The survival MMO H1Z1 is once again having trouble with its fans. A new battle royale mode does not appeal to the zombie fans.
H1Z1 has been brewing for a while now. The game was announced as a “survival MMO” with zombies. A lot of emphasis was placed on the size of the world, on “survival”, and on the crafting system. It was promised to be a bit of Day-Z as an MMO. The MMO elements were always said to be the studio’s thing. After all, Daybreak Game Company are MMO specialists.
Survival MMO fans against fans of fast shooter fare
But the game has been moving in a different direction for some time now: The battle royale mode is on the rise. These are quick matches: Whoever dies is out. The map shrinks due to poison gas. This has little to do with MMO, more with instanced battlefields that provide fast action and are also something to watch.
The work on the battle royale mode has intensified over the last few months for abig PR event on Twitch. Popular streamers competed against each other for a big cash prize. This has already caused some anger among the zombie fans.
Accusation: H1Z1 is stagnating
Actually, survival fans thought: DThat’s enough now, and more will come for the survival mode. But the developers have now announced another battle royale mode called “Green Dawn”, with faster poison gas and even more action.
Survival fans then called for a boycott of H1Z1 on reddit. This new policy drives H1Z1 fans to other games, and the core of the game, the survival mode, suffers as a result. Without new game content for the survival mode, there is nothing to test, and the game is stagnating.
Rust and Ark are mentioned as attractive competitors and alternatives to H1Z1.
At Daybreak, they are trying to calm down the upset fans: They are working on the big “survival” projects, like base building, but that takes time. With these large projects, there isn’t always something to announce, but they are working on it every day.
