As some of you may know, there was a game called APB not too terribly long ago. It was a third-person shooter MMO, and it went bust pretty quickly.
APB Reloaded is basically the same thing, only they've made it freemium. Almost all of the game's content is available to free players, and the few things that aren't won't really be missed, since the game's a lot more about your personal skill than gear and level.
The story is basically that the city you'll be playing in, San Paro, has been having crime problems the last few years. Gotham City-level crime problems. The most recent mayor decided the best way to solve this would be to pass the City Security Act, basically making vigilantism legal and paid for through city funds. In game, you'll either play as the Crims who are trying to steal and kill for riches, fun, and other various motices, or as the Enforcers whose job is to stop the Crims. Both sides have access to all the same gear except that the Enfocers can opt to use less-than-lethal weaponry for a slightly bigger reward.
Gameplay is like an MMO version of Grand Theft Auto. You drive around in cars that you can customize and decorate, you can change your clothing (which is all just for looks), you have a good number of guns which you can customize with a number of different upgrades (most of which have disadvantages to keep them from being overpowered), and there's a large amount of in-game editors that let you do all kinds of stuff, from making your own decals and tattoos to plaster all over your car or yourself to making your own theme music that people will hear when you kill them or complete a mission as the winning team's leader. There's even an in-game music player that you can upload your own tunes to and listen to while driving, although unless the tunes are made in-game and the people around you have the same music noone else will be able to hear it.
The game's still in beta, so expect bugs to pop up. They're not the best at getting out fixes quick, but they're constantly working on improving the game.
www.gamersfirst.com/apb/ Is the site. You'll have to download the gamersfirst client in order to get the game, but it's worth it.
http://www.apbrwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page is the wiki if you like wikis. It's not perfect, but it'll give you a general idea of how to get what you want.
And if you happen to see a very stereotypical Chinese Enforcer named Nanode out on the streets, that's me.