APB Reloaded: The 12 Deaths of CHRISTMAS 2016

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

The holidays are upon us and we’re getting ready for the Wednesday release of the 12 Deaths of Christmas (we have it ready for PlayStation 4 too in case it’s launched on time).  There are two different versions available of the event. The console version will have the introduction of the Raptor 45 “Vulture” and “Hawk” while the PC version will have the Case “The Bolo” NFCP 3 and Case “The Bolo”, more details on both events listed below.   We hope you enjoy these events!

The OTW server will be updated Wednesday with the Christmas build for those that want a sneak peek. Remember you’ll need premium to give it a try and please report any issues on the OTW bug forum.

We’ll be completing the removal of most of the remaining PunkBuster bans this week and an email will be sent out to those account holders when this is completed (only accounts that qualify will have the bans reversed, please see previous blog posts for more information).

From all of us at APB Reloaded, we’d like to wish you a happy and safe holiday season!

P.S. Don't forget PC players get to drive the decorated dump truck! 

APB Reloaded: The 12 Deaths of CHRISTMAS 2016

PC APB Reloaded 2016 The 12 Deaths of Christmas

Season’s greetings, and welcome to APB: Reloaded's Christmas 2016 event! Christmas dynamic events will be in Beacon this year. You can also still get standing with the Christmas Elves in the mission districts. Finally there’s the Secret Santa gift boxes that can be used to share weapons with your friends.

Free-for-all Event (no teams)

Player's Objective:

Kill other players to advance weapon tiers and earn prizes (see below).

Progression:

At the start of the game, players are given a weapon and they must advance through the weapon tiers until they reach the final tier - the first person to get a kill with the final tier weapon wins the game.

Tier Breakdown:

Further Information:

The HUD will show remaining score required, current weapon tier, current place and remaining time.
When a player reaches the final tier, all players will be notified of who this player is.

Rewards:

12 Deaths of Christmas

Secret Santa Boxes:

You will earn Secret Santa Boxes based on your performance during the 12 Deaths of Christmas Event - the better you do, the more boxes you will earn. You can then take these boxes into the regular Action Districts. Please see "Secret Santa Event" below for more details.

Deck The Halls

Triggered by gaining score in the 12 Deaths of Christmas event, which is gained by Killing or Assisting during the mini-game. As such, this is a grind-challenge which all players can get after enough time, though skilled players will complete it a lot faster. This replaces last year's event, rewarding our new clothing asset.

Requirement Reward

NOTE: Players do not earn Score towards "Deck The Halls" for vehicle kills

Snowball Fight

Pelt enemy players with snowballs to win prizes. Top prize gives you a Candy Cane Weapon Skin!

Snowball Wars

Take part in Snowball fights in the X-Mas Event district to complete this role. You get 1 point for participating in a snowball fight, and a bonus point if you win! Unlocks the Santa Hat, Reindeer Antlers and the Raptor 45 'Vulture'.

Snowball Skirmish

Secret Santa Event:

Players can now utilize the SECRET SANTA BOXES earned through the 12 DEATHS OF CHRISTMAS event (see above) in the main action districts.

Secret Santa Boxes are a type of deployable that players can place at any location they please - other players can then interact with them to get randomly generated weapons as prizes.

Secret Santa Boxes:

When deployed, a Secret Santa Box appears in the player's hands (their interaction with this box is limited to dropping, picking up and moving it around).

Once the box is placed on the ground, all other players in the district (no faction restriction) can interact with the Secret Santa Box to win a random weapon, which will also have a random selection of modifications and a random skin.

NOTE: The player who placed the box can't take a prize.

Achievements and Rewards:

Ho Ho Ho, Now I have a ...
Kill 50 players with weapons you've taken from SECRET SANTA BOXES to earn the Case "The Bolo: for purchase from a contact.

The Gift that keeps on Giving 

Other players have killed a total of 100 players, using weapons they've picked up from a Secret Santa Box you've deployed. This will unlock the Christmas Holly weapon skin.

Returning Christmas Content - The Elves

Regular Action Districts - Elves:

As with all years, there are Christmas elves in Financial District. These elves can be pledged to by the appropriate faction (Criminelf for Criminals and Elforcer for Enforcers) and by playing missions while pledged to them you can level them in the same way as a normal contact. They unlock the following based on the level:

Contact Levels

The Snowball Launcher and Snowball can be used to level the Snowball Fight role outside of the mini-game.

Once the Elves have been completed they will also have a Daily Activity available for players to complete that is a repeatable challenge each day.

In addition to their progression, the elves also sell a number of unique titles

TITLES:

i. Naughty
ii. Nice
iii. The Red Nosed Criminal
iv. The Red Nosed Enforcer

All these titles can be bought from the Elves for 10 Joker Tickets (faction-specific titles are only for their respective faction)

APB Reloaded: The 12 Deaths of CHRISTMAS 2016

Xbox One The 12 Deaths of Christmas

Season’s greetings, and welcome to APB: Reloaded's Christmas 2016 event! Christmas dynamic events will be in Beacon this year. You can also still get standing with the Christmas Elves in the mission districts. Finally there’s the Secret Santa gift boxes that can be used to share weapons with your friends.

The 12 Deaths of Christmas

Free-for-all Event (no teams)

Player's Objective:

Kill other players to advance weapon tiers and earn prizes (see below).

Progression:

At the start of the game, players are given a weapon and they must advance through the weapon tiers until they reach the final tier - the first person to get a kill with the final tier weapon wins the game.

Tier Breakdown:

Further Information:

The HUD will show remaining score required, current weapon tier, current place and remaining time.
When a player reaches the final tier, all players will be notified of who this player is.

Rewards:

Secret Santa Boxes:

You will earn Secret Santa Boxes based on your performance during the 12 Deaths of Christmas Event - the better you do, the more boxes you will earn. You can then take these boxes into the regular Action Districts. Please see "Secret Santa Event" below for more details.

Deck The Halls

Triggered by gaining score in the 12 Deaths of Christmas event, which is gained by Killing or Assisting during the mini-game. As such, this is a grind-challenge which all players can get after enough time, though skilled players will complete it a lot faster. This replaces last year's event, rewarding our new clothing asset.

Requirement Reward

NOTE: Players do not earn Score towards "Deck The Halls" for vehicle kills

Snowball Fight

Pelt enemy players with snowballs to win prizes. Top prize gives you a Candy Cane Weapon Skin!

Snowball Wars

Take part in Snowball fights in the X-Mas Event district to complete this role. You get 1 point for participating in a snowball fight, and a bonus point if you win! Unlocks the Santa Hat, Reindeer Antlers and the Raptor 45 'Vulture'.

Secret Santa Event:

Players can now utilize the SECRET SANTA BOXES earned through the 12 DEATHS OF CHRISTMAS event (see above) in the main action districts.

Secret Santa Boxes are a new type of deployable that players can place at any location they please - other players can then interact with them to get randomly generated weapons as prizes.

Secret Santa Boxes:

When deployed, a Secret Santa Box appears in the player's hands (their interaction with this box is limited to dropping, picking up and moving it around).

Once the box is placed on the ground, all other players in the district (no faction restriction) can interact with the Secret Santa Box to win a random weapon, which will also have a random selection of modifications and a random skin.

NOTE: The player who placed the box can't take a prize.

Achievements and Rewards:

Ho Ho Ho, Now I have a ...
Kill 50 players with weapons you've taken from SECRET SANTA BOXES to earn the Raptor 45 'Hawk' for purchase from a contact.

The Gift that keeps on Giving 

Other players have killed a total of 100 players, using weapons they've picked up from a Secret Santa Box you've deployed. This will unlock the Christmas Holly weapon skin.

Christmas Content - The Elves

Regular Action Districts - Elves:

Christmas elves in Financial District. These elves can be pledged to by the appropriate faction (Criminelf for Criminals and Elforcer for Enforcers) and by playing missions while pledged to them you can level them in the same way as a normal contact. They unlock the following based on the level:

Contact Levels

The Snowball Launcher and Snowball can be used to level the Snowball Fight role outside of the mini-game.

Once the Elves have been completed they will also have a Daily Activity available for players to complete that is a repeatable challenge each day.

In addition to their progression, the elves also sell a number of unique titles

TITLES:

i. Naughty
ii. Nice
iii. The Red Nosed Criminal
iv. The Red Nosed Enforcer

All these titles can be bought from the Elves for 10 Joker Tickets (faction-specific titles are only for their respective faction)