Apex Legends Developer Speaks Out Against Community Backlash Toward Respawn Entertainment

Apex Legends developer, Daniel Klein, spoke out against the faction of the Apex Legends community openly vocal about disdain for Respawn Entertainment.

In a recent Reddit thread, Klein, who is a senior developer primarily focused on balancing legends, was asked if Respawn Entertainment could bring someone equipped to speak on the game store and pricing models to the forum. Klein's response sparked a bit of controversy.

Apex Legends Developer Speaks Out Against Community Backlash Toward Respawn Entertainment

Klein's response to inquiry went as follows, "No offense, but many of the people who make those decisions just don’t want to come to Reddit for how they’re treated here. It should be clear that it’s not in my job description to be here either: I do it because I want to, but I want to be very careful not to make it into an expectation for other devs.”

This response angered a minority of Apex players and prompted them to accuse Respawn developers of having thin skin and not being willing to be held accountable for their decisions affecting the game.

Klein made it clear that coming to public forums is not part of his or any other developer's job description. They are not paid for their time spent chatting with the community and do not need to be subjected to toxic comments during their personal time.