APB: Reloaded Articles
The APB: Reloaded team has released what they're calling the Development Roadmap, a communication tool used to show their players and those following the development of APB: Reloaded what exactly they're working on in a current timeframe. Check it out.
According to the latest update on the APB Reloaded blog, open beta players are coming to the game in droves. Over 24,000 concurrent players enjoyed the game at one point late last week. With only six days of open beta, that's an impressive stat. The dev team also lays out some more details for premium holders and the explosion of social media surrounding the game.
The APB-Reloaded blog has been updated with news about the latest EU patch and some issues related to it. In addition, the blog highlights new items coming into the game as well as the news that premium players can "re-up" their subscriptions for only $7.99.
The latest APB-Reloaded update starts with the news that the game's Facebook page now has over 80,000 "likes" and is gunning for more. That aside, devs have also noted that the latest update will feature more Vivox servers as well as tweaks applied to the threat levels and matchmaking systems.
GamersFirst has announced that the delayed open beta for APB-Reloaded is scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. PST today, Monday, May 23rd. The open beta was delayed for about a week due to disconnect issues encountered early last week. In a separate blog, devs also revealed that visual adjustment to threat levels is also slated to arrive today.
It would seem that a player disconnection issue is holding up GamersFirst's release of the APB: Reloaded Open Beta. The disconnection issue "manifests itself in disconnecting some groups of players after one to two hours of gameplay, which clearly is not acceptable in Open Beta". A patch was released for the Closed Beta that may resolve the issue.
GamersFirst has announced that the original All Points Bulletin creator, David Jones, has been named as one of Reloaded Productions' team members. Jones will serve in an advisory role and will share his vast game design experience during critical design stages of the ongoing development of APB Reloaded. Jones' credentials include working on titles such as Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown.
The APB Reloaded blog has been updated with the latest news about the ongoing closed beta patch process as well as the news that the East Coast server will officially be moved to Washington D.C. later this week. The goal of the server move is to improve latency for players. The APB Reloaded open beta is scheduled to begin on May 18th.
The APB Reloaded blog has been updated with a new post entitled "Open Beta Date, Credit Bonuses, New Items, Character Restorations and Cheaters". As stated in the title, the open beta has been dated for May 18, 2011. Prior to that, however, the team plans to add lots more players including about 40,000 more invites going out today.
The APB Reloaded blog has been updated with a series of notices about streaming patches to be applied over the next several days as the team prepares the latest game version for open beta. Included updates will address the usual bugs and fixes as well as add the Armas Marketplace, fixing PunkBuster CPU spike, fixes to audio/video and the SkillRating system.
The APB: Reloaded blog has been updated with new information about upcoming patches over the next several days. It appears that a nasty bug has landed in the 1.50 patch that has caused some serious crash issues for players. Developers anticipate several patches over the next few days to mitigate the bug and other issues that have cropped up. These patches will help lay the groundwork for the upcoming open beta.
Sometimes players create the most interesting videos about ways to exploit the games we love and other players, cackling evilly in the background while they're at it. A new video has surfaced on YouTube showing precisely why APB: Reloaded devs are right in their determination to 'nerf' the big, bad dump truck. Check it out, especially if you need a laugh on a Monday.
The APB Reloaded crew have announced that the next 35,000 beta invites were headed out yesterday. As well, the developers discuss "the giant virtual currency leased weapon debate". Check it out!
The APB Reloaded blog has been updated with the exciting news that the 1.5 patch has been applied with significant changes and improvements to the game. v1.5 will ultimately be the open beta release build. Current closed beta testers are working to help the team iron out the bugs before the open beta launches.
APB Reloaded Producer "Da Neume" has stopped by the MMORPG.com forums to get in touch with our community. You're invited to ask questions about APB Reloaded so swing by the forum thread and fire away!