Sony Online Entertainment has unveiled its next project, a massively multiplayer online game called H1Z1 that is set in a post-apocalyptic world. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley tweeted that players would be able to play the game "soon".
A teaser site for the game has also gone live, which links to the official subreddit for the game.
According to Sony Online Entertainment, the free-to-play game will see players "fight for survival" in a world ravaged by a fictional virus named H1Z1. Set 15 years after the initial outbreak, players will face the Infected, wild animals, and other survivors. The game will include scavenging and crafting elements.
Smedley also described that the game will feature a "sandbox style of gameplay", allowing players to craft shelters and fortresses.
Addressing questions as to how this game will differ to other post-apocalyptic survival games, Smedley said, "...It’s a persistent MMO that can hold thousands of players on servers we host (yes there will be multiple servers with very different rule sets). Why is that a good thing? It means a thriving economy (oh yes… there’s trading). It also means you have potential allies in the all-out war on the Infected... and many an enemy as well... The Roadmap system that we built for PlanetSide 2 will be used extensively to clearly communicate what features we’re working on and what you can expect and when.
The main thing that differentiates H1Z1 from the other great games in the genre is the emphasis we are putting on player ownership and building. We want you to be able to form roving gangs that are headquartered out of an abandoned warehouse that you’ve taken over... or a house you’ve built from scratch after having cut trees down and secured the resources to make it."
SOE is no stranger to working on MMO games, leading development on EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, and the upcoming EverQuest Next.
On April 26 2014 18:39 ain wrote: Doesn't seem to offer anything new?
You mean besides polished combat and polished gameplay?
Crucial features that dayz severely lacks. The game looks like it was built to be a zombie survival game with crafting. Unlike Dayz(and dayz standalone) which is a buggy half finished mod of a military simulation.
Yeah, this looks good, though to be honest it'll be really hard for it to get to parity with Day Z's intended feature set so it's not like this will come out within the year. It looks a lot more promising than anything else so far, though if Day Z actually perfects everything, I don't think this has a chance of coming close. That's if they do. It'll be interesting to watch it unfold, but it's been way too long waiting for a good zombie game already...
If only dayZ SA had been made on an actual game engine designed for online multiplayer hehe.. I watched the H1Z1 gameplay stream and it definitely looked good, gotta see where they go with it. Planetside was pretty kick ass, so I've good hopes to see this game developing into something worth playing over dayZ.
On April 27 2014 00:27 Blisse wrote: Yeah, this looks good, though to be honest it'll be really hard for it to get to parity with Day Z's intended feature set so it's not like this will come out within the year. It looks a lot more promising than anything else so far, though if Day Z actually perfects everything, I don't think this has a chance of coming close. That's if they do. It'll be interesting to watch it unfold, but it's been way too long waiting for a good zombie game already...
DayZ's intended features are pretty much (more or less) the same as H1Z1 from what I've quickly read/heard. But the thing is, SOE will most likely manage to get these features out much faster and more polished than what Bohemia can do, at least IMO. Also, bear in mind that DayZ is made for only 40 players per servers as opposed to H1Z1 where it will most likely be hundred or even thousand of players. The map will most likely be much bigger too and finally, DayZ is B2P (supposed to hit a 60$ price tag when it's finished apparently) while H1Z1 will be free.
So yeah, even if Bohemia manage to polish DayZ the best they can and fast enough, I doubt it will be anywhere near as polished and as popular as H1Z1. I seriously applaud Bohemia for doing DayZ, but their engine and manpower won't be able to compete against SOE and their upcoming game.
On April 27 2014 00:54 ahswtini wrote: Will this be for console or PC? I just associate Sony with playstation
It's SOE (Sony Online Entertainment), they mostly make mmorpgs for PC. Basically, they are an american studio and publisher that is owned by Sony. They have been around for 15 years or so and make big budget products.
This won;t be like DayZ. This will have money and an experienced team behind it. It might suck, but it wont suck for lack of resources.
So apparantly this game went live in early access *costs something around 20$* and I played it for a bit. reminded me alot of warZ and its clumsy gameplay etc so didnt touch it more. fortunately you can steam refund the game at least thats what I did from the account settings in ur store transactions, thought i'd share this. stay away from this game till it gets f2p.
On January 20 2015 20:10 ffswowsucks wrote: So apparantly this game went live in early access *costs something around 20$* and I played it for a bit. reminded me alot of warZ and its clumsy gameplay etc so didnt touch it more. fortunately you can steam refund the game at least thats what I did from the account settings in ur store transactions, thought i'd share this. stay away from this game till it gets f2p.
Clumsy compared to what? DayZ? DayZ is most clumsy gameplay out there of any FPS game ever made.
On January 20 2015 20:10 ffswowsucks wrote: So apparantly this game went live in early access *costs something around 20$* and I played it for a bit. reminded me alot of warZ and its clumsy gameplay etc so didnt touch it more. fortunately you can steam refund the game at least thats what I did from the account settings in ur store transactions, thought i'd share this. stay away from this game till it gets f2p.
I remember seeing some reddit thread about how it was apparently a pay2win dayz, as in you could pay money to have weapon crates drop on you with guns/ammo/whatever. Any truth to that?
On January 20 2015 20:10 ffswowsucks wrote: So apparantly this game went live in early access *costs something around 20$* and I played it for a bit. reminded me alot of warZ and its clumsy gameplay etc so didnt touch it more. fortunately you can steam refund the game at least thats what I did from the account settings in ur store transactions, thought i'd share this. stay away from this game till it gets f2p.
I remember seeing some reddit thread about how it was apparently a pay2win dayz, as in you could pay money to have weapon crates drop on you with guns/ammo/whatever. Any truth to that?
To a degree, basically you can pay to call in a crate drop. It's fairly obvious to anyone nearby it's coming in and it varies what's inside it. I think I read the devs said in testing that the person who called it in only got it 30% of the time.
What they mean't to say was you can't just buy guys and run around all stacked up like a terminator. It's been misinterpreted (rightly so) and they released a statement clarifying what they mean.
I'm unsure about how I feel about the game, i'll be waiting until it's F2P and play it then.
so pay wait till they shot each other and then shot the survivors . But considering those supply drops p2w is a bit silly. It is a snowball mechanic though.
On January 20 2015 22:20 ahswtini wrote: It's essentially pay 2 cause havoc because kinda like airdrops in Rust, every moderately armed player is going to make a beeline for that drop
I think you mean "Every player with at least a bow and arrow", which is pretty much any new spawn haha
Is this the game that is causing such an uproar about false advertising, and the game getting caught for selling items in game for real life money etc.?