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guys chill out riot is almost here then the game will actually be dead and none of this will matter :^)

both sides have a valid point imo the game is primarily based around missions and taking up slots knowing that it will negatively affect mission players is a banana move but one of the core facets of open world games is the ability to interact with the world however you like - even if it’s not the “intended” way, and imo removing that ability will negatively affect the apb experience this entire “issue” is just a symptom caused by various other factors, while it might take longer (or never happen, worst case scenario) i think i’d prefer to wait for the root causes to be fixed before trying to bandaid the symptoms

not even sure how “creators will still make money” is a relevant argument, did you just time travel from 1999 to defend your napster downloads? regardless of your (incorrect) personal views on piracy, if this new method works similarly to the old one it means there’s a security vulnerability that needs to be patched

bro shut up i’m about to get some sick prop dupes

to be fair on this, orbit went out of their way to distribute premium in a different manner than usual (redeem code) specifically to include console players i also think there are still pc players who haven’t yet received premium either, i don’t think it’s a deliberate slight to consoles

does that mean players in these countries can’t buy legendary weapons either?

oof

thanks console does seem kind of lackluster with that info

was there any kind of announcement for this? seems like kind a big thing to just patch in without notice

i think it’s hard for most players (myself included) still hanging around to be totally objective, we obviously like regular apb a great deal as we’re still here after all the garbage years and riot is not regular apb, yet it clearly has the priority i can understand the reasoning behind riot - apb was never that popular of a game so why not attempt to make it into a different (hopefully more profitable) game? - all that said, i doubt it will pay off chasing new players is necessary but alienating a large chunk of the (already hilariously small) “hardcore” playerbase at the same time seems foolish at this point of apb’s existence the br market is supersaturated and riot, as a completely average br mode, doesn’t have enough to offer to stand out over games that are 10 years newer i don’t think apb lends itself to br gameplay - nebulous, free-for-all, no-objective fighting has has always been a weakness of the game, at one point even causing a (then) new mode to fail pretty spectacularly (chaos/anarchy districts) similarly, will apb’s current pay model stand up to a br focus? who’s going to buy expensive cosmetic items when the dumpy hazmat suit is a staple of riot gameplay? will anyone pay 20 dollars for a “premium” weapon in a br game - where finding free weapons ingame is the standard? what use does actual premium have - it has no effect on br cash pickups, there’s only one br contact to level, and apb$ is worthless in riot mode because all the standard moneysink costs (cars, guns, mods, ammo, etc) don’t exist theres a lot of smaller flaws (both with the mode as an apb concept and in actual gameplay) that make me think riot is going nowhere fast but it’s hard to judge atm, maybe the engine upgrade will allow orbit to truly pump out enough new content/fixes that it won’t matter how riot does, because the rest of the game no longer needs a miracle - but again, i doubt it

i’m curious about this, could you elaborate - i know consoles lack a music kiosk but consoles are running on the engine upgrade aside from riot (as that’s still in testing) and seasonal events what are the other significant content differences between console and pc?

that’s interesting is this due to microsoft/sony regulation?

if you didnt get premium maybe you dont deserve it :^)

bruh ur way overthinking this

why wouldn’t it apply to r195+ contacts? those are arguably more important in terms of rewards

what a remarkably ironic response

haven’t we gone over how giving cheaters attention only incentivizes them to continue? now imagine the ensuing idiocy when cheaters not only get their name broadcast to everyone but get their character model on display on a related note, i wouldn’t advise copying decisions from a company that handles issues like this lol

the well documented correlation between criminal history exclusion and recidivism aside, why would orbit suddenly need to conform to an irl criminal punishment system now? would you prefer all cheaters are only banned based on a decision made by their peers? we have no direct information on false apb bans other than orbit’s statements about the fairfight debacle, let’s not throw around made up facts we were told the limits of volunteer GM powers the last time applications were open, why the sudden hoopla

except thats what they're called

nice 3rd grade reading level

it’s a decent gun provided you have good enough aim to make use of the fast ttk, imo the carbine kind of overshadows the vbr regardless of aim skill tho

reading comprehension at rock bottom levels

it’s not like having one op secondary means that there can’t be another regardless neither the normal showstopper nor the showstopper ‘thunder’ are overpowered, i’m actually pretty surprised at how well balanced they are considering the other attempts orbit has made at similar balancing