http://gamescom.gamespot.com/story/6215 ... mpressions

Impressions on APB. This game is currently planned as free to play, one time purchase grants access as long as the servers are kept up. Lets hope they keep it that way.

Oh, so a Guild Wars model? That's cool by me. I may be tempted by this... Shiny might even be tempted.

I think it's excellent:

the object of the game would be survival. And there would be permadeath.

I've long thought about the conditions where such a thing could be implemented. One major drawback of games these days is the spawn factor. Dying is of no consequence since you respawn and try again. Now, with the fear of losing the character that youve spent hours / days with, that absolutely petrifies me, in an incredibly sexy way like being raped to death by a hottie. The zombie surivial theme would be perfect for this, making sure that the game mechanics are reasonable so as to ensure you die in a logical fashion and not due to some bug, exploit or boosted stats.

permadeath in an mmo? No way. Imagine spending 40 hours a week for 4 months on a character... you make a blunder and he dies forever. No way, I'd quit. I'd feel like I completely wasted 4 months of my life. I think permadeath is a horrible, horrible idea. Besides...what if you internet connection drops, or the game crashes, or the power goes out? Contesting a permadeath would be a horrible experience for anyone.

However, I like the idea of a survival MMO. Didn't read the link, but I could see small fortified outposts of humans with 'missions' that go out into the ruins and fight zombies. Higher levels would go further and further afield, or to more and more advanced outposts or whatever. You could do something like Guild Wars did, only less linear. It'd be awesome.

Peltz, the peeps over at RPS are getting a group together - not sure how well it's working though.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/08 ... -assemble/

Hmmpf, i think ill get Mass Effect for PC instead.