lazy-lamma

That is a problem. Kevlar level 3 makes it harder to survive on that map. The spawns are extremely broken, even more broken on that map. APB has more grenade spam than every military shooter that has ever existed, sacrificing mobility gets you unavoidably splash damaged before gunfights especially on the map with broken and predictable spawns. Kevlar 3 is very situational. Best for sniping and LMG car surfing. It's handicap for these janky firefights.

It is the same reason why people still play warcraft despite newer and better MMOs coming out. People have a lot of time and money invested into the game and have attachment to the avatars they put lots of effort into creating. Newer players don't stay because the game is just dated and downright bad in too many ways. 2005 korean shooter gun rental system that no one wants to put up with. It's a PVP only game with sparse population and is literally unplayable due to the way matchmaking works. Never has been the criminals vs enforcers game it was advertised to be. other games offer the same PVP content with much better production value and have PVE modes with real A.I. Dated and odd feeling gunplay due to single hit boxes and janky animations that allows nonsense to happen. The customization and the socialization is what make the game shine, people just tolerate the subpar gameplay. Without the deep customization no one would be here.