In Apex Legends, there is a new kill record for squads. The three players wiped out almost the entire battlefield alone. But somehow, hardly anyone is interested. How come?
What is this record? Three players set a new kill record in a round of Apex Legends on the Xbox One. Together, they achieved 53 kills in one round – out of just 57 opponents present in the game. The record is now held by:
- ImGobbleSauce
- Maseoon
- OgxSlum
The three players set the record on June 7, 2019. Since then, hardly anyone has shown interest. The corresponding YouTube video has been viewed only about 5000 times and received just 57 upvotes (as of June 20 at 15:20):
That’s why the record hardly reaches anyone
What is the problem with kill records? An important point regarding the relative unpopularity of such records is the way they are achieved. Experienced players create new accounts exclusively for the purpose of “kill farming,” known as “smurfs”.
With these smurfs, they play rounds where they are primarily matched with other new players, or so the assumption goes. However, if they are indeed novices and not smurfs, the veterans have an easy time.
They wait, for example, for opposing teams to revive their teammates, in order to claim even more kills for themselves. This was already sharply criticized by the community during a previous kill record .
This is the current status of Apex Legends: Overall interest in Apex Legends has declined somewhat recently. Since its release in February 2019, fewer and fewer players have been watching the game on Twitch.
Both average viewers and peak numbers have gone down. In recent days, the game has roughly held its own, but in the long term, interest has waned somewhat since the initial hype.
This, however, initially means that players’ interest in media content has decreased. No statement can be made about player numbers due to lack of official figures.
What the future brings
Is Apex Legends dying now? No. A decline in interest in a game shortly after its release is normal. Apex Legends has simply not received the new boost in its first season that some may have hoped for.
However, the second season of Apex Legends is already on the way starting July 2. In this season, Respawn has taken a lot of the criticism of season 1 to heart and made improvements that many players were hoping for:
