Zombie survival MMO The War Z announced - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE=GameDev;36856146]I wonder if they'll sell the game at a lower price than Arma to compete with DayZ[/QUOTE] Apparently it's going for 30 bucks but it's not set in stone.

[QUOTE=zpiscool;36855883]For the Closed Beta later this Summer? Right here friend. [url]http://thewarz.com/[/url][/QUOTE] Thank you! I'm pretty hype for this!

I feel like a zombie survival MMO should focus a lot more on gear as opposed to levels and perks. I think that's the thing that sets Day Z apart. It's the fear that you can die at any time from a number of different things. I kind of feel like the traditional 'levels' would only stand to detract from the experience. From what it says, learning 'skills' sounds like a great alternative that doesn't unrealistically buff your character.

[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;36855606]Uggh, I only see bad things coming out of this. Now that people realize that people really want an open world zombie survival FPS, EVERYONE is going to be cranking them out. It's going to be CoD4 again.[/QUOTE] Yes and maybe hopefully at least one of them can be not complete shit

[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;36855606]Uggh, I only see bad things coming out of this. Now that people realize that people really want an open world zombie survival FPS, EVERYONE is going to be cranking them out. It's going to be CoD4 again.[/QUOTE] I doubt it, a huge sandbox with as many features as DayZ takes a significant amount of time and work to make compared to a linear shooter like CoD.

The screenshot looks like a prettier DayZ Could be quite the thing though!!!

So do you think there will be hideout options for example barricade with some friends in a house? That would be really cool having a place where you are safe like a farm house where you watch out for zombies and raiders while some people look for some food or weapons.:v:

If this is even remotely as good as DayZ I'm buying. It's definently going to be more polished so I guess I'm buying.

Looks prettier than Day Z. I really didn't get into the hype of Day Z. Played it a few times, and the sheer amount of player killing is incredible. Didn't see many undead at all.

[QUOTE=yuki;36853603]I don't understand why people find slow zombies scary in any way at all. It's like playing tag against a fat kid. That's why I didn't give a fuck about "The Walking Dead". Zombies shambling around and moving at a slow hustle is so anticlimactic and uninteresting. I watched the whole first season of that show and found myself yelling "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME JUST JOG AND THEY CAN'T CATCH YOU" most of the time. 28 Days Later or 2004 DOTD hit it on the head. I don't fear window shoppers in a mall; I fear vicious, bloodthirsty, fast, killing machines. I'm not afraid of starfish, I'm afraid of lions.[/QUOTE] For slow zombies to work, ammo has to be scarce.

The only thing I don't like from the description are the "safe-zones" they have.

I love DayZ, I doubt this MMO will live up to the glory such as DayZ

Looks pretty mediocre.

[QUOTE=bord2tears;36865079]The only thing I don't like from the description are the "safe-zones" they have.[/QUOTE] Even the safe zones aren't really safe. You can still kill players in these areas, you'll just have the wrath of the local town guards coming down upon you. Bandits with good equipment should get along just fine.

[QUOTE=Shadow Core;36865269]I love DayZ, I doubt this MMO will live up to the glory such as DayZ[/QUOTE] It could be much better as you can host your own server and thus [i]should[/i] be able to get as "glorious" as you wish.

Can I run through town on a bicycle? I want to attract zombies on my bicycle and fuck up any survivors who pass me by

My dream feature would be to capture zombies and covertly chain them to the entrance of your base of operations to have them surprise and eat any intruders. But that wont happen.

[QUOTE=Shadow Core;36865269]I love DayZ, I doubt this MMO will live up to the glory such as DayZ[/QUOTE] Yeah, a full blown finished game will not live up to a barely beta highly unstable and highly buggy mod.

[QUOTE=_Maverick_;36853419]i'm just seeing it now though all the low level players starting out with a melee weapon or some kind of weak pistol when a high level player just comes and blows them away with a BFG9000 or something or just drawing all the zombies to the low level players and letting them kill them[/QUOTE] im going to do this [editline]21st July 2012[/editline] i seriously am excited for this game, definitely going to preorder

I instantly thought "Max Brooks" when I saw the title.

[t]http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20120720/warzscreen5_22811.jpg[/t] I like what I'm seeing

[QUOTE=Mastahamma;36870475][t]http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20120720/warzscreen5_22811.jpg[/t] I like what I'm seeing[/QUOTE] This guy just does [I]not[/I] give any fucks.

If this game is significantly easier learning curve wise then I might consider buying it. Also I hope they will have facial animation where if there are shooting they have a facial feature for that or mowing down zombies.

In the start, You have to find a gun and ammo is scarce.

[QUOTE=Mastahamma;36870475][t]http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20120720/warzscreen5_22811.jpg[/t] I like what I'm seeing[/QUOTE] Woah there's cars too? They didn't mention that in any of the interviews.

[QUOTE=simkas;36868133]Yeah, a full blown finished game will not live up to a barely beta highly unstable and highly buggy mod.[/QUOTE] Sadly this is just a pair of screens and not even playable yet. So far Day Z is winning the race.

[QUOTE=Clavus;36870970]Sadly this is just a pair of screens and not even playable yet. So far Day Z is winning the race.[/QUOTE] That's like saying Battlefield 3 is winning the race against Half-Life 3 because HL3 hasn't been released yet.

[QUOTE=_Maverick_;36853419]i'm just seeing it now though all the low level players starting out with a melee weapon or some kind of weak pistol when a high level player just comes and blows them away with a BFG9000 or something [/QUOTE] Yep, that's DayZ in a nutshell. I really hope War Z's community is better. DayZ was fun where people weren't pricks and you could actually team up to survive.

There is a very high chance of the community being pretty bad, at least in the CBT for sure.

[QUOTE=BananaFoam;36871843]Yep, that's DayZ in a nutshell. I really hope War Z's community is better. DayZ was fun where people weren't pricks and you could actually team up to survive.[/QUOTE] Unfortunately, now the only survival isn't even Zombies any more. It's the constant bandits.