Apex Legends Rumble leaves community divided, player call the game mode “absolutely chalked”

Apex Legends Rumble, a brand-new mode in the game has been quite a controversial topic among the community. In this tournament-style mode, players compete to test their skills against their competition. While the mode seemed extremely promising, and Respawn Entertainment promised a positive experience for solo players, recent tweets from the community suggest otherwise.

Frustrated with the number of nine-player teams, among other issues plaguing the mode, a player claims:

Read on to know more about Rumble in Apex Legends and how Respawn Entertainment set itself up for failure.

Note: Parts of this article are based on the author's opinion.

Apex Legends Rumble is a tournament-style game mode, providing players an avenue to compete for higher stakes and etch their names on the Top 100 Leaderboards. Debuting with Three Strikes matches, Rumble promised a positive solo queue experience, promoting solo entries into the game. Essentially, players cannot queue up for this game in pre-made squads, randomizing the chance of getting in with teammates of unascertained calibers.

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While this opened a new avenue for solo players to grind toward, Respawn Entertainment forgot to tweak any matchmaking settings; worse yet, players have found a way to bypass the solo queue system and pair up in teams of nine to dominate lobbies and accrue points.

Popular YouTuber The Gaming Merchant makes a notable observation, stating how the matchmaking influencing these games are the ones used in pubs and not skill-based. This seems counterintuitive to the vision with which Apex Legends Rumble was introduced.

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That said,