New APB features Coming with 1.4.1

They posted some new features for the new patch, and then closed the threads so I can't just cut and past them here (they have pictures). Either way, here are the links to the new features and fixes to matchmaking that they are working on:

Threat

The Ready System

I don't really see the new threat system helping a lot. Even if you have a higher threat level that doesn't mean that you can take an extra person shooting at you. Bullets hurt regardless of threat level.

Yeah, I don't really like either change. I like being able to pick and choose the missions I go on because I know the threats I can handle, and I don't like knowing that if the team is a high combined threat we will be pit against harder teams overall. It still does not seem to come out as even as I would like.

Also, threat level does not always equal skill. You can have nights where you go up against nothing but newbies and roll them and climb in threat.

Yeah, I'm with you two. Don't like these changes.

DevilDolly wrote:What they should be doing is giving more information and more choice, not less. This is a half-assed decision by designers who are lookng solely at individual problem reports, not the game as a whole.

Roll on the takeover and a new design team. Shame CCP aren't in the bidding for this.

I'm not entirely sure it is a shame.
Current District: Social 1.
Target District: Action Waterfront 5.
# of taxis necessary to reach destination (avoiding PVP heavy zones and recent podkill locations): 42.
ETA: 5 hours.

DevilDolly wrote:Roll on the takeover and a new design team. Shame CCP aren't in the bidding for this.

I like Eve, don't get me wrong, but it is also the prettiest spread sheet ever made. I have no idea what CCP is doing on the White Wolf game (Non-disclosure agreement keeps my buddy from telling me), but I am not entirely convinced that it will be a great game.

I did see that SoE is making an FPS MMO (The Agency) and although it looks like total shit, I can pretty much assure the MxO community in this game that it will mean that SoE won't be buying up this game.