Post Malone may have saved the Apex Legends player base with Three Strikes.
Two weeks ago, we saw the introduction of the Apex Legends x Post Malone collaboration that introduced plenty of new cosmetics as well as a limited-time mode (LTM) called Three Strikes. And while it did go away after Respawn's usual two-week collection event, this is one of those rare times when the developers actually listen to the fans. Three Strikes is still available in the public matchmaking system until November 28 before it's removed from the rotation.
Much like your regular Apex battle royale, Three Strikes brought something different to the table — teams are given three lives in the game in order to be the last one standing. Instead of being sent back to the lobby, teams will now drop back down onto the map with one life less. This meant that a team fight is never truly over as one will have to contend with the team coming back as well as third-parties.
On the days leading up to Three Strikes being taken off, many in the fan base including content creators and pro players all spoke highly of the LTM, stating it to be one of the best Respawn has introduced into Apex in a long while. Popular MnK content creator for Luminosity Gaming, Shivam “ShivFPS Patel is one such member of the community that has spoken highly of the LTM.
One of the great things about this particular LTM is its ability to farm specific, hard-to-achieve badges that one can use on their legend's banner. Particularly, the 4,000 damage in a single game as well as the 20-kill game badges are some of the hardest to achieve. But with Three Strikes, teams can now get a second and third chance in being to not only win, but get their hands on said badges as well.
Even Post Malone himself got in on the action as he livestreamed his gameplay alongside The Dojo's Timothy “iiTzTimmy” Ahn. Professional players have also chimed in with their own thoughts about Three Strikes like Tripods' Rigo “Gent” Padilla as well as FaZe Clan's Eric “Snip3down” Wrona to name a few. While it is unlike Respawn to keep a collection event LTM longer than its two-week period, they definitely have taken it in their stride to actively listen to the community.