All Points Bulletin News
Today, we learned that Realtime Worlds' first foray into the world of MMOs will be closing down. All Points Bulletin, better known in the gaming community as APB, has, according to the game;'s website, "come to a premature end."
Read the whole article here: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameId/358/showArticle/18083
All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
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Re: All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
Well then... wasn't there supposed to be a patch today? This sounds like the Tabula Rasa fiasco but in a condensed timeframe.
"ZOMG WE'RE PATCHING AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO EARTH AND IT'S GUNNA BE AWESEOM AND OMG OMG OMG!"
Game over.
"ZOMG WE'RE PATCHING AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO EARTH AND IT'S GUNNA BE AWESEOM AND OMG OMG OMG!"
Game over.
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Re: All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
This sucks on so many levels. The biggest is the fear it will instill in devs and publishers, especially the latter.
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Re: All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
Whoa, I think this maybe the fastest shutdown in MMO history. Days of operation - 80. 
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Re: All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
Prolly cuz with a decent ammount of grindage, u could get stuff to sell for APB POINTS, and never have to pay any fee to keep paying =p
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Re: All Points Bulletin: Realtime Worlds Announces APB Closure
That and I heard the cheatzors were worse than in nc :p
