Now APB's gone free, there's nothing stopping you from having a quick explore just to experience how surreal it is. Which is actually the reason for my overblown intro up there. For the last two years, a handful of scrappy survivors from original developer Realtime Worlds have continued to attempt to realise the game's potential, culminating in the launch of APB Reloaded late last year: an "improved" cops'n'robbers MMO with a modern, free-to-play business model. So APB (short for all-points bulletin) is back. We are San Paro's finest, and we are here to do Police Work. You can create a custom musical theme to play every time you kill someone. He leans fatly over a submachine gun and has two grenades in his pockets. He is a squat, bald Mexican called Jorge who wears ill-fitting jeans and no shoes. This man is a District Commander of the San Paro police force.Īnother car arrives, this one curling into the area via a handbrake turn that sideswipes the facility's gates, keeps going, and promptly pancakes the District Commander between both cars. He's wearing bright green trousers, a blue shirt and a red cap - colourblind couture. It crashes into the courtyard of the storage facility, brakes, and a man steps out with the ease of somebody who's just completed a parallel park. Suddenly, a rally car covered in Monster energy drink logos comes flying off the nearby overpass. Welcome to San Paro, the city of 2010's MMO shooter APB and, today, free-to-play MMO shooter APB Reloaded. The sun beams down high above it, rendering everything in the colours of affordable breakfast cereal. Take any car, drive right up, and you have an instant advantage as long as your using anything besides a sniper rifle.A deserted storage facility on the cheap side of town. I can’t stand when people complain how OP the sniper rifles are, or how much the sniper rifle user is a ***. You reduce your Time-To-Kill dramatically and stopping sometimes make enemies get confused.Ħ) That sniper keeps killing you? Take a vehicle right up to him and do your thing. Sometimes crouching and using marksmanship can surprise enemies.
Obviously, with SMG’s you can use it less, but with weapons like the N-tec or STAR the accuracy while hip firing is pretty bad. 95% of the time if you can stay on target, that kill is yours.ĥ) Use marksmanship mode! I use marksmanship mode nearly all the time while using my STAR. When your enemy comes near, aim in marksmanship mode, lean out using Q or E, and fire. Not using the third person camera in a game like APB puts you at a huge disadvantage. Not using cover will get you obliterated in APB, which leads me to my next point.Ĥ) Use Cover! Waiting for someone? Sit behind that wall and look over it using your mouse. Pressing the “0 (zero)” key will zoom out the view on your character, allowing you to peek around corners without exposing yourself as much. Knowing hiding spots with the least possible entrances is a great help, especially when defending points or waiting for opponents.ģ) Use your third person camera to your advantage. If you see that the final capture point is near that big overpass on the map, maybe you should switch to a Semi-Auto rifle instead of that shotgun. Also helps because you will know what weapons you want to use. When you know your environment, you will know what possible areas the enemy can come from, where you can possibly run to, etc. Pay attention to shortcuts, ladders, rooftop access, steps, and other environmental things while you move around, especially when driving or running outside an opposed mission. There are weapons that fit a specific role (eg JG shotgun) while others can do many things (STAR 556, N-Tec).Ģ) Know your surroundings. Do you want to rush enemies and get up in their faces? Or do you want to sit back and pick off enemies from a far? Whatever you like, there is certainly a weapon in APB that suits you. Try out different weapons, take a few rounds to get used to them.
Then I hear him complaining, “this gun sucks.” Each weapon in APB is suited for different players as well as different roles. A friend of mine has recently started playing APB and when he gets killed by XX weapon, he goes and buys XX weapon. I cannot stress this enough, which is why this is my number one point. Please don’t flame what I say, if you disagree with anything, it shouldn’t be hard to present yourself like a normal person.ġ) Find a weapon that suits you. I wanted to write up a little guide focused on combat so here it is. I am by no means one of the best players in APB, but I consider myself above average at APB aswell as other First Person Shooters. Hey guys Avenger here with my first guide to APB:R.
APB Reloaded Basic Combat Guide by AvengeR3