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Monday, August 17, 2015

SOMETHING IS IN THE AIR AND IT IS GETTING CLOSER

Hello Citizens,

This month’s blog post comes to you with a few announcements and some updates on what is going on in the city of San Paro.  We will be bringing players a new vehicle, an upcoming pack, updated weapon stats on the weapons that have been balanced previously and returned into the main game and the new TTK test districts coming this month.  Please visit the forum links provided to view more detail on what has been done and what you can expect to see in the next month. 


OK, let’s start with…

JUGGERNAUT PACK PHASE 4
This Wednesday will see the distribution of PHASE 4 of the JUGGERNAUT PACK containing the remaining 2 weapons, RABID and THE MANIC from the FANATIC BROTHER LINE.


THE IO GROWL
As well as the introduction of the new IO GROWL to our vehicle line up, available for purchase in ARMAS, in game and won as rewards during gameplay. 




The open 4 slot model will be an ARMAS exclusive and available on Wednesday Aug19th.  On September 16th all players will be able to purchase an open 2 slot version in game using APB Cash and open 1 slot models, being available randomly during missions. 

THE PACK OF REVELATIONS PASS

We were not just happy with creating a new vehicle, we also wanted to kick off the next pack with some style.  Therefore the team and I are happy to present, the PACK OF REVELATIONS PASS on ARMAS.  This pack is unique in that, we wanted to offer a stronger visual variety of goods to the player and yet still maintain the overall APB Reloaded feel.  This PASS will be available to players this Wednesday as well, with each phase being released over the next two month. 

We wanted to share as much as we can before the items are released to the players and are happy to show you what has been created and worked on. 

With that said, I present to you the PACK OF REVELATIONS which contains:

PHASE 1 (AUG 19th/2015)
THE CAR



PHASE 2 (SEP 2nd/2015)

THE KITS






Which when combined together give you the "APOCALYPSE" 

PHASE 3 PACK EXCLUSIVE (SEP 24th/2015)

Exclusive Primary and Secondary Weapons + Exclusive skins

PLAGUE MODEL– SMG
WAR – SHOTGUN
FAMINE – ASSAULT RIFLE
DEATH – SNIPER RIFLE

PRIMARY WEAPONS


SECONDARY WEAPON – PISTOL


PHASE 4 (OCT 28th/2015)
ALL 4 HORSEMEN CLOTHING
(MALE& FEMALE VERSIONS)





WORKING CONCEPT VERSIONS, FINAL RELEASE MAY APPEAR DIFFERENTLY. FINAL IMAGES TO BE RELEASED SHORTLY.

NOTE: PURCHASE EARLY TO RECEIVE YOUR BONUS JOKER BOXES WITH THIS KIT AND EACH PHASE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE 1 MONTH AFTER PASS DISTRIBUTION, MINUS THE REVELATION PACK EXCLUSIVES.

As you can see this pack has something for everyone and we are proud to bring this to you all.

UPDATE WEAPONS STATS
As was mentioned on some of the forums, we did not provide updated information and stats made to the following weapons.  To remedy that issue, we have provided all the stats and description changes that were done based on the information gained from the weapons test district.

NTEC
OCSP
COBRA-A
JOKER SR15 CARBINE
ISSR-A
VBR
SHAW
ISSR-B
ALIG
FFA-BULLSHARK
NSSW
VAS-C2
M-1922

Information on the above weapons can be found via the link below

Of course no weapon balancing is ever truly finished, but for the time being we will be removing the weapon test district and substituting it with:

TWO NEW TTK TEST DISTRICTS

Since my time here with the company, I and many others have looked at and debated the merits of a longer or shorter TTK and its relationship with players expectations and the weapons they chose to use.  Forum chats and feedback have been present for some time now and the upcoming month of September, you the community will have a chance to test out two TTK districts. One of the districts will contain RTW configuration, the other will contain a predetermined set up which will allow you the player, a chance to try out different TTK times and compare if they are better or worse than what is present in game as well as provide us statistical data on what was being used, how long and etc.

We will not only be reviewing forum feedback but will also have survey questionnaires sent to random players requesting more detailed information on their experiences between each test district.

As you can see we have packed in a fair amount of stuff for you to test, enjoy and customize.  Stay tuned for updates regarding our TTK findings and updates as they happen.

Till next time citizens,

MoK