Why are we being forced to play with other people in the Apex Realms? My fiance and I have been thoroughly enjoying and loving the game so far, but the Apex Realm forced multiplayer with other people is simply just not enjoyable. We don't get to play at the pace we like playing at because others are steamrolling ahead and not only do we miss out on alot of the resources we came in there for in the first place, we also miss out on the majority of the experience that the Apex Realms have to offer. It would be much more enjoyable if you didn't get thrown in there with random people that aren't even in your party. It is simply not a fun experience and really takes away from what it could be. This has quickly become our very favourite game and we'd love it if we weren't being forced to play with random people. Much love
You don't have to play with others in Apex realms at the Watch.
You can make a private 'Apex Realm' vault to run through either solo or with a party you form.
There is a 'vault' card that you can craft that allows you to open a portal to a private vault. You can also set the vault difficulty. It thus has the potential to offer better loot then what you can get from the vaults at the watch.
What might help for the game, is something more clear that explains to players new to the watch how the vault cards work and how they are an option in addition to the vaults accessible from the Watch.