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And why exactly is there only one mode, yet you're adding 20$ P2020 skins to the store?
I mean I haven't bought a pack, and didn't buy the battle pass because of the severe lack of content, I don't think you realize how badly I WANTED to buy it and support the game...
Before realizing even it's own developers don't support it, and won't add a solo queue while maintaining the integrity of the original mode intact, hell, they won't even try adding solos, to keep people who don't play all day or who arent children occupied while their sweaty friends arent online....
Can't wait until Respawn realizes how fighting entire teams of 3 for an entire match, or just getting wrecked by the 1st squad you see, because you were paired with a 4 year old that shouldn't be playing the game, can be a little irritating while not being fun, like at all...
That's not even mentioning that 50% of the matches only start with 1 or 2 people due to disconnects... Or the fact that I didn't lag the 1st month, now lag every night at seemingly the same time....Seriously, when will your game be playable again, let alone fun?
It had so much potential... And you're not even mentioning that there will be a solo mode in the future, do you think the moronic sheep/gatekeepers in this sub will do enough to support your game in the long run if you Don't add some form of solo? Because they're the only ones who will be playing the game in a year when everyone realizes RANDOMS ARE LITERALLY POINTLESS in a game where you might have to fight upwards of 3 people at a time should your teammate(s) go down...
Just an announcement. "No, we want to let the game die in peace" Or "Yes, we will continue to develop the game in hopes that the stagnation it's been enduring ends, we realize one mode isn't feasible for a BR with this much potential, and will implement a solo mode".. dude, anything..... you can comment on wraith cosplay and other meaningless bs, but the devs can't simple tell their fans whether or not their game will EVER receive a solo queue?
To answer your first question; because the artists that make the skins, and the operations folks who update the store don't implement gameplay, nor are they in charge of game direction.
As for everything else, there's far too much there to answer individually, and a lot of it I'm not at liberty to answer. There best answer I can give you is: We will continue to support and improve the game to the best of our ability.
Unfortunately, there are far more things for us to spend our development time on than there is time, so we have to prioritize. In the end, that's going to leave someone unhappy because what they feel is important isn't prioritized as highly as they think it should be. That's just reality, and we can't make everyone happy.
As to why I don't give specific answers about unannounced or requested features (like alternate modes); far too often it's unwise to do so. Just mentioning this kind of stuff gets taken as a promise. The timeline starts the moment it's mentioned... and everyone has a different expectation of what's a reasonable timeline... and many people heavily underestimate what is required.
I'll give you my somewhat cynical take on how this stuff tends to go. If I were to say "Yes, feature X will come to the game someday.", (aside from instantly becoming a promise, which we are now obligated to add) it would likely get picked up by blogs and gaming news sites, posted as "Respawn says X is coming to Apex", and depending on how those articles are written, they're going to set expectations incorrectly for a lot of people. Eventually, people would talk about how Respawn "announced X ages ago", saying that it's taking too long, or speculating about why it has been delayed. A lot of this can be helped by careful wordsmithing, but even that can be taken out of context, or misquoted like a bad game of telephone, leading to the same issues. So I leave that to those whose job it is, and post what I can, when I can, in my free time (hello Sunday afternoon).
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