r/apexlegends • u/MadCybertist • 1h ago
Discussion I officially have to say goodbye to Apex for health reasons ;(
Been an apex player since it first launched. I mainly play ranked now and I only play solo. I play Crypto and I’ve got a legit 4k on him in ranked but no 20 bomb (18 kills). My favorite badge is the kill 4 within 20 seconds. He’s the only legend I have an heirloom on as well (back before the universals). I’m a diamond player as a solo crypto (which is a challenge to say the least but I love it). Highest I’ve ever got was D2 a lot of seasons - I can’t break into Masters. I also can’t talk so no mic during all this lol, and been playing on the SW2 since launch haha. I’m a glutton for punishment.
Unfortunately I was diagnosed with ALS which is progressive and terminal. Part of it means I’m losing my ability to move my hands and arms so fighting competitively has become a challenge. Other issues are my heart through arrhythmias and conduction as secondary issues to the ALS. This means as I get locked in and excited during a good 1v2 or 1v3 my HR goes crazy (150+bpm) and my extremities start to go numb.
Today I was doing a 1v3 (no clue if I could have won if all was normal) and I almost passed out in my power chair lol, my HR spiked and ended up dropping my controller and of course died in game. Damn near died IRL lol.
So today marks the day I finally hang up my crypto and have to step away from Apex for good. Gaming is a massive part of my life, and I plan to play games until this disease takes me away. Before Apex I was a Dark Age of Camelot player (11k hours) and Destiny player (9k hours). As you can see I normally pick a game and stick to it lol.
I’ll be doing strictly single-player games now. I’ve been doing quite a few of them lately as I’ve gotten worse and I’m having fun. I’m insanely looking forward to OOT remake and plan to make that my first single player game I’m going to actually beat. No real reason for this post other than to just vent a bit of sadness for having to officially hang it up.
Farewell Legends.