After 5 years of early access, DayZ is finally leaving early access on December 13th on PC

[AlTech]

 

DayZ's development blog reports that after 5 years of development in early access, DayZ is finally leaving early access on December 13th on PC.

 

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Hello Survivors,

let's get straight to the point: It is time. DayZ is going to leave Early Access with a PC 1.0 update on December 13th, after almost exactly 5 years in open development!

 

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Everyone on our team has been working hard and will continue for this remaining week to deliver the best launch version we can. 

 

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Backed by the underlying engine changes introduced with the BETA, the 1.0 launch should feel like a fresh new start for anyone who has not played DayZ for some time

 

 

Definitely some interesting news and I know some people will be thrilled by this.

 

I hope the game hasn't suffered too much in terms of branding and image after being in early access for so long. Let alone the lost hype and the first impressions it made.

[givingtnt]

geez, finally.
But what did it cost ?
 

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Everything that's what

 

[AlTech]

6 minutes ago, givingtnt said:

geez, finally.
But what did it cost ?
 

I think a lot of their initial playerbase quit the game and most people playing the 1.0 version will be players who've never experienced the game.

 

iirc their previous engine was really holding them back and after they changed engine they were able to make a whole load of changes a lot more quickly. 

 

Don't quote me on this but I think the new engine they're using is either Unreal or CryEngine.

 

Edit: Nope, the new game engine is their own proprietary engine.

[givingtnt]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

I think a lot of their initial playerbase quit the game and most people playing the 1.0 version will be players who've never experienced the game.

 

iirc their previous engine was really holding them back and after they changed engine they were able to make a whole load of changes a lot more quickly. 

 

Don't quote me on this but I think the new engine they're using is either Unreal or CryEngine.

I mean, do you remember the alpha's launch ?
it was terrible !

Almost as bad as No Man's Sky !

and tbh, all of the hype about survival-type games faided away 1-2 years ago. they're very late on this one.

[Fnige]

See star citizen, It doesnt take over 7 years to get a game out of early access

[ItsMitch]

looked like shit, runs like shit, now looks like shit, good stuff. 

[imreloadin]

GG dev team, just in time for people to not play it

[Muffin_man17]

Here is a screenshot of the current numbers from Dayz's Steam player chart. 

 

 

Looks like Dayz player has skyrocketed in November. No idea how long these numbers will last but if Dayz is just now leaving early access in December then I'm assuming most of the players online now are the vets so we may still see higher numbers to come but who knows.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Master Disaster]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

I think a lot of their initial playerbase quit the game and most people playing the 1.0 version will be players who've never experienced the game.

 

iirc their previous engine was really holding them back and after they changed engine they were able to make a whole load of changes a lot more quickly. 

 

Don't quote me on this but I think the new engine they're using is either Unreal or CryEngine.

 

Edit: Nope, the new game engine is their own proprietary engine.

They didn't really change engine, they took the existing Bohemia engine used in ARMA and rebuilt it piece by piece to better suit the needs of DayZ. Kind of like what Valve did with the Source engine when it went from HL2 to the Orange Box, same engine, new iteration.

[PlayStation 2]

Just like Wreckfest.

[Speed Weed]

This game is dead. 

[TetraSky]

Wait, DayZ is still a thing?

[Jito463]

In completely unrelated news, the developers have announced no futures updates for DayZ, and all players are encouraged to check out their new early access game, NightZ.

[Camoxide]

3 hours ago, givingtnt said:

geez, finally.
But what did it cost ?
 

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Edit: Dammit didn't see your hidden comment... 

[Canada EH]

3 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

DayZ's development blog reports that after 5 years of development in early access, DayZ is finally leaving early access on December 13th on PC.

Early access to what?

What is DayZ?

Survivors of what exactly?

 

Zombie games were never my thing.

 

 

 

[bcredeur97]

dayz was so great as a arma 2 mod.. they should of just left it at that tho

 

its like one of those games you play a while. then just quit.. and never really feel like picking up again

[Theminecraftaddict555]

What is considered the normal "years" for a game to be early access?

[Crunchy Dragon]

4 hours ago, TetraSky said:

Wait, DayZ is still a thing?

I honestly forgot as well. I think I remember hearing about it when it initially launched, but just forgot about it existing.

[Techstorm970]

DayZ gets released on Day Z, as in the last day it could possibly be released without losing literally everyone.

 

Ya can't take this long to release a game like this, bub!  This isn't 2005, Bohemia isn't Blizzard or some sh*t, and DayZ isn't Subnautica!

[AlTech]

9 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Early access to what?

Early access refers to when games are published on Steam before they are officially released and are still in development.

 

The developers usually take this time to make changes and refine things to make the game better.

 

Some games come out after a little bit of time in early access and are officially released. Others stay in early access for several years.

 

PUBG for example was in early access until late 2017.

9 hours ago, Canada EH said:

What is DayZ?

It's a zombie survival type of game somewhat similar to Rust and a bit similar to Unturned.

9 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Survivors of what exactly?

I believe it's part of the lore or something.

[Franck]

11 hours ago, Canada EH said:

Early access to what?

What is DayZ?

Survivors of what exactly?

 

Zombie games were never my thing.

 

 

 

You technically spawn in a nowhere zone. Thirsty and hungry. You have 50% chance of dying dehydrated or from hunger before starting to do anything useful. If you manage to find food and drinks then you have about 20% chance to encounter another player that prefer killing other player for fun than zombies.

 

And your best friends are a can opener and canned peaches.

[Guest]

@AluminiumTech judging by those quotes it seems to me that the Devs have essentially said "well this is it, our jobs done. Enjoy the shell of a game...". Aside from PUBG Corp, Bohemia Interactive would have to be the unskilled and laziest Developers in the industry. Forget about the time frame of DayZ development for a second and just look at the idiotic decisions these guys went made.

 

They had a perfect blue-print, DayZ Mod. So they start to develop on the same old Legacy engine, somehow believing that miraculously the engine would perform better, nope it doesn't. So they make a new one but that is a flop as well. They finally nailed it on the 3rd go, I'm so glad I'm not paying their wages.

 

Now they've released this "v1.0" that is still as poorly performing, lacking in even the most BASIC of content and somehow they call that an "achievement"...like, what planet am I on??? It's obvious these guys just pushed this to v1.0 to get it off their hands, despite that whole "we plan on future development", they know that the modders will take over the development and making DayZSA what it should have been. So as far as Bohemia Interactive is concerned their job is complete.

 

Over $150Million dollars and this is the game they have to show for it, it's insane isn't it.

 

On 12/12/2018 at 3:39 PM, givingtnt said:

geez, finally.
But what did it cost ?

At the highest end of the spectrum they have racked in $150Million. Not much to show for that amount of revenue......

[williamcll]

I hope they can optimize Arma 3 now.

[soldier_ph]

It needs a Battle Royal mode then it's litt   

 

 

/s

[Theminecraftaddict555]

5 hours ago, williamcll said:

I hope they can optimize Arma 3 now.

They can't even be bothered to add a proper jumping system for their "military-style" simulator. I wouldn't get my hopes up.