The survival MMO H1Z1 surprises in a longer Twitch stream with an amazing crafting depth.
Anyone who has followed the H1Z1 project has already seen various streams and countless hours of live gameplay. Normally, it goes like this: A streamer with a fan base, but without a clue about H1Z1, plays the game like a typical survival game. He chops down a tree, crafts a bow, shoots the first zombies, and then tries to survive and loot. Fans of the game, who are attentively following it, have thus seen the first 20 minutes of H1Z1 countless times, observing someone whittling a bow and aiming at poor deer. Most of the time, these streamers come from a FPS background, are Counter-Strike experts, or entertain an audience that thrives on fast action. Such as when they shoot an unsuspecting graphic designer from SOE in the back with an arrow.
Streamer Ellohime builds a base and dives deeper into the crafting system
That is all well and good, but up to now relatively little has been seen of the “deep” crafting system that H1Z1 advertises. This changed at SOE Live in Vegas. They invited some of the best streamers in the USA (with the help of sponsors) to take a closer look at the game. One of them, Ellohime, set out to pursue a different approach before his stream. He did not want to grind in zombie battles or hop around aimlessly looking for something that just popped into his mind like countless before him.
Ellohime wanted to explore the crafting system of the game and reach recipes and regions that no one has shown to the public before. In just under two hours, he progresses a few “tiers” up and plays H1Z1, as some mockingly say, more like a “hoarder” than a survivor. In the highly recommended stream, developers from SOE also appear repeatedly, both Tom Schenk and Adam Clegg drop in and answer fans’ questions in the live chat.
Anyone who wants to be convinced that H1Z1 has more to offer than just chaos and atmosphere, and can also deliver in the “crafting” and “basebuilding” areas, should not miss this stream. You might want to skip ahead a bit because, of course, Ellohime has to first farm wood and iron to create the basics for his projects.
Spear fishing and electricity also make their way into H1Z1
By the way: At SOE Live, it was also hinted that there will be both “spear fishing” in the game as well as “electricity.” However, players will have to occupy a dam and get it running … and it certainly won’t be easy to follow the motto of H1Z1: “One Step ahead of Zed.”
