APB: Finally, I Can Be A PUNK!

[SnakeCharmer]

Is this supposed to be out this year?

Also, they need to lengthen the ties.

[tmp]

trailer says Spring 2010.

[SnakeCharmer]

Doh.

[Ghambit]

Soooo... 100-player servers in a world of 10,000?
I'm a bit confused as to how their architecture is gonna work.  I mean, obviously a 100-player server (which is essentially just like a large FPS server, ala Joint Operations) isnt going to work in an MMO sense unless you can move freely from one server to the next.  I like the premise, I like the customization, but I still dont quite have a grasp on the worldiness part.

Exactly wtf are we gonna be able to do aside from pimp our own hairdos and jukeboxes?  Does each city essentially have a life of its own or are they just static clones of eachother?  so many questions.

[Mrbloodworth]

Not server, district.

City = 10k, district = 100.

I assume city's are world servers.

[SnakeCharmer]

Exactly wtf are we gonna be able to do aside from pimp our own hairdos and jukeboxes?  Does each city essentially have a life of its own or are they just static clones of eachother?

After reading a bunch of stuff on it (including some the highlighted stuff in this thread), gangs initiate the crime, enforcers/cops try and stop them.  So there might be a node outside an electionic store.  A couple thugs decide to break in, and when it happens the alarm effectively broadcasts a crime in progress to the cops.  The thugs have to get the loot (and get away), the cops have to stop them.  If you're a cop and just happen to be driving by when they do it, you naturally get first shot at them.  If you're a thug and you start randomly mowing down other thugs or cops (or NPCs)?  No idea. 

Looks fun as hell though.

[NiX]

Not server, district.

City = 10k, district = 100.

I assume city's are world servers.

That's how I understand it.

On another note, they said beta would start in August. I wonder where they stand now.

[ashrik]

Last report said weeks, not months from now

[Venkman]

Wow. Want. I did laugh that their "Unprecedented Customization" screen was followed by some guy shooting a car coming off a bridge. You'd think they'd want to show, ya know, some customization if they think it's a big enough deal and all.

I lol'd though at the bus hitting the dancing guy.

[Velorath]

Wow. Want. I did laugh that their "Unprecedented Customization" screen was followed by some guy shooting a car coming off a bridge. You'd think they'd want to show, ya know, some customization if they think it's a big enough deal and all.

I'm pretty sure they've shown off the customization stuff a number of times.  I think I've seen more of it than I have of the gameplay.

[Ghambit]

Wow. Want. I did laugh that their "Unprecedented Customization" screen was followed by some guy shooting a car coming off a bridge. You'd think they'd want to show, ya know, some customization if they think it's a big enough deal and all.

I'm pretty sure they've shown off the customization stuff a number of times.  I think I've seen more of it than I have of the gameplay.

iknowrite?
at this point we need to see some more gameplay stuff and more importantly some more over-arching stuff. 

[Venkman]

Wow. Want. I did laugh that their "Unprecedented Customization" screen was followed by some guy shooting a car coming off a bridge. You'd think they'd want to show, ya know, some customization if they think it's a big enough deal and all.

I'm pretty sure they've shown off the customization stuff a number of times.  I think I've seen more of it than I have of the gameplay.

I've seen that. I just meant in the context of this video. Totally a minor nothing comment. But I didn't want to leave the post at *froth*

[MythicJason]

I got a bit of a Beastie Boys vibe from the 3 cops 30 seconds in there. I will now patiently wait for release to make Cochese, and see if I can get two friends to make The Rookie and The Chief.

And yea game looks pretty damn good. Can't wait to give it a spin.

[NiX]

Phire and I are going to make Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It's funny cause we are extremely white and will probably insist on driving around saying "DAYUM!"

[01101010]

I may be shameful, but I can't help but want to get my old FFXI buddies together and form the Turks in this game.

[Stormwaltz]

An MMG with small "neighborhood" servers, that uses intelligent instancing to play like an FPS?

I may not care for the subject material, but I've been waiting five years for a game like this. So playing.

[UnSub]

Yeah, this game keeps getting more and more interesting.

It'll probably end with rampant exploiting and teams running around all equipped with rocket launchers to gank n00bs, but right now it seems like a great concept.

[NiX]

You can't gank people.

[UnSub]

You can't gank people.

Rocket launchers don't gank people; people gank people.

[tmp]

Rocket launchers don't gank people; people gank people.

No, according to info from another forum you cannot shoot people not assigned as your current target. Though i don't know how that'd work with the rocket launchers and splash damage.

(I'm not connected to APB in any way aside from wanting badly to get into the beta, I'm just pulling info from various articles and interviews)

A couple things.

1. You can play solo. If you're a solo criminal and commit a crime, the game will sic what it calculates is a balanced amount of Enforcer weight after you. If you're kind of average that may mean another solo Enforcer, if you're pretty powerful, you may have a small squad sent out to try to gang up on you.

If you're a solo Enforcer you can be alerted to take on solo criminals..or again maybe weak groups if you're the second coming of Dirty Harry.

Also apparently solo Enforcers can stalk criminals they believe are about to do something illegal, and if they witness a crime and call it in the computer bumps their priority in the matchmaking response.

2. You can't fire on people not involved in your mission, but apparently vehicles can interact with each other at all times, so someone creative can probably make use of that. I'm not sure if you can get any real reward for such behaviors but if you just want to cause some chaos, there you go.

3. To most directly answer your question, apparently there will be "Chaos" servers that are just free-for-alls, with no "walls" between players on missions. I'm sure that'll get appropriately crazy/Darwinian.

[UnSub]

Ahh, okay. I'll rephase then.

Cars don't gank people, people gank people.

[Sky]

As I'm playing GTA4 right now, that video was tickling the fancy. Hope griefing isn't too bad, or that anti-grief countermeasures aren't too obnoxious or griefy themselves.

[ashrik]

Rocket launchers don't gank people; people gank people.

No, according to info from another forum you cannot shoot people not assigned as your current target. Though i don't know how that'd work with the rocket launchers and splash damage.

3. To most directly answer your question, apparently there will be "Chaos" servers that are just free-for-alls, with no "walls" between players on missions. I'm sure that'll get appropriately crazy/Darwinian.

Well, I know which server I'll be on. 100 players in a Chaos zone will be awesome

[TripleDES]

I wonder how running over in a non-chaos zone works... Because that's maximum grief potential. You can't shoot other players cars, but they can likely run you over and kill you.

[NiX]

I wonder how running over in a non-chaos zone works... Because that's maximum grief potential. You can't shoot other players cars, but they can likely run you over and kill you.

Running people over doesn't kill them. Just knocks them down.

[tmp]

Running people over doesn't kill them. Just knocks them down.

Sweet, cc without diminishing returns

[HaemishM]

New Trailer
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/apb/video/6228651/apb-official-trailer-3?hd=1

This is also the first trailer I have seen that contains a chatlog with what appears to be the word douche in it.

DO WANT!

[Phire]

Phire and I are going to make Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It's funny cause we are extremely white and will probably insist on driving around saying "DAYUM!"

And you know I am Will Smith because I am so smooth and have all the dance moves...plus all my raps are family safe!

[NiX]

 

[raydeen]

I wanna be Vick Mackey. Nobody will no what side I'm on. 

[TripleDES]

I need someone to reenact Lethal Weapon.

With enough people, pulling a Police Academy might be fun, too.

[Ghambit]

I need someone to reenact Lethal Weapon.

With enough people, pulling a Police Academy might be fun, too.

Reno: 911

[SnakeCharmer]

CHiPS!

[TripleDES]

No motorcycles.

[FatuousTwat]

I'm gonna be...

Darien Lambert 

(Fuck I loved that show... And fuck you Grandma for wanting to watch Walker Texas Ranger instead.)