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[–]ZhoirZhoir 47 points48 points ago

Usually I would remove this for being a WarZ post but its actually really funny.

[–]ohyoushouldnthave 3 points4 points ago

Good press: "Be gone with you!"

Bad Press: "Haha, sure, you can hang out here for a while."

That seems a bit unfair and silly.

[–]ZhoirZhoir 7 points8 points ago

You can find all the good press you want on /r/thewarz this is a subreddit for DayZ.

The only reason I left it up is because its sloppy work on their part.

Edit - In fact you rarely would find good press on /r/dayz about The WarZ as most of it is hate. In fact I have deleted about 3-4 more posts about the warz tonight that reflected negatively on it.

However those were more in a "haha this game sucks" kinda way. This post has actual merit to it.

[–]ohyoushouldnthave 4 points5 points ago

I guess that is sound logic.

Edit: That was sarcastic by the way.

[–]Zugare 3 points4 points ago

Standard reddit moderation these dayz if something breaks a rule only remove it if you dont like it personally.

[–]CaptMurphy -2 points-1 points ago

Whatever anyone else says, please do leave this post. It IS DayZ related. it reminds us why DayZ is better :D

[–]randomisationHe Who Trolls Wins... 0 points1 point ago

it reminds us why DayZ is better :D

Yup, because both games are finished and give us everything they have to offer....

People should really reserve their judgement. Either or both of these games could quite easily have their plugs pulled before reaching full release.

How's about taking the stance of "Let the best game win", as opposed to "I heard of DayZ first, therefore anything that comes after it will be a substandard, bastardised copy!"...

[–]CaptMurphy 0 points1 point ago

DayZ is better (in my opinion) because it's not pay to play/pay to win. The fact that they also don't plagiarizer their content is just a nice bonus.

Just because both are under construction doesn't mean we can't possibly have any idea whatsoever as to which one is better, or doing things right.

[–]randomisationHe Who Trolls Wins... 1 point2 points ago

Just because both are under construction doesn't mean we can't possibly have any idea whatsoever as to which one is better, or doing things right

Well, it does. You can guess, or place bets as to which one will be better, but until they both proclaim they have finished development, we do not know.

With regard to who is doing it right - this is a good point, but it depends on the demographic they are trying to attract. Personally, if done correctly, War Z could be much more successful in terms of numbers, as it offers a much more casual style of play.

From a DayZ point of view, this is the opposite, and appears very bad. DayZ strives for authenticity and delivers it in spectacular fashion.

It's not a bad thing that War Z caters more for carebears, casual gamers and COD kiddies than DayZ, it is just filling another niche within the zombie survival genre in general, so find it hard to hold a grudge.

I will certainly play DayZ and think the experience it will deliver will be phenomenal - probably one of the best there is to experience.

But sometimes it's nice to relax, have a few beers and have a laugh instead, which is where WarZ comes in.

[–]adharmaThings and stuff 0 points1 point ago

You'd think if people were confident in DayZ, they wouldn't worry about other games.

[–]Renegade9x 12 points13 points ago

hahahha, copy and paste EULA. Why hire a lawyer.....

[–]GiggidyAndPie 12 points13 points ago

Its actually pretty common, a game called Mortal Online copied the EVE online EULA, but that didn't get found out until like a year or two into the games launch. From what I understand, it was far easier to copy a similar game's EULA and then just edit it to make it fit your game than to write one purely from scratch.

[–]powercowminimum amount of flare 13 points14 points ago

it is common in all fields of business. I worked with a man setting up an insurance company and we stole every legal document we could put our hands on.

[–]Untimely_Manner 1 point2 points ago

Same with government our boss had to make up some new parking laws so just stole them from a surrounding council and changed a few words so he could put his name to it.

[–]crinklypaper 0 points1 point ago

Mortal Online, a game ruined by pandering to the alpha testers :(

[–]Koozer 5 points6 points ago

I'll be honest, I don't feel sorry for those who bought the game. It's just natural selection in the modern day. If someone is willing to throw money at nothing, then let them.

[–]Nekomii 2 points3 points ago

Sadly a lot of people that aren't very knowledgeable about DayZ outside the game itself actually think War Z is the Standalone DayZ. I was talking to my friend today about the screenshots for the standalone, and he said something along the lines of "It's already almost out, War Z", and then someone else agreed with him with the whole, you didn't know THAT? attitude. I then had to describe to them what War Z was..

[–]VirtualxD 2 points3 points ago

I know I am going to get downvoted to hell for this but I honestly thought up until I saw this post that WarZ was the standalone version of DayZ, Damn near almost bought it yesterday too! Glad I saw this post, because my ass was too lazy to do a small amount of research.

[–]Nekomii 0 points1 point ago

I can definitely understand how and why people get it confused, it just sucks that it happens like that, because that's what the War Z devs want. They want people to either think it is Day Z Standalone, or just see it and think "Oh look, DayZ is really awesome, I bet this game is even better, it's not just a mod".

[–]MestR 1 point2 points ago

And that's exactly what they wanted.

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

Right now there's a "first impressions" thread on /r/theWarZ, and a lot of the comments just say,

"whelp, back to DayZ"

[–]ringadu 0 points1 point ago

Wow. I havent played yet, currently downloading, but all ive heard is shit.

:c

[–]Tomoya-kun 3 points4 points ago

[–]ringadu -1 points0 points ago

I need a job so i can get money. Day z isnt exactly good either and standalone wont be much different, but improved. I just want to have fun, its an alpha

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

I could literally name hundreds of things that you could do that cost fifty dollars or less that you pissed away on WarZ.

[–]ringadu -1 points0 points ago

Same goes for Day Z.

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

DayZ was free, dumbass.

[–]ringadu 1 point2 points ago

Alot bought Arma 2 Combined Operations to try out a buggy mod.

(insert insult here)

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

Oh. I see what you mean, then.

I didn't, though.

shrug

[–]ringadu -1 points0 points ago

YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY! TELL ME IM A SWEET HONEY BUNNY

[–]ringadu 0 points1 point ago

And its 25 dollars, unless you want a stronghold for 6 months

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

Somebody on TheWarZ said it was fifty. My bad.

[–]ringadu 0 points1 point ago

Depends on which pack youre buying. I bought the 50 dollar one, but i get a small clanhouse server for half a year, and i got alot of some kind of currency

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

...Packs?

This sounds like a bad ftp model..

[–]ringadu -1 points0 points ago

It's a game, it costs money. These are just bundles you save money on by "pre-ordering"

[–]SaucyWiggles[TEST] Austin Wigley 0 points1 point ago

...But DayZ didn't cost money.

[–]PsychoclickPeaceful as hell 2 points3 points ago

I hope Rhinocrunch makes a video about this!

[–]Cherno_JournoWriting A DayZ Novel 1 point2 points ago

This is exactly the kind of stuff I would expect from WarZ.

Cheaters goin' cheat - even with the EULA.

[–]Nekomii 0 points1 point ago

While I agree with you, a lot of companies do this, including a lot of online games.

[–]eorl 0 points1 point ago

I wouldn't say they are "cheating" when in-fact borrowing assets (which seems to be the main argument against War Z) from your previous games has never and probably will never be looked down upon.

Why bother trying to re-create the same model again when it is right there, and you can re-skin it to fit the environment? Oh wait, this is Reddit and gaming in general, where even Valve's blatant copying is okay because its Valve! And also apparently DayZ can get away with it, but its cool, its a mod!

I'm obviously going to be down voted by the hivemind, but it had to be said.

[–]AwnyTrueHeads 1 point2 points ago

Animations are shit/borderline mentally handicapped, Game is laggy/unstable, Copied graphics from COD, Copied everything from other sources. Game is shit, will forever be known as shit.

[–]Yezhik 8 points9 points ago

it's in the alpha stage.

Calm down

[–]PsychoclickPeaceful as hell -3 points-2 points ago

They literally reworked a shitty and buggy FPS they had with about 4 months of work, and this is what they have to show for it.

[–]Yezhik 3 points4 points ago

Alright, so why are you mad?

[–]Salling 2 points3 points ago

Because he's a butthurt DayZ fanboy. :|

[–]PsychoclickPeaceful as hell 0 points1 point ago

Because the company is treating the consumer like a bunch of idiots.

[–]todtodson 0 points1 point ago

Copied graphics from COD

I lol'd

[–]TheRealBramtyr 0 points1 point ago

Can someone fill me on this WarZ? This is the first i've heard of it.

[–]Hasteman 0 points1 point ago

I get that people re-use each other's EULA's and all but how does one not READ it then to make sure all legal terms are correct and binding instead of invalid. I am sure somebody on CopyZ's WarZ's end had one job and fucked this up.

[–]Arcland 0 points1 point ago

Or just control +f for words like league, lol, legends.

[–]pvpdaddythatdearguy 0 points1 point ago

Hahaha I can believe it. Effete arseholes, the lot of them.

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[–]venom_dP 8 points9 points ago

They have ZERO proof that it was in the works before dayz. Also the alpha has been a complete flop. Very few zombies and almost no weapons except for your flashlight. I'm glad I didn't buy into it. The whole project seemed sketchy from the get go

[–]PsychoclickPeaceful as hell 2 points3 points ago

It really wasnt. They took all the assets from their failing F2P FPS and reworked it all into a brand new studio that had no history of existing prior to around WarZ's announcement. Its also a one time purchase WITH microtransactions. Not just DLC, but serious fucking microtransactions.

[–]venom_dP 0 points1 point ago

Isn't there some concern about it being pay to win? I also heard you can buy ammo/medicine from the in game store.

[–]Johssy 4 points5 points ago

Nice try, War Z Dev.

[–]eddywuu 1 point2 points ago

read the high light on the text. League Of Legends EULA

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[–]supabiscuit 6 points7 points ago

You must be new or somewhat vision impaired. The entire project was a direct rip off of DayZ. It's okay if you don't see it.

[–]eddywuu 5 points6 points ago

You just dont get it do you?

[–]Hotwir3 6 points7 points ago

I'm going to comment here to see if I get downvoted like the rest of you.

[–]Valostar 4 points5 points ago

I gave you an upvote.. cuz fuck the system

[–]tehosiris -3 points-2 points ago

i hope the next thing they ctrl+v is a fucking shot to the face