Some Apex Legends Players Want Changes Made to Ranked to Address Smurfing Problems

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Season 14 of Apex Legends, known as Hunted, is almost here, and Respawn Entertainment has already unveiled lots of new content and changes coming to the battle royale. For instance, the new Legend Vantage is being added to the game, and alterations are being made to Kings Canyon. In addition to this new content, some players hope the developers will make changes to address issues with smurfs in Ranked matches.

Smurfing is nothing new in video games; a number of competitive online games have had to deal with the issue in one way or another. Unfortunately, Apex Legends is no different, as, over the seasons, high-leveled players have made new accounts to play and often crush less experienced gamers. Ahead of the release of Season 14, some players are calling on Respawn Entertainment to make adjustments to the Ranked mode to combat these types of smurfing issues.

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Taking to Reddit, numerous members of the community have started discussing potential changes to Ranked to improve the experience for players. Specifically, one user known as Mayors_Son began a thread in which they proposed that Respawn Entertainment should raise the level requirement for the competitive mode. According to the Reddit user, they suggested new accounts should be required to reach level 50 before playing Ranked, making it more difficult for potential smurfs to join low-ranked lobbies. Furthermore, this would require newer players to get more acclimated with the game before jumping into the competitive environment.

In addition to this idea, others on Reddit suggested that players should be required to link their cellphone to their accounts in order to play Ranked. A number of users