All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO.

By Robert Evans

As a game, Grand Theft Auto 4 was nothing exceptional. It was thoroughly enjoyable, but nothing about it was particularly revolutionary. Save, of course, for the city itself. Liberty City in GTA4 felt more alive and real than any locale in any video game I've ever seen. If someone could take a beautifully scripted and programmed city like that and make it into a persistent online world, they'd have something spectacular on their hands.

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That's what makes upcoming game All Points Bulletin so exciting. Developer Realtime Worlds bills it as basically Grand Theft Auto: the MMORPG. Imagine taking 10,000 people, splitting them into 100 person districts, dividing them between cops and robbers, and letting them loose in a realistic city with enough firepower to run a third world insurgency. That's the allure of APB. The game is set for a Q1 2010 release, although that date could very well change over the next few months.

Visually, the game looks like someone dumped ten gallons of cyberpunk and a few dollops of anime into Liberty City. From the few screenshots we have right now, there appears to be an enormous variety of weapons to choose from. Everything from big shiny revolvers to rocket launchers and machine guns. We've also seen an incredible variety of tattoos, as well as a tool to allow players to build their own 'tats. There seems to be an almost endless variety of style and customization options for characters.

The character creation video gives you an idea of how customizable APB will be. We've still heard nothing about the 'cops' half of this cops and robbers game, but more info about what choices players will have as to 'class' and 'profession' should come soon.

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LikeDislike Shu Shu Celestial Council Number of posts : 10794 Location : Singapore IGN[Game NickName] : Ashura/Iori Yagami Current Status : Busy at Work Registration date : 2008-03-31 Post n°6 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Shu Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:03 am not sure what gene of mmo this is.but if they can put in normal mmo as well as fps into the game i guess this is worth testing out LikeDislike Buffie Buffie High Priestess Number of posts : 1780 Location : Uk IGN[Game NickName] : Buffie Current Status : Happy Registration date : 2008-06-12 Post n°7 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Buffie Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:44 am I remember giving my Dad GTA for the playstation when it came out. Every week I asked him how the game was going and he would say "oh fine its a good game" About 2 months later, after asking him again how the game was he said "great, but how do I get out of the garage?" Poor Daddy had been stuck in the tutorial for 2 months Rofl LikeDislike Shu Shu Celestial Council Number of posts : 10794 Location : Singapore IGN[Game NickName] : Ashura/Iori Yagami Current Status : Busy at Work Registration date : 2008-03-31 Post n°8 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Shu Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:11 pm lol buffie LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°9 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:14 am Ive been playing this game the past few days and its absolutely fun haha , I'll say its a Friend based mmo , best time to play is with friends or guildmates. customization is extreme and you can do pretty much everything. Heres a couple of pictures *cough* dont be offended you know me <3 LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°10 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:14 am Going to take a Fraps of playing Action district and post it for you guys :d LikeDislike Snow      Snow The Almighty Banana Number of posts : 6807 Location : Netherlands IGN[Game NickName] : Snow, Nuts, Nut, Snowball, Splash, Snowy Current Status : Busy at School Registration date : 2008-06-02 Post n°11 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Snow Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:22 am :o moe LikeDislike Darkender Darkender Commander Number of posts : 621 Location : Spain IGN[Game NickName] : Darkender Registration date : 2010-01-31 Post n°12 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Darkender Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:21 am ive also been playing this :P, amazing game, allready preordered :P LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°13 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:02 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvss4B5zbgs Thats one funny video , i got scrubbed up at the end. LikeDislike Snow      Snow The Almighty Banana Number of posts : 6807 Location : Netherlands IGN[Game NickName] : Snow, Nuts, Nut, Snowball, Splash, Snowy Current Status : Busy at School Registration date : 2008-06-02 Post n°14 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Snow Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:59 am lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 LikeDislike Neoyoshi Neoyoshi Grandpa Number of posts : 1711 Location : NY - U.S.A. IGN[Game NickName] : Neoyoshi Current Status : Happy Registration date : 2008-04-11 Post n°15 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Neoyoshi Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:12 am Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 Dude. It's GTA Online, have you fallen off your rocker?? LikeDislike Darkender Darkender Commander Number of posts : 621 Location : Spain IGN[Game NickName] : Darkender Registration date : 2010-01-31 Post n°16 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Darkender Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:23 am dude why the hell are you using obeya? o-o 3 slotted hvr ftw, 1 shot people ftw :D LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°17 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:58 am Yo that was literally me just starting the game , 5-10 minutes into gameplay time its either the Obeya or star and they both suck dick lol. im using the HVR on my enforcer not the silenced one it hink the normal one is stronger nad it is fucking beast lol also the LMG is monster , rapes cars in seconds. LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°18 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:00 am Oh haha your going to be playing this Neo ? and yeah its exactly like GTA just in gta you have that gay auto-aim function you know , this obviously wont offer that but customization is endless in vehicles , character and clothes. Ive done 3 account so far Dark too , 2 criminals and 1 enforcer all Threat level 15 , you remember they gave us another 5 hours and all lol LikeDislike Darkender Darkender Commander Number of posts : 621 Location : Spain IGN[Game NickName] : Darkender Registration date : 2010-01-31 Post n°19 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Darkender Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:22 am i played the whole cbt, maxed 1 crim and 1 enforcer with all contacts, and had my awesome mini cooper (mikro) :3.. yeah i also use the hvr, 3 slotted with savage 3, damping 3 and spray and pray 3. the silenced one is the dmv or dmr i think o.o LikeDislike Supamoe Supamoe Leaders Council Number of posts : 872 Location : New york IGN[Game NickName] : Supamoe Current Status : Normal Registration date : 2008-06-13 Post n°20 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Supamoe Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:58 am Nah i didn't get a chance to play CBT , wish i did were only limited to 5 hours but YO Your from Spain HAHAHA YOU guys just lost to SWITZERLAND oh man that's harsh im rooting for spain to win the world cup nigga. LikeDislike Snow      Snow The Almighty Banana Number of posts : 6807 Location : Netherlands IGN[Game NickName] : Snow, Nuts, Nut, Snowball, Splash, Snowy Current Status : Busy at School Registration date : 2008-06-02 Post n°21 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Snow Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:59 pm Neoyoshi wrote: Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 Dude. It's GTA Online, have you fallen off your rocker?? Exactly, and GTA is fail at being played like a shooter LikeDislike Darkender Darkender Commander Number of posts : 621 Location : Spain IGN[Game NickName] : Darkender Registration date : 2010-01-31 Post n°22 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Darkender Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:07 pm Snow wrote: Neoyoshi wrote: Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 Dude. It's GTA Online, have you fallen off your rocker?? Exactly, and GTA is fail at being played like a shooter if you havnt played it, you cant say its fail :D, easy as that! And its a great game :P, far better than spellborn :3 LikeDislike Snow      Snow The Almighty Banana Number of posts : 6807 Location : Netherlands IGN[Game NickName] : Snow, Nuts, Nut, Snowball, Splash, Snowy Current Status : Busy at School Registration date : 2008-06-02 Post n°23 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Snow Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:38 pm Darkender wrote: Snow wrote: Neoyoshi wrote: Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 Dude. It's GTA Online, have you fallen off your rocker?? Exactly, and GTA is fail at being played like a shooter if you havnt played it, you cant say its fail :D, easy as that! And its a great game :P, far better than spellborn :3 ooh talking about Darks loveydovey game, dude I'm talking about the vid, I like what you can do in APB but what I see in the vid is a fail shooter LikeDislike Darkender Darkender Commander Number of posts : 621 Location : Spain IGN[Game NickName] : Darkender Registration date : 2010-01-31 Post n°24 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Darkender Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:40 pm Snow wrote: Darkender wrote: Snow wrote: Neoyoshi wrote: Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 Dude. It's GTA Online, have you fallen off your rocker?? Exactly, and GTA is fail at being played like a shooter if you havnt played it, you cant say its fail :D, easy as that! And its a great game :P, far better than spellborn :3 ooh talking about Darks loveydovey game, dude I'm talking about the vid, I like what you can do in APB but what I see in the vid is a fail shooter nah its a good game, not my favorite :P, well in ur whole phrase i didnt see anything related to the vid lol LikeDislike Snow      Snow The Almighty Banana Number of posts : 6807 Location : Netherlands IGN[Game NickName] : Snow, Nuts, Nut, Snowball, Splash, Snowy Current Status : Busy at School Registration date : 2008-06-02 Post n°25 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Snow Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:04 pm Snow wrote:lol that game feels like a fail version of a shooter from that vid o_0 LikeDislike Sponsored content Sponsored content Post n°26 Re: All Points Bulletin: GTA, the MMO  by Sponsored content Go to page : 1, 2, 3   Select a forum||--Announcements|   |--News & Announcements|   |   |--Feedback and Suggestions|   |   |   |--New MMORPGs|   |   |--MMORPGs Reviews|   |   |   |--General Games/MMORPGs News|   |--New Console & PC Games|   |--Forum Games|   |--Recruitment Agency|   |--Gateway|       |--Alliance Applications|   |--Guilds Section|   |--Final Fantasy XIV (Gilgamesh)|   |   |--General Discussion (Public)|   |   |--Member Discussion|   |   |--Coil Team Finder|   |   |--Media|   |   |--News|   |   |   |--Black Desert Online (NA - Orwen)|   |   |--General Discussion (Public)|   |   |   |--Star Citizen|       |--News and Announcement|       |--Star Citizen Media|       |--General Discussion|       |--Sub-divisions|           |--Combat|           |--Resource|           |--Exploration|           |--Trade|   |--Community|   |--Community Center|   |   |--Joke Column|   |   |--Recipes Column|   |   |   |--General Discussion|   |--YAAAAY|   |--Entertainment    |--Anime/Manga    |--Multimedia Theatre    |--Music / Media Request Current date/time is Thu May 16, 2024 11:42 pm Free forum | Invision | Free forum support | Report an abuse | Forumotion.com Discord