The War Z - Zombie MMO

[Tpek]

http://www.thewarz.com/index.html

Just found out about it through Impulse.

I'll try checking it out as soon as I can (as if I don't have enough to play right now :P ).

EDIT: I've bought the Legend option (50$), which gives me access tomorrow and several guest passes (in case anyone wants them....
and I know some who probably do :D)

[bob48]

Looks interesting.

[Kushan]

Looks interesting. Is it like Day Z where you have to gather food, water, etc in order to survive? Is it co-op or Free for All?

[Nefaro]

It sounds interesting, but there are two things that make me scratch my head a bit:

1) Their server capacities don't seem to be terribly large, and they mention renting private servers (with stated limits of 70 to 250 players or something) so it sounds more like a large hosted multi-player game with persistent characters as opposed to a "Massive" online game.  Like Diablo 3 in that sense, perhaps?  It may still be quite fun, though, despite limitations.

2) The FAQ says there are no stats, skills, etc.  So this isn't a real RPG?  It sounds to be a shooter with some inventory management so this does seem to be more like the "Day-Z mod" type of game, with officially hosted servers.  I kinda like making RPG customization choices, and notably the different gameplay styles that evolve from having all the skills & stats, so this makes me a bit sad.  :-[

One huge draw I can see is the Exploration side.  It's some of my favorite kinda gameplay, digging around in unexplored areas & finding shiny lootz there.   8)

[Steelgrave]

Also, is it PvP, PvE, or both? I kicked around the website and FAQ and didn't see any mention of this.

[Tpek]

Also, is it PvP, PvE, or both? I kicked around the website and FAQ and didn't see any mention of this.

Supposedly both.
I'm not quite sure.
I made an impulse buy and will check it out when I get the chance to :P

[eyebiter]

Any gameplay videos available?. From the HUD screenshots it looks like a first person shooter.

[jomni]

The most important question for me:  Is gameplay realistic (ARMA 2) or arcade (Left 4 Dead)?

[Toonces]

I certainly wouldn't mind a guest pass if you still have any lying around... :)

[Nefaro]

I'm willing to check out the Guest Pass, too, but I'd like to hear some impressions from you first, Tpek.  :D

[Kushan]

If you have a third pass I'd like to check it out as well.

[Tpek]

Sure, I've got enough of those (each is supposd to be for a mere 2 days though :P).
However, the game has not been released yet.

[Nefaro]

Sure, I've got enough of those (each is supposd to be for a mere 2 days though :P).
However, the game has not been released yet.

Ahhh, I see.  So the passes are for after release. 

That's no sack sweat.  I'm sure we all have way too much gaming backlog anyway.  ;)

[Tpek]

Sure, I've got enough of those (each is supposd to be for a mere 2 days though :P).
However, the game has not been released yet.

Ahhh, I see.  So the passes are for after release. 

That's no sack sweat.  I'm sure we all have way too much gaming backlog anyway.  ;)

I've no idea what you would do with the guest passes before then :P

[PanzersEast]

Ok, I'm a sucker for survival games.. purchased and if anyone wants to team/meet up, let me know.  Would be nice to get a group of us as they have set the servers up in a way that will place you in a group together either by friends or by a overal group (you don't have to hunt one another down).  There are a couple of decent videos on Youtube and some FAQ out there on the game....  I also read where they plan to continue to update and add map locations like Paris etc.... all the while expanding the other aspects of the game like more enterable buildings etc....  Also, it handles being a bandit in a different way that I like, as well as if you die (you loose your loot and a 24 hour cooling off period to reuse your character). 


PE