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Player Complaints Drive Zombie Game Off Steam

Player complaints drive zombie game off Steam

20 December 2012

A video game with a zombie theme has been removed from the Steam online store after a series of player complaints.

Gamers complained on Steam chat forums that The War Z lacked features promised in promotional material.

They also complained about changes that allowed players to pay for returning to the game quicker after being killed by zombies.

Steam-operating Valve declared that it was a "mistaketo offer War Z and offered full refunds.

Missing features

In a statement, Valve said The War Z had been issued "prematurely" and will not go back on sale until "we have time to work with the developer and feel confident in a brand new build". Extreme mining

It was added that those who downloaded the game may continue playing if they wish.

War Z was described as an open-world massively multiplayer game that required players to survive in a variety of zombie-infested virtual settings. According to the game's developer Hammerpoint, up to 100 players will be able to join each server, and players would be able to make friend lists, rent their own private servers and upgrade their game characters through an advanced skill tree.

The game quickly became the most-loved Steam game on the widely-used service. However there were many claims made about the game were not substantiated by those who bought the game and later installed it.

On Reddit and Steam chat forums There were complaints on the Steam chat forums. Users expressed their opinions about an update that changed respawn times from one hour to four hours when their character was killed. Players can instantly revive their character if they pay using in-game currencythat can only be purchased using real money.

The furore led Valve to stop sales of the game and offer refunds. Hammerpoint also altered the description of the game on Steam to ensure it is more precise, and released a statement to address "questions" and "concerns".

Hammerpoint said that the Steam version of War Z was a "foundation" release that was equivalent to a basic edition , and would be updated as the development work was completed. Private servers and more virtual environments, skills and other promised features would be added in the next few months, it added.

Sergey Titov, executive producer of The War Z, told PC Gamer that he agreed with Valve's decision to remove the game from Steam. He stated that Hammerpoint "made the mistake of not communicating effectively with the Steam community".

Although no longer available via Steam, The War Z is still available on the Hammerpoint website.

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Player Complaints Drive Zombie Game Off Steam

Player complaints drive zombie game off Steam

20 December 2012

A video game with a zombie theme has been removed from the Steam online store after a series of player complaints.

Gamers complained on Steam chat forums that The War Z lacked features promised in promotional material.

They also complained about changes that allowed players to pay for returning to the game quicker after being killed by zombies.

Steam-operating Valve declared that it was a "mistaketo offer War Z and offered full refunds.

Missing features

In a statement, Valve said The War Z had been issued "prematurely" and will not go back on sale until "we have time to work with the developer and feel confident in a brand new build". Extreme mining

It was added that those who downloaded the game may continue playing if they wish.

War Z was described as an open-world massively multiplayer game that required players to survive in a variety of zombie-infested virtual settings. According to the game's developer Hammerpoint, up to 100 players will be able to join each server, and players would be able to make friend lists, rent their own private servers and upgrade their game characters through an advanced skill tree.

The game quickly became the most-loved Steam game on the widely-used service. However there were many claims made about the game were not substantiated by those who bought the game and later installed it.

On Reddit and Steam chat forums There were complaints on the Steam chat forums. Users expressed their opinions about an update that changed respawn times from one hour to four hours when their character was killed. Players can instantly revive their character if they pay using in-game currencythat can only be purchased using real money.

The furore led Valve to stop sales of the game and offer refunds. Hammerpoint also altered the description of the game on Steam to ensure it is more precise, and released a statement to address "questions" and "concerns".

Hammerpoint said that the Steam version of War Z was a "foundation" release that was equivalent to a basic edition , and would be updated as the development work was completed. Private servers and more virtual environments, skills and other promised features would be added in the next few months, it added.

Sergey Titov, executive producer of The War Z, told PC Gamer that he agreed with Valve's decision to remove the game from Steam. He stated that Hammerpoint "made the mistake of not communicating effectively with the Steam community".

Although no longer available via Steam, The War Z is still available on the Hammerpoint website.

The details surface on the Valve console.

10 December 2012

Game sales 'dip' despite launches

7 December 2012

Windows 8 is a 'catastrophe' for Valve

26 July 2012

Zombies aid in bringing old games to the top of charts

1 June 2012

Valve

Steam

The War Z

#Extreme mining #EXTREMEMINING