Friday, July 20th 2012
Zombie Survival MMO 'The War Z' Announced
Say, you like scavenging for supplies in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the walking dead, don't you? If Day Z is too intimidating, you may fancy the newly announced MMORPG The War Z, which seems to offer a slightly less hardcore "survival horror" experience but still has permadeath and that jazz if you want it. Roaming across maps of 200-400 square kilometres, you'll be searching for food and weapons, anything to keep the zombie hordes--and other players--at bay. There are RPG-y elements, like gaining experience to learn new skills, and safe towns where you can buy supplies, but it sounds pretty bleak in general. Hit the announcement for more details. As well as a 'hardcore' mode with permadeath, like in Day Z, there will be 'normal' servers where you can revive. Developer Hammerpoint Interactive plans to run dedicated public servers, but players can also run their own. And, pleasantly, The War Z doesn't seem to be either subscription-based or free-to-play. Like Guild Wars 2, once you buy the MMORPG there are no subscription fees. I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were optional microtransactions too, though.
The War Z is due on PC this fall, and you can sign up for a closed beta launching in summer.
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The War Z is due on PC this fall, and you can sign up for a closed beta launching in summer.
45 Comments on Zombie Survival MMO 'The War Z' Announced
And maybe it could be a MMOFPSRPG?
Or something along the playstyle of Fallout 3/NV in an MMO environment minus VATS or the like?
Seems like a cool concept though, in the hardcore server if you die you should become a Zombie for sure. ( so you can have well equipped zombies that take more damage and stuff)
As for War Z I just dunno, sounds like a soft core version of dayZ with mmo aspects added on. There may be a larger market for this but it's probably not for me.
The ARMA mechanics underneath DayZ add to the challenge. Movement and Gunplay, while challenging add alot of realism that I can't see War Z coming close too.
Time will tell I guess. Hope Rocket is working his butt off to beat this one to the punch.
Arma 3 is right around the corner, please tell me that's not the arma 2 engine.
I want this game to succeed but to me it seems like it is being rushed..
Gonna make it fall flat on it's face if they keep rushing it.This is Dayz from the look of it, I don't even have to look, I bet it's the same team..
If it's not, then holy ripoff batman...lol
Looks exactly like Dayz.
EDIT:YES! Now the pieces are coming together and the wheels are beginning to turn:laugh:
Anyways, this game has some potential since it is providing a new genre. The whole zombie theme seems to have grown quite a bit over the last decade. Having said that, I won't be playing it.