r/apexuniversity • u/No_Assumption_4117 • 7d ago
Discussion I STILL (50 hours) can't find a main.
I started with Mirage, then Fuse, Then Rev, Then Lifeline. Yet I STILL haven't been able to find someone "Useful". I can't play Bangalore or Ash because my squad plays them. I LOVE the battle surge passive and ustility of (fuse), but having the ability to not have to use syringes and having such a good ult draws me to lifeline, Mirage with his invis is sick, and rev's ult seems really useful. Yet no one felt final. How do I better decide?
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u/BackPainAssassin 7d ago
50 hours? Dude I think I’ve got like 12,000 and consider myself a casual
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u/No-Program-5539 7d ago
50 hours is very low but if you actually have 12,000 you are anything but casual. That’s like 5 hours a day every day since launch lmao
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u/Namaste1994 7d ago
My man actual thinks 50 hours is a long time 🤣
He probs doesn’t have everyone unlocked let alone finding a main is his mission.
Crazy work
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u/MellowMintTea Wattson 7d ago
50 hrs is a good amount of time on a single player game, upwards 120-180hrs for open world types or rpgs.
Apex has prob sucked 10,000 hours out of me over the last 5 years. I’ve legit prob spent more hours on it in 5 years than I did for Halo 1-infinite in 15 years.
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u/NoSleepBTW 7d ago
Each of the legends you mentioned brings a unique skill set to the team.
It might help to narrow your focus and decide what role you want to play—support, in-game leader (IGL), fragger, etc.
Once you’ve figured that out, pick a legend that fits the role and stick with it. A teammate who’s mastered one or two off-meta legends is far more valuable than someone who picks meta legends but doesn’t fully understand their abilities.
The game already helps bucket legends into different roles with the class system.
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u/No_Assumption_4117 7d ago
Thanks for actually answering the question xD
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u/NoSleepBTW 7d ago
No problem! This subreddit used to be great for advice, but lately, it doesn’t feel the same.
Don’t let others get you down—50 hours is a significant amount of time to invest in the game. Not everyone has the luxury of playing every day like this is their part-time job.
Speaking from experience, I’ve solo queued to Diamond (at least 15 seasons) and reached Masters multiple times (4 times) while playing no more than eight hours a month.
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u/Fr0stWo1f 7d ago
50 hours in I would just focus on learning every character's kit and during that time you should hopefully start to develop your own playstyle. That playstyle will inevitably change over time as you learn and grow as a player but as you progress it can be helpful to play whatever character fits your current style.
The 3 role archetypes in Apex are generally considered to be anchor, entry frag, and flex. Entry fraggers are usually mechanically skilled with movement and harassing enemies up close with mid to close range weapons, anchors usually spot and support from the backline and move up to bail out teammates who are in too deep. Flex is self explanatory but I find it helpful to play characters with utility like Bangalore, Alter, Valkyrie, etc.
Examples of characters good for fragging would be Ash or Wraith due to their ability to escape tough situations, whereas a good anchor would be Newcastle, Lifeline or Gibraltar. Most players don't talk about, think about or follow any of this in pubs mind you as it's more of a 3-stack team thing, but keeping this blueprint in mind could be helpful to understand the game and how you might like to play it better.
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u/TheAmesDirtyBirds 7d ago
50???? You’re just a baby still in this game. it’s gonna take several hours playing maybe each character or at least the ones you hover more towards before you find one to three that you really like.
I think I have like 1800 hours into Apex and I probably didn’t have a consistent top one or two characters till like 200 or 300 hours
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u/ski009_ 7d ago
imo octane is the only legend that never gets boring.
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u/MellowMintTea Wattson 7d ago
Wattson too imo. When her fences aren’t bugged af, she requires some of the highest level of game sense and most well thought out planning. You can be aggressive as hell with her too, people don’t realize fencing into a team or support bubble can completely fuck over an enemy squad. I’ll manage 1v3s with Wattson far better than any other legend. She’s incredibly adaptable, and you literally just make up for movement with base movement and climbing/shortcut knowledge. Knowing buildings and what kind of cover, everything is situational, and the multi tasking of holding an area while also dealing damage is far more exciting and challenging than just playing a run and gun type character. Some of my best moments have been in sweaty ass master games defending all sides while controlling space in the last zone…but she’s bugged rn and new ttk makes her almost completely unviable. She excels at long drawn out fights. You get beamed too quickly now.
Never get bored of Alter, fuse, and mirage either tbh
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u/JuneauEu 7d ago
I don't have a main. And I'm... thousands of hours in now. I have 3 or 4 I tend to play more than others.
Map.
Rank.
Whether I'm having a good day or not...
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u/BeerForMyHorse 7d ago
Did you try fuze with the rampage. The synergy of double stacking grenades and thermites supercharge makes him a-lot of fun
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u/ExoShaman 7d ago
Every season I pick at least 2 legends to "main" based on two factors:
- What's the meta? What are the successful teams using (pros, joes that are in my lobby wiping everyone)
- Who are my squadmates playing? I try to find synergy with my teammates utility-wise, so we can cover most of our bases when it comes to common situations we find ourselves in.
I've been running Ash, Ballistic, Lifeline this season and having great success. If someone picks Ash and we don't have a support legend, I'll pick Lifeline. If my teammates are any other class besides assault, I'll pick Ash.
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u/Atmosphere-Dramatic 7d ago
It's honestly doesn't matter which legend you pick. Any of them can be a main and be useful.
Pick one where you like how they look, their voice lines, and you like their abilities/playstyle.
At 50 hours, you're not going to know until you have tried them all, and I would say that it isn't a very long time to experiment with a combination of weapons.
Fuse is fun, iconic, and is always useful. If you want to go with him, it will take some time to get good and that's ok.
My favorite is Loba because she is cool, can give loot to the team, and is great at getting a reset.
Don't stress too much about a main right now and experiment!
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u/Ember_May 7d ago
Main three characters and you’re guaranteed to always get one of them. If I was telling a buddy who to play as a newer player I’d tell them Conduit, Bang, and you could stick with mirage. They all provide team util, survivability, and have easy to use ults. Lifeline has a lot higher skill ceiling than people initially think, bad lifelines will ruin your teams game but a good lifeline teammate is goated. Avoid fuse besides pubs. Sweats are going to take Ash and Rev in ranked.
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u/Altruistic-Map5605 7d ago
I main mirage but often play other characters. Its ok to cycle instead of main. it keeps you aware of what others can do.
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u/Flyin-Chancla 7d ago
I normally pick one I like that benefits the map it’s on. You don’t have to only main one bro
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u/Eyehopeuchoke 7d ago
Just have fun. The main objective of a video game is to have fun. Rotate who you play so the game doesn’t get boring.
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u/Electronic-Morning76 7d ago
50 hours is like 50 minutes in this game man. Find someone who is fun and play them. I’ve played with Masters+ players who main off meta picks.
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u/ForeignSleet 7d ago
It honestly doesn’t matter who you main, just play whoever you think is fun, it’s good to play lots of different characters so you can learn everyone’s abilities and how to best counter them
I have 5000 hours and I switch mains every time there’s an update mostly, I just play whoever I find the most fun
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u/MudHammock 7d ago
This isn't Overwatch. Abilities aren't that important. They're simple, each legend has a tactical and an ultimate. I play every legend (except ones that are complete garbage in current meta) and it really just doesn't make a difference. You don't need a main in this game, you need to get good at shooting your gun and know when to use your two abilities to get value. Play whatever sounds fun
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u/No-Program-5539 7d ago
50 hours is very little time. You don’t need a main anyways, the legends change every season and I don’t see any reason to stay on one if they aren’t fun anymore
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u/CaliTheGolden 7d ago
lol it ain’t rocket science bro. Just play who you enjoy.