PC The War Z

[BorisDawg]

http://au.ign.com/articles/2012/07/19/the-war-z-a-new-zombie-survival-experience\

Couldn't find any threads on this, so here goes.

I'll admit, when I first saw the article, my first thought was that some developer was trying to rip on Day Z's success. According to them however;

When DayZ was released to the public we were really excited to see another game that was akin to what we were working on – we were like “wow, that’s cool, we’re not the only ones making something like this." As we saw the popularity of DayZ grow, and how players and the community were reacting, we realized two things – first, there was validation that our idea of making a zombie MMO was actually right and that there is a market/player base for it

They say it'll be a PC exclusive open world MMO with apparently enough space for 250 players per map. Seems interesting to me, pretty ambitious at the same time. The article also mentions that it won't be a subscription based game, rather a one-time payment. However, they also mention;

As for in-game transactions, we looked at designing that around more of a "convenience" model. In other words, players will be able to make certain micro-transaction purchases in the game, but they will not be for improved weaponry or anything that will give you an unfair power advantage. Instead, players will be able to purchase things that will help save time, such as reviving their character in normal mode, buying slightly more effective food, hydration packs, medkits, etc. To get those things they will need to spend Gold Coins in the game, which can be obtained by hunting down the special, mutated zombies, extracting their stem cells and then selling them in safe settlements or by purchasing them in-game.

Release date is listed on IGN as being Q3 2012, which doesn't sound right to me. All I could find is this article and the few screens contained within, so there's not exactly a plethora of information out there for a game supposedly due in the next few months.

 

[Quivorir]

So bloody over this Zombie fad.

 

[BorisDawg]

So bloody over this Zombie fad.

I'm honestly not really drawn into a game just because it has zombies, the only two I've actually played (Dead Rising and Day Z) have got my attention because of the gameplay mechanics themselves (kill with anything and everything etc).

This is going to have to be something special to get a purchase out of me though, already playing Day Z and I don't see how this can improve THAT much on it to make it worth paying for. Shall be interesting though.

 

[SuperCats9]

I'm honestly not really drawn into a game just because it has zombies, the only two I've actually played (Dead Rising and Day Z) have got my attention because of the gameplay mechanics themselves (kill with anything and everything etc).

This is going to have to be something special to get a purchase out of me though, already playing Day Z and I don't see how this can improve THAT much on it to make it worth paying for. Shall be interesting though.

I can't get enough of zombie games for some reason, dead island is also a good game too, a bit like dead rising.

Will be getting this, if it's like DayZ but improved and better then it'll be an amazing game.

 

[pantskyle]

PC only **** you.

 

[BorisDawg]

http://thewarz.com/

Official website is asking for email addresses of anyone who wants to register for a chance to participate in a closed beta.

 

[ShaunDuggan]

Anyone played this game? It has got my attention as I enjoy Skyrim and enjoy the Walking Dead so an open world game in the same sort of context as WD is something I'd like to play.

 

[pantskyle]

Anyone played this game? It has got my attention as I enjoy Skyrim and enjoy the Walking Dead so an open world game in the same sort of context as WD is something I'd like to play.

Yes.

 

[ShaunDuggan]

Yes.

Please tell me more pants

 

[pantskyle]

Please tell me more pants

Honestly I don't anything about it. But I wish it was available on PS3 as I would get it.

I spent a lot of time on the Day Z thread enjoying the adventure without actually playing it. I wish I could.

 

[picko]

I wish I could.

Ahhhh, the antics the BBS could get up to in DayZ...

 

[pantskyle]

Ahhhh, the antics the BBS could get up to in DayZ...

How epic would it be?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

PC only **** you.

If this was console I'd be lost forever.

 

[pantskyle]

If this was console I'd be lost forever.

So much win this game would be.

 

[RU_]

Considering grabbing it atm.. might look up some gameplay.

 

[woopedazz]

It's no good.

 

[illnino]

Looks terribly buggy from what Alpha footage I've seen and the reviews I've seen/read. Also, there's no way this has been in production for 2 years and is a "very early alpha" as they've said, this is basically a mod of War Inc. which is another game of theirs.

As one of the reviews said, "The fact that you can buy a gun using real money before even playing the game, what kind of ****ing zombie apocalypse is that!"

Huge shame cause I really want to like it. Hurry up DayZ standalone!!!

 

[FGMPR]

Considering grabbing it atm.. might look up some gameplay.

Don't do it. You're better off dealing with the hackers on dayz.

At least this is what I've gathered from the Neogaf thread and the footage I've seen.

 

[RU_]

Yeah I went on a quick YouTube session for game play, looks shit, won't get. Waiting for DayZ standalone.

 

[SuperCats9]

Looked alright to me

 

[SuperCats9]

PC only **** you.

My exact thoughts.

No way am i going to spend $1000+ on a gaming PC just for warz or dayz.

I have a feeling a game like this will come to consoles sometime in the near future.

 

[FGMPR]

My exact thoughts.

No way am i going to spend $1000+ on a gaming PC just for warz or dayz.

I have a feeling a game like this will come to consoles sometime in the near future.

You may well end up needing to spend a lot of money on a new console if its next gen. Either way, this new sub-genre is taking off and its a matter of time before something hits the consoles in this form, whether it be current gen or not.

Anyway, wtf are you talking about? Haven't I already played dayz with you? Did your PC blow up or something?

 

[SuperCats9]

You may well end up needing to spend a lot of money on a new console if its next gen. Either way, this new sub-genre is taking off and its a matter of time before something hits the consoles in this form, whether it be current gen or not.

Anyway, wtf are you talking about? Haven't I already played dayz with you? Did your PC blow up or something?

I wouldn't have a problem spending $1000 on a next-gen console, but for a PC for just 1 game i would play? no way.

Yes, we have played, you're forrestgimp?? I was playing on min settings for everything, my PC could just handle it lol

 

[FGMPR]

I wouldn't have a problem spending $1000 on a next-gen console, but for a PC for just 1 game i would play? no way.

Yes, we have played, you're forrestgimp?? I was playing on min settings for everything, my PC could just handle it lol

Yeah that's me

I didn't know you were stuck playing on a shitty PC. I'll be playing again when the stand alone is released, so I hope to see you there, either way. Maybe it will be optimized better by then, and you will get a smoother performance.

 

[Bluelegs]

I've seen a lot of their promo material and it looks really clunky. They've ripped elements from other games like crysis and it really just looks stale and boring. the sound assets are to put it bluntly bad and it doesn't seem to be doing much with the genre at all.