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  1. Posted · Edited by Westford

    Odd that this topic has come up again.

     

    This brings to mind this statement by @Noob_Guardian;

     

    On 6/20/2021 at 10:45 PM, Noob_Guardian said:

    There used to be ways to do so, but those who did it were cheaters and have been banned (and I believe methods fixed). Most of the time people who dc'd others prefered to simply DDOS the whole game or crash districts while spamming bible verses...

     

    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.

  2. Posted

    21 hours ago, Noob_Guardian said:

    There used to be ways to do so, but those who did it were cheaters and have been banned (and I believe methods fixed). Most of the time people who dc'd others prefered to simply DDOS the whole game or crash districts while spamming bible verses...

    Glad that the exploit was patched.

    Do you know what that exploit was ?

     

  3. Posted · Edited by Westford

    4 minutes ago, CookiePuss said:

    He is, but you cannot.

    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.

  4. Posted · Edited by Westford

    On 6/19/2021 at 9:10 AM, MACKxBOLAN said:

    I have no Threshold, The more the hax dc me, the more I am motivated to come back and troll them. golds hate to see me in silver so they code me out. they get mad cuz i dont use aim assist or bots.

     So Ya they knock you off, then the stupid launcher has to 'Repair' for 10 minutes when there's not a fuckin thing wrong with the launcher to start with. Thats the way the golds keep casuals out.

     Tell ya one thing, If I were to try another game, I would start off with new emails n cheat my patootie off, Why should I try to be Legit, fkn Tired of being the Only One.  Not just this game, Warthunder, WoT ect. Hax run all games.

       'It Is What It Is'

    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

  5. Posted · Edited by Westford

    13 minutes ago, PotatoeGirl said:

    Only you or the whole group?

    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.

    😆

  6. Posted

    3 minutes ago, PotatoeGirl said:

    I only get kicked when trying to login sometimes. 

    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.

  7. Posted · Edited by Westford

    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......

     

    giphy.gif

     

     

    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.    😃

     

     

  8. Posted · Edited by Westford

    5 hours ago, CookiePuss said:

    That's exactly what I thought.

    lmfao

    @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.

     

    giphy.gif

     

    We can't all be Heroes..

     

     

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  15. Posted · Edited by Westford

    1 hour ago, Westford said:

    "Should they disable explosive weapons in Asylum" ?

     

    Absolutely not.

    Grenades, and more so the OPGL, are great tools for clearing out or softening up targets in hallways and rooms.

    Shock & Awe baby..

     

    giphy.gif

     

    Now, to follow up on this topic, concerning the removal of explosive weapons in Asylum.....

    From my experience , which is a bit limited, the explosive weapons do add a moment of "unpredictability" .

     

    Unpredictability can and in fact, and has caused problems for some players.

     

    A bouncing grenade is not a trajectory that is easily tracked.

    Where will it land ?

     

    Do I need to run like hell for the door on the opposite side of the room ?

    Will I be safe ?

     

    Yes, explosive weapons do initiate a certain level of unpredictability .

    This could be a problem for the opposing team.

     

    As far as FPS.

    My personnel thoughts might be to ;

    - upgrade your graphics card

    - add more RAM

    - Swapping out the Mother Board is a huge step, will probably need to ;
           - New CPU

           - New GPU (graphics card)
           - New RAM

     

    Until then...

    RUN LIKE HELL 😁

     

    Play safe

     

     

     

  18. Posted

    2 minutes ago, claude said:

    no I think it would just weed out all of the right-leaning players. probably would kill off the game, a lot of gamers hate minorities and women for w/e reason.

    Umm... I did not mean to trigger you , and for that, I am sorry.  😟

    A prejudice attitude is not healthy for the soul.

     

    And just to provide a bit of enlightenment, if it helps, right-leaning players love all people.

    That includes minorities and women.

     

    Hell , I do. 😁

     

     

  19. Posted · Edited by Westford

    40 minutes ago, MattScott said:

    Yep. Missed it. We'll get that pulled down too.

     

    Anyone who previously purchased it can keep them. We aren't removing them from inventory - just not selling them any more.

    Thanks for the quick response Matt.
     

    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    G1 added these masks to make a buck.
    It's a novelty.

    Not a big deal really.

     

    The Nixon Mask has more of a Mafioso kind of look to it, more so than the Trump mask.

    Kind of like Humphrey Bogart seeee....
    So get your Nixon mask now while still available, and, 20% off.  😀

     

    I personally was never triggered much by these masks, I just thought they were funny.

    And yes, some people do get more triggered than others.


    Not sure if @MartinPL recommended IQ test for registered players would weed out some these overly sensitive players.

    Hell, it might even reduce the number of griefing reports.
    That's a good thing right ?

     


     

  20. Posted · Edited by Westford

    16 minutes ago, MattScott said:

    For the OP,

     

    Our predecessors made the Trump mask, and after some analysis I made the call to remove it a while back. 

     

    This was not done for political reasons.

     

    Like many other mafia style games, APB is set in an alternate reality where San Paro represents a hybrid of cities in the US. While the world of APB does have politicians, none of them are real figures like Trump.

     

    Thanks,

    Matt

    Will you also be removing the Richard Nixon mask which is still available on ARMAS,

    or will that be staying ?
    (20% off BTW)

     

     

    https://www.gamersfirst.com/marketplace/ingame/product_details.php?storetype=g1c&gameID=20&productId=2723

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    Also, for those people that did purchase the Trump Mask,

    will these player be allowed to keep them, or do you plan on removing them from players inventory ?

     

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  21. Posted

    8 minutes ago, Saxtus said:

    BattlEye is giving temporary bans. That's why you saw 3 day ban. 

    Then during that period, the ban is reviewed by the LO personnel and is switched to permanent after a violation is confirmed.

    This.

     

    I have heard through the rumorville, that accounts are getting banned for using AutoIt, AHK and whatnot.

    Triggerbots, no-recoil and such.

     

    Those players got a 3 day temp ban and subsequently a permanent ban.

     

    This is not related to the OP's situation, as he has a new laptop.

    Not sure what the Make and Model is, hopefully he gets this resolved with support.

     

  22. Posted · Edited by Westford

    2 hours ago, CookiePuss said:

    If using the cross style crosshair that might suck as far as no red crosshair especially for those pixel shots, but you dont have to use a cross style, use a circle, Y shape, X shape, etc
    you could also use a simple center dot, so you can still use the in game one for bloom and the redness, but always have the center dot to put on target

     

    Or just wait for the release of 2.1, we should have more crosshair options then.

    Until the new engine comes out , and restrictions to custom crosshairs that bypasses the "in-game" bloom mechanics,

    I choose to use Custom Crosshairs.

     

    This will be great.

     

    Thank you.

     

    I will have an advantage, and maybe that is all I need.

     

  23. Posted

    19 minutes ago, CookiePuss said:

    You could choose to ignore the thing that tells you when you can land a shot vs miss, sure.

    No idea why you'd want to though.

    Hmmm...

     

    So I would no longer rely on the "in-game" cross hair turning Red (because of crosshair Bloom) ,

    but I could effectively stay on target with the custom crosshair ?

     

    I choose the custom crosshair.

    My eye sight is good.

    Enemy is in my sights.

     

    And no, I do not care if I have an advantage..

     

     

    I think I said that right ...

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  24. Posted

    On 6/22/2020 at 5:52 PM, CookiePuss said:

    crosshairs in no way prove legitness... I've never even heard that excuse
    a custom crosshair only proves that the person uses a custom crosshair

    customizable crosshairs exist in many shooters but not in apb, this is why 3rd party crosshair overlays are allowed (much like they are in other games)

     

    I recommend HudSight, but a lot of people use PlayClaw.

    I always wondered about the custom crosshair.

     

    I have to assume that with a custom crosshair, that you would not experience any (in-game) crosshair bloom when firing.

     

    That would be great.

    I would no longer have to deal with the "in-game mechanics that expands the crosshair between shots,

    and I can actuality stay aimed on target.

     

    Or is this a misunderstanding ?

     

  25. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Sakebee said:

    If you experience an issue (like a crash, etc), the beta client will bring up a report window. Please be sure to submit that to us. All the relevant data that you would get by posting a log will be captured that way. No need to do so manually.

    Good to know.

     

    Looking forward in participating.

     

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