Just noticed The War Z which was inspired by the popular Arma 2 mod Day-Z went up on Steam and i decided to do abit of looking it to the game, some info I knew about others i did not.
The developers promised at Minecraft scenario where if you bought the game early at $20 you would be getting the cheapest price for the game, not even out of alpha and the game costs now $15.
Lets not forget about the development issues this game has had where the game was based on War Inc but was changed in attempt to cash in on Day-Z success.
Oh and who could forget about these copy and pasted League of Legends TOS.
Lets not mention the War-Z forums where hacked with this message
followed by this post from a ex-mod:
EDIT:
Also there is the mass bans of thousands of people getting banned for no reason giving whatsoever. Even new Steam buyers are reporting this on the Steam forums.
EDIT: It appears Steam users are getting perma banned from the forums in droves and negative comments are being removed. Kewk the moderator works for Hammerpoint Games.
There is this beauty from elseanio on some of the false claims made on the Steam page.
For those wondering the War-Z Colorado map (the only map in the game) is 10 square kilometres, basically nowhere near the 100 to 400 feature given on the Steam page originally.
http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/how-big-war-zs-map
EDIT: Now a before and after of the Steam store page prompted the controversy on the internet. Edited version still contains misinfomation and false advertiing.
An interview with one of the War Z developers on the Steam store false claims.
UPDATE! - GAME TAKEN DOWN FROM STEAM
UPDATE:
It appears the War Z developers still released the game under the 'The War Z' name despite a notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Obvious reasoning behind this would be to capitalize on Day Zs success.
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Based on that last post from elseanio the game would be illegal to sell in the UK and Australia (and i assume other countries aswell).
Not convinced? then take a look here for more (not my blog)
Also TotalBiscuits WTF video that sparked even more controversy (mainly from fans)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtKAm3nzg6I
The developers promised at Minecraft scenario where if you bought the game early at $20 you would be getting the cheapest price for the game, not even out of alpha and the game costs now $15.
Original pricing
New pricing
Lets not forget about the development issues this game has had where the game was based on War Inc but was changed in attempt to cash in on Day-Z success.
The lie about this title being developed as a zombie game in advance of Day Z.
Repurposing a game that's already in development and pivoting to capitalize on the new hotness isn't necessarily a bad thing.
What's shady is acting like you were doing it along. Ye Olde Internet will dig up the truth whether you like it or not.
The rest of the gallery can be found here.
Oh and who could forget about these copy and pasted League of Legends TOS.
Lets not mention the War-Z forums where hacked with this message
followed by this post from a ex-mod:
Uh... shit just hit the fan? Ex-War Z mod reveals some stuff about the game.
o, since I didn't sign any sort of NDA for those fuckfaces here are some interesting facts.
WarZ is a direct port over from War Inc. They literally took the game and added NPCs, made a large map, and changed around camera angles and gun settings while adding more functionality and switching over some things. ALL ART however was actually done in-house by their amazing ART team. (Those were the best guys to know, they were in touch more with the community than Kewk)
They randomly ban accounts that have a certain amount of time spent playing in-game, knowing they are hooked on the game so they re-buy the game.
Their anti-hack is actually functional but here's the kicker..wanna know WHY their bans are TEMPORARY the first time around? 0.8% hacking? Try an EXTREMELY LARGE PORTION of the player base is hacking. If they banned everyone they'd have a mass refund issue on their hands, and no one to play their piss poor of an excuse game.
they plan to HALT DEVELOPMENT AND ABANDON THE GAME in SIX months if revenue is not enough for them (I.E. People are not buying GC and spending the fuck out of it) -- take note, if they do not get ENOUGH revenue. They will have enough revenue to pay for the game development for over a year at this point in time already, but if they don't get enough to give themselves regular raises they will stop making the game and shut down the servers and website.
EDIT:
The War Z moderator came clean and admitted he was lying about everything in order to spite the staff who kicked him off the team. Though some believe his silence was bought.
You can find the video here.
Also there is the mass bans of thousands of people getting banned for no reason giving whatsoever. Even new Steam buyers are reporting this on the Steam forums.
EDIT: It appears Steam users are getting perma banned from the forums in droves and negative comments are being removed. Kewk the moderator works for Hammerpoint Games.
Apparently, if you hit decline to new TOS, you can restart the game and it won't ask you again. Regardless of this glitch that may be fixed soon, you can't ask for refunds anymore.
Also, users getting banned from steam community for saying anything negative.
Kewk works for the devs.
There is this beauty from elseanio on some of the false claims made on the Steam page.
Is this out of Alpha/beta/whatever yet?
Just noticed it went up on steam today: http://store.steampowered.com/app/226700/
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The War Z is a Survival Horror MMO that immerses players in a zombie-infested, post-apcalyptic world in which a viral outbreak has decimated the human population leaving in its wake, a nightmare of epic proportion.
A Huge Persistent World: The War Z is an open world game. Each world has areas between 100 to 400 square kilometers.
Explore, Scavenge, Kill, Survive: You are one of the few survivors and must navigate the desolate countryside exploring cities and scavenging for items.
Play with Friends: Hundreds of Servers to Play on and you can also rent and create Public or Private Servers allocating spots for Friends or Clans.
No Classes, No Levels, No Caps: Create your own survival campaign, gain experience points and spend it to learn dozen of available skills
Two modes of Play: Normal and Hardcore
Combination of First-Person and Third Person Perspectives
Meld of PVE(Player versus Environment) and PVP (Player versus Player)
Safe Settlements where Players can Purchase, Sell and Store items as well a post notes for other players
Up to 100 Players per Game Server
Dedicated Public Servers as well as Private Servers
Single Purchase, Downloadable Client with ability to play the full game without subscriptions or requiring in-game transactions
Is any of that even in the game yet?
For those wondering the War-Z Colorado map (the only map in the game) is 10 square kilometres, basically nowhere near the 100 to 400 feature given on the Steam page originally.
http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/how-big-war-zs-map
EDIT: Now a before and after of the Steam store page prompted the controversy on the internet. Edited version still contains misinfomation and false advertiing.
Before
After
An interview with one of the War Z developers on the Steam store false claims.
A Shocking Interview With The War Z Developer On False Steam Store Claims
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-war-z/1226980p1.html
I'm sure there'll be people who will look into small details and will say "no I was mislead," where in fact they imagined something to themselves without checking details first.
Let's be frank: when you read "up to 100 players" -- what does it mean to you personally? I mean, for me it doesn't mean that I will play with 99 other players. Really
There's more. Man, what a moron.
UPDATE! - GAME TAKEN DOWN FROM STEAM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/226700/
Can't buy it any more.
Valve statement:
From time to time a mistake can be made and one was made by prematurely issuing a copy of War Z for sale via Steam. We apologize for this and have temporary removed the sale offering of the title until we have time to work with the developer and have confidence in a new build. Those who purchase the game and wish to continue playing it via Steam may do so. Those who purchased the title via Steam and are unhappy with what they received may seek a refund by creating a ticket at our support site here.
UPDATE:
It appears the War Z developers still released the game under the 'The War Z' name despite a notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Obvious reasoning behind this would be to capitalize on Day Zs success.
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85682663&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
http://warzscam.tumblr.com/post/38634146432/exclusive-war-z-trademark-suspended-game-will-have
There is something interesting showing up if you check the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” website for the “War Z” trademark that has been registered by OP Productions.
The trademark application by OP Productions for the name “War Z” has been SUSPENDED because the trademark office feels that the name is too similar to the name of Paramount Pictures upcoming movie “World War Z”.
*The trademark was only filled in July 2012, further evidence pointing towards that this game has been in development for only 6 months.
*They have received the suspension letter on 15th November 2012 already, so they know for over a month now that their name has to be changed.
LOL? They knew its suspended yet they released it on Steam? Maybe the release was a preemptive one in hopes of getting the few bucks under the name.
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Based on that last post from elseanio the game would be illegal to sell in the UK and Australia (and i assume other countries aswell).
Not convinced? then take a look here for more (not my blog)
Also TotalBiscuits WTF video that sparked even more controversy (mainly from fans)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtKAm3nzg6I