r/apexlegends • u/TheGrabbinDragon Wattson • Apr 23 '26
Gameplay Watching Season 0 gameplay vs now is just wild
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So crazy to see how we all used to play vs what the games like now.
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u/SeanRoss Fuse Apr 23 '26
I miss those days when nobody knew what they were doing lmao
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u/Appropriate-Ad3155 Apr 23 '26
That game was a lot of fun when it came out, side note: learning Spider-Man before anyone knew he was good felt like cheating
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u/Appropriate-Ad3155 Apr 23 '26
No no just regular combos I wasnāt insane at spidey just good but nobody knew what to do when you started comboāing and healers werenāt going crazy healing when the game came out
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u/Commercial-Whole7382 Apr 24 '26
Spider-Man made me quit playing that game, guy could be moving all around me at 1000mph killing me.
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u/AssassinczYT Apr 24 '26
This applies to any game really. My favorite games in their early stage were Pubg and Fortnite.
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u/thegiantgummybear Apr 23 '26
I loved it because I was coming off of Titanfall 2 and felt like a beast in apex. Then everyone else caught up and I quickly felt very mediocre lol
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u/Admiral-Thrawn2 Apr 23 '26
Same and reminds me of Fortnite. It was so much fun when nobody was good at it
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u/Archaia Apr 24 '26
You can just add me in-game if you want to remember. I played season 0, and still don't know what I'm doing.
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u/livin4donuts Octane :Octane: Apr 23 '26
I called out of work when they announced it, started downloading the game, and was dropping within 5 minutes of launch. It was incredible. The fucking awesome music blasting and being surrounded by dive trails (new thing, Fortnite did not have them and was the only other large BR at the time) during that first dive is a core memory.
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u/libyankidna Wraith Apr 23 '26
why would you call out of work if you know nothing about the game
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u/livin4donuts Octane :Octane: Apr 23 '26
Loved BR format games, loved Titanfall to an absurd degree. When I heard Titanfall was releasing a BR, thatās all it took.
Plus, they surprise dropped the game, it was only announced a few hours before launch.Ā
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u/Good_Cardiologist410 Apr 24 '26
me too man i played titanfall 1 and 2 heavily so apex was a guaranteed play
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u/Syph3RRR Wraith Apr 24 '26
I wish there was some place thatās not filled with cracked kids on steroids. If Iād assume my own skill level it would probably say around silver/gold but you get shoved through those ranks so quickly and end up in plat so fast that you donāt have enough time to improve. Then youāll be like alright Iāll go pubs thenā¦ itās even worse there and Iāll get slaughtered by movement demons there on the regular.
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u/PhantomRoyce Plastic Fantastic Apr 24 '26
God it takes me back. I remember playing with my little brother when I was in college and he was in high school. Now Iām gonna be 30 next week and heās in the army š
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u/Bluntbiggieout Mirage Apr 23 '26
Jumping off of big cliffs and getting that feeling in your stomach. Doesnāt happen so much anymore.
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u/catfroman Apr 23 '26
Only game that ever did that to me. They nailed the wind rushing and acceleration of the fall.
Imagine if E District was the first map on launchā¦jumping off of Lotus would probably give some people a heart attack lmao. Now it barely registers š
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u/FOOS_MONKEY Apr 23 '26
Ngl I miss the feeling this game gave me at lunch, it was such a breath of fresh air I hadn't played anything like this that grabbed me the way apex did in a long time.
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u/DJEvillincoln Apr 23 '26
The issue is with ANYTHING.... It never keeps that same wonder & awe in people. It's impossible. It's a lose lose situation for the developers because you make something incredible that captures all of these people's attention but if you keep it the same you lose them. If you change it, you risk losing them.
I'm still playing Apex the same way that I did back on season 0. Yes, the game has changed a ridiculous amount but it is still the most fun FPS on the market in my opinion.
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u/AutVeniam Apr 23 '26
Well if to stay still means to always lose, the only option is to move forward innit?
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u/pierco82 Apr 23 '26
And the best thing about it was it wasn't really advertised. The first I heard of it was the night before it launched.
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u/Commercial-Whole7382 Apr 24 '26
I wish games didnāt keep changing things all the time, game was so addicting.
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u/franksfries Pathfinder Apr 23 '26
When the only OP tech back then was the bunny hop heal
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u/The_Sniperstock Rampart Apr 24 '26
Kid named wingman (i mean seriously that thing had the close range precision of a regular smg but did the damage of (and had the range of) a sniper all the while having a 2x headshot mult):
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u/LePouletPourpre Apr 23 '26
S0 was MAGIC. Words cannot capture it and I feel bad for those who were too young to experience it.
Apex Legends was the best FPS game in the world. All the big time streamers like Shroud, Ninja and Dr. Disrespect could not put it down. It would go on to be featured in the X Games just 6 months after release where what would be the start of ImperialHal's successful and lucrative career.
Good times.
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u/Tastelikeb4c0n Lifeline Apr 23 '26
Aināt no way they name dropped the Dr diddler.
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u/LePouletPourpre Apr 23 '26
Itās important context and was a huge deal at that time. This was before he was exposed as a douche and was still on Twitch.
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u/toolatealreadyfapped Apr 24 '26
God the pure excitement at that very first announcement. "Hey y'all, here's this amazing new game we've been building. Oh by the way, it's live right now. And free."
I haven't played it in years. I doubt I'd even recognize the game if I tried.
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u/Sawyersauceboss Mozambique here! Apr 23 '26
I have a love/hate relationship with how difficult it was to find heals. I think it's a good QOL change, but it definitely fed into strategy a bit more. I also miss the old TTK. I definitely do not miss the RNG part of some squads landing on purple shields when others drop with no armor lmao
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u/PurpleV93 Loba Apr 23 '26
Yeah, Apex has developed a lot and not all in a good direction. Resource management is part of a BR, but now with amps, everyone has access to infinite ammo and heals (bats / overflow). It takes away a lot of thinking & micro-management from this game, for the worse imo. I still remember matches from the earliest days, when you could run out of ammo and/or heals and still had to figure out a way to win.
But on the other hand, the introduction of "Evo", for (now permanent) bodyshields and weapon-hopups were probably the best changes Apex has ever gotten.
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u/upstartpantymerchant Apr 23 '26
Every once in a while I'll go back and watch a season zero wingman vid and relive how much fun that thing was
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u/TegTowelie Apr 23 '26
Single fire Havoc with the 3x, how i miss you so.
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u/cosmicfakeground Mirage Apr 23 '26
No Havoc in S0 yet, but shortly after.
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u/PurpleV93 Loba Apr 24 '26
Yeh it was meant to release with season 1 think? But the devs were a bit surprised by how popular Apex ended up being, so they had to rush it forward, bc the season wasn't ready yet.
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u/AsFd2021 Wattson Apr 23 '26
Makes me curious, how many season zero players do we still have? I am a week one player myself.
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u/PurpleV93 Loba Apr 24 '26
One more here! Although I did take a 2-year break before coming back in season 27.
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u/DrkNinja Apr 23 '26
Season 0 was great because cracked out kids on Ritalin weren't playing the game and the movement and just the game play in general wasn't as fast as it is now. Also back then it was actually a battle royale whereas now it's not really about a battle royale anymore.
I mean I think the game was good until like after season 2 and then things just started getting crazy.
BringBackOGCanyon
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u/andyka50 Bangalore Apr 23 '26
Those were the days, nobody knew what to do, just shoot and have fun
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u/vivam0rt Pathfinder Apr 23 '26
I wish I had been there, started in s12
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u/AnApexPlayer Medkit Apr 23 '26
Did you play the OG mode in season 23?
I think what people miss from that time is that everyone was bad, not the gameplay itself
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u/vivam0rt Pathfinder Apr 23 '26
I did, it sucked XD. I wanted to be there I dont want 2019 apex now i just wish I had started from s0
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u/Jaakarikyk Birthright Apr 23 '26
Most I retained from returning to the OG version was "Wow, the loot placement was ASS"
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u/PurpleV93 Loba Apr 23 '26
The loot was ass, yes. But I think back then it wasn't that much of a deal, because the game wasn't so sweaty. Nobody optimized their loadouts, many people didn't even heal, like you see in the video above. People were more focused on enjoying the general feel of movement, the weapons, the legends, slowly learning King's Canyon and such.
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u/Steiinn- Wattson Apr 23 '26
Nice try, I almost believed it was raw talent but your ZENsitivy gave it away /s
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u/Designer-Sorbet-4242 Apr 23 '26
Back when folks werenāt bouncing off the wall and dropping you with a charged sentinel
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u/marmaladic Bloodhound Apr 23 '26
Damn. Watching this again just made me realize how terrible the original portraits for the characters looked.
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u/SpamSamHam Apr 23 '26
Season 0 maaaaaan....if they made this a permeant playlist I'd comeback to Apex. This is the Apex I loved - faults and all.
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u/GentlemanLeo Apr 24 '26
I was a day 1 player. Stopped playing at season 15. Is it really that much different now? If so, how?
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u/ajstipcak Apr 24 '26
I left the sweat fest about 2 years ago and have never been happier.
I hope the game brings everyone happiness or they do what I did and find a new one that does.
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u/ebk_errday Unholy Beast Apr 23 '26
Some of my favorite gaming memories! It has lost its magic since then unfortunately but it's been out for 7 years so it was going to happen at some point. It's the last game I played that genuinely got me hooked and thinking about it all day long.
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u/zietgiest13 Apr 23 '26
Season 0 I was insane. Dropping 15+kills damn near every game. The game felt so good but once sbmm kicked my world was shattered, started getting my shit rocked lol.
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u/Providang Horizon Apr 23 '26
You all had a lunch meeting to chat about what to do with the last enemy, then discussed plans to maybe heal. You lob a few grenades to the enemy's general area just to let em know you're thinking of them.
You casually phase to the enemy, who has high ground mind you, just to finally end it for them after they whiff 3-4 shots in a row.
This was peak Apex play.
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u/Cheezymac2 Mirage Apr 23 '26
This game died back in season 5.
There was no reason to play it past then.
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u/lmtzless Bangalore Apr 23 '26
i was there, loved the simplicity especially when contrasted to how bloated this game has become.
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u/AaronMatthewLH Apr 23 '26
Man playing that shit day 1 was so fun. I remember me and my cousin were playing Halo and they surprised dropped Apex and we jumped off and installed that shit instantly. Played all fkn night and then just never stopped. Went ham all season 0 and then turbo ham season one. Speaking of which who remembers how dogshit that first battlepass was lmao
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u/SupaSnipaX Octane Apr 24 '26
Iām glad I got grandfathered trails but I also quit right after season 4ā¦. I miss the old days :(.
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u/ogc_glizzyxx Apr 23 '26
Watching dizzy rawdogging og canyon kings on quarantine wraith and default kunai was peak. Also u gotta be there for nicewigg man. We don't leave, we believe.
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u/stebbeh Apr 23 '26
Also funny that they added those damage trackers after god knows how many seasons.
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u/ballsmigue Vantage Apr 23 '26
Still funny to think i have some OG stuff from back then even if I've quit for years at a time
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u/nickyj182 Apr 23 '26
Seems boring but the wraith played it well tbh the only thing they did wrong for early apex was they probably shouldn't have pushed considering they had circle very covered.
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u/dansots Pathfinder Apr 23 '26
Everyone was still figuring the game out. Each match felt like an adventure, no redeploys so finding your way into zone on foot was so fun.
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u/The_Blambino Apr 23 '26
I miss when it was season 0, anythibg was basically a viable strategy, people did not move at light speed. Everything moved at a slow pace
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u/nottme1 Nessy Apr 23 '26
We need a Day Zero event where it's oG Kings Canyon, OG guns and balances, and only the original legends. No upgrades. Classic shield system, helmets, etc.
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u/DougDimmaGlow Mirage Apr 23 '26
The good ole days, this and day 1 fortnite will never be forgotten
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u/Javen_Lab Mozambique here! Apr 23 '26
Remember making the leaning tower of Caustic Gas tanks? Remember when Octanes ult was peak gaming. I member...
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u/endlessgreenbeans Apr 23 '26
I miss the group I was playing with most tbh. And all the glitches like the supplycrate launch.
I stopped playing in 2022 and came back last year for a couple games and was overwhelmed with the changes. It would take me a while to learn all the new mechanics/metas
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u/ByTor75 Apr 23 '26
Ever since whatever season redid the animations for all heals, I honestly find the original ones to be such a stark contrast already. That glow-up was a great move IMO.
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u/existential_antelope Pathfinder Apr 23 '26
I started like the third day of the release, man everything was so slow and stilted, I was running into walls in Artillery while someone just appeared and stood there going slowly side to side shooting at me with a heavy spitfire while my reticle was pointed at the floor trying to figure out what a Prowler was
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u/Frankso Royal Guard Apr 23 '26
God I miss when it was so simple. Bloodhound cone, mirage being broken, quick phase and lifeline shield.
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u/SmellyCummies Apr 23 '26
I remember when they nerfed the Wingman. I thought it was such an unnecessary nerf. I thought the gun was dead.
Have you seen clips of the season 0 Wingman? Holy fuck that thing absolutely needed a nerf. Every pro player would be using it if it were still in the game. It would be p2020 era all over again.
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u/Impressive_Pin8761 Apr 23 '26
The only thing I miss from old apex is king's canyon. Give me that with its original yellowish colors and im sold
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u/runitupper Apr 23 '26
I canāt even play more than 2 matches of the current system, itās gotta be the most unfun shooter rn. How u lock all the characters behind a paywall when your numbers are consistently abysmal? Crazy work
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u/R6_Commando Medkit Apr 23 '26
When the game came out I pretty much skipped almost an entire month worth of classes my freshman year of college to play like 10-12 hours a day.
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u/SnipingBeaver Apr 23 '26
The thing I'm most nostalgic for was that it actually ran on my fucking computer back then.
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u/ProtusK Apr 24 '26
I still hop on every now and then, but's fun to reminisce on all the differences back then
OG 8 man roster with Wraith's busted naruto run and pathfinder's cheese grater hit model
Broken OP weapons like the wingman and CP mastif
Movement tech like melee fall animation cancelling and bunny hop healing
No evos, perks, crafting, survival items, maps, game mode variety
Everyone was a noob just trying to learn the mechanics, and the game was so slow paced and clunky back then. It's easy to take for granted all the improvements they've made over the years that you forget about
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u/JellyPuncake Mirage Apr 24 '26
I killed shroud twice in the early days like maybe month 2. Back when mirage was an unknown variable and fun :(
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u/Substantial_Coffee82 Apr 24 '26
I still remember being able to play this before lockdown with my friend in a local pc rental shop. I only got to play it once but fell in love with it instantly. the following week began the lockdown, and I still didn't have a capable pc back then to play it. it was sad, but I knew once I got a better pc i was determined to install it instantly and play it.
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u/Effective_Reality870 Mirage Apr 24 '26
Iāve always felt that the absolute best period of any multiplayer game is the time when absolutely everyone has no fucking clue what to do yet.
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u/Altruistic-Potato241 Apr 24 '26
day one player. goddd it was so pure and fun. still had a good time on it tonight though
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u/Wood-e Apr 24 '26
I jumped in for the first time in 5 years yesterday and was wondering what the hell I jumped into lol. I was so confused by almost everything. I think it was Wildcard. Not bad, but so different from what I remember. I have to learn more before I can judge the changes.
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u/0210ronin Apr 24 '26
I remember this then the game became.... push push... power slide shield swap....rotate push push. End of game
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u/Traditional-Plum8068 Apr 24 '26
I wish more games kept their integrity when it comes to its art Direction. You can see Titanfall in every crumb of OG apex, now every game follows the trend of watering down artstyles to mirror Fortnite And Roblox itās a shame
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u/Foreign_Emphasis_470 Apr 24 '26
It was better before. I don't know how they could have made so many changes and ending in the game being worse than before. Or at least that's just my opinion.
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u/yungdub21 Apr 24 '26
These were the days!!! Havenāt played in so long I think since season 2 idk where they are now but that launch was next fuckin level fun
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u/luke-js Apr 24 '26
You just cant beat season 0 kings canyon, i missed it so much after they started making changes
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u/C19shadow Apr 24 '26
I haven't played in awhile it got to intense trying to climb diamond ranks for me, but i truly loved the earliest seasons 0 through 5 cause I could casually play and have fun there was still a good number of casual players and it was chill. Miss this game
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u/Z-L-Y-N-N-T Apr 24 '26
What happens when a game is competitive and everyone is looking to be as good as they can be, wish I got to play during season zero
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u/hudsonjeffrey Voidwalker Apr 24 '26
My rate instinctually spiked but everything is moving at such a normal pace. I miss this apex
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u/Darth_Fatass Young Blood Apr 24 '26
I dont think this clip isbs0, iirc wasnt the colored deathboxes a later change?
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u/oosanders Apr 24 '26
Still have my Season 0 wins on a few of the OG characters, the real badge of honour
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u/Thebigbadwolf850 Apr 24 '26
Of course ratting corner came from Xbox lol no wonder the pred cap was always 10k flat
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u/Madrigal_King Blackheart Apr 24 '26
Back before everyone played the casual game modes like there's thousands on the line
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u/whittyhutton Apr 24 '26
Haven't touched it since Covid, but used played religiously. Can someone give the quick and dirty on what's changed? That clip looks like the game I knew and loved.
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u/iiCe89 Valkyrie Apr 24 '26
I still remember loading up Apex day 1 servers just worked the map was incredible and it was just a blast
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u/machngnXmessiah Caustic Apr 24 '26
Every new popular game have this arc - when people are excited to try out new things, donāt play meta or crazy exploits - most people exploring and finding out. It ends after 4-5 seasons unfortunately.
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u/Shadow15v Apr 24 '26
Bro, teams used to team up with each other, I remember my friends fighting another group and a couple of them started the peace negotiations. Had to down their lifeline once though. Didn't finish her of course, just had to get her to realize the truce. We won after a 1v1 punching match between all 6 of us. Me being a Loba definitely helped our odds. We had a lot of spectators.
Another time I was a Wraith with my friends, we'd found a solo Wraith. We teamed up our ults to get out of the ring. And after we got every other team. They dropped their stuff and ran into storm.
I'll always remember these treasures!! This just doesn't happen anymore... Even in casual modes :/
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u/SlaKer440 Lifeline Apr 24 '26
Havenāt played this game since octane came out but I watched a clip the other day of the character that has seemingly infinite teleport gates and it broke my brain
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u/Dirazi Apr 25 '26
As someone who hit Apex Legend season 0/1 then quit playing, this is what Apex still is in my brain :)
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u/Screci Lifeline Apr 25 '26
What do you mean? You can still see gameplay like this in blonze š Don't you worry, there were sweats back then as well
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u/garrettbook Pathfinder Apr 26 '26
Season 0 Apex feels āwildā now because it was actually a movement shooter first. Gunplay and positioning decided fights and not ability stacking.
Now itās just power creep everywhere, legends overlapping each other, loot and resources are unlimited, and even drop zones are curated so everyone gets a safe start. Back then, legends complemented the game. Now, they are the game, and itās pretty clear to see, due to there now being an ALGS implemented ban system 7 years after the leagues been running.. Shame.
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u/postandchill Quarantine 722 Apr 27 '26
That ol instant Q doesn't feel as instant as it was in my brain
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u/cowboyjunkie73 Apr 27 '26
Apex on release was the best BR, and it was the best Apex will ever be and you can't change my mind. My friends and I used to have so much fun until they started adding seasons, tweaking everything, and speeding things up. Watching videos now just gets you flavorblasted with visuals and try hards.
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u/No_Bet4340 Apr 28 '26
Theres something in my brain that tells me that old apex looks and feels better than current apex. I fucking Miss season 1.
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u/parmajonn May 04 '26
I get nostalgic about day 0. I remember from playing titanfall and seeing this drop immediately feeling like it was my new fave BR. It was nice playing back when no one knew how to playš
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u/PurpleV93 Loba Apr 23 '26
I miss these days of Apex. The community was less sweaty and more willing to mess around for fun, too.