Apologies for the short notice, however...
We'd like to invite you all to a test on our Open Test World (OTW) tomorrow, at 4pm GMT to test a significant update to how matchmaking is handled in APB: Reloaded.
This test will last about 8 to 12 hours.
OTW Download link: http://apb.patch.ot.gamersfirst.com/APB_OTW_Installer.exe
We know that the upcoming matchmaking functionality in our roadmap is needed, and for the last several months, the changes to matchmaking have been our top priority.
So, we'd like to invite folks to our Open Test World to ensure the upcoming build works as intended before we deploy it to live.
Below are a brief list of changes that will be present in the matchmaking build:
Matchmaking Improvements:
- With this build, we have deployed new code based on the existing matchmaking functionality on Live. We have changed the way data is interpreted, used, and calculated with multiple players, but the underlying individual skill rating formulas are the same.
- Matchmaking has been moved from District to World.
- Matchmaking will only function in the same district - at least for now. We plan on expanding matchmaking to function cross-district within the next coming weeks.
- Attempting to ready up cross-district will fail for the time being.
- Threat is visible for testing purposes, but may disappear in the future once we are certain the build works as intended and we have proper analytics to ensure our players are always getting the highest quality matches.
- Backup is disabled for this build and will not function. This will be added in a future deployment.
- Unopposed missions are no longer present in this build, and all missions are instantly opposed.
- Team alliance is non-functional and will be re-implemented.
- The matchmaker will no longer attempt to make matches that are unequal in size. You will be matched exactly according to initial mission sizes - 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4.
- Fight Club, Social and Minigame Districts will be unaffected by these changes and are outside the scope of our testing. However, they may be present.
We hope to see you there!
