Apex Legends Pros Scrimmed Storm Point Yesterday And They Hate It
In case you missed it, Storm Point is coming to the ALGS. Apex Legends esports has dabbled in alternative maps before, but always returned to World’s Edge. It may feel stale at this point, but it’s the map with the most competitive integrity and that teams are most used to. That shouldn’t be a huge factor in deciding which maps to play in Apex Legends esports, but dropping a new map into rotation with two weeks notice offers little time to practise - especially when Storm Point isn’t even featuring at all in Season 12.
Pro teams got their first chance to scrim Storm Point proper last night, and things didn’t really go to plan. I predicted that high ground could be problematic when the announcement was made, and the esports’ best girl Valkyrie was predictably in-demand, but it was even more chaotic than I imagined.
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While Twitter isn’t usually (read: ever) the best place for nuanced discussions, Bowen ‘Monsoon’ Fuller was able to provide a relatively in-depth take on the NA scrims. “Stormpoint is the worst comp map and it's not even fuckin close lmao this map isn't even remotely competitively balanced or fun,” he says on Twitter. “Just open fields, high grounds, planes that don't get you to POIs, unholdable buildings OR god tier god spot compounds. idk, it's fun cause it's new not cause it’s good [sic]”
However, he acknowledges that Storm Point is good for the viewers, from a visual standpoint at least. “The map is beautiful, the colors are amazing, the lighting and aesthetic is great and it’s extremely fun to play when players arent utilizing every minor map ‘flaw’ (competitively) for an advantage. It’s my favorite map to
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