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53 minutes ago, Jobs2k said:

While your post is on the better side of the criticism I think there is one possible scenario that critics might not have considered:

What if LO took a good look at the public face or APB and saw so much potential, then they found out that they could own the IP and thought "yeah, let's look at doing this!"? They took the time, spoke to the right people, got lied to profusely, realised it would be a challenge but thought it was going to be okay. We know LO had to have had a fuller idea than any of us how bad it was, but frequently companies or their liquidators make their products/stock look the best they can while hiding the full story so they can mitigate losses.

 

I'm describing a scenario similar to going to a real shady car dealer and seeing what you are SURE is a gem, a diamond in the rough and just think it needs a good clean and a tune up. Once that deal is done you don't get to go back.

Now your options are simple: Sell it on and hope it doesn't kill people, break it up for scrap and take the loss or rebuild it over time.

The scrap option for APB is essentially switch off the servers and give up on it. I don't see anyone who is reading these forums actually wanting that to be the ultimate outcome in the near future... especially LO!

Selling it on would be possible, but it is likely that the game, in its current form, would be a loss in money and at this moment (yes, even after the servers have been completely off-line for days) I feel that all of LO (especially @MattScott) really do want the game to be successful... even if that is just for financial reasons. It's all the same to the end user - the game is on-line instead of dead.

Once you rebuild the engine ( ) and the car is up and running, you can turn your attention to fixing up the panelling and interior.

 

This is all completely speculation but it might provide people a different or unconsidered viewpoint.

Yeah i understand your perspective and I agree with what what you're saying, its unfortunate that they had to step into such a shit storm, I've been playing APB since late 2011 and i cherish the game a ton, but none the less, its just sad to see the events of the last few days happening, i know LO will pull through and i know they're doing their best to make something from nothing. I can only imagine how Matt must be feeling, In the exhibition world things are relatively similar , which is where my opinion is constructed from , The end point of what i was trying to say is that things that keep getting extended in the same manner as this would tarnish a business' name more than have an effect on the clientele, but I can't wait for Matt to reap sweet success when that new engine comes out, I can tell he is trying his best, but on that , i also think it was a mistake to take people from the engine team to work on the christmas minigame, but thats just my opinion, just hope the game is up today. 

But thanks for your angle

And ty Matt for your efforts @MattScott

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I understand all the technical issues that go along with all this server shifting ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t, I feel sorry for Matt because he seriously undertook a game/project which has been a flop since the beginning, however i would like to note that this isn't the first time things don't work out because they didn't plan ahead, it honestly seems like they are jumping into things and not planning what they're doing, its disappointing to see the game down for this long. You are hurting yourselves more than your clientele by having the servers down this long. But all the best to Matt and the team, they're trying their absolute best and honestly speaking, I don't think any of us would've been able to undertake this train wreck of a game with as much energy as Little Orbit has.

I just think they need to plan better before they act, cause a bunch of poorly executed plans will ultimately just damage the business' bank account in the end of the day.

All the best Matt.