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they removed segregation because of population issues, it wouldn't make sense to turn around and implement another mechanic to divide the playerbase again and an instance that only allows two, three, and four man groups is probably going to have even worse matchmaking than the current unsegregated districts

you're wrong

why wouldn't i be? changing the entire dev direction for apb is not a snap decision (or at least it shouldn't be), orbit shot themselves in the metaphorical pr foot with this announcement and i hoped they'd have an aggressive plan to compensate instead it looks like business as normal, everything on hold until 2.2 1.3

generally people don't play games that frustrate them to the point of making multiple forum rant posts, maybe take a hint

just about everyone is way ahead of you on that one my guy

starting off the new game plan with another empty maintenance slot feels like a poor decision

i think we should enable ninjaripper for everyone but queen of love

how's that been working out so far

ok very cool

general discussion

probably a website bug, https://will.io/apb/ doesn't show any service interruptions other than this week's maintenance

no matter how overhyped the engine upgrade may have been as a fix-all for apb that hype is what's kept a lot of people at least partially invested in apb i worry many of those people will perceive this news as "the engine upgrade is cancelled" and give up for good on the game, stunting any potential future PR moves on another note, now that "current apb" is the focus again will there be more frequent work done (QoL fixes, balance, new content/contacts, events, etc) or will the game stay in the same engine upgrade holding pattern until everything on the roadmap is completed? the ue4 attempt was announced as halted indefinitely years ago

imo the biggest issue with cheaters, or even suspected cheaters, in apb is how present they are frustration from facing a suspected cheater is multiplied exponentially by the persistent instances and matchmaking mechanics - it can be impossible to escape when they keep popping up in the district or when they keep being placed in your mission, its currently too easy for a even a single cheater to potentially sour entire play sessions as the pop gets smaller this issue gets worse, removing the option to switch districts until the only alternative is to not play at all

what money they've already had to sell the ip for a cash bailout, apb clearly hasn't been profitable for a long time

except we had the opportunity to test the engine upgrade from orbit, and it was different from the g1 console version

hi

really toeing the line there, huh

advertising current apb is worthless, the game is already infamous for being a flaming trainwreck, and any unfortunate new players who didnt already know about apb wont stick around for long enough to significantly affect the population anyway

nah

links are busted

they no longer own the ip, orbit cant sell apb to anyone

88m

i miss when goodbye posts were against the rules

so you want answers but you're certain you already have the answers, that doesn't really make much sense

get hired as the cfo, become a shareholder, purchase the company, or pursue a valid lawsuit that requires disclosure of orbit's financial statements