Apex Legends' meta shouldn't be dictated by pick rates and pro players

Discussing the Apex Legends meta can be something of a tiresome topic for battle royale fans. Despite Respawn Entertainment making constant balancing changes and tweaks, there are always calls for buffs and nerfs from the game's community. It's a case where you really can't please everyone - and that's okay. But, where does that leave the game's meta? It's all too easy to turn to pick rates, win stats, and rank distributions to dictate this - but, there are quite a few reasons why this only makes things worse.

When you think about why people choose the Apex Legends character they play as most, there are a multitude of reasons that shouldn't really influence any sort of Apex Legends tier list. Even players trying desperately to climb the Apex Legends ranks choose who they're using next game based on arbitray factors like which character's voice lines they like hearing the most, or which character they unlocked a cosmetic for most recently.

These factors, while important to each and every one of our personal experiences with a game like Apex Legends, have absolutely no bearing on how good one character is compared to another. Yet, as we have seen with each new season of Apex Legends (thanks to statistics from Apex Legends Status), it can influence pick rates. This, in turn, influences which Apex Legends characters people play as - especially if you're just looking online to find out who's the best - and misinforms the meta further.

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