Greetings residents of San Paro!

In the continuing spirit of open communication, we wanted to let you all know about our imminent plans for a Buddy Key program.

THE BASICS

Participation allows you to invite a friend to temporarily join you on the streets of San Paro, for free. If they end up buying APB: All Points Bulletin we will give you 400 Realtime Worlds Points – equivalent to 30 days unlimited Gametime! The Points will get credited directly to the referrer’s account, with a minimum turnaround of 48 hours.

We will shortly be launching the first phase, which is open to anyone who has purchased additional Gametime. If you have paid for any amount of unlimited access (30/60/120 days) or 20 extra hours, expect an e-mail to arrive shortly (and don’t forget to check your Spam folder just in case).

And yes, this does mean that anyone buying Gametime DURING the first phase, right up until it ends, will also get a mail including a Buddy Key. But make sure your friend redeems it before the deadline of midnight GMT / 7pm EST on Sunday 8th August, or they’ll miss their chance!

In your e-mail will be a special key with instructions for redemption. Forward this e-mail to a friend, and he or she will be able to register for a free account, linked to yours, which gets 7 hours of Action District Gametime that can be used over a 5 day period. This is counted from the moment they redeem their Buddy Key. It’s a great chance for them to get a taste of San Paro’s fast-paced action!

THE NITTY GRITTY

During or after the trial period, your buddy can choose to purchase a retail copy of APB from the Store or other available channels, apply that retail key, and upgrade their account - meaning he or she gets to keep their character’s customization, progression, and all associated information, including remaining Gametime. As a bonus, if they convert to a retail account we will give you 400 RTW Points!

However, please note that a Buddy Key can only be used to create a new account, and cannot be applied to an existing account (including Closed Beta and Key to the City). A Buddy account cannot redeem any other type of product key (such as Points or Rewards) until they have upgraded to a full retail account. This offer is currently only open in North America and Europe.

Also note that participation in this initial phase will be tracked so that as we expand the Buddy program with additional benefits, those already participating will also reap the rewards.

Please look for more news about later phases of this program in the coming weeks.

See you on the streets of San Paro!

The APB Team

http://na.apb.com/en/news/2010/07/22/announcing-the-apb-buddy-key-system

Buddy keys should be arriving in current subscribers emails soon so if you have a friend or someone you know that plays and you are interested they should have a key for you soon. 

This game looks interesting, and despite what many people say, I'm still intrigued by it, but don't want to drop the money on it without seeing it first.

So, if anyone gets a buddy key and doesn't think they'll use it, I'd love to have it to try the game!

Thanks in advance.

yes ive been really interested in this game as well and ive asked my friend thats been playing the game and he hasnt gotten the buddy pass email yet. so if anyone one out there would like to send me one i would be very greatful.

This has been an insanely entertaining game. I bought it 7/18 and have had a blast ever since. To new players I do have a few tips:

• Matchups can be grossly imbalanced, meaning you could be rank 20 and be pitted against someone/groups in the 200s that has a FAR better gun(s) than you
• Sporadic lag
• System req are pretty high and demanding

If you get past some of the imbalances and find a group you can stick with you will have a blast.