Recent reviews by X1SC0

I have played APB for a long time. I have seen good changed and bad changes. The company in charge of running the game are small, as a result things don't progress as quick as the players want. The developers have good intentions though and some of the team are helpful.

The game offers vast and complex customisations for characters, vehicles and tagable points. The in-game editor is a powerful tool which allows some amazing work to be produced. The game is free to play and you are able to customise, however there is a crippling limit to the customisation you can do.
The vehicles can have different parts and kits, in addition to looking as you wish, with your own customisation.

The community is something to be desired. As with any gaming community, you have your problem people. APB has many of these. The nicer people aren't so noticable, but are around. Due to the matchmaking and the behaviour of some players, this can make the game unpleasant for new players and may put people off before they can have a thorough go at it.

The clan system is simple and straight forward. You can easily add friends and block people. Additionally, the LFG system is helpful for new people or people who don't have friends who also play. But I highly recommend getting people you know to play, this game trully excels when playing as a team and that might possibly be the only way to trully enjoy it.

tl;dr - Not noob friendly. Stick at it. Immense customisation. Play with friends.