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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:24PM (Unverified) said

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Looks like they are still selling it copies of the game though, hate to be one of the last minute suckers who buys this now. I loved the game when it launched, but the shine quickly wore off. This is pathetic.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:23PM Arkanaloth said

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such a shame.. the game had a lot of potential and a customization engine above and beyond so many other titles.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:23PM (Unverified) said

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is this the shortest one yet, though? I remember Fury was a lot shorter.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:28PM (Unverified) said

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no fury lasted longer i think
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:28PM wcanyon said

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I bet for actual up time vs dollars spent in development, this one will hold the record for many years.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:29PM kaion said

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Fury lasted 10 months.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:31PM Syesta said

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Fury actually lasted almost a year.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:25PM Its Utakata stupid said

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The light that burns twice as bright burns for half as long...

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:27PM Rayko said

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This is what will happen 99.9% of time an Online FPS tries to pass it's self off as a MMO. Had a lot of potential, sorry to see it close down so fast.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 1:00PM paraLogiki said

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Nail on head.

Glad I stayed away.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 5:41PM bate said

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This is exactly what happened, and imo the primary reason it failed.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:27PM (Unverified) said

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cor blimey, that was insanely fast. I always thought APB to be shortlived but this is a record

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:30PM Quarlo said

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I guess thats how you deal with the epidemic of hackers infesting the game.

It's a shame. I really enjoyed playing till all that was left of the population was cheaters and scrubs.

And they were just about to release the Pure Skill rule set to compensate for god like weapon upgrades.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:32PM Malfious said

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I'm sure it beat Cities XL lifespan

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 2:13PM Dumac said

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Cities XL lasted 6 months
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:31PM ultimateq said

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Very sad. I'm kind of happy that I dropped the game when I did. but I still can't help but feel out $50 since I only recently bought the game.

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 6:43PM Dandmcd said

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I imagine if you contact EA and explain the situation and mail it in with a receipt, they might refund you.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 8:03PM ultimateq said

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I pre-ordered. but 3 months isn't very long.
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Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:36PM Khorrax said

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If only they went B2P from the beginning, and actually listened to beta feedback...

Posted: Sep 16th 2010 12:36PM (Unverified) said

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I don't know why they didn't go a different route. The actual fighting was a blast. The changes they should have made :

Make 1 huge persistent world. Forget instanced cities. They could have combined them all

Put in Guild Housing that could be raided

Put in "hotspots" that could have been fought over that gave bonuses.

The game had such huge potential, but it was never a P2P game. It should have been F2P at best and at worst, go the traditional FPS route and go with a 1 time buy model.

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