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14 Oct

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Thesassysam6626

Im curious as to if you’d be willing to compare your monetization model to destiny?

Destiny is a game that is also owned by a big publisher, also free to play, and also has In game currency.

But even the most expensive in game cosmetic items that you can buy are $15 at most; and accompanied by the fact that you won’t have to spend more than the equivalent amount of money $1 = 100 silver to unlock it.

This is accompanied by the fact that nothing that’s paid for in real money is RNG. You want it? You buy it. No run around in the monetization.

As compared to let’s say collection events, where the asking price of an heirloom is 160$

That’s two new release AAA games right there.

Whereas destiny has expansions for 30-40$ maybe twice a year that add TONS of in game items for free, hours and hours of gameplay, new activities, and so on and so forth.

Maybe you don’t have control over the marketing department, but are we going t...

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There's a lot to unpack honestly but I'll say that different genres have different expectations and monetization teams on every game are trying to strike a balance between making the business a healthy profit and not making items unattainable for non-spenders or low-spenders. It's not really my discipline tho so I can't speak as a real owner of these decisions could.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by AndroidAaron

Hi Ryan,

I’ve seen this question asked several times but don’t recall a definitive answer on it. Where does crossprogresssion fall on the roadmap for Apex? I’d love to be able to take my skins from Xbox to my PC account, but I had to start all over on PC with no skins and no progress.

Thanks!

2022

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by JL932055

How are you doing this fine morning, my good sir?

Sorry for the hate you've been getting- nobody deserves that kind of hate!

Love you. Thanks for the bit of kindness.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by WNlover

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

I've been trying to find that out but this goddamn owl keeps swooping down and eating mine

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Djbboy

Thank you for the comms, in any sense of what that means in this day and age. I respect the fact you make yourself available for these kinda discussions.

Side note/question, was curious to know if the cross progression side of things is making good strides at all. Dont need a date or timeframe, just curious to know if its still on the list of upcoming updates :)

Yep progress is ongoing. Last AMA we said it's coming in "2022" and we still believe that's right.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by biglew112

Just curious, do you regret the joke you made on the day of the facebook server crashes?

I know this job is very tricky and a good portion of the vocal playerbase can be quite toxic. Personally I felt that comment was a complete kick in the teeth. I spent 2 hours yesterday trying to play this game and i probably had a total of 30 minutes game time. I had a full pre-made squad and the majority of the games we would fail to load in, slowmo, only 2/3 would go into the game. I love playing Apex but honestly it's so hard sometimes to enjoy this game. I get that issues arise and you need to fix them, that's fine. but the joke you made I think was completely uncalled for. As a Director of comms i think it was just bad form. I think respawn deserves a lot of criticism but dealing with the toxicity isn't something anyone should ever endure so I understand lashing out every now and then.

I don't regret it because a lot of people saw it for what it was and got a kick out of it. And frankly, I'm not in video games to be a boring corporate suit.

But it does bother me that it felt like a kick in the teeth to you. I don't want you or anyone else to feel that. Wasn't intended that way at all and I want you to know you CAN choose to read it the other way, which is a lighthearted way of dealing with some of the same pain you've felt. We feel it too. I can't make you change your interpretation, that's up to you.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Zephyoo

Bit of a tough question but how many times has some weird legal stuff stopped yall from being more clear about some problem or issue?

Usually legal restrictions aren't the problem for like product features, which is why we occasionally pop in on things like cross-progression and provide an update. Things like hacking, cheating, personnel changes, and anything financial can be much tougher though. Obviously I can't give any specific examples (lol) but you can imagine some.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by ApexFrog1337

The director of communications just wished self harm on a Reddit commenter, and doubled down that it wasn’t a joke.

Oh lord.

Man, that ain't it, can we PLEASE have some fun in here just once

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by LawlMartz

You should tell the monetization team to kick rocks too.

Nah they're really nice people, I don't want their toes to get stubbed.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by StarfighterProx

Man, we appreciate the attempt at some communication after so long but this sort of thing ain't gonna cut it. We know game dev is difficult/complex but we also know Respawn makes a shitload of money and should be able to devote resources to figuring out the hard problems in the game.

You guys are always "working on it" and "looking into it" but at the end of the day all we see is lots more scummy monetization and few remedies for core issues.

Oh, and disable the f**king animated banners until they don't cause freezes.

You guys are always "working on it" and "looking into it" but at the end of the day all we see is lots more scummy monetization and few remedies for core issues.

Oh, you're saying you want action more than words? Geez. I didn't know this about players. Maybe I should make a Twitter thread about this very conundrum. (In case the joking tone isn't clear—I hear ya man)

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Livid_Program_379

He's not wrong though. You lacked the professionalism (just like the go kick rocks comment, even if joking) i would expect when working for a company with long established reputation like Respawns, it's pretty piss poor to be frank.

The facebook comment wasn't going to sit well with most people after the game had been literally unplayable for several weeks with basically silence from you and still not working after their most recent ''fix'', even as i type this to you now. For you to compare a few hrs downtime on FB that happens once in a blue moon to their apparent incompetence on stability we frequently endure and your inability to micromanage your community properly... It was in bad taste, disrespectful and condescending, from Respawns director of comms no less..

I don't disagree most in the community don't know how to fix some of the issues as it's not their job to, but they highlighted them for 3 years with plenty of time to be addressed or to be communicated t...

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I wasn't joking at all, I think he should go find a large rock—maybe even a boulder—and make a real attempt at punting that thing.

You're making like 10 different points in your post, and you referring to the "what makes apex tick" article as "wordplay" kinda makes me think you won't take any answer seriously, so I'm hesitant to respond. If you have one specific question you'd like to discuss sincerely, please share it and I'll try my best.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by kimo_sabe8

I fully don't understand what "system limitation" means in regards to the bundle issue. On a previous thread about the loba bundle we had a dev state that is was by design set up the way it is. System limitation and by design sound to me to be directly conflicting ideas. Would you be able to expand on either why it's a limitation or the thought process as to why it was designed this way in the first place?

The way I understood it, the monetization team wanted to be able to avoid the bundle issue but literally couldn't this time around for code reasons. The code change that will allow them to avoid the issue in the future ships with S11. Hope that makes sense

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Solidux

Yikes

rips off shirt, frothing at the mouth

Y'ALL WANNA DO THIS RIGHT NOW???

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by HomelessLawrence

Good morning. Is Wattson's ultimate not blocking throwables consistently like it used to going to be fixed soon? Or is it currently a low priority as the rumoured Wattson rework is getting close to completion (in which case the pylon might not be a thing any more)?

Team's working on the ult fix now. Unsure timing for fix.

Can't share anything about buffs/changes

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by C-EVEN8592

Any chance matchmaking would be getting tweaked ever? Almost every match I play these days is absolutely dominated by smurf accounts that destroy me, and it’s kinda hard to enjoy the game like that. But anyway thanks for answering questions this early in the morning!

Smurfing is a tough one—I've worked on a few games that struggled with it. I think it's one of those things that gets worse over time, as the "median skill" of players who've been around a while goes up. We actually already do some stuff to detect smurfs after a few games and put them with less new players, but I can imagine us putting more resources toward this problem if it keeps becoming worse.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by Big-Teb-Guy

Unlucky buddy. Don’t plan on it any time soon.

Can I ask, why'd you reference two separate posts I made—paraphrasing them to support your point—without linking to them to show what I actually said? Seems kinda dishonest, don't you think?

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by SirEbabalot

Hi Ryan, I hope you and the team are doing well. What can I do as a player to help reduce the toxicity towards the Devs? Can't wait to see where apex is going in the future :)

IDK I wish the "meta" of how people treat each other on the internet was better all around. But right now really nasty comments like this guy get 30 upvotes (as of this post). As you can tell from the thread, I think the current state of things will continue until we can deliver some needed fixes.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by jew_lofgren

Ik this isn’t gonna change but like the Xbox crashing bug. Very difficult to enjoy this game rn along with all the other glitches

The Xbox situation is rough. Team is very aware though. Hopeful for a fix but no exact date I can share or anything.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by EnglishNelson

Just know I rock with y’all. Management and all the behind the scenes stuff isn’t easy to do at all. I’ve experienced it in my own field of work too, just know despite a lot of the immature and toxic comments a lot of people here support y’all and know this shit ain’t easy. Good luck addressing the issues on your collective plates

Appreciate it. I think we get a lot of deserved criticism but hope the vibe on Reddit can go back to "we're in it together" at some point. Lot of good people trying their best to make the game as great as possible.

Respawn Dev talks about why there's a lack of communication about the state of the game. (Long Twitter Thread.)

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Originally posted by PikAtChuHuN

Morning!

Is the next client-update will be the Season 11 update (Nov 2nd)?

Do you guys plan to make an "All (current) Legend editions bundle"? Would be nice to buy them in 1 package to have all (Bloodhound..Lifeline.. so on & Bangalore).

Do you think Wraith will have her own edition bundle, or her skin (that egyptian looking like) is the one in the "Champion Edition"?

Not sure if you can confirm or say anything, but any ranked changes coming next Season? Hoping for team KP & rank demotion from Diamond to to Plat, and Masters to Diamond.

Is the next client-update will be the Season 11 update (Nov 2nd)?

Yeah exact date could slip a bit of course but early Nov is the plan

Do you guys plan to make an "All (current) Legend editions bundle"? Would be nice to buy them in 1 package to have all (Bloodhound.... till the most current one, Bangalore).

Idk! I like the idea tho

Do you think Wraith will have her own edition bundle, or her skin (that egyptian looking like) is the one in the "Champion Edition"?

We're still kind of playing around with Champion Editions, so unsure whether/when a Wraith one would happen. Why do you ask?




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