Vercetti
2014-04-10, 12:43
Hey all,
My eye just got caught by a new Zombie MMO: N1Z1 https://www.h1z1.com/ >> http://www.reddit.com/r/h1z1
I like the concept of a world as large as Planetside 2, where you can craft, build etc...... by the description, it looks pretty awesome! I know, free to play etc..... but on Planetside 2, it actually works very well (also SOE)
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Dev Posts
What is H1Z1 by Smed (http://www.reddit.com/r/h1z1/comments/22niku/what_is_h1z1/)
There are a TON of dev posts in the last day. Most of the front page threads have posts in them.
Gameplay Details
First Person or Third Person shooter
Zombie Survival
Night is dark and full of terrors
Player versus Player at it's core.
More than just zombies in the world
Base Building, Town building, Fortress creation
Can burn down things others build.
Lots of crafting. Probably the biggest thing about the game.
Vehicles are already in. Possibility of aircraft in the future.
Based off the United States.
If you die, you lose your gear. It stays on your corpse.
"No skills or levels".
"Thousands of players". I'm willing to bet this will be larger, playercount wise, than planetside 2.
There will be Hunting.
Tech Details
PC first, PS4 later. "Well, we are Sony" when asked about the PS4 version.
In terms of cross-platform play, Planetside 2 will not be doing cross platform due to the logistics of updating the game on the PS4 vs the PC. I expect that this has not changed so I don't see cross-platform play happening. SOE has made no comment on this point however, so I could be talking out of my ass.
"If you can run Planetside 2, you can run H1Z1 better".
"Orders of magnitude larger than Planetside 2".
Based of Planetside 2. Shares no tech with Everquest Next (so no Voxels).
Built in voice chat options.
Monetization Details
Free to play
Part of the All-Access subscription that SOE is launching this month. $15/mo for premium sub in all SOE games.
"you seriously don't need to spend a dime. We're still figuring out the monetization but we will telegraph our plans early and let people comment and we'll listen if they don't like something and come to a place where people feel good about it." -
Early Access ($20ish, on steam) in 4-6 weeks.
When do we get more details?
Screenshots will start coming out almost immediately.
The next playtest will be Live streamed (they say monday)
http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/1397119832.jpeg http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/1397119836.jpeg
My eye just got caught by a new Zombie MMO: N1Z1 https://www.h1z1.com/ >> http://www.reddit.com/r/h1z1
I like the concept of a world as large as Planetside 2, where you can craft, build etc...... by the description, it looks pretty awesome! I know, free to play etc..... but on Planetside 2, it actually works very well (also SOE)
##########################################
Dev Posts
What is H1Z1 by Smed (http://www.reddit.com/r/h1z1/comments/22niku/what_is_h1z1/)
There are a TON of dev posts in the last day. Most of the front page threads have posts in them.
Gameplay Details
First Person or Third Person shooter
Zombie Survival
Night is dark and full of terrors
Player versus Player at it's core.
More than just zombies in the world
Base Building, Town building, Fortress creation
Can burn down things others build.
Lots of crafting. Probably the biggest thing about the game.
Vehicles are already in. Possibility of aircraft in the future.
Based off the United States.
If you die, you lose your gear. It stays on your corpse.
"No skills or levels".
"Thousands of players". I'm willing to bet this will be larger, playercount wise, than planetside 2.
There will be Hunting.
Tech Details
PC first, PS4 later. "Well, we are Sony" when asked about the PS4 version.
In terms of cross-platform play, Planetside 2 will not be doing cross platform due to the logistics of updating the game on the PS4 vs the PC. I expect that this has not changed so I don't see cross-platform play happening. SOE has made no comment on this point however, so I could be talking out of my ass.
"If you can run Planetside 2, you can run H1Z1 better".
"Orders of magnitude larger than Planetside 2".
Based of Planetside 2. Shares no tech with Everquest Next (so no Voxels).
Built in voice chat options.
Monetization Details
Free to play
Part of the All-Access subscription that SOE is launching this month. $15/mo for premium sub in all SOE games.
"you seriously don't need to spend a dime. We're still figuring out the monetization but we will telegraph our plans early and let people comment and we'll listen if they don't like something and come to a place where people feel good about it." -
Early Access ($20ish, on steam) in 4-6 weeks.
When do we get more details?
Screenshots will start coming out almost immediately.
The next playtest will be Live streamed (they say monday)
http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/1397119832.jpeg http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/1397119836.jpeg