[NoodleIncident]

> It doesn't even have the MMORPG hook where if you don't play, your character is weaker then of people that play more then you.

You're character isn't weaker, but it will have fewer cosmetics. I'm not sure that that's a less harsh incentive, personally.

[rewtraw]

"If you play less, you are less likely to win." is obviously harsher than "If you play less, your character won't look as cool."

Apex Legends has re-introduced me to gaming (after being AFK since the Halo 3 days), and I very much appreciate that the only 'perks' of grinding are cosmetic. As an adult with less free time, if I knew that a game would punish me stat-wise for not playing as often as my competition, I probably wouldn't play at all since I wouldn't stand a chance. But cosmetics don't affect gameplay.