GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn "TechMech" Book-Larsson recently published his third blog entry regarding APB: Reloaded, and this one focuses on the first closed beta build and the initial download size of the free-to-play All Points Bulletin.

Book-Larsson says that they are likely to launch the closed beta without the original character data, which will then hopefully be restored during the open beta. He also mentions that the current game is just above 7 GB in size, which is too large. They'll attempt to shrink the size of the client, but the closed beta version will still be around 7 GB.

Due to what he felt was a misleading PC Gamer headline, Book-Larsson went on to clarify that customization options will be available to everyone for free. However, players who wish to share complex customizations will need to have a premium account. He ends the blog entry by asking players not to engage in private APB server endeavors, and he will be reaching out to players who do as a goodwill measure. Some of them may even receive job offers to work on APB!