Apex Legends is going through one misstep after another. First, an update that should finally recognize the involvement of many content creators in skin designs was released sooner than supposed. Then, one creator’s name was misspelled, and Horizon was accidentally nerfed. What’s going on at Respwan?
It’s just not a good look if you spell the names wrong. But to make matters worse, another update was released too early in which Horizon should be nerfed. This nerf has now been undone.
The whole Apex community is asking: Can Respawn get its problems under control?
Drama returns
Content creators have expressed frustration with Apex Legends since early 2022 for not being rewarded for their work on collaborative skin designs. Other popular Apex Legends streamers were disappointed that weapon skins inspired by them weren’t even mentioned in-game.
Their names were only mentioned in one blog post, although that had all been agreed upon differently at the beginning. Then Respawn wanted to listen to the community and wanted to make amends.
So, after almost a year, the developers announced an update to add the names of the creators to the in-game skins. The names would now appear in the descriptions of the skins.
EA + Apex Legends = Well…poor communication I guess? pic.twitter.com/y3P29xdZTq
— GG Thordan Smash (@Thordansmash) November 27, 2022
Misspelled name
However, the update still wasn’t without issues, as LuluLuvely’s name was misspelled in the description of her R301 skin. This prompted a lot of backlash against Apex Legends developers as fans were already upset by last year’s drama.
Apex Legends Senior Producer Josh Medina apologized for the mistake and admitted that the patch was accidentally released too early. Medina added that the skins will all be “tagged” when the official update for the game comes out. Respawn also included a statement of its own, calling the accidentally omitted UI update “embarrassing.”
The developer noted that the update is “early and incomplete” and that the official release would better recognize the “talented artists and creators” they’ve worked with.
After last patch, @LuluLuvely's name added to her r301 skin pic.twitter.com/x0gT8ZuhXM
— KralRindo (@kralrindo) January 12, 2023
Frustrated community
LuluLuvely herself hasn’t commented on the situation, but many in the Apex Legends community have responded to the mistake. Some felt the apology tweet was “terrible” and found it frustrating that it has taken the developers so long to finally acknowledge the in-game content creators.
Others questioned why the descriptions weren’t already there when the skins were released in early 2022. One player even accused Respawn Entertainment of lying that the release was a mistake.
What an awful attempt and an apology tweet. Imagine taking what will probably be over a year to promote creators and artists that you worked with
— Jay like the letter (@Judge_Infinate) January 14, 2023
Accidentally released Horizon nerf
With all the chaos, Horizon was also accidentally nerfed with the update for the Apex event “Spellbound”. But there was no mention of this in the patch notes and Medina had to apologize to the community again. This nerf was unintentional but may reappear in a future patch. The update also brought all sorts of problems, like server failures.
Sometimes things escape that aren’t fully ready for prime time especially with ALGS coming up 😘 https://t.co/QgR84qhAgk
— Josh Medina (@lowkeydbjosh) January 13, 2023
Since the nerf was not mentioned, players racked their brains over what it meant. There were even some conspiracy theorists who claimed that this was meant for a major overhaul in a future update that was accidentally released. Medina hinted in a tweet that this nerf was intended for a future post-ALGS update.
We can only hope that the developers are slowly getting their problems under control and can once again provide the community with proper patches and updates.
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