They made this game free after being paid for

That's the prequel to this. And yes, they had major issues with the server but slowly they are optimizing it. I have not gotten any lag issues, but only a few of my friends have.

Will it be able to compete with Apex Legends in terms of AAA quality?

Hell no! XD. Albeit Apex has a small player base it still would not be able to compete against it, Warzone or Fortnite. This is one of those few games where one can relax with friends since 5 players can be present in a team and that's what I intend to have.

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