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Hello all,

We are performing some unscheduled maintenance today.

This maintenance is taking care of some "behind the scenes" issues and so there are no patchnotes for this.

It will take the normal 1 - 2 hours for this to be completed.

Thank you all for your patience.

-Roguester

Client update on Wednesday. Maintenance will start at 9 AM UTC (5 AM EDT) and will take approximately 3 - 4 hours.

Official Thread[forums.gamersfirst.com]

CHANGES & ADDITIONS:

VEHICLES (GROWL):
The 2-slot version of the IO 'Growl' is now available to buy from Contacts.
Players will now randomly be given a chance to win a 1-slot IO 'Growl' if they win their current mission.

CONSUMABLES:
We've increased the chances of players receiving Epinephrine and Medspray as a mission reward.
We've decreased the amount of time it takes to deploy Mobile Cover.

ENVIRONMENT:
We removed the two mystery cubes from beneath the highway ramp in Financial.
We removed a graffiti spot in Financial that was impossible to reach.

GAMEPLAY:
Criminals now get a Heat penalty if they kill members of their own faction that are at Notoriety 5.

BUG & EXPLOIT FIXES:

EXPLOIT:
Fixed an area in Waterfront where players could get out of the map using a Vegas.

ENVIRONMENT (ASYLUM):
The red barrels commonly seen in the Asylum district will now block gunfire.
We moved the air con units on the warehouse roof in order to prevent players getting stuck behind them.

ENVIRONMENT (FINANCIAL):
We added some blocking volumes to an area where players could get stuck near the church in Financial.

ENVIRONMENT (WATERFRONT):
We removed a sneaky barrel that was hiding inside some destructible crates in a warehouse in Waterfront.

VEHICLES:
Fixed an issue where the camera would stick very close to the vehicle when riding as a passenger in the following vehicles: Vegas 4x4, Varzuga Rally XS, Han Coywolf, IO Growl.

CONTACTS:
We moved Jeung and Lilith Bloodrose further apart so that players can click on either one of their map icons more easily.

MISSIONS:
On stage 5 of 'Dirt on the Department', Enforcers will now correctly use a battering ram rather than a crowbar.
'Organ Grinder' and 'No Guts No Gory' now both use the correct item for the last stage.
Stages 4 and 5 of 'Bad Investment' now have 5 minute timers.

MODIFICATIONS:
The Blowtorch now uses the correct audio.

WEAPON SKINS (CASINO):
We made a minor fix for the handle texture of the Dealer skin when applied to the VAS weapons.
Fixed several instances where the Casino skins could load the wrong weapon model.

CLOTHING:
The following clothing sets are now once more available to new players : 'Suki', 'Unead Pony', 'Stallions', 'Prentiss Boxing Club', "Crossed Laces", "Here Piggy", "LeBoyce"

Client update on Wednesday. Maintenance will start at 9 AM UTC (5 AM EDT) and will take approximately 3 hours.

CHANGES & ADDITIONS:

TTK DISTRICTS:
We've now added two new district types to test , visible under the Advanced District Select tab - 'High TTK' Financial, and 'APB: Original' Financial. The former uses lower damage output weapons with better accuracy. The latter uses weapon stats from patch 1.4.0, just prior to the implementation of recoil (with a few changes to avoid exploits, such as disabling players being able to switch weapons directly after firing the HVR).

WEAPON PROTOTYPE DISTRICTS:
Weapon Prototype districts have been disabled.

SKINS:
Removed 'Coming Soon to Armas' from the Snake skin description.

TUTORIAL:
We've reworded the header and description of the 'Complete 3 Objectives' advanced mission tutorial to be more specific.

TEXT:
We've changed Devildog to Devil Dog, GKings to G-Kings, and Donovan to Donavan in several places in order to be more consistent.

BUG & EXPLOIT FIXES:

WEAPONS:
Fixed an issue where the S1-FA Frenzy was using the wrong stats. It has had slight tweaks over its initial implementation, with all behavior resetting directly after 0.175 seconds rather than regenerating over time.

EXPLOIT:
Fixed an exploit in Asylum where players could drop the item on top of the pigeon holes in the south-west and south-east wings.

OOB:
Fixed another area in the north-west of Asylum that could incorrectly cause the player to be out of bounds.

Official Blog Post[apbreloaded.gamersfirst.com]

For complete Armas stuff details, take a look at the above link for info + images.

Go here for more images + IO Growl Video[forums.gamersfirst.com]
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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…ARMAS

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

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.

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Now onto...Core Mechanics

WEAPON STATS UPDATE
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.

Overall Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Assault Rifles Overall Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

• NTEC[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• COBRA-A[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• ISSR A[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Rifles Overall Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

• Joker Carbine[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• VBR[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• FFA Bullshark[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Light Machine Guns OVerall Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

• Shaw[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• ALIG[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• NSSW[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Sub Machine Guns OVerall Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

• VAS C2[forums.gamersfirst.com]
  
• M1922 (Tommy Gun)[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Sniper Changes - ISSR B[forums.gamersfirst.com]

Secondaries OCSP Changes[forums.gamersfirst.com]

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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

Client update on Wednesday. Maintenance will start at 5 PM UTC / 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT and will take approximately 3 hours.

BUG & EXPLOIT FIXES:

OUT OF BOUNDS:
Fixed an instance where players would incorrectly receive the out of bounds warning message whilst standing on a plank between the highway and a rooftop in the Financial District.
Fixed a door in Asylum that had developed a habit of killing players for being in a 'forbidden area'.
Fixed a window in Asylum that was also incorrectly killing players for being in a 'forbidden area'.

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