than just adding a new map, and they've done a decent job of it.  We've got Leviathans stomping around the place, destroyed structures, plenty of new buildings, and even entirely new PoI's. 

I gotta say the new Battle Pass and challenges don't do anything for me, but I've no doubt they'll add a bit of spice for many.  

Overall it's still the best BR out there, and it just got a little better.

Cool. A friend of mine is still pretty addicted on PS4 so I should get back to it.

Back on this morning and fuck people are getting really good at it

Can anyone recommend a lesser-known drop spot with decent loot?

It seems like everywhere I land I have to fight within 10 seconds.

You don't really find decent loot in any of the out of the way places. At least not enough to kit a 3 stack and I find that you then run into the problem of having to run to the circle with poor loadouts.

My general plan is land and get enough together to be about 40-50% of the way to a decent kit and then start hunting for chumps to slap up for the rest.

Having said that, usually well over half the squads drop before you're halfway over the island so if you're annoyed at hot drops, just wait it out a little and pick somewhere on the second half of the island.  Thunderdome and Skull Town are also my go-to-spots, especially for warm-ups.

I've stopped playing. Trying to play ranked with randoms is infuriating.

Made some Advanced Controls changes and my aim in this is way better now. I still suck but at least I’m not spraying and praying as much as I used to.

Having a regular squad to play with has made this one of my most played games in ages.

I don't post in this thread but I usually play 3-4 matches a day on Xbox. Really interested in solos, think it's going to turn the drop zone scramble into absolute fucking chaos.

13th to 27th August.  Honestly, I can't see it being a patch on the regular game (designed specifically for team play with a shit-load of synergy potential), even if you're queuing with randoms.

But hey, if people want it then s'all good.

Watching some pretty big name Twitch streamers coming back to Apex for solo's after months away and getting absolutely destroyed.  Kinda funny, if entirely predictable.

Simply selling loot boxes in your game is a shit move (plenty of other FtP's do just fine from direct purchases), but a 700% increase in price for event specific loot boxes is next level scumbaggery.

Say you want that cool new Gibby skin, if it doesn't drop 'til the last box that's a cost of $160 (or more, that's the discounted price for bulk purchases).

I kinda feel dirty playing this now.

You misspelled fortnite

Titanfall 2 is the best though. Obviously.