DayZ standalone alpha is for hardcore fans only - creator
In an update on the DayZ forums, Hall stressed that the build to be released through Steam Early Access will be “a true-blue apha”.
“Massive areas of the engine were entirely reworked, involving a large team of people over the last 12 months. Much of what these achievements will enable won’t be seen for many months – so I really plead for anyone who is on the fence to take a skeptical approach – watch streams, read reviews, watch some let’s play and form your opinion,” he said.
“You could always come back to the game in three, six months time and buy it then. Buying early will be a recipe for disappointment, it’s a chance for those who want to be part of that whole process. For them, the process is as much as part of the game as the whole experience. For many, this is the opposite of what they want. To enable a smooth launch, we really are targeting it at a core audience who want to get deeply involved in a very barebones experience that is a platform for future development.”
The rest of the update concerns advances Bohemia has made on holding frame rate steady despite increased player counts, and is quite interesting.
“Overall, the mood on development is quite upbeat. We’re all pretty tired, as it has been very late and long working days. We had a new programmer and new designer start this week, and some assistance from the ArmA 3 team to prepare the creation of our own audio team,” Hall added.
“We’re looking forward to getting the Alpha out into Early-Access. I think that while some might be disappointed that this is not some feature-packed, graphically focused, masterpiece – we’ve been focused on addressing the major architectural issues and it’s represented a massive body of work over the last 12 months.”
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Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum
Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/04/dayz-standalone-alpha-is-a-recipe-for-disappointment-except-for-hardcore-fans/
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Ted-Posted:
FrankieonPC will easily sell this game for them, he already has by constantly feeding information to his fans about the game.
aundeadrockstarPosted:
Yop They should have DayZ for Console
If the standalone sells 1 million copies then he will port to consoles.
LG6Posted:
Lavish By "hardcore fans" they mean streamers that are going to give them free exposure.
Spot On, definitely looking for some free advertising.
KatsumiPosted:
I don't think i will be getting the Alpha of DayZ. While the game is interesting i'm not what you could call a "hardcore fan"
TywinPosted:
Oceans I've been following the DayZ standalone for a while, and am happy to hear about the alpha. It sounds like it would be interesting to play a game in pure alpha and see it be molded into an amazing game.
I suggest check out twitch.
The main DayZ streamer will be the ones that will get the Alpha.
TywinPosted:
Yop They should have DayZ for Console
Console doesn't have half the hardware that DayZ requires.
edbreauPosted:
I've been following the DayZ standalone for a while, and am happy to hear about the alpha. It sounds like it would be interesting to play a game in pure alpha and see it be molded into an amazing game.
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