Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA Games, worried Apex players. Shortly after, the game was stuffed with even more manipulative microtransactions.
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00:00 Andrew Wilson’s Problem
01:05 Years Of Decline
03:38 EA’s Earnings Call
05:28 Apex ‘2.0’
06:25 Cringe so extreme I made a chapter to highlight it
06:41 Apex’s Direction
07:09 A Torrent of New Monetisation
11:56 What Actually Matters
Gacha games are “fine” in that everybody playing them knows what they’re signing up for.
Gacha-ifying a non-gacha game (or game series) is unacceptable because people don’t know what they’re signing up for.
From the company that brought us surprise mechanics expect no less.
"monetization squeeze", very well said. its not a scheme anymore, even though scheming already has a negative connotation. its an absolute squeeze. Android Wilson is truly an alien mastermind of manipulating the human race into giving him all their lifeforce as currency.
i miss apex man, i really wish EA never got their hands on respawn so they could have just made a beautiful game instead of the cash grab garbage it is now
Companies love to copy each other. Why is it so hard to copy Valve, just do Apex 2.0 replace the old like CSGO/CS2 did.
You gonna hit a dip but with no other choices people are gonna come back.
Unless your primary objective is availability across platforms, so you prefer to have an old but lighter engine to make the game more accessible and maintain player base
This shit really needs to be illegal.
nbd i cant play on steam deck so i wont be playing it anyway. see ya EA
Also in the news: The Satan equivalent of a gaming company worth only 47 billion dollars is furious that they aren't getting any more money.
Grow fan base to bring in more money ❌
Charge existing fans even more money ✅
luckely i absolutely don't care about skins. played Apex Legends a little, for all i care they can bury this game along with those packs
Imagine saying, "I know! Let's call it Premium Plus! It's not just pree-mee-um. it's even more!"
How many menus does this game have? Holy shit.
Being FORCED to tell people "oh, you have a twentieth of a percent chance to get what you want" is hilarious.
It's how most live service games end up eventually. I'm playing Multiversus and am already seeing how the game has made it harder to get characters in the attempt to push you to buy them.
And the current season has two "shorter" battle passes, we'll see how that works out.
I've played Apex since launch, it's been fun but all good things has to come to an end at some point it seems.
Apex isn't making enough money so lets ruin it and make no money instead
Why am I looking at an excel spreadsheet instead of a store page? They even have links to other sheets. I'm so glad I'm randomly banned for playing on steam. (No account reports and I haven't touched the game for 3+ years, just logged in randomly and i was banned)
How do they thing more paid cosmetics will make them more money if people aren’t playing the game? Just make good content and people will come back.
0:12 Doubt. They turned this game into Store: Apex Legends Edition
"Systemic change" always mean two things, in close succession: massive layoffs and quadrupling down on mtx
I hate monetization in our games. I’m absolutely exhausted with every game that I play demands your time. It takes the immersion away and the fun way.
Jesus Christ loves you
Wow, I never played apex legends, and now I am even happier I have never and will never get into it.
The gaming ecosystem is so gross.
"Converging into the form of a crab" is a niche reference I think.😂
I will stay forever if they keep kings canyon classic
They cut QA teams? Wait… they did QA? ha someone should QA the CEOs & Investors
To apologize without immediate action is absolutely disgusting 🫣
How embarrassing can a PR team get.
"We are sorry we know how we went wrong we will do better "
That crap only means something if its in tandem with corrections.
A token gesture isn't gonna cut it either.
You drop some cool stuff for free.
You remove yourselves from these systems.
This is why my rig still has a 1070.
Its been off since 2022..
I loved apex but I just hope on and feel way to overwhelmed now like there’s nothing to grind for anymore after all these years they didn’t think to add a rank for top 10 players in the world and a rank with the number one player in the world like that would be cool
genshin impact has a better pull rate….than apex
what a time to be alive
It's sad that you can create a piece of entertainment that's enjoyed by over 200,000 people every minute of the day, and still be told what you need to do to improve it.
The AAA games industry is pretty ruined at this point in time, and I think it's going to have to ultimately collapse before it can get better again.
I treat apex the same way i treat overwatch, dropped it a year ago, played since first season
I miss OverWatch 1 loot boxes
Respawn went from one Diddy to another ❤👏👏👏 claps intended iykyk
Adress EA FC ridiculous p2w modell. Check how much real money pro players have to spend, just to pair with their competition. Its four digits🫣. Also casuals spending coins worth a new console just to open packs..
Adress EA FC ridiculous p2w modell. Check how much real money pro players have to spend, just to pair with their competition. Its four digits🫣. Also casuals spending coins worth a new console just to open packs..
better games? nope. aggressive monetization strategies.
I tried Apex Legends once. The tutorial was insultingly simple, but then, I was encouraged to go into a match. It was apparently my responsibility to choose a drop location with no experience or knowledge of its importance, and I landed in the middle of nowhere with no one around. I ran about for a bit, couldn't find anyone, and just quit and uninstalled. I preferred Anthem.
PvP is a great gaming system in theory. In practice it's unachievable in a world where so much money can be made selling cheats to players who just want to win at any cost. A game that has a million downloads plus is a hacker's dream, get used to it, the AAA gaming industry can't stop it, the hackers have won.
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It is kindof insane that we're in this situation. Imagine if movies did this. "You've watched lord of the rings, but now you can watch lord of the rings and for 5 bucks Gandalf has a sparkle at the point of his hat!"
0:41 can't feel worried if you don't play the game anymore 😂😂😂
Get rid of stacking. Allow new, solo, and casual players to have fun. Stacking is only fun for those 9 people per match.