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I come back to the forums every now and again to check what is happening with APB, but it seems that nothing is really happening. It's still plagued by the same issues. What used to be a massive ongoing project upheld by a team of developers and an inflated budget is just a passion project charging 2025 prices for 2011 tier content. I want to point out the fact that I made a guide to this game for beginners and instead of support and kindness I was met with derision, harassment, abuse and complaints from a selection of players who had no interest in open and honest discussion or giving feedback, but just scoring points by gatekeeping whatever superior knowledge they believe they had over me. I wanted to put the information in one comprehensive place because I know the learning curve this game had and I didn't want other players to suffer the same way I did. That said, let me make one thing clear: A lot of stuff in this game is paywalled, especially weapons, and there is no way to write a comprehensive guide for the weapons in this game without asking people who spent their money how the gun functions and what modifications work for it best. I was even surprised to see that the player who wrote a Steam guide did nothing to come to my defence when he saw the toxicity I was facing even though his guide only covered meta weapons. New changes definitely aren't coming. People begged for lowering rank requirements on character modifications which took several years to implement. People are still begging for the last two slots of equipment to be unlocked so they don't have to change it mid-match to suit an ongoing mission. It still hasn't been done.There are paid weapons in this game that are absolutely horrendous. The player meta still revolves around the NTEC and anything else is just an exercise in futility. Some of you I have met are some of the most toxic and unsavoury human beings I've played games with. How is it that AAA games are finally stamping down on the abuse and disruptive behaviour better than what is now an indie game with a tiny player base. Is it really that hard to moderate in game chat and griefing? I don't like talking online anymore because truth be told, I became toxic too because it was the only way I could fit in. Now I'm not like that, I like to hold my tongue because if I go back to my old ways we're both going to lose. One thing I tend to encounter on games where I give feedback are toxic players who think that my opinion is so at odds with the game's vision that they need to shoot me down and belittle me instead of understanding that my feedback is as valid as anyone else's. It's as if you're all fine with the way things are to some degree and any changes to the status quo mean the end of the world for the rookie crushing golds who need to feel better than everyone else. You write snarky forum posts complaining but won't highlight the issues you dislike. You come into game and argue about geopolitics instead of focusing on the match. You kick down new players and instead of communicating, whisper abuse and teamkill. I'm sorry to say: APB is dying and most of you deserve it. You don't make the game any better to play with your behaviour and you certainly won't be allowed to act the same way on the other games you go to play. Especially where voice and text chat moderation come in. The tree spoils the fruit and the fruit spoils the tree. Shame on y'all. Truly.

I've tried every single red mod possible to fix the gun and it still doesn't work

Will you consider giving more powers to volunteers to dissuade and punish cheaters, especially those who mission block, grief and troll? It seems that there isn't much of a hierarchy to stop players other than SARD, and the kick function can only do so much. Will you scale back in-game reliance of mods in order to reach gameplay meta and adjust stats to ensure that new players don't have an uphill battle to climb when playing?

the ability to be a powerful shotgun with too much spread and too slow a fire rate?

The description on the Bloody Mary does say it's supposed to be 24 bullets, unless I am mistaken.

No, thank YOU for the rest of your comments, I appreciate hearing your honest thoughts and reading them, but this^^^ remark especially isn't necessary. I'm not your enemy and this isn't an argument, I was simply adding context to what you wrote. The ISSR is an awkward gun to play with, I do have them and that is my personal opinion that the series needs serious work. Yes, the accuracy and range on the ISSR-A is exceptional, but that doesn't change the fact that it takes more shots to get a kill with compared to say an NTEC or STAR. The ceiling on those weapons I find just aren't worth the time, money or investment.

Your concerns are valid, but Frosi did say he is learning the tools and APB is custom coded to high heaven so new talent can't be brought in to work on it. They've tried that. Some have suggested rebuilding from the ground up but is that fair/worth the money and time? Also, I want to say that the ISSR series is just plain awful, even with amazing accuracy its recoil and lack of damage output doesn't make it worth touching. Major disagree. With the NTEC meta being the way it is, there's no reason most weapons should be locked to 1 or 2 slots. It's time we buff them all.

Could you edit this post to reflect that the DOW change also applies to the Thumper, please, @MageLO?

I'm happy you've buffed two of the shotguns I wish to play with, however I'm a little sad you still haven't buffed the SG-21 Strife, which has been very weak for quite some time. That deserved to have his spread lowered and fire rate increased to bring it in line with other shotguns. Hopefully we get 3-slot Raptor and ISSR-B soon.

Thank you, I'll do this shortly!

apbdb is the wikipedia of information, which means it never lies!

I think you're responding to the wrong post. This is a guide for which mods work best with which weapons. It isn't about spending any money, it's for other players. If you know what I know, all of these guns don't cost $40 to buy, some are cheaper and some you unlock.

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