GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn Book-Larsson has written his third weekly update about APB Reloaded. In the article, Book-Larsson discusses the finalization of the closed beta build that centers around 'Patch 143' that was in the works when original developer Realtime Worlds closed down. Additionally, Book-Larsson talks about private servers, misleading article titles and the issue of download size.
Alright – so now we are getting closer to defining the final shape of the first Closed Beta build. When RTW closed up shop, there was already a build known as “build 142” in the works which further refined some of the balance-issues and dealt with a whole range of fixes. For closed beta we are now working toward defining an official “build 143” which will be the foundation of the game going forward. This closed beta candidate will clearly do some key initial things (like integrating G1 credits, create a framework for the premium accounts etc.), but very likely will not yet cover all the items we want to have before we truly go live. Therefore we are very likely to launch a closed beta version WITHOUT the original character data, and then wipe the databases at the end of Closed Beta after we have been able to determine the impact of the various game changes, and then look to restore some of the original character data for the Open Beta start.
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