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So, crosshair overlays, a 3rd party tool, would negate, the in game crosshair bloom effect when firing ? Hmm. I suppose that might provide a competitive advantage vs vanilla APB.

Instead of creating a separate post, as this post is related to the OTW test server. The last time I logged into the OTW test server was about a year ago. At that time, it required a separate APB client install. Is that still the case, or....... do you use the standard APB client and then connect to an OTW district. The post from Staff:Emily on Jan 17th mentioned the OTW testing for matchmaking, but nothing in the post on how to access. Not sure what the turnout was for the test, but if the turn out was low, I'm guessing that LO did not have much to work on for testing purposes. Any insight would be great. Thanks

Who the hell is Darlene ? I am "so" out of the loop from this game.. The other night in District Chat, plebs were blaming "Carla"... Who the hell is Carla ? I need to work on my "muscle memory" ...

Never had a problem using a VPN. I don't use it often. The only time I used a VPN was when in District, there were times that I might have been trolling a bit. Not being mean or anything, but kind of a jerk. It was those occasions that I would lose connection, and get kicked from district. Usually, after the second or third "expulsion" within a 10-15 min period, I would hop back on using a VPN. Added a bit of lag... but for the remainder of the evening I was "kick free". No more disconnects. Someone was mad !!

I am not sure what to do next .. ?

It looks like most of the Votes are in ... haha Not a huge margin. Oh well..

/snip Yeah, I'm not real big on "tier" lists, taking into account many on the list have enjoyed the use of 3rd party tools. I thought that an Alphabetical list might provide more substance. and ease of use. I added myself and YooD , cause ,, well YooD ... ___________________________________________________________________ AbbyCakes AcrobatSniper Aeronaut/ABCedra Afr0mang Agentv Aggression Alibearz Alphabetic Altamont Amancia Amanzia AnActualCat Anarq Ange1ofd4rkness Arato AshleyNeko AshReloaded Asylith Atropine Avalani Avelle Badtz Baeofchoice/baekon Bigbeam Bigbragg Birdmanz Birrymays BitsyKitty BlastinFools/One BlueRobin Bobbyboy Boltz Bombs Boswa Brenton BrIIcE Brixxx BTATCOM BUKKAKEQUEEN BwallStreet CaioSparks Cakey CDAT Chauklet/vop Cheeball Chev Chirp Chooka ChrisL Chucks Cindylouwho Coach Comedian CTFxCFTW Cykoblast Cyndel Daggeris Dante DarlaCrowley Dbaby Delta something (was in wasp) Desertrose Desire desolation/felid Dexem Difficulties Dipper Doland DrCapo Dreamss DuffingOne Elara ElGuapo Elix Elyx En4cer Eradic Ethlyn Eunoia EveDisaster/Gladwrapped Evo Evrina Exile Exilecard Exona Exultant Failues Faith Fapalina FASHA Faythe Financial Firstdimension Fourwall FreakingFerret Fuccdrop FUCK Fur Gage Gr3nadier Grease Monkey Griffith Grillsmash Haeling Haggins Hailkasa Hannibal Hectorcrush Heshers Heyiirawr Hotcops icallshotgun/tiff IcyBB Ihope IIsland Illgot ImAustria/Ebnko Immortality Indianola InfernalPaladin Infinitumx InifnitumX Innistrad Inteoix Ionox Iry Isock Itsmarissayolol Jakemilano Jobi JusticeShepeard Kaily Kaprice Kasull Kazoobles Kazumia Kimiko Kogey Krucifix Kteku KudaOP LAPDAlonzo Laptop Laracroft Laser Lawss LazyViper Leah Leotek lexySparks LilyV3 Little Lolita LordVegeta LTgh0st Lucidy Lucifer Lucy LunaTikTunaLik Lusty LuxyPunk Manni Mattskoii Metalcandy Mfwicy MichelleV MicHelleV Mikeytux Moneychixx Monstro Movis Mstrix Mushy Nahtze Natalieholloway Nekolin Ner4zza Newtrick Newtrickk Nipze Noko NoLifeKid Noviihna NSFW NSJDAWG Nubcamps Nyv Nzev Obsession Ohshii Omgbees/eugenides OneLegitPubera OnlyByNature/baeture Pajamalama Palin PancakePower Pandy Phresh Pimpsclan PlushieTeddy Poedgirl pogotheclown Propanity Pufferina Pve Qualified Quote Radial RainbowDash Rainbowdash Rapid99 Raskul RavenRoxie Ray taylor Redbird Reddragons/papasmurf Redemption RedPandaPrince Rhjhguihhfr Richgang roh1t Ruckus SABR Sadira Saela Saela Salek / racksmile Sammistriker Scrublord Seiser Sephrase ShaneInsane Shizzy Sicopet Sidewayz Sinfulprodigy Skittles Skrill/godiva Skrux SlabJesus Sluttles Smexii Smoothdomino Snax Squidlips Sslick Stevemcgarret StringTheory Sulaman SunsetCrook Sup Superfuzz Sword Sylv Sylvur Sylvur T0AST TabithaSammuals Tallgeese Tame Tea Tele Telepath Temptations Tempz Temu Tev TGColCheese Th3Rock Thelinux Thicc TIMMEH Tko Tonedown Tonokon Tornhaze Tracerbullet Tranquility Trauma Turmoils Tyberious UnethicalPanda USPStyle Vanillakeks Vaya Vestradah/Fang Vetian Vinylscratch Viollette Virtual Vitorax Voerman Vulc Vut Westford Wh0r3 Willow/Meowies/Wicket Wingedarc withoutXeffort Woogie Xenonshift/Shokk YooD YoushallPerish Zeals Zelly/MaximumPlayer Zhiex Zirrick ZoePayne ZombieBiscoitO Zombiebiscuit ZroTheCrooked Zubzero

Some news is better than no news. Appreciate the update. Getting a bit excited for the future. EDIT: Please don't change the road around the Abington tower's map like you did in the 2.1 Beta version. Way too many divots, bumps, clefts, dips and such. (got my car stuck on a divot once) The current roadway around the map is difficult enough as it is.

Thanks Uhtdred. Although I do not consider myself to be top tier, my game play skills have significantly improved over the years, and this is without the use of any 3rd party tools or scripts of any kind.

"is there a way to see LO's financial status" I imagine that if Little Orbit was a publicly traded company, then you would absolutely have access to their financial statements per the SEC. Top 6 Websites for Finding a Company's Financial Stats If they are a private company, I think the only way you might gain access is if you were an investor with significant funds. If you are an investor, please let us know what your findings are. You can check this website out pertaining to Private companies. Doing Company Research: A Resource Guide Good luck

I personally cannot attest or contribute any theories relative to @Noob_Guardian. I have never encountered a time where my "proximity" to another player may or may not have been the contributing factor to my disconnect. What I can do is provide a brief synopsis of what happened to me a few days ago. Read on: For Entertainment purposes only. The most interesting part of my story, is getting Disconnected 3 times in a 20min period. Keep in mind, after a disconnect, I go through the "Re-Update" process on the APB Launcher client, cause ........ Well, I use the vanilla launcher. (I know ,,,,, boring ... ) So I am back in district for maybe a total of 3min before my next disconnect. 3 Times in a 20min period. A bit odd I would say. So what exactly was the prelude to these fantastic moments ? Hmm. I remember I was not in any mission, just kind of trolling in District chat. I wasn't saying anything Hateful or mean. I suppose I was making fun of someone, a little bit , and then BAM ... dc'ed I hop back on a few minutes later, everyone is still there, and I pick up where I left of. () and then BAM ... dc'ed Huh, this is odd. Perhaps I should play a mission. Which I did. A PUB group mission. A mix of Gold's Silvers and Yellows Our group was winning. I made some absurdly good kills, and received the proverbial angry whispers. THEM: You are such a f*cken noob, you suck ME: Hey, are you that guy I just killed ? THEM: FU ME: Hey , I get it , you're Yellow, and you want to get better THEM: F off and die ME: So.... I should not send a friend invite ? ME: I really think I can help you get better. (of course they have trounced me like 5 or 6 times before, with whatever skills or tools they have) and then BAM ... dc'ed This happened right before the mission ended, and we were winning. DOH !! Haha, you get the picture . This is my life ... I used to get angry or frustrated ....... Not anymore ...

Odd that this topic has come up again. This brings to mind this statement by @Noob_Guardian; So I thought that that exploit had been patched. I was playing a few days ago over the weekend for a couple of hours and DC'ed 4 times. The 1st time was withing the 1st hour. The last 3 times occurred in a 20min period. I thought that was a bit odd. I'm not one to really believe in coincidences, and my internet was fine. Hopped back on the district after a re-start and noone else was effected. I may have upset a Yellow player or two. There's always that possibility.

Glad that the exploit was patched. Do you know what that exploit was ?

Are you sure ? Do you have "Empirical proof" (I love that word) Haha... I was always wondering the timing of my disconnects. Oh well I still have my threshold to fall back on.

Ok, so now you have my attention !! You're saying that a player can DC another player in game ? I always wondered if that was possible. Only because the only times I get DC'ed is at the most opportune moment for the oppisition. We were on a tail end of a mission and winning, and I would lose connection. I'm assuming in those cases, I get no standing or money. I never DC when just driving around and playing tunes, only when on a mission. My DC frequency level does increase however when I might be trolling some low rank yellow player using a Legendary, and I either wreck them, or annoy them. I am never toxic towards other players, but I know I annoy some players with my comments and subsequent kills. So without giving too much detail, how the hell can another player DC me ? Anything a player can do to protect themselves ? Is playing with a VPN a possible protective measure, and is it allowed. All I ever wanted was some competitive gameplay. When I annoy or wreck an obvious "aimbotter"/"wallhacker" , someone who relies on 3rd party tools, and then loses to me... Well, they are not happy .. haha I am what you would call a Generic player. No Tools No Special Launcher Just me and my subpar to average skills wrecking low rank Yellows

Just me ... I quickly Startup the APB executable, it goes into "repair" mode.. (downloading) and hop back on. Noone else was effected. I think God hates me After the 3rd disconnect of the evening. I call it quits. I figure God wants me to do something else with my time. YouTube surfing, another game, hell, even doing my laundry without any issues.

I am usually in a mission when I get the disconnects. And almost ALWAYS, our group is winning. Typically, we are on the tail end of a mission, we're gonna win, and then BAMMM. I get a disconnect. I just want to cry.

Been playing this game for a number of years. Will be probably be playing this game for the foreseeable future. I am sure we have all experienced the proverbial Game crash and the Windows Pop-Up to Send a Report or Dismiss. Admittedly, I was dutiful in the first 6 years of game play to click "Send Report"... Now a days, I ask, "Why bother" and click "dismiss" Even posted on the forums for some input from the gaming company as to the value of these reports. Never heard a word... c'est la vie...... But my threshold for "when I call it quits" for the evening has always hung around 3 disconnects. This usually occurs within a 2hr game play session. Have not been very successful in passing that threshold. Typically, in a 2 hour game play session, my avg disconnects has been 3. and then I call it quits for the night. What is your threshold before you end your gaming session ? 2 3 ... more Curious what the avg threshold is . Hell, not much else to talk about .. let's talk thresholds.

@CookiePuss, not to "rain on your parade" or anything, but I'm not sure what would be accomplished by providing you any evidentiary proof or even a name. As thoughtful and measured as your responses to forum posts have been in the past, a tone of cynicism can only go so far. I mean, granted you are a member of the "SPCT" team, just not sure if you would run off and perform any due diligence to either refute or collaborate @DreAmGirL' s alleged witness allegations. So, maybe there just wasn't any value seen in providing that information to you. We can't all be Heroes..

Glad I could help ...

APB is now up and running .. hahahaha .... Your Welcome ,

I am not one to give up hope .. hahahaha .... Merged. I believe that it is important to believe ,,, Granted we are a bit behind schedule .. hahahaha ....

System uptime is a bit behind schedule .. This stuff happens. We are running behind a bit .. We are about an hour late .. Please stay tuned .. I am happy to answer any questions ... Merged. I admit ,,, I was hoping for more .. but I got less .. C'est la vie..

Hopefully no one has any time constraints this evening ...

Thank you LO for another month of Premium. I could very well be a millionaire by the end of the year. WOOT !!