H1Z1 - Zombie apocalypse sandbox from SOE

Hmm could be good. Foreglight is a dodgy engine though, very good for big battles etc but very badly optimized for cpu use and unstable. It even has the same suicide screen as Planetside 2.
 
nitram100 said:
Hmm could be good. Foreglight is a dodgy engine though, very good for big battles etc but very badly optimized for cpu use and unstable. It even has the same suicide screen as Planetside 2.
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Hmm Planetside 2 runs surprisingly well on my machine considering the scale of the thing. I think Forgelight once optimised is an outstanding engine for it's purpose. Have you played it since they pushed out all the optimisation patches for it?

Also I think Planetside 2 is a good example of F2P done pretty well? Don't see why people are worried about it, I like SoE.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
wont be buying or interested in it.
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Hopefully it'll be good and if its F2P nothing to lose to at least trial it, many games are all early access and no demos/trials and people feel hard done by when buying something new. The only way to try something is to pirate it and companies complain when you do that :(
 
I post over at the DayZ forums, and it seems that its getting a mixed response there.

Mostly negative; "this is just another WarZ" type response. Or; "this is going to be a wake up call for DayZ".

I've not really seen anything substantial enough to form an opinion yet. I enjoy DayZ (although I have bored myself with it due to it's current lack of features) so I am keen on seeing a decent competitor, if only for the fact that competition will improve DayZ. I have played Planetside 2 a few times, and was impressed, I just don't like competitive online shooters (they turn me into a rage tourette's monkey).

I'll keep an eye on this one, and definitely give it a try if its F2P.
 
Witcher1979 said:
Never go up against the DayZ fan boys m8. They are all a little sore about how bad SA is turning out, bless em.
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I must admit I am disappointed with the SA. The map is boring as no one explores it and I know it too well from having played the mod. If you want interaction there are only a few places worth going to, which is rubbish. The zombies are broken and there is literally nothing to do once you gear up.

I remember the first time I ever played the mod. I had an intense feeling of being totally lost. I eventually met up with my friend and accidentally shot him in the head whilst trying to shoot a zombie... I'd never felt anything like it when playing a game before, and I haven't since really. Once I got over being lost and used to the game mechanics it just became totally formulaic. Sadly the standalone isn't much different. Once you know the formula the fun is lost, and it becomes just a process---for me anyway.
 
Laurens said:
I must admit I am disappointed with the SA. The map is boring as no one explores it and I know it too well from having played the mod. If you want interaction there are only a few places worth going to, which is rubbish. The zombies are broken and there is literally nothing to do once you gear up.

I remember the first time I ever played the mod. I had an intense feeling of being totally lost. I eventually met up with my friend and accidentally shot him in the head whilst trying to shoot a zombie... I'd never felt anything like it when playing a game before, and I haven't since really. Once I got over being lost and used to the game mechanics it just became totally formulaic. Sadly the standalone isn't much different. Once you know the formula the fun is lost, and it becomes just a process---for me anyway.
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I know what you mean. Day Z just lacks something for me, it seems to have no atmosphere. I think this is one area where War Z (Infestation) was actually much better, the game had atmosphere and was much better at creating suspense. And yes I know the game was a piece of crap in other areas :)

if they can capture the atmosphere and suspense in H1Z1 they will be half way there imo
 
Krisali said:
I know what you mean. Day Z just lacks something for me, it seems to have no atmosphere. I think this is one area where War Z (Infestation) was actually much better, the game had atmosphere and was much better at creating suspense. And yes I know the game was a piece of crap in other areas :)

if they can capture the atmosphere and suspense in H1Z1 they will be half way there imo
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I never played War Z, I did try Nether, but I couldn't get into it because it was super hard, and I found the strange proportions annoying , but it had atmosphere despite that.

In my opinion they should take a leaf from S.T.A.L.K.E.R's book in terms of creating atmosphere. Those pitch black nights combined with simple ambient music. Sometimes all you need is a good soundtrack to make something creepy as hell. Sadly I doubt DayZ are going to prioritize music as its not "realistic".

Project Zomboid is another great example. It doesn't look great, but it does the whole zombie survival thing really well, and the simple soundtrack really makes you feel lonesome and tense.
 
Laurens said:
I never played War Z, I did try Nether, but I couldn't get into it because it was super hard, and I found the strange proportions annoying , but it had atmosphere despite that.

In my opinion they should take a leaf from S.T.A.L.K.E.R's book in terms of creating atmosphere. Those pitch black nights combined with simple ambient music. Sometimes all you need is a good soundtrack to make something creepy as hell. Sadly I doubt DayZ are going to prioritize music as its not "realistic".

Project Zomboid is another great example. It doesn't look great, but it does the whole zombie survival thing really well, and the simple soundtrack really makes you feel lonesome and tense.
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Yup. In the early days of War Z they had this really creepy music that would play at random times. Used to make me jump out of my seat. Don't know why but they removed it. Stalker is very good in this area too like you say.

Just find it hard to get excited about Day Z and Breaking Point
 
Krisali said:
Yup. In the early days of War Z they had this really creepy music that would play at random times. Used to make me jump out of my seat. Don't know why but they removed it. Stalker is very good in this area too like you say.

Just find it hard to get excited about Day Z and Breaking Point
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I think the hype has fizzled out and now people are just waiting for a game in the genre to actually be finished so they can go play something else. That's probably why H1Z1 has caused a stir. Because people think maybe this one will get it right and actually get finished before they get bored of playing it.

I think DayZ bought some brilliant ideas into games, but these ideas need improving upon, perhaps with a change of setting or less focus on multiplayer even. Everyone is focused on doing the same thing and being the first to the finish line rather than actually taking things forward in any meaningful way.
 
I must make sure never to play this, last SOE game I played was PlanetSide 2 and that consumed my life for several months (I racked up over 40 days in game time over 3 months) - too addictive, and I ended up spending over £100 on it :(

Shame too, because I loved the game - just can't bring myself to go back on it for fear of becoming addicted again, so I'll probably just avoid all SOE games for the foreseeable future.
 
I love Dayz and this looks like it will be a bigger Dayz, but what I dont like are the Zombies.... now im Zombie mad, but unless you get Dead Rising scale numbers of them, its just pointless... like in Dayz im not that fussed if they are not there, they are just a nuisance and more of a trigger that if one is moving.. you know someone is around.

Now if this new game can do Dead Rising scale Zombies id be more excited, however it appears it will be similar to Dayz but chuck in L4D2 special zombies etc... which dosent appeal in a survivor game as I love the PVP element as that has more suspense to it... ie anyone can kill a dumb AI Zed.

Basically they are going to offer me a copy of Dayz... now if they can better that, then ill play it... but it seems to me that their focus is to try and ram in content before Dayz can and hope that it can be carried by that.

Im open minded and will play what is the most fun for me and my friends.
 
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