Anyone out there playing, or interested in playing APB? If so look me up as ConchyJoe or RickHunter on the Zombie server.

For those who don't know what APB is, it stands for All Points Bulletin and essentially is a Grand Theft Auto 3rd Person Shooter/MMO. The best explination I can provided for the gameplay is a cross between Gears of War and Planetside. Gears of War for the smaller scale group vs group tactical 3rd person shooter and Planetside for the gear/character development within a FPS.

A typical game session will put you in an instanced zone with up to 50 players per faction. There are two total player factions, so instances cap at around 100 players. Groups are limited to 4 people and typical "missions" end up pitting you against a comparable team of players from the opposite faction. So 100 people total, broken down into in a handfull of fights between different teams/groups all over the map. In addition, there is a "call for backup" mechanic which allows a losing team to request backup from other members of their faction in the zone, and possibly expanding combat beyond 4v4 up into the teens (most I've personally seen is 13ish per side).

There is a lot more depth to the game, however limited engagement group vs group within an RvR open world setting is the core gameplay. It is also one of those games which can be palyed casual or hardcore without too signifcant and advantage going to hardcore players (most things requiring significant investments of time are for asthetics and can even be traded/sold on the marketplace).

If you are reading this Fom, you so NEED to try this one out. Although not exactly the same, it'll be a good flashback to our times riding around in an enforcer/vangard blowing up TR and Vanu. Hell we could even recreate the NC uniforms and vehicle paint schemes for extra kicks >:).

Game website - http://na.apb.com/

Oh and as a side note, I hated the GTA franchise and pretty much blindly refused to play this game. However some IRL buddies got me real drunk and tricked me into DLing the game. After sobering up a bit, I realized it was a total blast and it has been my game of choice for the last 2-3 weeks.

I'll likely try it at some point. I'm really busy between work and school though. =/

Think I'll have to check that one out. Thanks for the heads up!

B

This is a great stress relief on the side game. There is even a pay option which purchases hours instead of unlimited/months, for when you expect to play less than 40 hours in a given month. Fantastic for casual play, without having to dish out $10/month to keep your option open. $5 = 20 hours, and the play time has no experation and only is deducted outside of the social zone (you can chat, marketplace, create art/music, customize clothes/tattoos/cars/etc).



If you do, look me up and I'll toss you some 2nd hand weapons. The starter gun isn't terribad, but is only really effective at at medium to long range (lot of new players complain about the gun, but don't realize it's short range capabilities are sub-par and try to go up against shotguns and sub-machine guns). Really frustraiting if you have to run into a short range fight and have no weapon options more suited for that type of conflict.

5 Buddy invite keys up for grabs.

Whats a buddy invite key get ya?

Free trial for the game?

Yah. Guess it would have helped to mention it means a free client d/l and 7 hours of worth of time in the "active" zones. Not sure if there is any restriction on social zone time however.

Hell, if you have one to spare I'll give it a shot bro!!!

I haven't used any of them yet. It also looks like the trial account only last for 5 days too.

All I need is an e-mail account. Post or pm me one and I'll have a key sent your way.