5/23 AMA with Matt Scott

[MageLO 380]

Hello everyone,

 

we're excited to announce that our CEO Matt Scott will host another AMA on Saturday the 23rd of May at 6 PM UTC!

Submit your questions ahead of time in this thread, mark your calendars and join us as we talk about the release of Legends and what is coming up next for APB:Reloaded!

 

See you there!

[Maplex15 0]

How far along are the plans to get GFAC working on Linux? You guys are the only reason i keep a dual boot with Windows around. The latest update i can find on this topic is from last year august just saying it is high on your todo list.

[DrFuzz 0]

I have been playing APB since 2014. I’m a grown man now and I still think back to this game every once in a while. Do you have any roadmap for a potential mobile release or resurgence?

[DrFuzz 0]

The biggest reason I eventually left was the anti-cheat system. Spending £500 as a 17-year-old on customisations and Armas was a huge investment.

As much as I loved APB, the game undeniably declined because of the lack of updates, the removal of FairFight, and slow moderation response. I know the business has changed hands, but the APB concept was far too strong to be allowed to fade like this.
 

What are your plans for the future of APB, if any? I’d love to know whether there is a long-term vision for the game that might give players like me a reason to return one day.

[raging 26]

I have a question, now that as far as members of this game since 2010\2011 have known about the future content that was in RTW files and now with the release of the legends patch as far as contacts rank ect what is left to be released or do you have plans for new contacts and higher rank caps of your own.

[isaac-the-dad 43]

How's technical side of things going? Anything interesting to tell about what has been done to the code base in recent months, years?

[Westford 206]

1) Any updates as to the use of the independently developed
    “APB Population Status” utility ?

    https://will.io/apb/  
 

    I remember that you had mentioned in your 10/21/2025 AMA
    that you liked this utility, and it would be worth while 
    to contact the developer to get this working again.
 

2) What is your assessment of the effectiveness of GFAC ?
    Anything you can share with the community ?
    Are you pleased with the results so far ?
    Any changes or additions you would like to make with regards to GFAC ?

[Darkzero3802 639]

Is Little Orbit going to start being more open with the community in regards to actions on cheaters? You brought out GFAC but after that you have gone silent and the game continues to have a high number of cheaters openly cheating and even streaming the cheats on youtube and twitch. It feels like LO doesnt care if the problem is resolved or showing the community they are taking any actions on reports.

[BlatMan 744]

9 hours ago, Maplex15 said:

How far along are the plans to get GFAC working on Linux? You guys are the only reason i keep a dual boot with Windows around. The latest update i can find on this topic is from last year august just saying it is high on your todo list.

It runs in a Windows virtual machine. Not ideal, but at least they're not actively breaking compatibility.

[purpleHorizons 141]

- Competitive queue (1 mission per district; crim vs enf only; fixed 3vs3 or 4vs4 format) & casual queue (enf/crim Vs enf/crim; mm based on playtime and/or other factors), when?
- Server tickrate upgrade, when?
- District balancing, when? Waterfront is still extremely dreadful for 14 years now. Financial also has very problematic spots. See: https://forums.gamersfirst.com/topic/33404-“not-so-lazy-ideas-for-map-changing”-—-ellixs-mission-district-balancing-suggestions/
- Mission balancing, when?
- Vehicle balancing, when?
- Longer TTK (no =<0,8s guns) with low to no bullet spread in ADS, when?
- Removal of problematic mods & bloated up weapon pool, when?
- In-game FPS limiter in the UI without the need to adjust configs, when?
- New clothing & hair styles, when?
- Overhaul of designers (car, clothing, symbols) by fixing decade old issues, when?
- Removal of Scaleform segments of the UI (due to performance reasons) & opting for a Kismet (UnrealScript)-only UI, when?
- UE5, when? If this is still a thing, please skip it and go for UE4.27. I have absolutely no certainty that you'll manage to make UE5 performant as live currently is right now.
- New game modes (PvP, not PvE), when?
- New districts, when?
- New clan content, when? See: https://forums.gamersfirst.com/topic/2042-game-clan-progression/
- UI Scaling fix (tied to specific resolution, crosshair gets scaled with UI and isn't correct for 1080/1440p/4k), when? See https://forums.gamersfirst.com/topic/2804-resolution-differences-affecting-crosshair-and-perceived-recoil/
- MSI AB / RTSS support reintroduction, when? They don't work in live.
- Melee weapons (make them do 50-100 HP damage or TTK=5-6s), when?
- What happened to the Epic Games Store release? Will it ever get released there?
- Any works for a new Tutorial or perhaps a fully separate district for new players?
- Crosshair customizations, when?  
- Are there any plans to debundle certain clothing items, weapons or vehicles from ARMAS packs and place them into the Joker Store?
- What are your thoughts on buffing the crouch movement speed? Something along the lines of multiplying it by 2.
- Are there any plans on upgrading the pinging system? Perhaps adding a bind which allows for a user to ping a location without entering the map.
- Gun bullet tracers? When?
- Will you ever adjust the in-game crosshair to accurately reflect weapon accuracy, regardless of resolution?
- More account lifetime vehicles, when?

- New VOIP system, when?

Edited Friday at 07:29 PM by purpleHorizons

[Yapopal 221]

Another conversation about heavenly pretzels. Many words, few actions. Lots of promises, lots of excuses. Matt is not the kind of person you can trust. He proved it many times. His problem is that he is unable to assess the opportunities and risks when choosing a goal. There are only one rakes in the field, but Matt managed to step on them probably five times...

[Rolhen 11]

9 minutes ago, Yapopal said:

Another conversation about heavenly pretzels. Many words, few actions. Lots of promises, lots of excuses. Matt is not the kind of person you can trust. He proved it many times. His problem is that he is unable to assess the opportunities and risks when choosing a goal. There are only one rakes in the field, but Matt managed to step on them probably five times...

It's going to be more of the same, I'll just watch because APB is a game that will always be in my heart even though I haven't played in a long time. 🫶

[onceagain 1]

I’d like to ask if there are any plans to add a separate district and contact with a dedicated mission list for arranged matches? (As far as I know, this mission list was already sent to Frosi.)

There are already several Discord communities with around 60–80 players who are interested in playing arranged matches regularly. I think this should be treated as a priority, because it would also improve the experience for regular solo and duo players by separating them from highly coordinated 4-man groups that constantly sweat in normal matchmaking and make the game less enjoyable for others.

Thank you.

[explosiveUA 51]

On 5/17/2026 at 9:14 PM, Yapopal said:

Another conversation about heavenly pretzels. Many words, few actions. Lots of promises, lots of excuses. Matt is not the kind of person you can trust. He proved it many times. His problem is that he is unable to assess the opportunities and risks when choosing a goal. There are only one rakes in the field, but Matt managed to step on them probably five times...

He just wants to pretend to be doing something

[MACKxBOLAN 494]

@MattScott You have to gain control of your own servers. 

Not to mention everyone asking for true cross district which means working on 

any contact from either wf or fin. 

 So Why at this stage, after all of your improvements to your engine, 

can a player decide he wants everyone to goto wf and demands it, then 

applies DDS and crashes the server. Why is "Some Player" able to do this. 

Hence, You and LO do not have control over your servers. 

[Ardita 250]

Tails, WHEN!!!!!! ????        

[Westford 206]

2 hours ago, Ardita said:

Tails, WHEN!!!!!! ????        

[MACKxBOLAN 494]

@MageLO can i get the link to the ama for tommaro. 

[Ardita 250]

23 hours ago, Westford said:

Better than nothing tho  

[Westford 206]

5/23/2026 AMA Bullet Summary

 

·         LO plans on adding their own web based Server/District Population Status
to replace community developed https://will.io/apb/
 

·         GFAC Server side is providing great results, more work needs to be done on Client side

·         Matt believes the Color Rank system (Bronze/Silver/Gold) is outdated, and discussed
removing it all together
 

·         Improve New Player experience, recognizes that they have bad player retention
Is not happy that New Players are t5hrust into missions against seasoned Vets
New Players ultimately quit
 

·         They have been playing around on their dev server with BOTS, the purpose is
to create PvE opportunities. This ties in to New Player experiences, Game Tutorials
Leveling Contacts/Stats will occur, but not at the same level as regular missions
 

·         Players using 3rd party tools to gain an advantage have been pooled against
like minded players.
Because of low population, some of these 3rd party tools players are experience
long wait times to go up against other 3rd party tools players

·         The addition of Tails was mentioned, and the subject was quickly changed as
Matt was shaking his head

·         Matt wants to do away with ARMAS requiring you to select a Character when
Redeeming codes and buying items, and just let the purchase be accessible at the Account level

·         Matt is happy with the new Vault features as a way to manage your inventory, and
the transfer of items between account Characters

·         APB is ready for an Epic Game Store release, but Matt wants to improve New Player experience
before Epic release to insure New Player retention has been addressed
 

I probably missed some things, but this was the jist of it.
I like the idea of PvE BOTS, as long as they’re not cheating.

 

 

EDIT:

Also APB console is coming back
UE5 development is on hold, as they concentrate on Player retention and QOL updates

Edited yesterday at 09:55 PM by Westford

[BlatMan 744]

They don't ban cheaters and want to add bots. Does KRAFTON now own APB Reloaded?