GamersFirst to resurrect APB: Reloaded as a free-to-play title

I find APB's ideas commendable. Glad to see it's getting rez'ed. Lets just hope their new publisher can fix some of the issues it had.

Looking forward to seeing this game pop back up, it was a fun game to play with a small group of friends for micro sessions (2-3 hours).

Hopefully GamersFirst will drop PunkBuster since it was horrible with APB and opt for a suitable anti-cheat system for an MMO like GameGuard or the slightly more intrusive Warden.

i never played APB but what will happen to the people who bought this game? will they get extra stuff or is it launched as a all new game?

I'm happy for the ex-employees. They will get their pay atleast =D.

As for the game, i cannot wait for the release and at the same time i dread it.

I cannot wait because i miss the APB customization. Unfortunately i belive GamersGate will charge items for certain clothing/design privileges along with weapon access...

hmm, this is what i was posting on the APB forums a long time ago actually, i remember saying "want my money RTW? GET SOME VIRTUAL CLOTHES!" but then those would probably last forever, unlike this "rental" shenanigans.

Another fear of mine will be the amount of "hackers"...it was BAD when RTW was handling it....i can only imagine what GamersGate will do (hint: nothing, look at the amount of hackers at WarRock)

So theres that....shame really.

O well, as long as i can make designs and incorporate them in the game ill be a happy camper =D

Was a very interesting game even with its flaws. Just needed some more TLC and time. Good move going F2P to get more people to try it out. Can't wait to see what the new publisher does with the game.

Yeah, I am wondering not only how they will generate money (probably a cash shop, but what will be IN the cash shop?) but how will they implement anti-cheating and if it will be effective.

Also wondering about how they will add to this game and make it interesting over the expansions (long-term playability).

This just keeps getting better. First it gets picked back up, then we're told it's going F2P, and the ex-RTW staff getting the money they're owed is just the icing on the cake. Gives me a bit more faith in the industry.

This just keeps getting better. First it gets picked back up, then we're told it's going F2P, and the ex-RTW staff getting the money they're owed is just the icing on the cake. Gives me a bit more faith in the industry.

I have to admit that I'm not very hopeful about the whole anti-cheat aspect of things. As long as they're making money, I'd highly doubt they'd bother much with keeping the hackers and what not out of the game that actively. But, if they can manage that, then they'll be able to get something going pretty well.

Seriously though, they need to fix all the broken stuff and that's going to take a while. The game was a buggy mess right from the get go and with the company's collapse, they didn't fix much of anything. Are they going to spend time fixing it? I'm not sure they're going to bother much with it.

Good for team RTW, I've got too many friends in the industry for the thought of them not getting paid to not get me pissed off.

I guess the actual RTW guys won't carry on working on the title though? I mean, G1 isn't taking any of them on to work on the new iteration, right?

Looking forward to being able to play this again.