Apex Legends Season 17 introduced a brand new Legend to the sport, general modifications to the meta, and a few large unpopular modifications to Apex Legends Ranked Mode. A number of the issues with the ranked modifications have been apparent to see since they had been unveiled, making it significantly simpler for gamers to stand up the ranks. These issues are clearly seen now we’ve got some first rate information for Masters Apex Legends gamers. There’s been a staggering improve in Season 17.
Masters Apex Legends Gamers Rising at Fattest Ever Price
In keeping with Apex Legends Server tracker, @_ApexStatus, we’ve gotten some full-ranked stats for a way the Masters gamers are breaking down for the time being. The present stats for the full gamers hitting Masters on PC have eclipsed Season 12, to achieve an insane excessive. In comparison with each different season’s later date (the place extra gamers make it by means of to Masters), the present season has a loopy variety of Masters Apex Legends gamers.
An different fascinating ranked stats: there are actually 314,320 Masters all platforms mixed.
That is greater than S12 break up 1 on PC, however nonetheless barely lower than all platforms mixed (338,213 in S12). With greater than 2 months till the tip of the season, I’m wondering how excessive we’ll go 🤔 pic.twitter.com/2hhiVLppJv
— Apex Legends Standing (@_ApexStatus) June 4, 2023
What’s particularly surprising is the season isn’t over but. These peaks for the Masters Apex Legends gamers for previous seasons above are all just about end-of-season. Season 17 has a lot extra time to get extra Masters gamers in these numbers! If sufficient are actively maintaining with the sport, we’d see Masters turning into a majority in Ranked.
In the meanwhile, extra gamers than ever are within the top-ranked mode for Apex. This has a knock-on impact for everybody. It makes precise skills-based matchmaking way more troublesome. We’re already seeing the consequences for Apex Legends as an entire for having such a damaged ranked mode for therefore lengthy.
Is Apex at a Actual Low?
Season 16 of Apex Legends was referred to as out as an all-time low for the sport from content material creators. Nevertheless, the present season’s ranked issues haven’t helped Apex appear to be it’s made a comeback. As an alternative, many high-profile gamers are calling this a brand-new low, and a few measures of curiosity are reflecting this.
The variety of Masters Apex Legends gamers is making it fairly arduous for streamers to proceed with the sport. Twitch viewership is continuous its latest downward development as many streamers drop the sport. This is only one metric.
There are most likely loads of gamers completely happy to have lastly made it to masters. Nevertheless, the Apex Ranked system isn’t actually there to let everybody get to the highest rank. It’s there to allow you to truly take a look at your sill in opposition to equally expert gamers. The present Apex Legends ranked mode simply doesn’t mirror that.