Yes, you read it right. The 17th season of Apex Legends can definitely be called a dream come true for players, but it is also the season where the community platform saw the most complaints about the scoring system.
Let's first talk about the change from the Ranked Point system to the Ladder Point system. In the past, the Ranked Point system would deduct a corresponding entry cost based on the player's rank, with higher ranks incurring higher entry costs. However, in this season, with the introduction of Ladder Point, the entry fees are now unified for all ranks, and as long as a team ranks in the top ten, they will definitely gain points, leading to the rise of "turtling" strategies.
What negative impact does this bring? Well, it means that reaching the top rank has become much easier. As long as you have enough patience, you can steadily gain points by simply surviving and placing in the top ten without engaging with other teams. In fact, we have previously reported that a player from the North American NRG team had reached the highest rank with a score of 0 damage and 0 kills shortly after the season started.
According to the data from the third-party website Apex Legends Status, there are already 551,101 players on PC who have reached the Master rank, 352,693 on PlayStation, 112,698 on Xbox, and 10,175 on Nintendo Switch. The total number of players across all platforms has exceeded 1 million, as per the statistics.
Of course, in the face of the prevalence of "turtling" strategies, Respawn has implemented measures to address this issue during the season. They have introduced a system to detect whether players are attempting to play in a "turtling" style and will reward bonus points based on player's performance after each match.
However, it seems that this system also has some bugs. Many times, even if you play normally and get multiple kills, the points awarded by the system may be fewer than those given to players who turtled or those who are already downed。
Many players have raised questions about this peculiar scoring system, and Respawn has yet to provide a direct response. However, rspn_exgeniar, an official designer, recently made a comment on a Reddit post, saying, "You can definitely expect changes next season." Will these changes lead to improvements or further complications? We'll have to patiently wait for the release of Season 18 in August to find out.
