ALGS divides Apex Legends fans with Nickmerc’s Pro League invite

It is over there. Nicholas ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff has gone pro at Apex Legends – not something we thought we’d see before, but it’s something the popular editor and co-owner of FaZe Clan is working on with the Apex team Legends Tripods for quite some time. After a string of strong results on the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Challenger Circuit in Year 2, Respawn Entertainment has invited the team to compete in Episode 1 of the ALGS Pro League next year.

Competing for the top won’t be easy, but Nickmercs and his teammates – ‘Lewda’ and ‘Deeds’ – have spent hours and hours trying to achieve some very strong Top 20 results in the many qualifiers in progress. creation. to next year’s Pro League. And as we now know, it all paid off.

Nickmercs shared the invite with the world, had a photo taken of himself with the official wording of the invite, and tweeted with the comments: “Competition tripods are now bitches [Flame Emoji] They said it would never happen! They are shouted at. »

So… we can say that Nickmercs is happy to be invited to the ALGS Pro League, isn’t it? Logic. Respawn Entertainment said the Nickmercs and Tripods team “proved it”. [their] skill, passion and dedication to be the best”. Take a look at the tweet below:

As you can imagine, many people came out to support the success of Nickmercs. Call of Duty content creator “Legiqn”, MMA fighter Max Holloway and even lube brand “Astroglide” tweeted their support – but we think the latter has more to do with tripods than Nickmercs.

NFL player Branden Bowen has gone so far as to say that Nickmercs will be the oldest player to play in the ALGS – and we think he might be right.

Some fans of the Apex Legends esports scene think his invitation is a bit of a joke; Additionally, as Dot Esports reports, several professional Apex Legends players are questioning the ALGS invite process entirely.

XSET pro ‘Clane’ posted a rejected tweet stating “it’s terrible not feeling good enough” with the following response:

Additionally, FURIA Esports’ “TeQ” stated that “it should be illegal for Nickmercs to receive invites without playing Split 1 or Split 2”, noting that the invite was “a smart business move for the scene”, but a huge loss for everyone. . Players who play in both Splits and do not split.

There are many voices on both sides of the conversation, and no one can deny that Nickmercs and his team didn’t perform well in the ALGS Challenger Circuit games. have play. That said, it’s hard to deny that the team lacks the pedigrees and histories of its peers – something to be considered to some extent. However, the ALGS Pro League is a trio-based league, and Nickmercs Tripods have had the same competitive roster for some time.

Whether or not this will work out is hard to say, as the third year of the ALGS Pro League kicks off later this year. However, we know this will only make the competition – and the Nickmercs – more popular (especially if true).

After reading all this, do you want to climb the Apex Legends leaderboard? You can check out our latest meta review with this Apex Legends tier list here. However, expect that to change soon – next season is right around the corner.