"Respawn has really just abandoned Arenas": Apex Legends players are frustrated with poor matchmaking in the game mode

sportskeeda.com:

Matchmaking in Apex Legends continues to be a problem after Respawn made many changes. After tweaks, players' ranks are jumbled up, and matchmaking seems to be very random as well. This seems to be the case in a clip uploaded by a user where their teammate fails to do the basic ask properly.

Many have complained that matchmaking results in lopsided teams that lack balance. Squads are one of the most important parts of Apex Legends, as a good team can draw in wins more efficiently. A poorly constructed one does the opposite, especially when playing in ranked.

Players have repeatedly asked Respawn to make the teams more balanced to ensure fairer gameplay. For the time being, players are getting extremely frustrated with what's happening in the matches.

The community expects standard of gameplay to Diamond Arenas to be relatively better than others. However, the teammate of Reddit user u/Used-Chocolate-6503 showed what many players have to deal with. In the clip, their teammate messes up an easy kill.

It also appears that they probably downed their teammates, although that's not quite clear. In a way, the player singlehandedly destroyed any chance for them to win the match. The main post owner claimed that the matchmaking needs to be changed to prevent such occurrences.

Other players didn't take kindly to the person who messed up the basics. One player claimed that the accused looked like someone who didn't even know how to aim properly. Without proper aim, things can get quite difficult in Apex Legends, as accuracy while shooting is key.

Some user believes that Arena as a whole is the problem as they recalled how they enjoyed the mode at first. However, things got sweatier as the game progressed, which led the player to stop