APB Reloaded blog talks new client, closed beta date

I would much rather them work on better things such as; making more guns, vehicles and other upgrades. I feel that they are wasting alot of effort making the changes they have planned so far. I can care less about what size the client is. I'm sure anyone with a computer that can actually run this game have good internet speeds as well. Most recently I've downloaded both 15 gig versions of dcuo in only a few hours. Their first priority should be fixing the memory leaks and crashes that happen quite frequently in the game.

I wonder if the ones whom bought the game will be picked for closed beta. Yes i did buy the game...........maybe they will consider us and also give us some goodies even if it is owned by a different company :P

@jmerriex why you pretending to work for gamerfirst. This article clearly states how its about reducing the size of the client.
http://apbreloaded.blogspot.com/2010/12/end-of-week-3-update-patch-143-closed.html

Can't wait for the beta....There were many aspects of this game I enjoyed and was saddened when it went away. my 2 copper

Do whatever is needed to relaunch a smooth game and adopt an attitude of its ready when its ready.

@someguy2

While I understand what you are saying (and Bjorn did talk about client optimization a little there), what I am saying is, it is much more than making the client smaller. There are many moving parts.

The majority of what we have been up to these past almost 2 months is specifically researching what was in the queue for release, what needs to be in the queue for release and optimizing the game. To us that term has definitely expanded to mean more than just shrinking the client (though that is one part of it). To us it means more of improving the overall performance of the game specifically in regards to client size and memory usage.

That is what we have done and is something, much like cheating, we will continue to work on as time goes on. It is a piece of the puzzle that will never truly be "done". Rest assured that Qwentle (our Designer) has been working on adding new vehicles, guns and upgrades (all of which will need further testing before release). SO that is on the plate as well.

Methinks I've said too much, however I think what has been said warranted being said :).

I agree. I bought the game when it came out the first time and it was a blast! I had to force myself away from the keyboard. If you get the right team together, then you are well on your way to better product. Do what has to be done to make the game successful!!! (i.e less lag etc.)