Zealocke 53 Posted August 25, 2018 Ok i havent been on forums or playing APB in 2 months... can someone explain me what the heck is going on now? I cant seem to find all the info i need. 1) wth is OTW.. 2) shotguns rule now? .-. What happened to HVR? N-TEC? 3) Trump is still president? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StrelitziaDeWitt 56 Posted August 25, 2018 1) test server 2) apparently so, I don't know, something about not full damage on the N-HVR if the crosshairs aren't tight or something. 3) Actually a lizardman is currently borrowing the presidents body. Hope that answers at least more then half. Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrincessLuna 2 Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 1) OTW is the testing world used to demo balance changes and so far one new type of weapon. They're currently using it to gather data to refine the weapon balance along with tweaks to modification behaviours. 2) Shotguns are ridiculous now, yes. Shotguns were changed regarding their pellet damage to improve 2 or 3 shot kill capability (depends on the weapon). Right now per pellet damage for shotguns follow a curve that makes the first pellet deal the most damage and each subsequent pellet hit will register less damage. If I recall correctly, some shotguns can land as little as 6 pellets per shot and snag a two shot kill. As for the N-HVR 762 / PSR, they were changed to have the damage they inflict be tied to their accuracy. This was to combat heavy snipers being used in ways that they were not designed such as tapping someone with an FBW and just stuffing the muzzle of the HVR into their opp's face before shooting to net an easy kill. The HVR will only deal its maximum damage of 850 if it is fired when in marksmanship mode with perfect accuracy. I may be wrong, but I believe the HVR if fired with low accuracy (for example, standing and hip fired or moving) will do just 40% of its base 850 damage, putting it at a pitiful 340 damage. This definitely helps reduce the HVR's effectiveness as a shotgun in close quarters combat. However if you are using the HVR the way it is intended to be used... You'll see almost no difference if any at all. The HVR is still capable of incredible area denial, still puts people an inch from death in the blink of an eye, and is still a pain in the rear to play against. And the N-TEC... Nothing massive has happened to it. Improved rifling is being tweaked so it has had some impact to the way the N-TEC is used, nothing huge in my opinion. It's still a powerhouse like it has been for years. At the same time though they are testing some changes to the N-TEC on the OTW servers which you can read about here: 3) Yep. Not going to comment much on that since politics give me a migraine. Hope some of this helps! I'd recommend reading through the last APB blog post to get a little more info if you so desire: https://apbreloaded.gamersfirst.com/2018/07/end-of-july-update.html Edited August 25, 2018 by PrincessLuna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lato 188 Posted August 25, 2018 Search button isn't changed yet tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deftonez 125 Posted August 25, 2018 definitely missed that grammatical error 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killerela 4 Posted August 25, 2018 20 hours ago, Zealocke said: 3) Trump is still president? wait.... why is this relevant to APB? but yes, and its glorious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookiePuss 5382 Posted August 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Killerela said: wait.... why is this relevant to APB? but yes, and its glorious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killerela 4 Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) I wont hijack the thread, so if you wanna try and prove how he isnt doing a great job (even though he needs to stop his twitter posts) PM me, we can argue it out until you realize your wrong. *edit: its funny when you have 0 arguement it always goes to racism. que tiny violins.... Edited August 25, 2018 by Killerela Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookiePuss 5382 Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Killerela said: I wont hijack the thread, so if you wanna try and prove how he isnt doing a great job (even though he needs to stop his twitter posts) PM me, we can argue it out until you realize your wrong. wait wait wait, I have a couple more funny ones... Â Edited August 25, 2018 by CookiePuss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites