Server Locations.

[Retr_spective]

Played this a while back, great concept but poor server optimisation and locations.

Have APB released an oceanic server yet? Since the game is rendered unplayable if I run off US or HK servers.

[ArachnophobicSpider]

I'm in Australia and wish that they would make an Oceanic server

[Apantos]

There should be some new locations next year

And hopefully they will allow server transfers, but i dont think that has ever been done yet

[Paano]

There is no server in Hong Kong anymore. Han has been moved to Colby (West-coast US) so Colby would actually be the better pick because it has more English-speaking players.

Regarding the lack of an Oceanic server, you should realize that Australia + New Zealand combined only have a population of about 21-22M. Very few games actually have Oceanic servers, and APB has a (very) low playerbase (I'm estimating only around 10-20K active players) and is a dying game with a budget deficit. If they were to introduce an Oceanic server it would only be used by a couple of 100 players maximum....probably even less.

[Retr_spective]

Originally posted by Vitesse:

There is no server in Hong Kong anymore. Han has been moved to Colby (West-coast US) so Colby would actually be the better pick because it has more English-speaking players.

Regarding the lack of an Oceanic server, you should realize that Australia + New Zealand combined only have a population of about 21-22M. Very few games actually have Oceanic servers, and APB has a (very) low playerbase (I'm estimating only around 10-20K active players) and is a dying game with a budget deficit. If they were to introduce an Oceanic server it would only be used by a couple of 100 players maximum....probably even less.

as of 2010 Australia has 22m so, yeah not sure where you're from. Anyway, Path of Exile is an f2p mmo that has oceanic servers, yet WoW, the biggest mmo only has servers in the UK and US region (even brazil!? why?) so yeah, i don't even think it comes down to business models, i think it just comes down to lazyness.

[Torpediro Crocodilo]

:f

[Apantos]

Originally posted by Vitesse:

Regarding the lack of an Oceanic server, you should realize that Australia + New Zealand combined only have a population of about 21-22M. Very few games actually have Oceanic servers, and APB has a (very) low playerbase (I'm estimating only around 10-20K active players) and is a dying game with a budget deficit. If they were to introduce an Oceanic server it would only be used by a couple of 100 players maximum....probably even less.

I get what you are saying, but G1 definitely does not have any issues when it comes to profit.
I think the reason for lack of oceanic servers lies with having to pay yet another company to run the servers and community, like with the RUS servers, it feels like a completely different game.

How do you think they are able to keep this entire MMO running, with constant updates and NEW festive games, whilst a couple of months ago, designing a WHOLE new mmo (piece of ♥♥♥♥ ill admit) and have just sold rights for an android/ios game. In addition they are basically remaking the whole of apb by migrating everything over to a new engine, which will then allow them to put even more money and work into new systems like weather etc.

These are not the signs of a poor company :D

I would estimate an oceanic server in 2014, as the playerbase for this continent is growing largely for APB, as well as asian servers maybe a year or two after

[Auto Lose]

so people from asia can play this game coz they lack server?

[Transientmind]

Almost a year later... anyone heard any word? Can't find much with my mediocre google-fu.
I'd like to play, but I played both before Reloaded and after, and it was pretty much unplayable from Oz, even with proxy tunneling.

[Retr_spective]

Wow I posted this a year ago? LOL yeah well proxy will only get you so far unless you have various repeaters (like WTFast) but no I've given up on this company, they're not going to spend money on aus servers.

[Awwtysm]

I wouldn't mind paying for a QLD based server :D