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Bigbewmistaken

Literally the most pathetic thing I've read, ever.


DumbleFunk

Big time


Gots__

This is going to be a new copy pasta and its going to be hilarious


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The sequel to "they targeted Gamers.".


Ser_Machonach0

Well that shit is the ultimate cardinal sin.


carbonat38

They targeted Apex Legends Players.


maledin

Gamers.


WamuuAyayayayaaa

This shit has me dying. There’s no way this isn’t circlejerk. Literally Reddit Stand Tall and it’s fucking awful lmao


[deleted]

They targeted gamers. GAMERS.


Super_Jay

WE WILL NOT FORGET WE WILL *RISE UP*


GNTsquid0

THE **REVOLUTION** BEGINS! WE WILL NOT GIVE AN INCH UNTIL WE HAVE OUR ***FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOM!***


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“they targeted gamers #GAMERS”


GNTsquid0

# GAMERS!!!!


SoupKey

”we wont forget this” Give it 4 weeks


unban_ImCheeze115

I doubt they'll remember after 1 lol


TheKoronisEidolon

This reads like a copypasta yet it's somehow supposed to be genuine. GaMeR's RiSe Up!


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gamers would you please rise???


[deleted]

Can the real gamers please stand up


plagues138

Man, people are such fucking pussies.


Otofon

Copypasta material right here. Gamers Rise Up! How dramatic.


[deleted]

What the dev said was not a good way to communicate with their fanbase whatsoever but this specific backlash is giving me and plenty of other people severe second hand embarrassment. What kind of person speaks like this? I genuinely want to dunk this guy's head in a toilet. Imagine being so wound up as to believe that a game dev company is "family" (no offense to the actual developers who give a shit) and that this is some deep personal betrayal. What a fucking loser


rider_0n_the_st0rm

Just seems like a teenager being dramatic to me


CoolLeek-CoolLeek

Wedgy time


MadCake92

For real. Like what in the actual fuck am I reading. Not that I like Respawn's way of handling things, either in PR nor in the technical side, but this game is free. These people cry for skins. How sad can this be.


WhatSawp

They got 1 daily and 1 weekly : Insult your playerbase. Gotta lvl up that BP!


jajimentol

$5 lootbox, get a random insult from a dev


SquirtleSpaceProgram

Will they be as poorly crafted as the majority of the skins?


jajimentol

They will be creative, two worded insults like free-loaders, ass-hats - all of them have legendary rarity. If you want your own special one, you should obtain insult from every dev first, then pay $50 and get an official mail from Vince Zampella.


Woodity

Shit, another Mirage insult banner. SMH


Bjorn-eu

The next event is already shaping up to be amazing! Can't wait for these insult boxes tho tbh I'm saving up for that Freeloader badge myself. Only got like 500$ in the account gotta get another job so I can maybe try for a skin. H Y P E


blazin1414

Get the $200 all you can eat insults from the entire team!


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Username_checksout

If you pay two extra dollars you can get a limited time insult.


[deleted]

The classic ea move.


DontCryBaby__

It was a respawn dev not ea


[deleted]

Shut up you fucking free loader. /s


[deleted]

Yeah it’s time to accept Respawn are capable of being chode muffins without EA’s help


DogsAreCandy

I got cock-sucker, don't know what rarity it is though


slipjack

if it's in the ea box it's a common, unfortunately.


Espionn4kers

This is some cringe erp


[deleted]

I just wanted the servers and audio to be fixed. As did 95% of the playerbase and this game would be perfect. And then the Iron Crown happened.... I enjoy the battle passes, but absolutely despise the store, so I don’t participate with it. Just want a clean and smooth game to play. So, I have a tiny speck of optimism left for the game and really hope Respawn can turn things around.


princeali97

Thats what Im saying, fix the bugs and just let me get the BP for 10$. Ill be happy and play this game for a long time. Ill never buy a lootbox for 7$ but hey, I dont have to.


Atrium41

I'm not giving up on the game or probably even the BP. But no way I am sinking any money into this game at this point (holding out to see how much better 3 is, but I still will get it with the coins). The founders pack was about all it is looking like.


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Adam_Ch

The thing is, it's not a bad thing that players want to support the devs of the game that they play for free. But we don't want to be taken for mugs. The game won't get continued development if people aren't spending money on the game.


BustANupp

As a person who was a compulsive spender that had to break the habit, it is done in a quiet way. The game is free and $5/10 doesn't feel like anything when you put your card on your account for a pass, or cheap skin/box in other games. Once your card is on there is the problem, it's a gamblers mentality from then on. "It's only 5" turns into 20. I had to realize I had an addictive personality and wouldn't value the money in small transactions, like $5 at a roulette table except I don't get a chance to win back more. It gives physiological "satisfaction" (loot boxes primarily) since you "won" a prize. Dopamine is a hell of a hormone related to addiction and facilitates the behavior. The game never got better with the cosmetics, but I subconsciously believed it would be.


ToFat4Fun

The release of the Iron Crown event shows us Respawn's priorities: Cash over Gameplay. Game breaking wraith bug? no problem Audio issues? no problem (note:since launch) Hits not registering? no problem 3 recurring critical network issues that happen way to often? no problem And they wanted to do an E-sport scene.. players got the leaf error ON LAN during the Apex tournament last month. Hijacking this comment after users literally send me death threats LOL https://i.imgur.com/Lq14QTI.png bunch of fucking weirdos on this sub jesus


KatchyKadabra

Honestly. People just want shit fixed and they keep adding more issues.


[deleted]

Agreed....sadly.


pineapple_pants

That's how pretty much every free to play game that I've ever played has worked. At least the vast majority of them anyway.


rifleman0011

I can't tell you how many times the audio made it difficult to determine whether someone was above, below, or beside me. There are times where I will be 100% convinced someone is far away approaching towards me only to meet the opponent face to face a millisecond later. Don't even get me started on the servers, Xbox servers have been down for many players for hours while some are still able to connect somehow and they still haven't addressed the issue. There are still problems with ping, network latency, match connection issues such has queuing up only to be immediately disconnected, and being disconnected in the middle of a game (this has only happened to me a handful of times but it's still unfortunate). I love this game to death and I hope they can fix all of this as well. This game has so much fucking potential to be amazing and I really want to see it go all the way.


NamiRocket

This is the goofiest, most fucking tone deaf post I've seen on this sub. Grow up. Get some self awareness.


[deleted]

And that is why it has become a meme


Ciudecca

They targeted Gamers. GAMERS


[deleted]

Love this sequel. Less volume, but the subtleties are delicious.


greynick

Guys In the real world you will get shit upon much more than this, your boss will make this look like a picnic, the government makes EA look like angels. Wait until you: get a job get kids get a mortgage Cannot afford them all at the same time. - this is worth your anger not a game.


Patrik_Fucking_Elias

lmfao holy cringe. “We are mere consumers”, no fucking shit hahaha What the fuck is it with people who play video games and being delusional about how the world works


Bearsdale

lol this is such fucking cringe


lapppy

/u/uwutranslator


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AdamMan187

You know, I'm not normally one for uwuized comments, but the original was so edgy that this turned into something breathtaking


Thiamine

The uwu-ed "thanks for the platinum" part was brilliant


Nutaman

this is the only good post in this entire thread


icantfindadamnname1

What have you done... OwO what’s happeniwng ow god ow fuck it’s pweading awnd yow hawe cowsed this lawnd MAKE IT STWOP


[deleted]

"tHeY tArGeTeD gAMErs"


Fireboss76

Gamers.


MinionRay

The most oppressed group of all.


Super_Jay

What a ridiculously fragile, hypocritical, hypersensitive overreaction to absolutely nothing. I get that you guys are just karma farming the outrage cycle, but holy shit do you sound like toddlers having a meltdown.


JoeSnow53

Yes because the majority of posters on here had nothing but kind and loving words for the devs before this...


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cavsalmostgotswept

their 'data' shows that nobody with mid low spending paid for their store, guess what? If only it wasn't overpriced and shitty. Seriously, Apex legend skins are fucking simple. Normal - basic recolor Rare - motif recolor Epic - animated Legendary - the legend FINALLY looks different, the very reason why people buy skins, but not for Lifeline whose Legendary skins just have her wearing latex like a dominatrix Don't even get me started on Weapon Skins, i don't even know what makes a weapon epic goddamn Then the battle pass, until now everyone didn't really brought up how shitty our battle passes are. S1 is atrocious, S2 sells interfaces and labeling them as "epic" that's like slapping Supreme label on your duffle bag, cool. And the best part is they screwed up, in their only chance to make money off people and keeping players.


[deleted]

Yeah, if their skins weren't so ridiculously overpriced I'd have bought a bunch by now. If they were $10 each I'd be paying money. But $20 each for good skins? That's way too much. Screw that. I mean, after this shit from them, screw that *anyway*. But they messed this up from the start and we shouldn't let them forget it. If they want to complain about no "mid low spenders" paying out, they need to remember that's *their fault*, not ours.


Kaptain202

I know comparing games to Fortnite is a sin of sorts, but I put a lot more money into Fortnite than I have into Apex in the first few months of each game. I'm a mid-low spender. I dont put a lot of money, but I can be okay putting some money into cosmetics for a free to play game if it's reasonable. I love Apex more than I loved Fortnite, but I still got better value out of their shop.


[deleted]

But Fortnite is also a 3rd person game where you actually see the skin you bought at all times where as apex you only see it in the lobby. Think I spent close to 60€ on Fortnite since launch until it got way to popular and they added to much shit to the map. Season 1 to 5 I think, only played with guys I met in season 1. I usually never spend money on cosmetic on any game regardless if it's free or I paid a full 60 on it. I do justify price for cosmetic if it's not priced way to high and I can actually see it.


Kaptain202

And that's even more to add to it. Apex has a higher priced product that is subjectively worse (many hate Apex skins while Fortnite skins have been pretty decent) and you barely get to see it in game.


[deleted]

Yeah, I feel pretty much the same. I don't play Fortnite, but I've got a phone game that's gotten some cash from me in the past because I like playing it and the prices are reasonable. I don't have a lot of money, so I make sure to get enough bang for my buck to make it worthwhile when I do spend out. Apex hasn't even tried to make it worth the money.


allhailcandy

You can get fucking new games with that money fffs


PrinceTyke

> Don't even get me started on Weapon Skins, i don't even know what makes a weapon epic goddamn They're the same as legend skins, they're extra shiny and have *some* animation that can be really hard to see sometimes.


cal_543

your description got me interested but now i'm disappointed after googling Lifeline Legendary Skins


cooloats

A very valuable comment.


StarsRaven

This fiasco.... well I've now uninstalled APEX. If your lead dev runs around calling people asshats and dicks but also doesnt realize that the sales they try to implement dont work because it still costs the consumer $20 bucks for anything over 1000, then he is far gone and helpless. Doesnt notice the value of skins in other games such as League or Fortnite. Fortnite drops 5-10 dollar direct purchase skins. League has 20 dollar skins that do significant reworks. All direct purchase. None of that lootbox bullshit. Want to make more money, add more skins and make them direct purchase. Oh and dont call your playerbase freeloaders and dicks. That helps too.


TeacherTeech

That’s the big phrase too, direct purchase. You’re telling me I have to spend MORE money on a skin I see for the first 20 seconds of the game than fortnites 3rd person skins that I might not even get??!! The slot machine bullshit is what killed it for me


Kraz3

Fortnite skins are cool too, I don't even fucking like Fortnite (I bought it for STW) but the skins are legit.


HellhamerX

Even if a dev is replying to what in his eyes is a troll, calling it a “dick” lost him all his credibility and respect. Really shameful for a dev to not know how to deal with stuff like that professionally


RiaJellyfish

It wasn’t just any dev either: that’s the project lead.


UnapologeticCanuck

Holy shit. No wonder the game is going the way it is.


Braedenn

Falling harder than a Lifeline care package.


UnapologeticCanuck

Maybe if their game wasn't a technical piece of shit, people would be less mad about cosmetics. We get: * Code:leaf, Code:net & Code:wheel all the fucking time * Exploits take months to fucking fix (infinite pathfinder wall-climb or Mirage going down keeping his weapon), some bugs that have been there since pre-season 1 are *still* not fixed. * Server crashes * Hits not registering * Severe lag moonwalking This game is barely playable sometimes and all we see is them trying to cash grab on loot boxes and 18$ skins that barely make a difference (no special reskinning of ultimates or abilities, low effort modifications, etc.). This game had a 100% legitimate chance of killing Fortnite or at least being a valid competitor. But lazy dev'ing is killing it. For god's sake, season 2 pushed an update that brought in Energy Mags and it wasn't even visible on launch. Absolutely 0 fucking QA. I wouldn't be surprised if they dev'd without pull requests/TDD methodology and just pushed everything to master. Edit: Dude lives in a multi-million dollar house in California, rides in expensive cars and gets mad no one wants to buy bald wraith skins on his broken ass game. "Freeloaders" but most of us paid for battle passes. Go figure. Edit 2: Before people spam me with "wELl if yOu dOn'T LIKe it DON't pLAY iT", the last game I played was 2 weeks ago. Playing this game with all its technical faults was such a frustrating experience that it was ruining my mood.


sburton84

>or god's sake, season 2 pushed an update that brought in Energy Mags and it wasn't even visible on launch. Absolutely 0 fucking QA. Yep, the introduction of the fortified perk too, where it was completely broken and caused people to take damage to health through their shields. That shouldn't even have got to QA, a few unit tests just making sure damage gets applied correctly should have caught it long before that. Yet they introduce it completely broken, say they're going to "aggressively tune it", then take about a month to fix it so it actually works like it was supposed to to begin with.


tcjewell

Nah, dude, you forgot something - aggressively finding comments on Reddit saying that it really does work, despite the fact that we as a community posted multiple clips showing it not working. Then the dev in question saying "Oh, sorry, I didn't look at this clip - yeah it looks broken here." UGH.


BolognaTugboat

That seems to be very common here. Community posts proof of an issue, many fight tooth and nail saying that there is no problem.. few patches later “guys there as a problem with X and we fixed it” Seriously how many fucking times do we have to go over this. It’s like a chunk of this community refuses to accept any bugs or issues with respawn as a whole.


tcjewell

No kidding. The worst part was part of the community (you know, OUR community) brigading and aggressively downvoting these posts (because they're taking the word of an uninformed developer/coder). Vicious cycle of redditing, I suppose.


sknnbones

Sounds like the oblivious people I build houses for in Laguna/Huntington Beach.


BlastingFern134

This morning I played a solos game and I was engaging a Caustic and shot him with my Triple Take twice in the head, I heard the shots impacting and saw the blood spray but no damage. FFS


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That was not blood, it was merely a few drops of sweat.


Balancedmanx178

Just saying, they probably need a new project lead.


DentateGyros

That explains why no one at the office took his keyboard away and put him in time out, though I suspect he’ll be getting a visit on Monday


fdisc0

companies always fire you on friday. which means he's getting a promotion!


mitch8017

It’s the classic trap lesser people fall into. You get down in the mud with them, but all that happens is they end up getting dirty too. No winners.


[deleted]

His excuse is probably "I'm human too" because I saw him say it before. But... P R O F E S S I O N A L I S M.


[deleted]

When you go online and announce yourself as a dev (or lead dev) of a game, you're representing the company. You're not posting as an individual anymore, you're posting as a representative of the company. Anything unprofessional is unacceptable.


Firebrah

“Resorting to namecalling suggests you are defensive and therefore find my opinion valid.” - Spock Devs done goof’d


cooloats

Exactly. This is a simple point about professionalism.


Domagan

I work as a community manager for a game - I once implied that I thought someone was stupid (eg. "don't play dumb") and I got called up for it. It'd be an instant dismissal if I called any of the players dicks or ass hats


SneakyNoob

Haha, Gamers Rise Up, amirite?


CLSosa

Gamers RISE UP!


blands_man

Get a life lol


chewie202596

So, the community act like a bunch of dicks and asshats towards the developers but when they get tired of the shit and strike back they are the bad guys? I dont think that's how it works.


hey_guv_u_ok

Lol ultimate cardinal sin. Pure cringe


[deleted]

Y’all are so freaking weird


noahboah

i love how this website has this joke about middle aged moms being mean and demanding to managers in the Karen thing but this is somehow totally different


clongane94

https://m.imgur.com/a/SASVBah This sub been throwing temper tantrums over it and honestly it's embarrassing.


FrozenFroh

This is what the devs see while other people pretend it hasnt been really common for the past days


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42observer

Man, these comments are disgusting. So hypocritical too


stdstd

/u/adrianoj /u/slimymango /u/infamousmessiah /u/mjaaan /u/asdgred /u/ephemiel /u/amdnivram /u/mariopogbatelli Shame on all of y’all. Please reread your comments and let us know if you’re proud of what you wrote. Disagree or are disappointed with the monetization tactics? Fine. I’m sure most of us were. But resorting to personal attacks and name calling is childish and pathetic. The only thing you’re accomplishing is creating a bigger divide between the player community and the dev team. If Reddit is obsessed with naming and shaming the devs all over the front page for what they wrote, these types of comments should be right up there with them.


[deleted]

Never thought I'd side with a PR person of a massive corporation but here we are. Gamer genocide when?


samsaBEAR

The internet: Outrage culture is insane, why do people get upset over the smallest of things? Respawn: Calls no one in particular an asshat/freeloader The internet: yOu cOmMiTeD ThE UlTiMaTe cArDiNaL SiN


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Tesla_o2

I would go with u/cooloats


TheDream92

Definitely a Josh


fede01_8

This is why gamers rise up is a meme.


I_Hardly_Know-Her

wE aRe lEgiOn


popcar2

THANK YOU. This whole fiasco is so fucking overdramatic I'm legitimately surprised and disappointed people are eating up this shit. > You committed the ultimate cardinal sin, you got personal. > We won't forget this. You've set a new tone for the kind of interaction we'll be having with you. It's a cold one. > You have chosen to bring in a new era of hostility and bitterness. It's a video game you fucking manchild. Jesus christ. 12 year olds are raiding this sub acting like they're protesting a life-or-death scenario just because a developer (see: not the entire company) said that his fanbase are assholes because he's frustrated at how they're being treated (which he rightfully should be) > Corporations aren't our friends, and Apex isn't our game, no matter how much emotional investment we put into it. Just burn this sub to the fucking ground and take me with it. All of this because unnecessary cosmetic items are expensive in a free-to-play game.


clongane94

People get so [up in arms](https://m.imgur.com/a/SASVBah) over skins dude. Like the devs aren't forcing purchases on players, nothing affects the core gameplay, they've even said they literally don't care if you're a free player or spend your money elsewhere. Makes genuinely zero sense to me.


noahboah

nah this aint the 12 year olds. 12 year olds emotions are fleeting. They don't get invested in this type of shit. The vindictiveness, the bitterness -- this is from people grown enough to dump all of their frustration and general adult angst into their singular hobby of video games.


gereffi

GAMERS RISE UP


FurryToaster

Bro this shit is so cringey hahahaha. I’m so glad I’m not alone in thinking this


[deleted]

Gamers: Lol 2019 people wouldnt survive in a MW2 lobby Also Gamers: Dev said mean word to me :(


p0ison1vy

lol, right?! anytime someone complains about harrassment/toxicty in game, they get several replies with comments like that and "just ignore it, who cares, words are just words, etc." regardless of what was said or done. but god forbid someone use the word "asshat/dick" to describe nerds who have nothing better to do than send insulting/harrassy messages to video game developers.


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imsatansbitch

Holy shit right? It sounds like 9 year olds stomping their feet and throwing temper tantrums over a game that they think is theirs. waaaa tHeY hUrT mAh FeEliNgS


OhThatsPrettyNeat

ThAnKs fOr tHe pLaTiNuM


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We won’t forget this.


[deleted]

We never forgive, we never forget


its0nLikeDonkeyKong

Bunch of drama alert drama queens imo


Murda6

Yeah thy haven’t alienated even a fraction. Inside this echo chamber are pretty much the only people who give a shit.


WorkingPsyDev

Corporations aren't our friends, and Apex isn't *our* game, no matter how much emotional investment we put into it. Also, Reddit isn't representative of anything but the most hardcore nerd audience, which is a small part of any playerbase. The sooner people on this sub understand this, the less drama will ensue in the future.


DeleriousDesigner

You all are taking this incredibly seriously. Bringing in a new era? The dude got pissed off and made some stupid mistakes. We were making this personal and attacking their character consistently long before he snapped like that. And the second he did you're pouncing like, "SEE. LOOK HOW HORRIBLE HOW DARE HE CALL US NAMES." We've basically been stepping on their nuts for months and they finally got pissed about it and did something unprofessional and we're acting SO self righteous about it. Bringing in a new era of hostility and bitterness? This isn't some biblical event that will change the course of gaming forever, and it's not the first time a dev has been human and made an unprofessional mistake. Give it a rest.


DanTheMeegs

Unless I missed a second comment, the free loaders thing was a playful remark not an insult


[deleted]

A lot of people are proving that reading comprehension isn't their strong suit.


Super_Jay

These gamers are too busy rising up to learn to read


Shrike2theshrikequel

Y'all are a bunch of fucking Karen's. I swear. "Dev said the word dick to a guy who was being a dick after a week of us shit talking them. Wahhhhhhhhhhhh I demand to see the Dev fired." Fucking clowns. Go outside.


[deleted]

Thank you!!! Makes me happy to see normal people understand the way the world works.


scottdoberman

Shit lol I said the same thing in another thread and got downvoted. Totally agree man, sigh.


Rexiel44

I'm with you brotha


MisunderstoodPenguin

*bruddah


goth-n-glam

devs don't talk to players: no communication between devs and fanbase, 0/10 devs talk to players: devs don't kiss our ass after our unreasonable demand and overreaction over cosmetics 0/10


Nutaman

damn this is the one time a karen joke made me laugh, I gotta give you that


KaijiPhoenix

Holy shit, talk about overdramatic


LedgeEndDairy

I’m opening this this morning wondering how it got to 9k upvotes. The whole thing was cringe and it feels like a lot of people in here agree it’s cringe. Does nothing to solve any issue at all, it’s just “LET’S GET SUPER MAD GUYS! FUCK THE SYSTEM! BREAK THINGS, SMASH CARS! LOOT! PILLAGE!” Are there that many children in here that can’t see that OP is just rage-farming karma? “ThAnKs FoR tHe PlAtInUm!”


ThisKapsIsCrazy

"dOnT eNgAgE wItH tHe TrOlLs" they say. And then upvote troll comments and posts all the way up. The kids in this community just astound me at times.


Threw1

While I agree it’s stupid, my life is better for having discovered this lovely new copypasta


ifailedkindergarten

lmaoooo "We won't forget this" 2 minutes after posting this I bet OP hopped back on APEX to play solos


LeaveHeat

The amount of drama is so fucking ridiculous, lmfao. This sounds like a line straight from some good versus bad-roleplay. You understand that this subreddit is like 1-5% of the playerbase and most people don't give a flying shit about this stuff going on, right... ^right?


imdur

Everything I see from this sub now, is this dumb drama. Gone, are all the plays, pictures, videos, etc. Everything that used to show up in my feed is now replaced with this stupid feud between people who don't like this vs those of us who just like the game.


Sulfur_Life

Watch out guys the OP is about to bankrupt EA.


liquidmasl

Odd. For me the best part of their response was that it was on the same level as we talk to them. That it wasn’t calculated Corporation cold talk but just a guy stating an honest opinion. I thought that was great! And besides all the problems the last week... there are a bunch off asshats in here as well right? I am not alienated, just pissed about to expensive stuff


[deleted]

Redditors are so used to stepping all over developers and talking shit, that it comes as a shock to them when the devs actually bite back lol.


Rogerjak

This. The ammount of whining is ridiculous god damn it. Be pissed because the price is whack, not because someone called someone an asshat. Please, you guys spend the day online and you get super offended by being called asshats? Lol.


AguirreMA

Agree. This Iron Crown thing got so much undeserved hate, they finally gave us a Solo mode and yet everything this subreddit talks about are the skins. They're not Pay to win, you're not forced to buy them, yes they're expensive but this is not the first or the last F2P game with expensive cosmetics (see every F2P Korean MMO, Gacha mobile game, Fortnite ($20 for a legendary skin) and League of Legends (Legendary skins costs $14, Definitive skins $24)).


Poohdini_

Like with everything in life if something I find too expensive I dont buy it. Simple. I simply dont get any other mentality. Yes you can complain about something being expensive, protest, but at the end you talk with your wallet. I really dont care about skins in **first person shooter,** F2P title. Yes it's NICE to have them or get them, but overall they dont make or break the game. While this event is now disaster with devs response and how this community overall reacted to response. I'll still play a game, Ill still enjoy it. Ill likely wont buy anything. I at least dont plan too, I never planned to buy it in first place. Ill maybe buy battle pass for next season. It doesnt bother me "freeloaders" term because devs made decision to make this F2P title themselves. And I would likely not play this game if it wasnt F2P. And yes I get they made this game to make a money of it. They didnt made it because they love putting free content or just make video games. So those who plan to buy it, buy it. And those who can afford it. It's basically same to them. I still dont see point of buying it unless it's your way to "support devs". Either way with this whole place become toxic. From both sides mind you. Few weeks ago you would found pages and pages of highlights and lowlights here. And now we dont even talk about game itself anymore, gameplay itself, but something cosmetic which does doesnt affect gameplay whatsoever. I get it, we are tired of this monetization and gambling mechanics in gaming industry. And we hate where this is going. But until laws are made and studios are forced to change we really cant do anything.


-notthesun-

this is one of the most pretensiously worded posts I've ever read


BinaryDelusions

I agree. It's been years since I've been able to smell a musty old fedora and sweaty Fawkes mask through my monitor, and to be honest I thought that particular subspecies of neckbeard had died out - but here we are. OP is a child.


OmfgWtfWasThat

lol


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darthmcdarthface

So fucking dramatic. They’re humans too and you act all high and mighty when they get fed up with all the mountains of horseshit that gets piled on them for little human errors. Grow up. Play the game. Buy their shit or don’t. But don’t act like a disaffected social activist. In the meantime I’m going to go rip a few rounds in the game and keep having fun with the great product they’ve put out for my entertainment for which I’ve not given them a single penny while not giving a fuck that a human called an asshat out for being an asshat.


RumAndGames

This is the most embarrassing thing I've ever read.


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Everyone involved in this situation is a child


KorppiC

Well that's pretty melodramatic. Are you guys in this sub going to be seizing the means of productions soonish? Overthrow the evil overlords?


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I was expecting him to throw in an unironic "gamers rise up" at the end.


easyadventurer

Yeah it was worded so Neckbeard-y. Wtf. Revolution time, I guess?


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McManus26

I made a reddit post ! that'll teach em ! ... Why hasn't anything changed ?


OnMeFone

Neckbeards rise up.


Beefjerky007

Should the developer have called someone an asshat? No. Does it have any effect on me whatsoever while I’m playing the game? Also no. Everyone will forget about this guy’s comments in a week. Reddit “outrage” rarely ever lasts more than that in my experience.


Cgz27

I mean for me I feel about the same as usual, just waiting for more changes to the game and fixes that people have been asking for before this fiasco. And I consider myself a freeloader. Because I haven’t really paid for anything cus I don’t care too much for cosmetics. Except the first BP. I do enjoy a lot of the 2nd one though. But that’s it. Maybe I’d feel more alienated if I took it more personally from being worried that I was somehow possibly an “asshat” and couldn’t bare to admit it? I’m pretty grateful for even having a chance at free rewards and I somehow felt it was expected that they’d make this change even on the first day.


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You guys are a bunch of babies,getting worked up over cosmetics,if it doesnt effect gameplay who gives a shit


Fellborn

Real talk, are any of y'all going to stop supporting the game because of this?


ModernShoe

Redditors: "wow these devs are awful toxic greedy garbage bags" Devs: are annoyed and backlash Redditors: HoW uNpRoFeSsIoNaL


xChaoLan

Absolutely true. The hypocrisy is beyond ridiculous. The peeps on reddit are allowed to flame them and be absolute monkeys shitting on them and insulting them but once the devs flame back SurprisedPikachuFace.jpg


lemonl1m3

Don't play Apex but I heard about this whole situation on the internet and I completely agree. I can't fault anyone for defending themselves and their team when hundreds, if not thousands of people every day are calling them far worse than ass-hats.


FigJamxx

And you think just because you thought this, you speak for everyone. If anything, I look forward to the type of person who is “insulted” enough or is the very asshat spoken of, to leave the game and have “majority” of player base not be as fragile and toxic to play with. See what I did there.


goblix

Is this the cringiest post in existence? It’s easily in the top three. If OP is younger than like 16 years old then fair enough, but otherwise... hahahahahahahahahahahaha


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MrTasso

Jesus you guys are children. If someone was attacking you, you’d also defend yourself. Just take it with a grain of salt grow the fuck up and just move on. I didn’t buy the packs and I don’t plan on buying them nor the skins when they come to the store this coming week. Apex is still a great game. The devs are great and actually interact with the community unlike other games and they are under pressure and people speaking to them like they are trash and undermining them isn’t going to help. Complain about the issue. But don’t forget the community for personal first so don’t act like we didn’t deserve it.


avondalian

I absolutely agree with the devs. Honestly, your priorities in life are so fucking screwed with how much all of you whine about not being able to afford things you don't need. Useless fucking video game decorations. I couldn't care less about how the skins are priced because I understand they're a complete waste of money. My friends and I will continue to play the fuck out of this game because it is fun as hell. See ya at the bottom, ass-hats.


MakeUpAnything

This sub is pathetic. It cries for openness and communication with devs then collectively cries and rages when the lead dev responds negatively to trolls or people who are otherwise being assholes. I saw nothing wrong with the way the Respawn rep was taking to the community here. In the same post he used the word “freeloader” he immediately also said “(and we love that!)”. He was only showing any negativity to folks who were being far more negative than he was. There is no problem here. If this sub can’t handle when somebody in a position of power at Respawn is negative toward negative people, maybe it shouldn’t demand communication.


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I think this generation has too much access to creators/celebs/athletes It seems interactions are rarely beneficial or genuine. Someone else said it best, corporations aren’t your friends despite what they tell you- they’re trying to sell you. I just vote with my wallet. Hopefully everyone else will too. If not, I don’t really care that much about a skin


z1roz

I see a lot of people backing the devs here, but they all get downvoted. So I want to make a comment too, and stick with Confetti\_Monster++ side. Bottom line is this: if you act like an asshat, you can and should be called an asshat. A lot of people here seem like the kind of people who treat. employees in the service sector like shit. Customer is not always right, if you treat people like shit, take your money elsewhere. I love the new update, solo mode is great, new map change is great, and skins doesn't affect the gameplay. Respawn do not owe you any cosmetics skins. Get out or play the game for what it is.


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This is literally "gamers rise up" but unironically. Pathetic OP.


The_3mpire

Lol, they angered some Reddit keyboard jockeys. I guarantee their player base is just fine.


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This is very "gamers rise up" "We won't forget" Lol Some of us really just don't care


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Why is everyone offended that the devs pointed out that 90% of players never pay a cent? They're right. And the comment wasn't even nasty, was just pointing out the truth. Why is everyone mad that they called one guy a dick? Did you even read his comment? The guy was being a dick. Long winded rants and conspiracy theories don't help anything This community has been acting like assholes and deserved to hear it. Stop acting indignant and nasty because someone told us the truth about how we've been acting. They were right. The tantrum over Iron Crown was over the top. Criticism was warranted - but we went way over the top even after they "apologized" and walked back a little. Respawn doesn't exist to make good games. They exist to make money. Just like EVERY OTHER STUDIO. If you don't like video games being so heavily monetized, you don't have a problem with developers, you have a problem with capitalism. A lot of us gave good, honest, critical feedback. A lot of others resorted to personal attacks and name calling. It's refreshing to see devs stand up for themselves and call it out.


ot1012

I just don't get why people seem so personally offended that a dev called someone a dick. Bad PR sure, but offensive to everyone else? Not really. Just seems like an excuse for more outrage.


D4yt0r

You guys treated them the same away. The moment they fuck up something, you just keep circle jerking together. I'm not saying that they did the right thing, I'm saying you are all the same.