I'm surprised it isn't dead again, honestly.
That game is rampant with hackers and G1 does fuck all about it.
[editline]21st October 2013[/editline]
That and the North American East server is unstable. The others not so much but they suck too.
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;42595515]I'm surprised it isn't dead again, honestly.
That game is rampant with hackers and G1 does fuck all about it.[/QUOTE]
Eh.. hacking really does shit all for you in the game considering you yourself can see around corners, provided you have a macro and you are accurate enough hackers wont mean shit all.
The only reason I played it is because of the customization but doing nothing but deathmatch, it sucks.
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;42595515]I'm surprised it isn't dead again, honestly.
That game is rampant with hackers and G1 does fuck all about it.
[editline]21st October 2013[/editline]
That and the North American East server is unstable. The others not so much but they suck too.[/QUOTE]
It's free, free games don't die easily (even shitty ones like APB) and people who've been spending so much time and money on them aren't likely to quit just to play a similar game
Beside, script kiddies are likely the ones to spend the most money on it
Until GTA Online comes on PC that is.
The bad sport sticky on the rockstar forum is gone. So looks like they have decided what to do.
[QUOTE=redBadger;42595606]Until GTA Online comes on PC that is.[/QUOTE]
it doesn't really hit the same niche though, APB is a very social game, heavy emphasis on customization and REALLY heavy emphasis on "tactical" team vs team combat (it sounds funny but very few games are actually as strategy and coordination heavy as this thing), all these two have similar is the open world and driving cars
besides, F2P doesn't die easy
[QUOTE=Mastahamma;42595667]it doesn't really hit the same niche though, APB is a very social game, heavy emphasis on customization and REALLY heavy emphasis on "tactical" team vs team combat (it sounds funny but very few games are actually as strategy and coordination heavy as this thing), all these two have similar is the open world and driving cars
besides, F2P doesn't die easy[/QUOTE]
Take the customization from APB and throw it in GTA Online. GOTY.
Implying it was alive to begin with.
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;42595515]I'm surprised it isn't dead again, honestly.
That game is rampant with hackers and G1 does fuck all about it.
[editline]21st October 2013[/editline]
That and the North American East server is unstable. The others not so much but they suck too.[/QUOTE]
Oh, it's dead to me. I'm gold, got on to play Saturday. 2 gold districts, each with less than 5 opponents on each faction. Can't play on servers lower than gold. GG no re.
[QUOTE=Woovie;42595953]Oh, it's dead to me. I'm gold, got on to play Saturday. 2 gold districts, each with less than 5 opponents on each faction. Can't play on servers lower than gold. GG no re.[/QUOTE]
Uhh what? Yeah you can play on servers lower than gold, you always could. You'll get sliiiiightly reduced rewards from missions and shit but it barely matters.
[QUOTE=Neddy;42595739]Take the customization from APB and throw it in GTA Online. GOTY.[/QUOTE]
But the customization is literally all there is to APB
[QUOTE=Ryo Ohki;42596047]But the customization is literally all there is to APB[/QUOTE]
That's the point
I want to see if APB becomes more popular at all, after the planned upgrades.
Doubting on it though
[QUOTE=simkas;42596033]Uhh what? Yeah you can play on servers lower than gold, you always could. You'll get sliiiiightly reduced rewards from missions and shit but it barely matters.[/QUOTE]
They removed that ability for a while, they switched it back thought because everyone complained about it. But yeah for a bit if you were gold you could only join gold districts, meaning if there weren't a lot of gold players on you were fucked.
APB always felt pretty empty to me
I think the problems are the way you start Missions in GTA5. It's too slow and you always get disconnect from freeroam world. In APB you start in mission instantly without needing to go to lobby and hope for the best. Every weapon in GTA5 seems to be super accurate. Almost every weapon in APB has a role. Movement system in GTA5 is extremely sluggish and slow, but I blame controllers for that.
GTA5 Online is fun but not lasting as APB is.
[QUOTE=Mastahamma;42595667]it doesn't really hit the same niche though, APB is a very social game, heavy emphasis on customization and REALLY heavy emphasis on "tactical" team vs team combat (it sounds funny but very few games are actually as strategy and coordination heavy as this thing), all these two have similar is the open world and driving cars
besides, F2P doesn't die easy[/QUOTE]
APB: Egos Reloaded
[QUOTE=Pappi_man;42599382]I think the problems are the way you start Missions in GTA5. It's too slow and you always get disconnect from freeroam world. In APB you start in mission instantly without needing to go to lobby and hope for the best. Every weapon in GTA5 seems to be super accurate. Almost every weapon in APB has a role. Movement system in GTA5 is extremely sluggish and slow, but I blame controllers for that.
GTA5 Online is fun but not lasting as APB is.[/QUOTE]
How is the movement sluggish? It feels pretty realistic to me, in fact I'd go as far as to say it improved a ton over GTA 4.
I played as an image designer in APB and made more money than I did in missions.
[QUOTE=VagueWisdom;42605280]How is the movement sluggish? It feels pretty realistic to me, in fact I'd go as far as to say it improved a ton over GTA 4.[/QUOTE]
compare it to apb and say it isn't sluggish.
There's two things that are behind this.
APB works.
GTAV Online doesn't work.
[QUOTE=Crazy;42605832]There's two things that are behind this.
APB works.
GTAV Online doesn't work.[/QUOTE]
Uh, what? Rockstar have actually ironed out most of the terrible issues. If you like racing and cars better gtao is a great game for you, but if you like deep customization and can't afford a ps3 or GTA v, APB is an okay alternative. EDIT: I've played both and I prefer GTA o, since there aren't as many hackers or fun ruiners
[QUOTE=Crazy;42605832]There's two things that are behind this.
APB works.
GTAV Online doesn't work.[/QUOTE]
I'm glad you've given us a heads up about the PC release of GTA Online. Thanks, really, your opinion contributes a great deal, especially what with your exclusive access to the PC version.
APB is a game without the game part actually built properly, GTA Online has server stress issues from them selling a billion dollars worth of product. APB's budget, resources, etc, don't come close to what Rockstar can simply toss at problems. The real reason behind the segregated PC/Console launch is likely stability testing and them using the "inferior" models to work out how to solve problems before they start on PC.
[QUOTE=G3rman;42605669]I played as an image designer in APB and made more money than I did in missions.[/QUOTE]
So sad that this is true. I made a small fortune off Wu-Tang logos and anime tits
[QUOTE=Purple Robot;42605844]Uh, what? Rockstar have actually ironed out most of the terrible issues. If you like racing and cars better gtao is a great game for you, but if you like deep customization and can't afford a ps3 or GTA v, APB is an okay alternative. EDIT: I've played both and I prefer GTA o, since there aren't as many hackers or fun ruiners[/QUOTE]
I think it's a terrible issue that my character erased every time I stop playing.
Hope they fix that soon.
[editline]22nd October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Worldwaker;42605847]I'm glad you've given us a heads up about the PC release of GTA Online. Thanks, really, your opinion contributes a great deal, especially what with your exclusive access to the PC version. [/QUOTE]
The fuck?
[QUOTE=Crazy;42606400]I think it's a terrible issue that my character erased every time I stop playing.
Hope they fix that soon.[/QUOTE]
They fixed that a week ago.
[QUOTE=Cmx;42606502]They fixed that a week ago.[/QUOTE]
Well it still did that to me yesterday.
And it has a fuckton of trouble even saving my progress.
[QUOTE=Worldwaker;42605847]I'm glad you've given us a heads up about the PC release of GTA Online. Thanks, really, your opinion contributes a great deal, especially what with your exclusive access to the PC version.
APB is a game without the game part actually built properly, GTA Online has server stress issues from them selling a billion dollars worth of product. APB's budget, resources, etc, don't come close to what Rockstar can simply toss at problems. The real reason behind the segregated PC/Console launch is likely stability testing and them using the "inferior" models to work out how to solve problems before they start on PC.[/QUOTE]
APB had a really big budget, and it had a lot of potential to do a lot of stuff right.. but it just didn't.
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