APB Podcast Episode 15: Q&A Special

[htachihtachi]

what is the maximum number of crew members can you have?

[yuffie517]

The intro killed my FUCKING ears.But other than that this game sounds good. ^__^

[JermaineATL]

@yuffie517 im sorry it blew your mindddd :D

[yuffie517]

@JermaineATL lol

[xxwolfsrainxx]

No duel wielding? Bull. What about lift kits, ground effects for cars and more hair styles?

[hilliard20914]

i saw a video on youtube where the person made a nude character by editing the clothing

[bodukemoon]

i cant freaken sighn up without a code to start the beta. how the fuck do i start the beta

[HandPeopleHandPeople]

@bodukemoon Beta's over. Pre-Order people's release starts the 26th. Total release is on the 29th.

[unytcommsys]

It does make sense; having to buy ammo I mean. Makes you think about the missions to partake, the gear load-outs, etc. Of course I'd like the opportunity to take stuff off of dead enemies. Just makes sense if you are going for a fare amount of realism. In halo, HL, and others I in one form or another get to grab gear off those I kill. Not being able to this at all is foolish.

[Winterisonyou2b]

wait no shooting through windows? kinda lame

[YouStoleMyTube]

Wait, when they say you PAY for ammunition do they mean you pay in game currency or REAL MONEY?

[Jizber]

@YouStoleMyTube he most likely meant buy ammo with ingame cash.

[99accord4DRv6]

so is this game for sure coming out in the end of june?

[Emilioicios]

can some one help me i was selected into the beta but im having trouble intsalling the game

[jarvis911]

@Emilioicios Head over to the official APB forums and ask for some help there since the NDA prevents people from discussing closed BETA's anywhere else. There should be a link in your e-mail to the forums.

[bigcokefanta]

hey.. how long time must i wait to get a beta invite? i just wanna know the average time to wait..

[bigcokefanta]

when u say mora than 1 character.. wil it be able to be both enforcer AND criminal

?

from me

[slair417]

will u be able to have two characters but both of those characters can be different factions like one can be a criminal and the other can be a law enforcers????

[u0216797]

whill there be duel weapons

[ArtInTrance]

anyone know if it s monthly pay, free to play, or one time pay lifetime membership? :O

[Fishyboy632000000]

@Artln Trance: Yes.

[ArtInTrance]

@Fishyboy632000000 yes to which of the three? :O

[ArtInTrance]

@ArtInTrance

nvm i went on official site and saw this, then proceeded to pass out repeatedly :

"11. How much will APB cost?

The game will be available as a full-price PC title. We'll offer you flexibility on ongoing costs to guarantee great value - APB won't require a subscription commitment, nor will it rely on traditional micro-transaction offerings. "

[drumkillah]

a lot of people say its free to play.

[Prohunter93]

@drumkillah

The beta is of course free. And from what i've heard, you only need to pay a one time fee :)

[Feltorn]

@ArtInTrance

I looked on the Q&A, apperently, theres no monthly fee, you buy it and you play it free forever, but I assume there will be features you CAN buy with real money, but judging by how many will buy the game, they probably won't even need them.

[QualeQualeson]

Didn't know Lars Ulrich is working on this

[BenTraplin]

k is there goin to be a buick regal?

[broo234]

You ask that on every podcast. And I would say probably.

[staver76]

@BenTraplin Hope so.... there is a mopar like a cuda or a challenger

[dalarana]

im downloading the beta right now

[lolzomghardcore]

@dalarana How long did it take for them to respond to your application?

[bodukemoon]

@dalarana how did u get the beta. damnit i want it so bad

[DarkPhoenix222]

No dual wield? T_T

hope it will be in some expansion...

[is194]

Real life money

[violenttj]

no i think he just meant like with in game money cuz NOBODY would make a game that shitty

[Xeno92x]

Someone DID make a game where you bought ammo with real money, It was an online shooter and you gained real money for each kill. Big Fail.

[ConductiveDan]

@Xeno92x yeah had a silly name like 'kazoo' or something ;)

coins fell out when u shot em but u had to play all day.... which was a bad thing

[SamsoniteNM]

FATZOOO..PIGG

[tomasho18]

@SamsoniteNM :D omg :D

[wuggy445]

That was like watching a rotund ewok and a loud used car salesman try to convince me to buy a bad video game.

Here's hoping the game doesn't suck. Everything I've seen so far has my expectations really low, and even then I have a feeling I'm gonna be letdown. :(

[cenaro55]

well you cant expect the game to have everything you want but the game is over the top so im expecting to see allot of updates or expansions

[is194]

I don't like that you have to pay for your ammo

[iPlayer9]

What do you mean... as in... Money or in-game money???

[SuRihtanil]

I wouldn't mind paying a monthly fee if it keeps the game up to date but its EA so they have the money to keep the game up to date. Still tho most F2P MMOs have ended up failures or closed before long due to lack of funds.

[RAMSBONES]

Cant wait to play this shiiiiiiit! Gonna b awesome killing all u noobs and shitting on the hood of your car while listening to prince's purple rain and doing jumping jacks while smacking a goat on the stomach playing a banjo.

[commandm3nts]

mmmkayy have fun with that

[ArtInTrance]

@RAMSBONES you read my mind.

[siggibiggy]

wait do we have to pay to play?? then im getting it for 360

[forsakenfallenangel]

its buy to play, no subscriptions

[siggibiggy]

thanks

[Cmr33xx]

its only on pc mate

[007LUKE007]

@Cmr33xx its actually pc and 360 but i think i remember in one Q&A he said its a pc realease and 360 release will follow not far behind.

[Cmr33xx]

and ps3.. fcking hell.. they said 360 and pc last year.. and they said ps3 in nov/dec

[siggibiggy]

i want beta

[animaster16]

I would like to know if it will have monthly payments. and if so how much it will be monthly or yearly.

[cain035]

me to! i REALLY want to know that!

[Rezonancez]

It doesn't support the monthly payment model, explained on the website FAQ.

I would say one off purchase, possible item mall.

[forsakenfallenangel]

on the site, it sais there will be NO monthly fees, you have to buy it in stores for 49.99.. my guess its Buy to Play

[Mehuge]

Give me beta invite dammit! :)

[jettower]

When it says we have to by the ammo does that meen we need to pay real money for guns? Or does this meen fake money? And if it is real will there be like a pistol or somthing with unlimited ammo???

[mercyoz]

@jettower are you serious? as if they would charge RL money for ammo. Ppl cant stand paying a monthly fee as it is.

[Rezonancez]

Game based,

Using real money to constantly refill a weapon would be tedious and a ridiculous way of making money.

[forsakenfallenangel]

..that made me worried, im not wasting my real money on bullets for a game..,screw that. they better be talking about in game money. buying the game is enough, if i wanted to get ripped off ide go to the sell outs at infiniteward and buy the DLC for mw2

[liberator48]

i did sign up way back in summer or so, pick me you wont regret it! xD

[byggepladen]

i think the beta is all full, i signed a appli in the fall i i have not come in, and no my computer don't suck (yet)

[a99915880528]

its not first come first serve

[byggepladen]

@a99915880528 well yes i know that, they made me type a novel just to sign up and my pc don't suck, but may be that is what they are looking for, so they really can see how mush different things stresses the pc,

but what do i know, i'll just have to wait too fall or when ever it is to see it in action

[mathijsarios]

If i have this game i 'll Play,Drive And Kill until my laptop dies =)

[Chronon88]

Are you still letting more people in the beta? I just filled your application, hopefully I'm not too late.

[JoshuaE1990]

its not clear as of now if in the future they will charge a monthly fee,i personally think if it becomes a hit like world of warcraft they will begin to charge, cant wait when the xbox version comes out,srry playstation

[LTDANMAN44]

from the website...

How much will APB cost?

The price and payment model have not been finalized yet but we can say it wont be the traditional monthly subscription model.

[lazylewbob]

@LTDANMAN44 u might just buy it from a shop when it comes out and it'll be a 1 off fee

[FunkyMONK56]

Yeah, I'm really praying they dont mean real money, the lack of a subscription fee almost makes it seem like thats what they meant. Or maybe it'll be like second life or those other virtual worlds where you can earn money in game, but if you want some without having to do any work u can just purchase it...?

[Cimmantti]

i feel that that is the perfect system. I hope you will just buy the game...and then not pay a monthly fee. Extra stuff should cost real money. It's a good system for the people that need to make money off the game as well as the peope that need to buy it, lol.

[TheHappydead]

no shooting thru windscreens ! what a fucking joke this game looks worse and worse with every podcast.

[Midoz17]

and what about gamepads will APB support them?

Yeah i wanna know that to :P

[Midoz17]

What ?? he cant actually mean real monye...

i rather pay a subscribsion much more even if its gonna cost me more xP

[Cimmantti]

obviously...it's not REAL money XD

[ohnoitsaj]

Have fun paying for ammo as just ONE of the things you need to pay for

2m33s

"So, the way ammo works in APB is you ACTUALLY BUY IT, its ONE of the things you PAY FOR"

That statement alone has lost me as a customer and 17 other friends who I personally convinced to buy the game. I LOVED this game, I didn't care if there was to be monthly fee's, now the APB crew can tongue my nuts, I'm trigger happy

GG Realtime Worlds, pathetic attempt at leeching record amounts of money from gamers. bloodsuckers.

[LeonThePion]

i think they meant with the money you earn in game...

[ohnoitsaj]

@LeonThePion

you don't know that and neither do I. There will be no monthly fee's but that doesn't mean there will be no micro transactions, and this can easily be one of them... in fact, ANY micro transactions involved in this game that gives your character an advantage over those who don't pay micro transactions; and I want nothing to do with this game; not because I have no money, but because there would be no limit to the amount of real money I end up spending on this game for virtual things

[ICExKOLDxKILLA]

u stupid? Game money u idiot

[kittylitter2dabox]

i go to a the web site try to get the beta so much things to fill out i the a month later still never got it

[kieron1001]

doe you pay for ammo with real money or in game money?

[SirGreenGrim]

I realy dont think they would make you pay for in game items :)

[Cimmantti]

serioosuly? ughhh...XD

it's in-game money you peoples. excess stuff nto found in the nromal game would be, if anything cost REAL money.

[kieron1001]

when he says pay for ammo does he mean ingame money or real money?

[SirGreenGrim]

If your low on ammo or your just want to have fun will ther be bats or somehting you can use you can hit the players or npc instead of shooting

[FunkyMONK56]

Man, I'd be sooo pissed if they ended up canning this one.

[warthog91]

AOMG OMG OMG!!! FAGGOTS"!! WHYYY do you ask questions that is already ANSWEREEED! ..NO there will not be any monthly fee, NO its not for the xbox ..yet. AND ITS ALL GONNA SUCK BALLS..so why even bother ?

[SWAT88DK]

great thanks @50flames.

[50flames]

yup i do know, this game will NOT be paid monthly.

[Maikieru182]

@50flames I bet you that this game will totally have monthly subscription but it will be different from over games as far as I know

[Maikieru182]

@Maikieru182 don't be greedy they need that money every month or do you think that they will spent time to make new content for low???

[SWAT88DK]

Do enyone knows about the paying. will it be like WOW (pay every mounth) or will you only pay for the game?

Thanks.

[Firewallx2]

swat88 -.- !! <

[promdawg]

I like that leveling system, i hope it would be like that, so everything stays somewhat even, and is based on skill.

[MuddahFukkah]

First release is PC only, guys... but I can imagine that EA will force them to make Xbox version too due to a huge demand...

But if so, it's gonna take months at least I would say...

[xTorrent]

APB has blown CrimeCraft to hell. I was so disappointed with CC, and I'm SO EXCITED for APB. This may be the game I've been waiting for my whole childhood.

[LukeDawg1234]

is this game going to be for 360???

[7RonaldoRooney10]

@LukeDawg1234 Yeah it will be.

[RealtimeWorlds]

As stated in Episode 12, first release is PC only. After that who knows.

[Montove]

Who knows? That does not sound good.

[1catpoop1]

@RealtimeWorlds hey...i REAALLY want to know this......will there be a way players can open up thier own shop where they can sell tatoo design and t-shirt etc. if not would there be a chance you could look into it?

[DarkNekromant]

@1catpoop1

AFAIK there will be a marketplace where u can sell your clothes and stuff

[HandPeopleHandPeople]

@1catpoop1 idk about setting up a shop, but yeah you can sell your stuff

[MilankovNS94]

is this p2p ?

[jarvis911]

I hope they do add these cosmetic touches to APB before release or shortly after, They already have a VERY solid base for a game but if they can polish this game over and over, adding weather effects, glass and tyre damage, dual weilding, car performance upgrades etc etc It would make the whole game so much more enjoyable. because people will always compare this to gta and saints row, so they need to have a certain standard to match their aesthetic qualities.

[Maikieru182]

words of truth APB will always be related to those exact games and be conquered by those expectations

and these things you just mentioned are only a small amount of what they really need to implement in the first few months (motocycles/bycicles xD boats and maybe helicopters, housing for both players and gangs...) but still I'm on their side cause they really making a great thing with APB cause it's something all new to us and they just need some time to polish after the launch just like any mmo

[Maikieru182]

wait WTF are you guys talking about if you say that shootable glass would make the game too easy (I know at least the delivery missions) but the fact is that's stupid bullshit why not implementing it??? you know you can drive either your own car or a stolen car so what would be if they just implement glass upgrades so that you can make the window of your own car much more tough this would just be another good reason to own a fuckin car which they want in the first place

[Maikieru182]

why not complaining about the poor enemy-fucks that are trying to take you down wouldn't it be just fair that they would have the possibility to shoot you through the glass or to shoot your tires to slow you down??

Come on it oughta be about skill so just keep your speed up do a little fuckin ZigZag-action and keep ramming their cars if the game will be as realistic as they want to make it it's still gonna be very hard to interrupt your delivery-missions

[Maikieru182]

and by the way what's the point in having glass that you can't shoot while you can still just use a fucking rocketlauncher to take that guys vehicle out anyways?

dunno but RealTimeWorlds-guys pls get that stuff into the game as fast as possible!!!

so now I still have two questions what kinds of crimes can you commit? can you be a dealer a pimp whatsoever??? and what about gamepads will APB support them?

[pwnagemuffinz]

@Maikieru182 lets just say its bulletproof glass

[pwnagemuffinz]

@Maikieru182 Lets also say that the tires are also bullet proof

[Silveerio]

Is that game only multiplayer? no singelplayer?

[FukSnpDoog]

will this come out for ps3 ever?

[mgmmikkel]

pc first, maybe xbox and ps laster... MAYBE

[jkh78gh76fytyj]

i watched this hole video to see if your button was gonna pop off bro

[jkh78gh76fytyj]

yo man that shirt is too small your shirt gon break

[mgmmikkel]

You're a dick, get lost kid.

[MuddahFukkah]

I guess there IS dual wield but only for guns and small weapons I guess... definitely not in case of rocket launchers/assault rifles...

[ninjafishy77]

It would be stupid on their part if the DON'T make it for the xbox 360! I made a pole and 94% of the people that voted said to make it for the xbox. That would be millions of dollars in sales for the xbox ALONE!!!

[JoeFoShow95]

true.....but 94% out of how many people and who?

[ChaoticLightning]

where is your pole

[nero91]

I PRAY that there will be no dual wield.

seriously, 2grenade launchers? HA

fuck no.

[PwnzorBob]

I guess IF they MIGHT add dual wield it would only extend to smaller, lighter and recoil-light firearms.

Maybe.

[nero91]

@PwnzorBob

well, seeing as the GL can also be fired from a vehicle, effectively making it one handed....

[PwnzorBob]

Oh.

Well that would just be silly.

[ninjabiatch101]

WHAT SONG IS THAT!?

[JermaineATL]

@ninjabiatch101 idk, but it was pretty epic....

[Ratchet315]

The song is "The Sleepless Crusade" by Atlas&i

Pretty awesome song huh ;D

[DeadManWalking49]

I have a none serious question: will there be boats n hoes?=D

[brainer3]

i applied to the beta 2 days ago.. i see alot of people getting to the beta, i wonder why they take so long with my applycation lol

[FilipinoKid1337]

@brainer3

I applied 1 month ago..

And they have stopped giving out beta invites so we basically have almost no chance of getting in.

[brainer3]

Damn it.. :(

[jarvis911]

Dude, he just said they will be looking for more beta testers in January.

[driftknot]

i applied like 4 months ago and am still not in so don't get your hopes up =P

[markuz008]

if someone didnt get it, they meant Skills as your own gaming skills, not which character "gets from leveling up" etc.

[567sinclair]

i wonder will it come out for xbox 360

[glennwong1]

it will they annoced it but it will come out later then the pc version

[fabioproductions]

big no no " can't shoot through car windows" I tried applying to beta launch, but it asked me for some pretty stupid stuff so I said fuck It ill just get it on release lol

[Edtehead]

make it possible to shoot trhough the car windows please

[xBlizzerx]

Add a strip club to the game, thnx guys.

[codnchips2wice]

The band playing are called 'Atlas&i'. They're a UK band and are absolutely awesome live! I saw them a few weeks ago. Check out their myspace to hear the songs. They have a two track single up on iTunes too. Well worth a purchase!

[janus599]

two weeks waiting for this??

show some of the game, nobody cares to see two fat guys talking about

[IronSea123]

What the hell is wrong with you?

[SoldierSpartan7]

what was the band that was playing??? plz

[50flames]

Guys this game will NOT be pay 2 play,

so be exited!

(you would know that if you would see the website)

[TheHappydead]

you cant shoot through car windows !

that sucks

[FunkyMONK56]

Haha v0nzz, got balls man. Yeah I'm kind of wondering the same thing as Pacmanvice here, I mean that would suck big time if you made a real cool character in beta and had to start over, shits happened to me before and they never look as good as they were b4. I like the idea of the character creation prerealease like dragon age had, they said they wont have one though which is pretty whack.

[Pacmanvice]

Ugh, you didn't answer my question and it is a very good question.

After beta, when this game goes open beta, or when it goes full release, will you need to recreate your characters? Basically I'm asking...is there gonna be a wipe after the betas and pre-release.

[shadaesus]

I'm thinking that they will have dedicated servers for Beta testing.

Hope that answers your question.

[Pacmanvice]

Well, what i was wondering is if they are gonna make everybody restart there people when it goes out of beta. Or maybe, if they have a way you can save your character, how they look, but maybe restart on weapons....this sounds very confusing, but....and the way they made the game, they will most likely just let you keep your people. Idk what there thinking though, lol.

[killerz1230]

I've got a question.

What happen will happen to the Enforcer if he starts committing crime ? Haha

[v0nzz]

I asked the nudity one :)

[Outlawxxable]

Q&A are thes best ones. cool podcast

[mike44wo]

WHAT ABOUT THE WINDOWS 7 BIG!!!????!!

[youcansuckmeofftube]

What?

If you're asking "will APB run on W7?" the answer is yes.

[warpenguin6]

.............. thats all i have to say....

[mike44wo]

Great

[mike44wo]

opps Bug :D

[totallycheeseboy]

pay for ammo fuck tht im thrown completley

[mrcraggle]

He meant pay for ammo with in game money you earn from doing missions, not with real money.

[Pacmanvice]

the Ammo is most likely very cheap. And yes, you buy it with ingame money you get from missions. Also, i think you may gain bounty for killing bad guys also....maybe.... But yea, ammo will most likely cost, maybe 1/5 of the weapon price.

[illustriouschin]

are these really the same people that made the wonderful Crackdown? they dont seems like they can get much more than a school project out the door.

[youcansuckmeofftube]

yes, it is the same people.

[walltertje]

do you get a house?

[youcansuckmeofftube]

They're planning on having it, but maybe not for the first release (like maybe in a DLC).

[strikeout775]

still no info on the music?

Come on, pick the interesting questions D:

[Adny88]

The only thing I've heard about the music so far is that LastFM and possibly Spotify can be used, don't know if the game ships with any set music and/or radio stations though.

Hope that helps a little, they mentioned it in a vid about the gameplay, cheers.

[youcansuckmeofftube]

The game comes with 100MP3s.

You scan all your music with an in-game playlist editor, which then uses LastFM to let other players hear what you're listening to, if they have it too, or the closest thing otherwise.

[Adny88]

Awesome, thanks alot!

[FunkyMONK56]

HOLY shit haha 3:50 was my question. I thought I hid made my name anonymous though XD. Man when I heard my name I almost embarrassed, was cool of them to consider all the questions though. No shooting through glass though? C'mon you could do that in GTA3 even. Ah well, still gonna be tight anyway I think.

[youcansuckmeofftube]

But in a multiplayer environment it would make it far too easy to kill players who are trying to deliver an objective.

[mrcraggle]

You can't just kill anyone walking around, they've stated this in other podcasts. For example, if a Criminal has just commited a crime, an APB will be put out against them in which an Enforcer can either decline or accept and in accepting it is then their job to stop the Criminal from completing their mission and vise versa.

[youcansuckmeofftube]

that wasn't what I was trying to say.

I was saying that IF you could shoot through the windscreen of a vehicle it would be far too easy to defend missions where enemy players have to take an object from one place to another, as you could gun them down while they were in a vehicle and they would be defenceless.