Chuchocho Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 is it because the game is early access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUDOXIO Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Is it dead? I think now is more alive than ever, last build the game merged with steam, and at this very moment there are 4 branches merging together with awesome new features coming for the next already anounced no ETA build 33. So... what's really the question here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBinky Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 How is it dead exactly? We write Mondoids every Monday about what's going on (http://projectzomboid.com/), we've got a subforum where you can see the releases (http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/forum/35-pz-updates/), and a pretty active forum and Steam forum. Do you mean in terms of player numbers on public multiplayer servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 yes in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migoxiss Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Yeah I think he means public servers, as there are little to no players on them. MadDan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 it used to be filled with players but ur right the fans really check about the updates and the forums look alive and ppl still talk about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 thats the reason i want to know why is dat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBinky Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Well multiplayer games suffer from this generally. You need people on the servers to attract people to the servers, which is a chicken and egg problem This happens with every multiplayer game which doesn't have the userbase of big games like DayZ, H1Z1, Terraria, Minecraft, etc. If Zomboid sells 3 times what it has so far, then maybe we'd have a shot at super-active servers. Perhaps it being an Early Access game partly puts people off, partly it being a 2D isometric game, partly it being a hardcore survival game, partly being a long time in development, etc etc etc. There's no simple answer. I hope that once we hit 1.0 we'll see an influx of activity from a lot of our players who've perhaps not played for a while, waiting for it to come out of Early Access. bumblemore, bobchaos, MadDan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bower Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Most people I know who play it complain that the game feels unfinished and is too easy, the primary threat is zombies but they are really not much of a threat. People always suggest a speed setting between fast shamblers and sprinters and I think it is the answer. When you are max fatigue + weight you can still escape fast shamblers. A faster speed setting would put an end to that so you can actually get caught and die...Also the prevalence of hacking related to character backups / duping, makes multiplayer a very poor experience when really it should be fun, because this is a really fun game to play on multiplayer. Just once you find out people are cheating without much consequence it leaves a bad taste in players mouths very quickly. Rocco36 and Marco1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorak Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Its far from dead. Ofc the player base its not super huge but as for EA game + indie its good. If your referring to MP then:1) most players play single player or on private servers.2) build 32 is old, number of players will peak again when they release build 33 soonish TM.3) Server browser is... lets say "not perfect". There is a lot servers on the list but you cant hide empty ones, thats why you cant find more active servers.4) If your looking for good active and frendly server type Spiffo when you look for server (filter).Have Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 well so sad i guess i have to wait for the full game to release thanks for the reply guys, no matter what i just love pz and i will always do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBinky Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 well so sad i guess i have to wait for the full game to release thanks for the reply guys, no matter what i just love pz and i will always do Thankyou for being decent and friendly in this thread, by the way - it's appreciated. I was kind of expecting something... different to transpire when I clicked it I hope that we can tempt you into keeping an eye on the game as we roll out updates - each major update tends to cause bursts of activity - so it may not be completely necessary to wait until 1.0 Thanks The Good Noob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorak Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 well so sad i guess i have to wait for the full game to release thanks for the reply guys, no matter what i just love pz and i will always do If you dont own the game its still worth it. Single player alone will give you a lot of hours of fun.But if you have the game and just seek some major updates wait for b33 or dl hydrocraft mode and join a server that use it. Albie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayCon Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 They pretty much summed up everything I was gonna say. A lot of people, because the game is in Early Access, are immediately turned off by the game without giving it a fair shot. Also, the video and screenies on the store page or HORRIBLY dated and show a much less complete game. I'd been meaning to create a thread about that on its own. The store page also has a grammar error. So basically, from what I've observed, it comes down to a few things: 1. EA; been in development for 4 years2. Hardcore and relentless survival3. Devs give no ETA and some people think they are slow4. Some people can't get their minds off of those flipping NPC's5. NPC's... (lol they are a big one) and the removal of other appreciated features from early on.6. Another huge one: the isometric world thing. It doesn't have graphics with excess lighting and 3D rendering of the world like on most survival games these days.7. The dated and somewhat less-than professional store page shows an imcomplete game that, to put it as bluntly as possible, based on the screenshots and video, looks like trash. The feature list is even dated; the latest feature on it being erosion (I think). Heck, before I even bought the game I thought it looked like garbage because of the videos and screenshots. I only bought it for the feature list at that time and because it was on my ex girlfriend's wishlist. I guess you can sum that one up with "Poor/Lackluster Advertizing Techniques".8. The multiplayer experience is not as full as the singleplayer experience in some ways.9. This and #8 are the reasons I don't play on servers: Servers losing kids to school. Numbers might swell again during long breaks, and after larger updates (as stated).10. Servers for PZ are a pain to port forward and host; you need the base port and a download port for every freaking player slot. If it were simpler like some other games, perhaps there would be more servers to play. To the OP: I too, expected this to be another morale attack on the developers, which they don't need any more of. I think we all appreciate your friendliness. <3 Rocco36, Jack Bower and Marco1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 i do own it, i used to crack it before when it wasnt part of the steam so i buyed today and seemed the server was kinda low but still ur right worth a money, i can bring my friends to play when the servers are dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 ye baycon its uncomplete game but still better than all survival zombie games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gonfalon Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The public servers are lacking ever since they don't show the most populated servers up top. Zeeks and Spiffs used to be at the top with the massive numbers. So it attracted more. Now you have to hunt for them. Zorak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayman Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah it saddens me to see the decline in MP action. Might have something to do with the steam integration, and people who pirated the game can't play anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaGrey Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Lots of things, really: As Gonfalon says, the server list is one of the main things I consider to have hurt MP. But the Steam release's ease of server creation might also be part of it: there are now about 300 public servers. Of these 300, only 30 see anyone playing regularly. Many people have opted to create their own rather than play on other people's. Several big game releases have also happened the last two months, and Fallout 4 is appraoching. There's also the typical fall semester stealing away people's attentions. Updates are also a bit bigger and a bit slower as 1.0 slowly approaches for PZ. Then there's just a lack of new players due to going a few months without a Steam sale. Finally, only people who actually own the game can play on Steam servers. Disagree though, Jack: MP is now a one-and-done for cheaters. If you do it, and you get caught, we can easily persecute. Increased logging for things like item drops also facilitates this. It's pretty secure at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoUK Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah the server list is one thing that really needs addressing so people notice those bigger and populated servers. Even a simple button to not show empty ones would be great. Zorak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuchocho Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 oh i see dats why we cant see them, thanks for knowing me, makes me really love this game more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhalla_bound Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Check out the reddit server. We have been pretty active since installing some mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaGrey Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Feelin' fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonhart18 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Me and my wife have put in over 100 hours the last week alone. Especially since we decided to start our hand in modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDan Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't mind, I've had so much fun when the servers were full to the brim so I really enjoyed it. Especially the chaos originally starting in a fixed spawn point and getting killed the second you spawn. So many memories already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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