Apex Legends’ esports scene is maintaining respectable momentum despite recent tournament setbacks, but the professional community remains in a state of unrest.
Throughout the past few months, the Apex Legends Global Series has had the wind knocked out of its sails by COVID-19. From ambitious prize pools to exciting live events, Apex’s once lively esports future has slowly eroded. However, organizers have continually scrambled to find workarounds to the effects of the pandemic, adding additional online showdowns. Most recently, they’ve introduced the ALGS Summer Circuit to the competitive community.
As per usual, CLG’s NiceWigg was quick to chime in with his trademark optimism. With the last ALGS Online Tournament set for this weekend, these new summer events serve as a hopeful revitalization.
But not everyone got the same impression.
Longtime veterans of the scene were quick to voice their criticism over the lack of funding, mainly worried about the lack of incentive for established esports organizations to continue funding their rosters. Things are even less hopeful for the many talented free-agents in the scene – some of which have recently dominated competition in hopes for a agreeable contract offer. Lastly, some professionals remain unhappy with GLL’s management of the official scrimmages in Apex Legends, continually banning players over petty disputes. Leaving the scrim management to a less out-of-touch organization would be preferred by many, undoubtedly.
Despite the many negative opinions that tend to float around the competitive community, everything isn’t all doom-and-gloom. The community itself is quite supportive, with multiple of the larger streamers offering their assets to help keep things alive. Apex Legends is a fabulous game, so hopefully it pulls through and finds its footing once again.
Oh, and if you haven’t yet checked TheGamer’s Apex Legends podcast – it’s right here!
Source: Twitter
