Keeping a live service game fresh and fun is a challenging process, especially when that game is a battle royale. Luckily, video game communities are always more than willing to provide feedback regarding what they do and don't like. Such is the case with the Apex Legends community this weekend. A post on Reddit shared over the weekend pointed toward another game for what Apex Legends should do next. Harshly, the post recommends that Respawn take a Season off like with Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Health.
The Reddit post in question isn't asking Respawn Entertainment to add some new functionality or to switch up gameplay. Rather, they say that they're currently so frustrated with Apex Legends' technical issues that they believe Respawn should pause the content pipeline to focus on improvements. The Apex Legends players says that they are "constantly booted" and that they are made to feel like the game is unplayable as a result. Those technical issues deserve all of Respawn's focus, in their belief.
Operation Health was a season where Rainbow Six Siege developers at Ubisoft did just what this Reddit user is recommending. Three months went by, delaying all seasonal content updates, while Ubisoft focused on Rainbow Six Siege's game health. That included improving server, matchmaking, update rollout, and other significant problems with Rainbow Six Siege at the time. Ubisoft felt like the update was just that important for the long-term health of Rainbow Six Siege.
As pointed out in the Reddit thread on Apex Legends, Operation Health was a low point in the lifespan of Rainbow Six Siege. The lack of new content drove away players and made the meta feel stagnant and cold. Many Rainbow Six Siege players at the time thought the game could be spiraling towards the end of its life. Of course, as is now obvious, the changes made during Operation Health have helped lead Rainbow Six Siege to incredible success. The value of Operation Health can't be understated, but it did have its downside.
While the Redditor's point about disconnects in Apex Legends being at an unacceptable level is fair, calling for an Operation Health seems extreme. Apex Legends' community is thriving, matchmaking works fluidly, and updates are frequent and roll out smoothly. Also, Respawn is hard at work addressing server disconnects and expects an update to normalize server stability by mid-week.
Even if Apex Legends isn't going to have an Operation Health, that doesn't mean that this Reddit user's feedback isn't valuable, of course. Respawn is an attentive developer that avidly collects feedback regarding Apex Legends. Odds are, the team's been working through the weekend to get a server stability patch ready for Wednesday. It should, hopefully, get things back to a state where Respawn and fans are happy without the need to stop rolling out content.
Apex Legends is available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.