Apex Legends developer apologizes for insulting players

Respawn Entertainment's CEO apologized on Monday after members of the development team branded some Apex Legends players as "freelancers" and described a person as "dick". The animated discussion between players and developers took place on Reddit Friday on a thread on the next update of the Iron Crown Collection Event.

respawn Vince Zampella the members of his team had "crossed a line".

"I apologize to all our fans who have been offended," he tweeted Monday. "I will always be at the side of the team here at Respawn and I will help them denounce some of the toxic and unpleasant comments addressed to them, including death threats to comments directed at their families and loved ones. we make comments, and add to the very thing we want to prevent. "

The drama between the players Apex Legends and Respawn began Tuesday with the release of the Iron Crown Collection event. The limited event included a new solo mode, which fans have been asking for a long time, as the game places players in groups of three. However, it is the special edition outfits that have become a topic of contention. The event had a selection of skins that were only available during the two weeks of the event. Although players can get some outfits for free, the rest will have to be purchased via loot boxes, which does not guarantee that some skin will be in the box.

The players used Reddit and Twitter to express their disappointment. Respawn responded Friday with a message from Drew McCoy, project manager, about an update of the Iron Crown event. Players were informed that the skins of the characters would be available in the game shop from August 20th. The outfits will be replaced every other day until August 27, allowing players to buy the outfits they prefer against 1,800 Apex pieces, or about $ 18. .

In a Reddit thread on the update, players criticized the development team and responses from Jay Frechette, head of the McCoy and Respawn community. Both explained the decisions made by the developers to the angry players, but also fought back to the commentators.

"Just give us the opportunity to make changes and do the right thing, that's all," McCoy told a poster. "Also, do not be a dick.It was a real treat to wake up on Wednesday with a parade of awful tweets because someone posted an old quote from me here.The developers are also people, you know."

On Tuesday, the Apex Legends subreddit was somewhat quiet after Zampella's apology. The main comment on an apology topic indicates that the developers and some players were acting like jerks while the problems with the game have not been solved yet.

Respawn Entertainment did not immediately respond to a request for comment.