The WarZ Announced

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A new interview on IGN talks with the developers of The War Z, a zombie MMORPG in development at Hammerpoint Interactive for release this year. They discuss various aspects of how gameplay works as well as their business model, which will involve a one-time purchase and microtransactions. They also ask the obvious questions of how the success of the DayZ mod has influenced them, and here's part of the response to that: "So short answer – while we began developing our game before DayZ, we've been encouraged by fact that DayZ has become so popular. And yes, of course some of our latest design decisions were influenced by the DayZ community forums." The game is currently in the alpha stage, and they say that closed beta testing should begin soon, which will be offered to some of those who sign up and to all of those who pre-order the game.

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Jul 20, 2012, 12:52

netnerd85

Frags4Fun wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 21:23: Day Z is the best game I've played in a long time. It's a breath of fresh air for PC gamers. Agreed, although it's an awesome mod not exactly a game in it's own right.

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Jul 20, 2012, 12:40

MajorD

This is the first I've heard of this game, or Developer for that matter. The timing is interesting as it relates to both titles: WarZ & DayZ.

WarZ is to be released by the end of this year, or first part of next, so if they hit that release date, then I have to wonder about DayZ. If WarZ gets pushed out a year or so, then I'll have to wonder about WarZ. Thinking

Bohemia Interactive, Hammerpoint Interactie. Thinking




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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 12:35

eRe4s3r

So War Z is not falling under that... or is it? No matter, one if a audio book/book, the other is a game. So its a moot point anyway

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Jul 20, 2012, 10:18

zombiefan

HorrorScope wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 10:14: Ah well I'm going to see how it develops and plays. It's not like DayZ is perfect, if the game can make a better zombie trap, I'm up for it. QFT. DayZ was a fun investigation into what a zombie MMO could be, but certainly isn't the be all, end all of zombie games. Color me interested.

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Jul 20, 2012, 10:14

HorrorScope

Ah well I'm going to see how it develops and plays. It's not like DayZ is perfect, if the game can make a better zombie trap, I'm up for it.

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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 10:11

nin

According to this you can trademark a phrase....like World War Z.




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 10:05

eRe4s3r

Yeah but you can't trademark single letters ;p So the trademark overlap would be War .. and that is not even remotely illegal

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Jul 20, 2012, 10:00

space captain

quick!!! copyright the letter Z!!!!




Go forth, and kill!

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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 09:45

nin

eRe4s3r wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 09:39:
The WarZ does not violate World War Z

Not a single world is identical.

Depends on how they use spaces...Blue lists it as "The WarZ" but then goes on to spell it as "The War Z", as does the IGN article.

So if that space is correct, "World War Z" and "The War Z" are similar, IMO.




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 09:39

eRe4s3r

The WarZ does not violate World War Z Not a single world is identical.

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Jul 20, 2012, 08:30

SpectralMeat

reisub wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 07:31:
Will W wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 07:00:
space captain wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 00:49:
should make an MMO about boobs... they never go out of style

I'm interested in playing this...you should flesh it out.
It's definitely a potential growth area.

Where do I sign up to become a beta tester?




Steam: SpectralMeat

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Re: The WarZ Announced

Jul 20, 2012, 08:27

DarkCntry

reisub wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 07:31: Will W wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 07:00: space captain wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 00:49: should make an MMO about boobs... they never go out of style I'm interested in playing this...you should flesh it out. It's definitely a potential growth area. Only if they sub-contract the old Team Ninja and their jiggle-tech....

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Jul 20, 2012, 08:04

Silicon Avatar

They want me to buy the game and pay to win? I will only do one or the other. Also I just don't care about 99.9% of mmo's. That's two strikes against them and I haven't even seen the game.

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Re: The WarZ Announced

Jul 20, 2012, 07:31

reisub

Will W wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 07:00: space captain wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 00:49: should make an MMO about boobs... they never go out of style I'm interested in playing this...you should flesh it out. It's definitely a potential growth area.

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Re: The WarZ Announced

Jul 20, 2012, 07:00

Will W

space captain wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 00:49: should make an MMO about boobs... they never go out of style I'm interested in playing this...you should flesh it out.

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Jul 20, 2012, 04:35

Jerykk

There's nothing inherently wrong with WW2 or zombies as a theme. The problem is when all the games that use these themes are exactly the same. WW2 and zombie shooters are certainly stale and overdone. That doesn't mean those themes can't still be compelling in other genres. DayZ and WarZ are exploring the zombie theme in ways that haven't really been done before. Similarly, there are still many different WW2 ideas that have yet to be explored. What if instead of playing as an American super soldier, you played as a Jew trying to get his family out of Germany? Such a premise could easily accommodate stealth and roleplaying elements, complete with tough moral choices. Of course, we're never going to see a game like that because publishers don't want to approach WW2 in any interesting ways. Blame overused genres, not themes that have only been handled in superficial ways.

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Jul 20, 2012, 04:34

Elim

This game will totally miss the point and crash horribly. You don't have to be a genius to predict this outcome.

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Jul 20, 2012, 04:03

reisub

Remove the zombies, add dinosaurs. Instantly a better game. Day D (?!) would offer much more variety, albeit it may seem slightly incongruous with Arma2's environment. Zombies aren't the only option, surely? This comment was edited on Jul 20, 2012, 04:21.

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Jul 20, 2012, 04:02

Fantaz wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 02:34: Steele Johnson wrote on Jul 20, 2012, 00:46: Remember when everything was WWII? Now it's zombies. What next? Baby bunnies? Zombie MMO... IN SPACE! Eh? Eh? C'mon, greenlight that sh*t Zombiecraft!

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Re: microtransactions for WW2 guns please

Jul 20, 2012, 03:46

InBlack

space captain wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 20:51:
zombies!

thats new!

and exciting!

think of the AI opportunities... damn, must be hard to program a zombie

Zombies are the new 'Modern Warfare'....




I have a nifty blue line!

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