Why 71.5% of Pro Apex Teams Use This Character
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akimbo mozams are infinitely worse than anything crypto has done
I probably shouldve thrown 1 line in there about Crypto + the mozam meta
100%. So fkn cringe and annoying.
Yep you insta-die and no need to check the killfeed you know it was the Mozambique here 😢
Akimbo ma'am's are awesome!
@@soccerguy2433 People complain about the meta not changing, then it does and they still complain lmao.
Wigg catching STRAYS bro 😂 what the hell lmao
I think hes watched every video on stream now so thought I'd have some fun with chat 😂
Kinda relevant, crypto has the SASSIEST lines for in game. Dude he can call people literally idiots. Lul. Dudes a sas beast.
Sorry, lul, also characters respawn back in with their guns recently, making crypto more broken too. Damn.
Crypto being meta is a nice shake up I enjoyed watching
I like the mix up, watching everyone sit in drone tho will get old fast.
Me too. Much more organized and planned plays.
Any character that incentivizes ratting is trash asf
@@JumbaGW idk- i think the crypto created an insanely aggressive meta. theres also an obvious trend away from crypto rn because of newcastle who you touched on. the invis should be changed but the rest of crypto's kit should be in comp
i agree that invis needs some kind of nerf but man there’s finally a diverse meta without a 100% pick rate legend and we’re immediately saying CRYPTO makes the game too easy? idk this is wild lol
We've had a pretty diverse meta all year. Each LAN has been something different. This is the first time I've ever made something commenting on a meta, cause myself and I know many of the pros genuinely don't think its healthy for both playing in it and for viewers.
@@JumbaGW this what kinda annoys me, back in the day, gibby valk and even watson were meta for multiple season on end and barely anybody complains but when crypto has a season of being meta people get mad. its almost like people dont want crypto to ever be good? what is that double standards.
@@kyureevsI’m not sure about that. I remember a lot of pros complaining about that meta lol. A lot of them hated playing gibby, then eventually valk once gibby was not in meta.
@@kyureevs it is just whinning about a character having a silly thing that can avoid interactions with enemy players. They could play Seer, Bloodhound, Valk to counter (classic rock paper scissors), but then they should play other characters besides Horizon. /watch?v=UzZndFglIbY Shiv was completely right.
@@kyureevs yeah that’s kind of my point to @JumbaGW . there’s a single lan where Crypto is good and there’s content by a big Apex creator made, but nothing for the impossible to watch Bang/Blood/Caustic meta? or anything else? the meta is the most diverse it’s been, this seems like the worst time to make something like this. it’s like it’s content being made to lobby a particular legend out of the meta. he’s been able to EMP, see legends around, get banners, res, literally everything besides being invisible for how long?
I understand how stupid this meta is BUT as someone who has always believed in Crypto's potential, I love this and definitely don't want him to fizzle out of this OP state
I'm bad for gatekeeping characters I play, and would like cypto to be reverted. It'll reveal the true Crypto mains that doesn't rely on invis(or think it is is the best and only part of his kit)
That's what I'm saying! He's about to get the Bangalore treatment because of these sweaty pro players. 😭😭
Valk's new buffs definitely compete with crypto for rotates. Unfortunately there will always be a scan legend in the meta, it seems like respawn wants it this way. As soon as Teq was using Crypto in a non scan way, by using EMP while in the Alter void, they removed it from the game. So lame IMO.
There will always be a scan legends, u cant ever go wrong with having intel
A 25-30second timer on how long he can be invisible plus a cooldown is a quick fix
Thats a pretty interesting idea
@@JumbaGWNot a bad idea since their main thought was for a crypto to be able to set up the drone with out being killed. 20 sec max invisibility plus 15 second cooldown before you can go invisible again would be good
invis is not an issue with crypto
@@MacAstraL for pubs it’s not but for competitive play and tournaments it is apparently.
@@Mr.Battle7 yea I’m talking about in competitive
Crypto is actually so hard that without any further balance changes he’s falling out of meta. Sure there’s a few teams running him but a majority of teams have moved onto picks like bang, NC, Cat, Wattson, Valk, etc
I agree with a lot of what you said about crypto for comp. But a lot of what you said about what makes him op for comp makes him a lot more fun for ranked. So I’m afraid we’ll change him too much for comp while missing out on the strategy that he gives ranked play
Kinda swings it from the current meta of just aggro quick swings and kills
42 seconds is actually absurd i need a life
Shoutout to Hakis making ppl watch endzone close for 5 mins while he wasnt touching his keyboard. A nice civil protest to a boring meta.
i don't care for the comp scene, but this channel makes it interesting lol
would also love to see a video on how the akimbo mozam ruined (and still is ruining) the entirety of apex.
they should add a mechanic where the longer Crypto stay in drone, the more visible he becomes, to counterplay his soundless stance
give it a limit of 2-3 minutes until he becomes fully visible
fuse wasnt supposed to have better recon. He became a better recon legend due to the devs not knowing how the game works
Tbh, I really enjoy watching Crypto meta
the devs thinking a sound que being the indicator in a game where the audio is dog water is kind of sad on their part.
there should be a timer on invisibility, cyrpto shouldn't be allowed to sit idle in his invis form for 5 minutes in a BR, that's just rediculous
Honestly, having the one of the, if not the most, difficult and complicated legend be meta is WAY more engaging that seer or blood meta. Skill ceiling with blood and seer meta was incredibly low as all you had to do was press q and you get complete info. Whereas with Crypto, you have to give up mobility and rely heavily on coordination in order to successfully push and win fights. There could be an argument made about slightly nerfing his invisibility but his value that people see now has ALWAYS been there. He is the one legend that is the definition of what it means to be rewarded when playing with skill and coordination.
I've mained Crypto since release and almost everything you've mentioned was possible prior to these changes but he was rarely played in pro. The only abuse I see here is the invisibility, and honestly I can go back to living without it (it does make for some epic respawn plays, although it's a little cheesy). Respawn has recently nerfed the range of beacon scan, which has felt good, and they could go ever further and remove a bunch of these no name POI beacons.
If they improve the invisibility sound to much than the draw back will be negate the perk and players will revert back to being silence in a corner oppose to having a kill me sonar. If they add a shimmer, the talent is dead in the water. It's more likely they increase the ultimate cool down and give an option in tier 1 to reduce the cool down, bringing it back to the original duration (is anyone picking the range on tier 1?). Really outside the box would be to prevent the ultimate from charging while invisible or even deplete your ultimate charge to remain invisible but this would be very punishing for new players but then again we don't balance for the new players.
This might be an unpopular opinion but placement over kills is the real issue here and crypto is simply exposing it. You only push into other teams if you must and with his recon kit you can punish an incoming push or counter other defensive teams when it's time to push. You're only EMPing 15 players in the end game because everyone and their mother are still alive. You can see Respawn toying with new ideas to encourage fighting with their new game modes, the current BR system is stale dated and I'm awaiting a shakeup.
So I don’t play Apex anymore but I’m an old crypto main, his kit was always pretty good in my opinion and very well thought out in terms of usability.His kit was always this good it’s just no one used him since to do anything you had to be stationary. Crypto didn’t suddenly change overnight he was always like this, the only changes that were the cherry on top was the ability to grab banners n hit revives with the drone which made sense in character, he’s literally a hacker. When utilized to his utmost potential I dare say he is the best recon specialist in any comps. Bloodhound may still be picked over him because you can fight and recon at the same time. But if you know anything about informational warfare, then crypto is your best bet. Just knowing how many squads are nearby from checking the banners periodically can let you know if a fight is free or heck leaving your drone to cover a flank angle and listen for the scan sounds ques while you clean up a fight. His kit was tailor made to be used strategically. It may not be popular often but when used properly he is one of the best.
Edit- As for the full on invis, cmon respawn what was u thinking. Should it be some type of stealth yes, full on invis- HELL NO. You can’t just disappear off the map no trace but a sound if you’re near. It should be similar to mirage cloak when ulting, or even a slight bit better but not full on invis.
Well to be fair... If bloodhound could still abuse ulti with bang smoke... Crypto being invisible wouldnt have been a big deal. He can get scanned while invisible( i think). Would have been way more BH in the lobbies to where Cryptos perk would have been somewhat pointless.
Agreed it was more than just crypto going invis that brought him into meta it was also that the counters to his invis were nerfed within the past 6 months to a year so when he got his invis perk no one wanted to use BH(tactical just straight up scans an Invisible crypto as you thought), Seer(heartbeat still appears) or Valk(scan's invisible crypto when flying from balloons or her ult) so they also played crypto plus as mentioned in the video crypto is good for pushing Wattson teams and makes it possible to nade them and Newcastle teams out
this is the most fun i’ve ever had on crypto after maining him for 4 yrs i hope they don’t change invis
After everything I talked about invis, I don't necessarily think it should be taken away. I think the drone should break after being in the zone for a period of time.
@@JumbaGW that’s honestly fine i’ve just been using it to hit invisible bats in the middle of fights
Lmfao crypto is honestly not that bad it's just a different meta I like crypto and New Castle in the meta it's a cool new change in my opinion
I like New Castle a lot
I agree. I just think they need to make the invisible on a timer so they spend less time on the drone and being invisible. Meta was mainly boring because you had like 5 drones flying around and no one would make plays because another team on a drone would see it and would third party immediately. A lot of teams were afraid to make moves.
Calling one of the highest skill floor characters easy is crazy
That’s what I’m saying 😂 crypto path Newcastle are the hardest legends in the game, it’s clearly the mozams being low skill
They are made they actual no skill mains are getting bodied and irrelevant
crypto is literally one of the easiest characters to play
@@fishoutofwater3752 so who’s ur top 3 hardest legends then?
@@mzmc3020 New castle, wattson and path probably. Tbh, there are no particularly hard legends to play other than new castle.
"Hurdur i got scanned and they get free reset" is basically what this video is, these pros are the reason why casuals can't enjoy the game. Crypto, akimbo, and edistric is fun and if they start balancing for the top 1% then this game will die. Which by the way, it already is.
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What if they make the invisibilty only if enemy out of range, example, 15-20m away. But can see him if inside the radius. Can balance it out i think in my opinion
Thought entered my mind too
I can't wait for Respawn/EA to do a TDM mode where all characters/abilities/guns get reverted back to either Season 0/1 or their strongest state and then watch everyone implode about how broken everything is. Every 3 months there's always some character or gun that's 'broken'.
As a Crypto main I love seeing Crypto being meta🥲
Look every character deserves their light in the meta, and I wouldn't mind if he stayed good for ranked. But I don't want every LAN to be drone meta 😅
Half season being meta, Bang 1 YEAR wtf
Good thing you didn't put crypto in the title, the bots would've showed up. Great video as always man.
I didn't even consider that 😂
this meta is like rock paper scissors but crypto is the black hole
As a viewer it was fun.,cz it was some out of the box rank shit happening in Algs
yea I bet seeing the best players in the world play like gold players is super entertaining
Killed the same squad 3 times and really just chased them across an entire ranked lobby. I'm wondering if they actually added any countermeasures to fight him. Did you know you cant even move an invisible crypto which makes him all the more broken.
Crypto aint ruining anything bruh, pros just like to play easy characters & like to complain when they find something they dont like
Brother they play the best characters in the game, and besides crypto is by far one of the hardest characters to be good with
@@AspireRacing on comp they do bc they have too, itll be dumb not to use the best characters in the tournament
my point is, Crypto has been like this, being able to scan beacons, grab banners, etc, but now since he can go invisible they want the devs to nerf him, the same was with valk,, with seer, with horizon, is just always the same, they are gonna be complaining always no matter what
and like i said, easy characters, Crypto is the most difficult one to use, thats why everyone hates him like i said on my first comment
Always thought Crypto was underutilized, but I agree with the pros the invisibility is too strong and way too overtuned
Talking out your ass
they will refuse to nerf akimbo mozams for another 6 months but will need cryptos drone so it has a smaller ult range and instantly gets destroyed outside of zone
seeing jumba uploaded brings me so much joy
Akimbo mozam> crypto...
They dont gotta be mutually exclusive 😂
should be a time limit in invisible mode
Jumbas videos are so good I could watch the same ones multiple times a day and still learn and enjoy them❤
Crypto not much of a problem to me just more annoying as normal lol
The Hakis and ImMadness clips from finals are WILD.
As a main Crypto player, I can personally say this is probably the worst season for Crypto mains. Now, let me explain. He needs a buff since back in Season 4-a proper buff, not some over-the-top buff-but in the back of my mind, I'm like, "What if they buff him to the point where he's actually a nuisance and everyone starts picking him?" And look and behold, it happens. I'm sorry to say, but I have been strongly of this opinion for the years I've played Apex. Crypto doesn't need a buff; he needs a rework because him being a 50/50 pick in a battle royale, which he's not suited for, is crazy to me.
I look at apex like pokemon cards now. There's this massive massive small detail thing going on in background.
The thing is they can easily fall into the trap R6 has done multiple times, which is make decisions based on the competitive side of the game when most of the time the casual side sees no problem with it and piss off the casual side of the game
All I’m gonna say is pros complained about PF meta when “it’s just ppl griefing scrims” it’s okay for multiple zips mid-endgame sending on teams. Pros don’t know how to adapt and that doesn’t always mean be the same
Basically everything apex has done since the release of valk has lowered the skill ceiling and/or reduced the skill gap.
My idea to nerf crypto is that he can't go invis when he is alone. I think that would give him the freedom to do recon things while the team needs it, but he cant just survive alone in invis drone mod.
Yea I think the mozam aren’t helping because the emp helps thrive off of instant strong burst damage. But no one considered crypto viable without the invisibility despite that he could do everything else mentioned before
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Noticed it too. Hes in every single squad
Crypto been doing all these things since day 1, yet his pick rate was 1%. The invisibility isn’t all that either, just give it a timer and cooldown and most problems go away. The real problem is EMP is too good with no counters. Remove the scan on EMP at least
I always wanted crypto to be OP, especially when they added the goku skin for him. I’m so happy he’s meta now!
JHawk caught a res beacon stray lmao
God I hate the lack of variety in comp apex rn. It’s so much more boring to watch now compared to even a year ago.
This is the best variety we've had
Crypto Invis should be scannable, he should defo be showing up on heartbeat sensor. I think that's the only change that needs to happen. Drone taking zone damage isn't a good idea at this point in time either.
Maybe also make Gibby bubble an insulator. I don't think full nerfs are the best way to go, but rather allowing for there to be Counter options in other character's kits.
It's crazy that it took so long and for invis to make crypto popular when he countered so many previous metas!
BH can scan crypto. I've done it in pubs & ranked
As a Crypto main, I would tell you. Crypto is NOT the problem. Akimbo mozam are. Period.
where is this Crypto in my team when i need him, Crypto in my team alway don't fight and just hide until a hacker find him in his cloak
I think the Mozams ruined the lan more😂
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This video is a testament to the issue of comp in apex. Too much variety and viability in this game that we’ve convinced ourselves of one play style. To sum up there’s nothing wrong with crypto. Overuse is what’s most OP about crypto. Most teams don’t even have a natural crypto player he’s so forced it’s sad to see good players get packed bcuz they don’t know what they’re doing💀😂
implying that flying drone to hit an emp especially for a push is "easy" is insane to me
God I love how accurate you are and your vids!
Wait can you not counter this with seer heart beat scan? Or bloodhound scan?
You should do a video when mirage becomes meta in the year 2368
Crypto is op and its deserved after being shit for soo long, hope he stays for as long as possible.
Pros ruin everything 💀 leave my boy crypto alone!
honestly i wish dual weapons were not a thing as now when they nerf the moz its prob going to affect single one as well which is kinda bs
man your videos are amazing, keep it up, its m number one option to watch while having my dinner🤣
Make invis flicker every minute and reveal position every 5 make drone break in storm
Actually an interesting idea!
Reps catchin strays dafuq
ok i just wanna say cryptos speed boost perk is super fun and good too if your a pro maybe ya pick the scan thing all the time but as a crippy main i can attest that both lev 3 upgrades are nice.... also crypto losing invs dosn't fix this issue its crazy how much people are pay attention to him now just cause of 1 perk and it's not like you can't scan him and find him..... pros just need to adapt as his info game has been there since day 1 along with rez abilitiy
They should keep the invisibility and nerf every other aspect of his kit. Because if they remove invisibility then no one will play him again. Invis just makes him viable but invis plus everything else is op.
They should just make it so when your nearby him he becomes camouflage but not fully invisible like from titanfall 2 or similar to sombra from overwatch or stealth characters in paladins. That would stop end game solo rats and still allow you to play aggressive by having no los on enemies from a distance.
I get that Crypto might be a little broken for competitive apex, however crypto now is a fun and useful legend and not the niche boring legend he used to be. I'm my opinion the devs should only nerf him in competitive apex!
Give his drone 30 second “battery” with recharge time like Valk jetpack.
If they really want to keep off the grid maybe they can have it only for a 10seconds and allow other recon legends to spot him when invisible.
For akimbo mozams? Let’s see a video and your thoughts on that!
Bloodhound Seer and Valk can spot him btw.
While invisible? Didnt know that
I have been saying this since the crypto buff..
I feel like the cryptos in current is still kinda useless like if you know where the drown came from just head straight toward him if he isn’t paying attention and it’s a 2v3 if you’re fighting or playing with a crypto since their always on their drone
People,especially Pro's are always complaining and they will always complain. There will never be a point when everyone is satisfied. I feel like crypto is ok, Let his META remain for 1-3 seasons then they will change the invisibility perk. Let them cycle different metas. Bangalore,Newcastle,Horizon,Catalyst and Seer have been Meta for a really long time,so they should let Crypto breathe.
I also feel like they should make a special apex for ALGS and for normal people because the way Pro's dictate the meta and balancing and all that is kind of boring.
Asking for changes to things that are unbalanced is not complaining, and there's nothing wrong with people discussing what they feel is best for the game. Pro's get clipped once out of a 9 hour stream and everyone says they constantly complain. If the devs wanna keep crypto strong, cool, but things like the drone being able to remain in zone indefinitely shouldnt exist. How is it fair teams that played better lose points cause someone sits invisible?
Also bangalore is probably the only character that has been meta for an extended period, we've had changing metas all year 4
@@JumbaGW gibby was meta from season 3-15 tf u mean only bangalore
@@JumbaGW I hear you but I am not the only one who has noticed that Pro's dictate the game,On Reddit,facebook and twitter people are always complaining that Pro's are given more attention when it comes to balancing and not the casuals.
They complain way more than once, there are many posts on twitter of them complaining about a lot of things.
I agree that year 4 has had a changing but my point is that its unfair that the "Fuse Motherload Evac tower Meta" was nerfed way quicker than everything else,when the "Seer Scan Meta" or the Catalyst Meta or the "Bang Bloodhound meta" was allowed to run for longer.
15:33 nice sneaking that in.
Lol 😅
I dont get it. What did he sneak in?
NGL, low-key crypto is the worst meta I've seen
all the crypto hate yet bang and her stupid smoke has been meta for years
I do opine very different from you, but it is a nice video to see how is doing Crypto on competitive.
Invisibility should be lvl 3 shield upgrade perk. Also drone speed should be slowed down when performing an ulti
naaah cryto doesn't change anything since season 7
the invis perk doesn't mean anything in pro scene
dual Mozambique making it the worst state, no variation in gun fight only dual mozam every fight
didnt agree/didnt like a lot of what u said in this video but im mainly a pretty bad pubs player and i dont watch pro tournaments so its hard for me to have a compelling argument against this video. part of me however is very happy with how crypto is finally getting recognition to a wide audience. this is a representation of cryptos strong points that maybe not everyone understands, and many aspects that didnt even require tangible buffs, which people didnt realize for a long time.
ive mained crypto since season 3 and even though ive never caught onto pro play, i could tell he was consistently an extremely low-pick-rate character in any format of apex. i could see how many people didnt find him fun (stereotypical examples being octane, wraith, etc) and in higher ranks (where people care more about winning) he was kinda just overshadowed by other scan characters throughout seasons. people didnt see a reason to play crypto, which really makes me sad.
but seeing all these top players use crypto and reveal so much about the character, some things i didnt even know after so many hours of maining him, its a great feeling in that way. im sure a lot of the other day 1 crypto mains are happy about that too!
but i could also see a lot of day 1 cryptos like myself getting frustrated at players who pick up crypto only because he is now considered viable. people who pick characters only because theyre powerful (players called "tier whores") are much more frowned upon and uncommon in some other competitive games i play, like fighting games. why are apex pros like this? do they not believe in their favorite characters? do so many of these players really only care about the win? id like to think they werent like this before. they must have been like me, playing for enjoyment, the focus being on the actual fun of these characters that help make apex unique from any other game. what changed?
but maybe apex is just that kind of game. its a better investment to understand the fundamentals of the game, rather than the personality of the character. a battle royale shooting game like this puts a lot more emphasis on the tools you need that are always accessible to everyone, regardless of the character you choose. there are other hero shooters out there but i dont really pay attention to their competitive scenes as much, so maybe i should see what those games like overwatch and rainbow six do the same or differently.
this comment is very messy im sorry.
tldr: im a crypto main since day 1, happy hes finally showing his true potential but frustrated that hes only being picked because hes very strong right now.
Everyone running around with akimbo mozams but Crypto is the issue?
Those 2 things dont have to be mutually exclusive lol
@@JumbaGW u have that much of a problem with someone being invis...you can't move while invis, you can destroy the drone to see them & if a bloodhound scans it will show a outline
Players can relate to a game through sound, site and control. Crypto breaks two of those rules. Any developer with a brain should know invisibility has no place in a competitive game. It's just lazy
Did you just use “entities” to describe a Wattson fence and gen??? Lolol
Buff Seer
Crypto Newcastle Path top 3 hardest legends to utilize effectively and pros blame crypto for low skill ceiling when it’s the fucking akimbo mozams
Hiiiii Jumba!!! :D
HI BEN!!!
What if crypto didnt destroy placeables, and shields recharged after 5 sec if not knocked before. I think the recon and invisibility would are really interesting.
that will literally make him useless, like me as a crypto main were to pick him in solo queue ranked i would literally get screamed at by my teammates
@@kyureevs people be calling me out in ranked if my cursor goes over crypto for a split second to long
Well they finally made crypto usefull
great video
Crypto isn’t strong, its the fact that his biggest counter (Bloodhound) was nerfed before this
I mean crypto has great counters I don't get why casuals are so pissed off about that just because someone can use crypto with all the disadvantages he has. I say god bless if you manage to pull off those plays in the pro league.
Im sorry but i dont agree with the crypto thoughts because its called skill maybe the emp definitely is a bit too much but not op and the invis i feel like is actually great for crypto otherwise soon as its gone we'll be back to crypto sucks meta which is just old now
I mean thats totally ok if you disagree, but I'm also not saying the invis needs to be reverted. Its cool crypto has more usability but it can be balanced
-Crypto drone range should changed based on the ring. Smaller the ring, the smaller the range.
-Drone should either take just as long to mobile res as other players or not be able to utilize the mini at all.
-His off the grid should maybe flicker or stop after a certain time has elapsed in drone
Good video
I dunno man the invisibility is strong but everything thing else feels like a reach. Crypto is only now getting called out now because of one change like where is crypto meta before this change?