The official comment from Respawn is that the company isn’t pursuing the development of a reconnect feature. The company does acknowledge that Apex Legends players are requesting it, however. It also acknowledges why it’s being requested, which is due to the continued presence of full game crashes and overall stability issues. Respawn, however, doesn’t acknowledge the general importance of a reconnect feature simply due to the realities of modern Internet stability.

Respawn’s justification for passing over the reconnect feature is already stirring up some frustration. Respawn cited two reasons for not developing a reconnect feature. The first is that a reconnect feature “opens a lot of risk for players to abuse it,” and the developer doesn’t elaborate any further than that. The second is that Respawn believes the resources necessary develop it would be “better spent focused on fixing stability issues so that the feature isn’t necessary.”

Apex Legends players responded with frustration to Respawn’s statement, with one of the top responses on Reddit saying, “Reconnect not being a top priority is a bummer.” Respawn citing a risk of abuse is especially causing confusion, as players have seen reconnect features implemented simply and effectively in games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Lack of resources is more understandable, as stability is paramount, but insinuating that a perfectly stable Apex Legends would render a reconnect feature unnecessary doesn’t seem accurate. After all, disconnects are always an issue due to both Internet stability and platform stability, if not the stability of Apex Legends itself.

For now, the reconnect feature in Apex Legends is off the table. Respawn will continue to focus on stability issues, instead. Plus, the studio likely has its hands full with the pending release of its battle pass, new characters, and any number of other feature additions. It’s unlikely that the call for a reconnect feature will disappear from the Apex Legends community, however.

Apex Legends is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Source: Reddit