MattScott 15242 Posted February 9, 2019 Hi everyone, I've just posted the newsletter here. And my February Blog on "Listening to the Community" is here: https://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/news/2019/2/8/listening-to-the-community Thanks, Matt 27 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadira 292 Posted February 9, 2019 Definitely looking forward to the next couple of months. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vsb 6171 Posted February 9, 2019 couple of questions 4 minutes ago, MattScott said: Due to lack of use, we are saying good bye to the 3 Day options for weapons. will trials be changing at all? i know several people (myself included) who think that 30 minutes isnt enough for an adequate weapon test 6 minutes ago, MattScott said: Everything within ARMAS has been reviewed and or updated – over 2,500 items. [...] Bundles have been updated to reflect the standardized pricing with some seeing an increase. 10 minutes ago, MattScott said: With the next patch we will be launching the second update to ARMAS Marketplace. This is an aggressive pass through the entire store - not just weapons. We standardized around a few simple pricing tiers within categories like vehicles, skins, clothing, etc. Additionally, weapon pricing has been lowered on average by 30%. This will make for a much more consistent and ideally enjoyable browsing experience. are any of these reviews/updates and pricing changes related to making more bundles account bound? also has there been any significant (and permanent) debundling? overall everything sounds like good news, after all these years im most excited for big content changes personally 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiida 455 Posted February 9, 2019 Can we get pink glow in the dark skin for Valentines pls? :C 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zolerox 564 Posted February 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, Kiida said: Can we get pink glow in the dark skin for Valentines pls? :C And make it so only people that win the event can get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotZombieBiscuit 3146 Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zolerox said: And make it so only people that win the event can get it. Guess you ain't gonna get one then huh? :^) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kewlin 692 Posted February 9, 2019 Cool to hear about the prices, I hope that works out well for everyone. Real talk though Matt: you need to fire whoever made that character of you. I don't care if you made it, whoever made it needs to be fired. It looks like a dragon. Like, really, it looks more like Smaug from the Hobbit movies than it looks like you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acornie 490 Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Kewlin said: Real talk though Matt: you need to fire whoever made that character of you. I don't care if you made it, whoever made it needs to be fired. It looks like a dragon. Like, really, it looks more like Smaug from the Hobbit movies than it looks like you. inb4 he made it himself, spent an hour on it and and you go and hurt his feelings, heh 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snubnose 639 Posted February 9, 2019 in terms of content rotation for the new gamemode and the contacts, what will happen to the "old" content that's getting rotated? will it be placed somewhere else, so it's permanently ingame (joker store for example), or will said content be temporarily available untill it eventually comes back into the rotation? also, how will leveling the contacts in this new game mode affect our ranking? will it increase the max rank, or act like event contacts? about armas pricing: I'm sure as hell no marketing person and what I'm about to say may seem a bit extreme to some, but IMO even 25$ for a permanent weapon seems off... I'd say 10$ for a weapon is fine... there are so many weapons, so people won't stop at just one (if the price isn't too high). people need a constant supply of premium to level up and earn proper money anyway. 25$ is something you'd pay for a DLC, which has a lot more content than just 1 single weapon. so I'd say 25$ is something you'd charge for a pack with a car+bodykit, some clothes and a weapon in it. maybe this can change in the future when content creation is a lot more streamlined and in focus, than the current work on the engine update and whatnot, because I don't plan on smashing another 1200€ into APB in the future LUL anyway, great to hear some more news - it's heading in the right direction! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookiePuss 5378 Posted February 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, Kewlin said: Real talk though Matt: you need to fire whoever made that character of you. I don't care if you made it, whoever made it needs to be fired. It looks like a dragon. Like, really, it looks more like Smaug from the Hobbit movies than it looks like you. ... sarcasm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kewlin 692 Posted February 9, 2019 24 minutes ago, Snubnose said: ~snip~ $20-25 or whatever it ends up being is fine. I personally don't want weapons to be cheap as dirt, just consistent. 2 minutes ago, CookiePuss said: ... sarcasm? No, I actually want someone to lose their livelihood simply because they didn't spend enough time to make a character look like Matt. Sidenote: who was it that made a really good Matt Scott character in APB seconds after LO announced they bought APB? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotZombieBiscuit 3146 Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, CookiePuss said: ... sarcasm? Na, for real. The eyes seriously give me that vibe too. 13 minutes ago, Kewlin said: Sidenote: who was it that made a really good Matt Scott character in APB seconds after LO announced they bought APB? I think it was Ketog? Though I am probably wrong. Whoever it was made it perfect within like an hour from two blurry pictures. Okay, serious question though. @MattScott , was buying APB your midlife crisis after having a mental break down of making so many licensed games? Also what ethnicity are you? Edited February 9, 2019 by NotZombieBiscuit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CookiePuss 5378 Posted February 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kewlin said: No, I actually want someone to lose their livelihood simply because they didn't spend enough time to make a character look like Matt. That's pretty hardcore. 4 minutes ago, NotZombieBiscuit said: Na, for real. The eyes seriously give me that vibe too. Aren't Smaug's eyes orange? I'll be honest I haven't see that movie since it came out. #shouldhavehiredlittlepeople Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kewlin 692 Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, CookiePuss said: Aren't Smaug's eyes orange? I'll be honest I haven't see that movie since it came out. #shouldhavehiredlittlepeople They kinda' go between orange and yellow judging by google images. Matt's eyes IRL are more of a blue-grey as far as I can tell IRL. But that's enough of that. Starting to get a little too creepy for the forums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevv 49 Posted February 9, 2019 What criteria did you use to choose the first featured video? Very curious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotZombieBiscuit 3146 Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, Nevv said: What criteria did you use to choose the first featured video? Very curious Obviously the criteria was it had to be in Standard definition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevv 49 Posted February 9, 2019 34 minutes ago, Nevv said: What criteria did you use to choose the first featured video? Very curious Besides that, the newsletter was great and the constant feed of information much appreciated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bellenettiel 232 Posted February 9, 2019 so i guess it is cannon now that matt is a witcher this anime is getting serious .. good update tho, making it really appealing to spend my valentines kissing my wallet good bye 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnifuWaifu 499 Posted February 9, 2019 Oh damn. AsgerLund has a contender for sexiest APB character. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kewlin 692 Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, KnifuWaifu said: Oh damn. AsgerLund has a contender for sexiest APB character. @AsgerLund Someone just spoke heresy about you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quixxius 67 Posted February 9, 2019 Anyone hyped for performance tests on 64 bit? If performance improves by even a little bit for me im comming back to this game 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VickyFox 353 Posted February 9, 2019 If Little Orbit is thinking of releasing the new game mode before EU3.5 then I'm sorry to say that will be a mistake. Not only will it give people first impressions based on the old engine (with Jericho being DDoSed and Citidel harassed by speed hacks) but the Engine Upgrade may throw up some glitches and bugs for the new game mode when it is released. It takes as little as 7 seconds to form first impressions and they can last a life time, One would of thought these potentially vastly sub par experience is not what Little Orbit would want for people who come to return or joining APB for the first time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitronik 348 Posted February 9, 2019 Pretty happy to see essentially all concerns I raised in a thread ( *cough* ) addressed. January was a somewhat slow month with the promotional car being the only real piece of content, together with the news about the engine update being a tough bone to pick I was worried we'd fall for the good old G1 switcheroo. I'm glad you guys recognized exactly that, and I'm glad for everyone that I got proven wrong Cheers matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
