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"The world in State of Decay is persistent. You can leave the game and your survivors only to come back later and learn that your need for food and ammo has increased dramatically, forcing you into an emergent side quest."
This game looks amazing but persistence has no place in single player. I feel like they just want to punish people for going to work. At least tell me that the rate of decay on resources is less and that survivors can't actually die or get into a hopeless state, all because I didn't have time to boot up their precious jewel of a game for a few days.
This game looks amazing but persistence has no place in single player. I feel like they just want to punish people for going to work. At least tell me that the rate of decay on resources is less and that survivors can't actually die or get into a hopeless state, all because I didn't have time to boot up their precious jewel of a game for a few days.
Also read Brutish as British.
I'm not sure how I feel about a persistent world that goes on when you're not playing, especially when it implies your other survivors can't do anything on their own:
"You can leave the game and your survivors only to come back later and learn that your need for food and ammo has increased dramatically, forcing you into an emergent side quest."
I realize more details will be given later, but this seems to imply that, as I said, your companions can't forage for themselves, but it also makes me wonder if I could come back to find my own character starving to death.
So... Day Z meets Seaman?
I'm not sure how I feel about a persistent world that goes on when you're not playing, especially when it implies your other survivors can't do anything on their own:
"You can leave the game and your survivors only to come back later and learn that your need for food and ammo has increased dramatically, forcing you into an emergent side quest."
I realize more details will be given later, but this seems to imply that, as I said, your companions can't forage for themselves, but it also makes me wonder if I could come back to find my own character starving to death.
So... Day Z meets Seaman?
@2girls and Panda Hero - It is, and from what I've heard - they can't. Over on the actual dev site they go a little more into detail about that. The developers definitely are keeping in mind the fact that people have lives beyond video games, so you're not going to get screwed over for not playing the game or anything like that.
"The world in State of Decay is persistent. You can leave the game and your survivors only to come back later and learn that your need for food and ammo has increased dramatically, forcing you into an emergent side quest."
I don't think that's a good idea, what if I want to play a different game for a while?
I don't think that's a good idea, what if I want to play a different game for a while?
"The first thing I learned about killing zombies in vehicles is that an open car door is a great way to take down a few extra walkers."
"an open car door is a great way to take down a few extra walkers."
"take down a few extra walkers."
"walkers."
The fuck is a "WALKER"? When did that ever become a word to call zombies outside of that crap TV show? WALKERS.
Also, BRUTISH ZOMBIES ARE BRUTES THAT ARE BRUTAL
"an open car door is a great way to take down a few extra walkers."
"take down a few extra walkers."
"walkers."
The fuck is a "WALKER"? When did that ever become a word to call zombies outside of that crap TV show? WALKERS.
Also, BRUTISH ZOMBIES ARE BRUTES THAT ARE BRUTAL
What qlum said, although this one may actually be the one that delivers. Then again, that's the same thing I thought when Dead Island was first revealed.
In any case, I'm glad they're sticking to the single-player experience here. I'm so sick of everything having to be an MMO.
In any case, I'm glad they're sticking to the single-player experience here. I'm so sick of everything having to be an MMO.
@KennyDee - Yeah, I used the term walkers. And?
Also, Brutish and brutal are actually different terms, whereas I used one to refer to the body shape/size and general appearance of the zombie, and the other to describe the savage way the zombie attacked the survivor. Hope that clears things up! :)
Anyhow, cut us editors some slack here - we've all been getting these updates done in the odd hours of the morning. PAX is a pretty big event, you know?
Also, Brutish and brutal are actually different terms, whereas I used one to refer to the body shape/size and general appearance of the zombie, and the other to describe the savage way the zombie attacked the survivor. Hope that clears things up! :)
Anyhow, cut us editors some slack here - we've all been getting these updates done in the odd hours of the morning. PAX is a pretty big event, you know?
I found the Q & A you mentioned. I'll just paste the relevant bits here. I agree with ScrappyDoo, The Walking Dead TV series is awful.
Q: Multiple people: If time passes when I’m offline, how can I make sure I still have a community/a base when I get back from vacation/deployment/boot camp/overseas work assignment/divorce/birth of a new child? I’m concerned that I won’t have much fun because my base will be overrun (or vanish) when I can’t play for days at a time.
A: We would suck at our jobs if that was the case. Seriously. Only playing once a week is pretty normal for some people. Taking a break for a month is something that happens sometimes, too. We are balancing the game with that in mind. (You may have heard rumors of the crazy hours that game developers work. Sad as it is, that means I don't have time to play games every day. So think of it this way: I'm not going to screw myself.)
We probably want to write a full article about how the world simulation works, but I can tell you some fundamental features of the system: The fact the world continues while you are logged out isn’t implemented as time pressure to force you to log in every day whether you have time or not. In practice, there’s no reason that being logged out for a week has to be all that different than being logged out for a day. These are balance factors we can tune.
The core point is that whenever you are away for a while, the state of the world will evolve based on how you left things. If things are basically in good shape, you will come back to find your survivors rested and some resources stockpiled (garden advanced, etc.). Invariably, the threat will ramp up a little too, with things like increased zombie activity in areas where survivors have been active, and maybe some new challenge like a disease outbreak, but these are meant to set the stage for how you play, not substitute for you having played.
And just to be clear: your home will NEVER be destroyed while you are not playing. No matter what shape you leave it in. What kind of game designer would have a moment like that happen when you can’t be traumatized by it in person? (Well, hopefully one who had some slick storytelling in mind. For this kind of game though, we want you to see and experience the trauma firsthand whenever possible.)
Q: Multiple people: If time passes when I’m offline, how can I make sure I still have a community/a base when I get back from vacation/deployment/boot camp/overseas work assignment/divorce/birth of a new child? I’m concerned that I won’t have much fun because my base will be overrun (or vanish) when I can’t play for days at a time.
A: We would suck at our jobs if that was the case. Seriously. Only playing once a week is pretty normal for some people. Taking a break for a month is something that happens sometimes, too. We are balancing the game with that in mind. (You may have heard rumors of the crazy hours that game developers work. Sad as it is, that means I don't have time to play games every day. So think of it this way: I'm not going to screw myself.)
We probably want to write a full article about how the world simulation works, but I can tell you some fundamental features of the system: The fact the world continues while you are logged out isn’t implemented as time pressure to force you to log in every day whether you have time or not. In practice, there’s no reason that being logged out for a week has to be all that different than being logged out for a day. These are balance factors we can tune.
The core point is that whenever you are away for a while, the state of the world will evolve based on how you left things. If things are basically in good shape, you will come back to find your survivors rested and some resources stockpiled (garden advanced, etc.). Invariably, the threat will ramp up a little too, with things like increased zombie activity in areas where survivors have been active, and maybe some new challenge like a disease outbreak, but these are meant to set the stage for how you play, not substitute for you having played.
And just to be clear: your home will NEVER be destroyed while you are not playing. No matter what shape you leave it in. What kind of game designer would have a moment like that happen when you can’t be traumatized by it in person? (Well, hopefully one who had some slick storytelling in mind. For this kind of game though, we want you to see and experience the trauma firsthand whenever possible.)
Thanks for the extra input, 2girls1UP.
I'm incredibly interested in this. I really like the premise behind this, stockpiling/survival, etc. I don't like DayZ's handling of it (thus far, as that's nowhere near released), as I particularly dislike the russian roulette of any hard work being negated by some asshole with a sniper rifle. It doesn't sit well within the game, to me.
I also think it's rather silly that people keep saying the zombie trope is over-used. I'd disagree because it is a premise that has tons of potential. To me, I feel it's just as valid as saying shooters are over-used - and I first heard that sometime after Galaxians came out (around 1980).
So, I REALLY look forward to this, and that is incredibly rare for me to say that.
I'm incredibly interested in this. I really like the premise behind this, stockpiling/survival, etc. I don't like DayZ's handling of it (thus far, as that's nowhere near released), as I particularly dislike the russian roulette of any hard work being negated by some asshole with a sniper rifle. It doesn't sit well within the game, to me.
I also think it's rather silly that people keep saying the zombie trope is over-used. I'd disagree because it is a premise that has tons of potential. To me, I feel it's just as valid as saying shooters are over-used - and I first heard that sometime after Galaxians came out (around 1980).
So, I REALLY look forward to this, and that is incredibly rare for me to say that.
@Casey
And? The Walking Dead IS a terrible show like others said. Also, from the gameplay I've seen these things actually RUN at you. Bit mixed up there, right? WROOONG.
And? The Walking Dead IS a terrible show like others said. Also, from the gameplay I've seen these things actually RUN at you. Bit mixed up there, right? WROOONG.
@crunchyfrog555 In DayZ it's more likely to be some script kiddy with a pistol and an exploit griefing you. That's assuming you survive the vanilla griefers with ghillie suits and rifles.
I don't understand people who don't like The Walking Dead. Season 2 was slow, yeah, but it had some great moments and the season finale was just amazing. Besides, there is more to the series than the show.
This game looks awesome, I wish I had an Xbox or a good PC to be able to play it. :(
This game looks awesome, I wish I had an Xbox or a good PC to be able to play it. :(
@Kennydee and others - I don't even like the tv show, I got burnt out of it after season 2 or so. I did intentionally use the term to invoke the show series, mainly because the game almost feels like playing an interactive and shifting version of the show, minus the sometimes hokey acting and reliance on soap-operatic interpersonal elements as filler to keep it all going.
Please put in co-op where friends can control your other survivors.
That would make this infinitely better imo.
That would make this infinitely better imo.
I don't really expect it to be anything more than "just another zombie game". I love those, give me that! If it's more than that, even better!
nitex - no one who really matters hates the walking dead, just moronic hipsters who hate things that are popular just because.
I would love to have more games like this to play. I been looking hard lately for "original" zombie survival games and, incredibly, there really aren't that many. How the hell can that be?
Fuck XBLA though, I guess I'll have to play it on PC. :/
Fuck XBLA though, I guess I'll have to play it on PC. :/
It's worth pointing out that the term "walkers" is actually used in zombie movies, namely George Romero's "Land of the Dead."
Christ, some of you kids look for any excuse to be a whiny little bitch about nothing at all.
Write up actually got me a little hyped, especially when I've always loved how Romero's take was always more about how humanity tends to destroy itself than unite effectively in the long term.
Christ, some of you kids look for any excuse to be a whiny little bitch about nothing at all.
Write up actually got me a little hyped, especially when I've always loved how Romero's take was always more about how humanity tends to destroy itself than unite effectively in the long term.
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