APB Podcast Episode 5: APB Tattoos vs. RL Tattoos

[h4kesi]

RIP

[pornocollection]

just an idea, i'm not a nazi or anything, but I wonder if it would be against like terms and conditions if say you wanted a swastika for a tattoo for your char, coz i'd imagine some people might get offended, not that I imagine people doing that but its a valid point

[ptucker567]

you guys said the first quarter its in the second quarter guys!!!!!!!!!

[Tacorocksman1]

get a dragon tat

[mikeyrocker6]

when he refers to trading, marketing, is referring to real world currency or in game currency?

[lXlFatTonylXl]

@mikeyrocker6 its usually in game currency.

[kajusz931]

fuck yeah scotland

[ryzo122]

@kajusz931

Scoland: the country of kings (cause I live there :P)

[glenn1326]

HAAA HAAA he got raped LOL

[bitch12433]

is chris a part of the realtime worlds company helping on apb or is he just some guy who works for E3

[skoolboy77]

I think he is part of RealTime

[noxyc]

it was just a joke^^

[VanZarko]

@bitch12433

He's part of the dev team.

[hehe45451]

lol the bat!

[tacticalspoon]

At first I thought you guys worked in a travelodge, when i saw the sign. lol

[killerow1234567890]

Nahh

the real thing is that the got confused and banned the wrong man! is another Chris!

thats the real thing!

[redswirl]

They need to show some gameplay.

[VanderlayArt]

They need to show -any- gameplay you mean. Come on RTW, it's getting to point where's it hard to not jump to the conclusion that outside of the character creation there's something wrong with APB

[Usernameopolis2]

Exactly. It's like a realtor saying they will give you a tour of a really nice house but when you get there they refuse to show you the inside. When you ask how many bedrooms it has they respond by giving you an interview with two guys who painted a house down the street.

[maevista]

Damn scottish people are fun to listen to.

[IcecoldGamer01]

Well it stood "to be continued" and I think that they are not ready with the game yet and that the gameplay might look bad if they show it now.

Its up to the one in charge who decides what they will show us not Deum.

[TNSFE]

Ah, the lot of you can shut it. This is an industry. There are marketing hoops that every dev team has to jump through. With customization being its biggest guaranteed strong point, the marketing department is obviously going to be more concerned about getting as much customization media out there as possible, then focus on actual gameplay around the time of release. Now just calm down, and feel sorry for the poor studio-less man.

[Usernameopolis2]

We've had a few podcasts and countless interviews about it already. When will be the "right" time to show us basic gameplay elements? Because what comes to my mind when I see them interviewing tattoo artists is "why the haven't they moved on already", especially since there's a huge pile of fan questions piling up.

[Usernameopolis2]

We've had a few podcasts and a ton of interviews about it already, so when exactly is the "right" time to show us the actual game? Because when I see them interviewing tattoo artists it makes me think "why haven't they moved on", especially since I'm sure there's a huge supply of fan questions piling up.

[TNSFE]

The right time would be right when they start with a bona-fide marketing blitz prior to the release of the game. Put out torrents and torrents of information, allowing there to be enough to keep people's interest while making them return to news sites regularly for updates before the game is launched. That way, there's a smaller chance of someone reading about it once, then forgetting all about it. In honesty though, they should've done that for a bigger release, not APB.

[bbullet700]

You people (Yes, you people!) have to be patient. It's not like you're the ones making the game. If they just throw everything at us, there will be nothing else to show in the mere future. How about you people ask other stuff besides gameplay? Like what sort of weapons or cars will be in the game?

[Usernameopolis2]

We do. I've seen questions ranging from "tell us about communication" to "are there motorcycles", but all they want to tell us about the damn customization. It's like they're trolling us.

[bbullet700]

They could be showing something next time. Maybe what they were going to show, like vehicles weapons, was taking too long to edit for youtube. So this might just be a filler if anything.

[exilgaming]

Seriously, I hope someone from APB is reading my comment... Those Podcasts are fun, but you need to stop with the "show" and start showing the future players some real stuff. Gameplay as a cop? Gameplay as a thug? Why don't you show up something else then the usual TATOOS and customization of characters...

[RavingRockets]

Well first customization is one of the main parts of the game its what really separates it from others even realtime worlds agree with it. and also if they show us everything already there would be nothing to watch later.

[exilgaming]

I agree with you but, you know, a small gameplay of what it will look like, they made one called APB drive-by, which seem pretty cool, but I was expecting more gameplay "show"... such as the fights between cops and thugs, the weapons, etc... just to give us a taste of it :)

[princeofthabay]

stop giving shit and show us what we dont know this is the third week u give us a shitty update get off ur asses

[deabreu]

the first four minutes were COMPLETELY unnecessary

[deabreu]

correction, the whole video was unnecessary. the other pdocasts were WAY better than this.

[Usernameopolis2]

these podcasts are the definition of one step forward two steps back.

podcast 1: nothing (intro podcast though so its acceptable)

2. greatly expanded customization footage!

3. nothing. literally nothing

4. customization is beaten into our heads again, but actually showed some ingame footage (minus HUD)!!

5. an interview with tattoo artists for some reason

at this rate podcast 6 will feature 30 seconds of tattoo customization footage followed by a 10 minute pie eating contest

[lilhinkle4444]

can the creators of this game just state if it will be for the XBOX 360 or not??

[theallmightypingu]

Its likely. Its been said. But it wont be definate until after the PC release.

[SerPinkKnight]

Give me actual gameplay or give me death!

[VanderlayArt]

You're launching in 2010. 25 weeks away and it's not possible to show some game footage? The E3 vids showed nothing of the final game; no HUD, no in game camera.

PLEASE No more character editor or goofing about, just show us the game. Show us what gamers want to see rather than this cobblers.

If next week has Chris roaming the streets of Dundee comparing real world hair cuts to those in APB I'm going to BLOW A SPARKY.

Your weakest podcast yet. D-, see me after.

[bigto88]

Forget all these ingrates, most developers won't even do a weekly podcast.

Thanks for the podcasts!

[1o11h]

wtf is this video?! i expected more

[vladut15bis]

Can you make a FUCKING FULL GAMEPLAY VIDEO?!!!

[1o11h]

in FUCKING deed!!

[vladut15bis]

What do you mean?...

[1o11h]

retarded? i agree with what you say

[vladut15bis]

No,im not "retarded".I did not understood what you said...

[1o11h]

well do you understand now?

[vladut15bis]

Hell yes...

[FeetIncluded]

Doesn't everyone have a pair of violent thug "I have a broken bat don't mess with me" co-workers? Or is it just me and Deum?

[Comeback209]

Less about decal/tattoo customization, more about gameplay. It seems to have been changed so much already from the original concept, and the new "100 players per city" talk is really worrying me about certain aspects of the game.

[BrainZombieZ]

100 per city will be good because it wont get to hecktic that way.

[Comeback209]

I don't see it as good at all. It takes a lot away. Trying to get an entire group of friends into one city is going to be a bit of a problem.

[Apringlez]

Na its Not 100 people per server so it isnt bad its 100 people per district like say zip code orr neighborhood it isnt like server jump so it wont be bad

[Comeback209]

Wrong, it will be "100 per server". Just like Guild Wars, areas will be duplicated to fit another group of people. It seems like they started on an entirely different game two years ago when I first started to watch the development of this. Now it just seems like a fucking fashion show rather than a sandbox cops and robbers MMO.

[Usernameopolis2]

its not that it isn't the same game, its just that they wont shut the hell up about the customization aspect of it. its the only thing they ever want to talk about and its getting old

[Comeback209]

That's because they're now using it as a crutch to get by. I don't really wanna say they're now using it to cover up mediocre gameplay, but it's starting to feel that way(Just how AoC used gore and tits to draw attention to them). I really wanna see an episode where they explain the "100 per city" cap and the actual gameplay itself.

[Usernameopolis2]

Yeah, totally. I'm sure the game is a blast, but absolutely ignoring every aspect of it other than customization is doing nothing but hurting them by this point

[Comeback209]

Most of this really doesn't matter to me. Especially when I don't want to look like a metrosexual pseudo-tough cop. I want a normal officer uniform and to be able to call myself Ponch Honcho. ;<

[xJimisGRx]

100 per district, not 100 per city. A city has many districts. So technically, a city can hold hundrends or maybe thousands. Seriously read an interview or two before jumping to conclusions. 100 people, in a game which has the best graphics across all MMOs + Vehicles + Citizens. Seriously what the fuck is so hard to understand? Sorry for my french.

[Rorxz]

100 people a district, 10,000 people a world

[x2keithm3x]

isn't is max of 25 people per game?

[Rorxz]

It was originally but they've maxed it up since the '08 announcements I believe

[TehEvilWolf]

max 100 buddy.

[DarkShock91]

I'm going to be honest. It was sorta annoying that half of the video had nothing to do with the game. I thought I'd be able to see more of the tattoo design too, but that didn't happen.

[lizarduz]

Hah, I'm glad it turned out to be false, with the rumor that you lost your job and all, kinda scared me a bit.

Anyway, nice podcast, hope to get more info next week.

[xJimisGRx]

Very nice Podcast. I enjoyed that conversation between Chris and the tattoo store owner. I hope chris is not fired, and I hope that this is not a way to tell us that you stop podcasts.