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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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/04/dayz-standalone-alpha-is-a-recipe-for-disappointment-except-for-hardcore-fans/
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RacistPosted:
I've always wanted to try DayZ. I just know my computer can't run it strong enough for it to be fun.
RacistPosted:
Aue this game is great but would be 10x better on consoles tbh plus it would get a lot more sales!!
It would get more sales, but the game would look worse, and features will need to be removed for it to be all binded with the controller on the console. It seems like some games are made specifically for pc, and this is one of them
1492Posted:
this game is great but would be 10x better on consoles tbh plus it would get a lot more sales!!
PlusnetPosted:
HeyitsHazard I wish this game would come to consoles but to be honest it's like bf4 but with zombies.
It would be nice if it did come to console.
AllSkinsNoSkillPosted:
I wish this game would come to consoles but to be honest it's like bf4 but with zombies.
MawderzPosted:
Brigand They should bring DayZ to next gen.
It would be great to see.
I personally don't think they will bring it to consoles. Some games are better off staying on PC
BeetPosted:
Woof Wow, actually persuading people not to buy the game yet, fair play to him. It's true though, alphas are always broken so if you go in expecting a working game you will be put off. It's just a shame that it's taking so long when he said he had to get it done by Christmas last year, so I really hope it get's the hype again when it finally is released.
Well like Blizzard says "Its done when it is done." Release dates set well in advance suck because the dev is being rushed to finish a game that might not be done.
IntPosted:
Brigand They should bring DayZ to next gen.
It would be great to see.
I don't think they will have enough buttons on the controllers?
IntPosted:
KatsumiSalubriousBrigand They should bring DayZ to next gen.
It would be great to see.
That would be amazing. I like the look of it to be honest...
I could see them doing something along these lines if the stand along is successful enough
Although I would say yes, Dayz fits PC right.
KatsumiPosted:
SalubriousBrigand They should bring DayZ to next gen.
It would be great to see.
That would be amazing. I like the look of it to be honest...
I could see them doing something along these lines if the stand along is successful enough
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