APB:R Enforcer Gameplay

Allright, so you want to be an Enforcer huh? 

Well you made a good choice, because,being an enforcer grants you a lot more freedom than being a criminal. Why is that you might ask, well, for some peculiar reason you don't get arrested for shooting people or running them over! Also, fellow enforcers are much less likely to teamkill you. Probably because most people who start out with the game start out being a criminal, because it seems much more fun. There are often up to twice as many criminals as enforcers in a game and honestly, I believe enforcers are usually less n00by.

With that said, let's see all the stuff the enforcers can do ingame. Btw, if you wonder why they're called 'enforcers' and not 'cops', it's because of the City Security Act, or 'CSA', where the enforcers are basically 'hired guns on the good side'.

Witnessing criminals

Enforcers have the ability to 'witness' crimes committed by criminals by simply pressing the witness button ('alt' by default) and pointing the cursor to the person. There are two things that you will need to pay attention to when witnessing. Firstly, you need make sure you are pointing to the person committing the crime, and secondly you will need to see a pair of handcuffs next to the criminals name. When witnessed, a mission will start.

You will need to take out the criminal, and pick up any item/cash the criminal might have dropped, which will then need to be delivered on a specific location, shown on your screen. If you picked up the item/cash, you will need to go to 'your drop'. If the criminal still has the item/cash you will need to chase him and get it back before delivering it to 'their drop'. Be careful though, as you might have more than one person up against you (press tab to see) and that dropping off an item takes time, and you MUST stay in the drop-off circle. 

Personally, I'd rather see the drop-off time reduced, as you're often a sitting duck. Now the criminal might be too, but then again you will be too afterwards, as you also need to make a drop So make sure you team up with some fellow enforcers before you start witnessing!


What crimes can be witnessed?

You can witness about anything, but most common witnessable crimes are;

- damaging property
- shooting civilians
- shooting vehicles
- stealing vehicles (both breaking into them or stealing them from the street)
- mugging people
- ramraiding stores and garages

Like I said before, enforcers can do some of these things to and can't be witnessed while doing so! That's one of the main advantages of being an enforcer.

NOTE: You can sometimes not witness a crime when the player is already in a mission. Kinda annoying for the enforcers, but this is the way it is.


How to arrest a criminal

You can also arrest a criminal, but you will need a stun gun first. You can buy one at any of your contacts but might need to be at a certain rank (R) or have unlocked it from the contact. By stunning them, you won't kill them but you can cuff them instead. Much more fun, and much more worthwhile as it also adds to your prestige. Just run to the criminal and press the action button ('F' by default) to cuff the criminal.

Be careful as always, as when you reach prestige level 5 you can be killed by everyone! Now you won't often get killed by a fellow enforcer, because they will be punished for claiming a bounty on an enforcer. However, there are often many criminals after getting that bounty on your head!


Impounding vehicles

If you're not doing well at arresting or killing criminals and struggle to make some money, you can always search for stolen vehicles. Usually you can spot them pretty easily as criminals are always in a hurry and don't park their cars very properly. Simply hover your mouse pointer over a vehicle and if it says 'usable - stolen' you can bring the car to the impound. 

NOTE: You can't impound more than one vehicles every few minutes.

Impounding vehicles can give you some good money and is ofcourse completely legal. Before impounding a car, make sure you repair it first at a GA5 station, as you will get extra bonus for it being in a pristine condition. Don't ask me why, but some impounds won't take your vehicles, like the one at the top right at the Financial district. It might need to be unlocked somehow. Expensive cars will grant you more bonus, as will Security vans.


Stealing the criminal's vehicles!

As an enforcer, all you often need to do is drive around in a civilian car and chase that stolen van! Wait for them to do a ramraid or two, and just before they're finished loading up, jump out of your car, and get in theirs! You will have some getaway time as the criminal needs to drop his stuff first (if he remembered what button that was), and then needs to get in vehicle (also fast enough) to chase you. Make sure you go to a drop-off on the other side of town, park the van in a dark corner in the parking garage and start earning money by delivering the stolen goods from the van.

NOTE: You cannot steal or unload the van if it is player owned.


What to do with (dirty) money.

Once you've got some cash on you, you need to bring it to the evidence vault. This is basically the bank where you deposit your money. Just like criminals, depending on your prestige you will receive the money times your prestige value.