Actually, Apex Legends has a ranked system designed to prevent top players from wiping the floor with absolute beginners. However, some top players circumvented this system and were promptly punished. They now have to watch Season 7 from the sidelines.
This is what happened: Some of the best players in Apex Legends exploited a loophole to play against much worse opponents. Instead of playing at their level, they farmed kills and points well below their own abilities.
As a result, they were able to easily accumulate a lot of ranked points and rise in rank. Kills and finishing at the top of the leaderboard in a match give a significant amount of points, which are needed for ranking up. The problem occurred across all platforms.
However, these players have now been banned by the developers. As Conor Ford from Respawn stated on Twitter, they are now allowed to “enjoy Season 7 from the sidelines”:
Glitch Bypasses Ranked System
What is this glitch? The cheaters found a way to glitch into lobbies that were far below their skill level. Players at diamond rank or higher were playing against bronze players, those who are just starting out or simply can’t rank up. This is not how it should work and only happens through an exploit.
How does ranked actually work? The ranked system of Apex Legends has rules in place to prevent such occurrences. Players at a high rank cannot play with those who are far below them.
Additionally, participating in matches at higher ranks costs more points, which must be “paid” in advance. This means points can be lost if the player’s performance in the match is not good enough.
Points are typically earned through kills and high placements. The banned top players simply racked up their points through kills and wins without ever truly being at risk of losing them.
That’s why this is so frustrating: Apex Legends is one of the best free-to-play shooters of 2020, and the new Season 7 started on November 4, 2020. Along with the new season, the game was released on Steam.
This means many new or returning players are likely jumping into their matches right now. It is particularly frustrating for them when the best players in Apex Legends suddenly shake up their matches and take advantage of them.
The top cheaters are not the only strange phenomenon in Apex Legends. Another player is experiencing unique stress from his ban. He claims that he was banned for killing a Twitch streamer. The situation led to quite a social media feud.
