I think APB had a pretty decent idea but had a terrible follow up.
The game was really innovative with the whole design "anything" idea and allowed for some really cool and creative things, but it didn't have an intensive to keep paying and keep playing. Like most MMO's that require a fee (or even ones that are free-to-play) they have new content released, hundreds of different items, classes, spells, etc... But APB didn't really have anything to keep the player constantly playing. The gameplay was super repetitive and there was a limited amount of gear a person could get. Also there weren't many upgrades or new items to get to improve your character. They needed to have these elements that would want you to constantly improve your character with gear or skills. I mean no one is going to want to pay to play an online version of GTA.
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I think APB had a pretty decent idea but had a terrible follow up. The game was really innovative with the whole design "anything" idea and allowed for some really cool and creative things, but it didn't have an intensive to keep paying and keep playing. Like most MMO's that require a fee (or even ones that are free-to-play) they have new content released, hundreds of different items, classes, spells, etc... But APB didn't really have anything to keep the player constantly playing. The gameplay was super repetitive and there was a limited amount of gear a person could get. Also there weren't many upgrades or new items to get to improve your character. They needed to have these elements that would want you to constantly improve your character with gear or skills. I mean no one is going to want to pay to play an online version of GTA.