So, I got a beta invite and will be trying it out shortly. Looks promising, but again, so do so many other games.
So did I.
I've been generally interested in this game for a while. But, after playing if for an hour.... well, meh. The number one biggest thing that bothered me is the vehicle control. Holy crap. You press left to turn left, but there seems like there's a 1 second lag in between when you push the button and when the vehicle actually turns.
Hate to say it, but the vehicles in Just Cause 2 handle better than the ones in APB. If they ever fix vehicle handling in APB, I may give it a try, otherwise I'm washing my hands of this mess.
I've been downloading it for almost 5 hours already... Lucky for me I've got other games to hold me over or this would be kind of infuriating.The whole thing is very odd.
There seems like a lot of promise here but the way this "beta" or "demo" or whatever the hell it is, is being handled...well, I don't think that this is the best way to go about it.
For those that don't know, the game is split into two "zones." You've got your "Social" zone, where you can use APB's (admittedly pretty cool and in depth) customization tools. Think City of Heroes or Champions Online + The Bloods and The Crips and you've got your "Action" zones where you go on missions, earn cash, blow bad guys away, etc etc etc.
The demo gives you five hours in the "action" zones and unlimited time in the social zones. This is similar to how the pricing model will be when the game goes live (you can buy X hours at a time or pay a flat fee for unlimited time). But still...five hours for an almost 8GB download...I dunno.
The demo gives you five hours in the "action" zones and unlimited time in the social zones. This is similar to how the pricing model will be when the game goes live (you can buy X hours at a time or pay a flat fee for unlimited time). But still...five hours for an almost 8GB download...I dunno.
2 year old post updated is epic
Vehicle handling is a mess, also.
I'll bump it in 2 more years when I finish downloading this thing.. 38KB/s![]()
You can fix the download speed problem by changing your DNS in TCPIP settings to 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2
Driving was not bad at all, I ran over a bunch of criminals.
Really? So you didn't experience that insane input lag in driving?
Really? So you didn't experience that insane input lag in driving?
I had no lag. I was impressed with how responsive the game was. The only latency issues I had were firefights with people bunny hopping and whatnot. The cars are just heavy and they handle more like real vehicles than they do in other games.
I don't know if I like this whole pay to play idea. The action zones are instanced anyways, aren't they? Meaning that you only play with X amount of people per zone. So it's not really a MMO; more like a multiplayer game with a chat lounge that charges you to play games. Sounds pretty lame.
Realtime Worlds is introducing an "evolutionary" pricing plan for APB, giving players some room to move in terms of subscription fees. The game itself retails for $49.99, and comes with 50 hours of game play, along with unlimited time in the game's social districts. Once your 50 hours runs out, you have two options: either purchase an additional 20 hours for $6.99, or go for the 30-day unlimited package for $9.99, with discounts for three and six month subscriptions.