
Gamers say China deserves a region lock in Apex Legends
Even Chinese gamers agree they should only be allowed to play with each other
It's not exactly surprising that fans of Apex Legends are asking the game’s developer to segregate Chinese gamers from the main community because they are tired of running into Chinese cheaters. After all, there have been similar calls from players of Fortnite, PUBG and other hit games before. But turns out, gamers in China also think it's a good idea to lock them out of international servers.
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We contacted both Electronic Arts and Prog Wang for further statements. We'll update the story if we hear back.
Some argued that it didn't solve the cheating issue because Chinese players can use VPNs to bypass region locks. They say it even exacerbated the problem because cheaters can now pick which geographical regions they want to play in.

Some gamers, both inside and outside of China, now say they are losing interest in Apex Legends because of the cheating.
“Plus they play terribly. Just stand around then lock on to every enemy's head,” he added.
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