Upcoming zombie survival MMO The War Z doesnât want to hold your hand. It wants to grab it and try and bite it off. Preferably after youâve spent some money on it first.
The game, like many others, will allow players to purchase items using real money from an in-game store. But if youâre playing on the gameâs ânormalâ or âhardcoreâ modes, you can lose them when you die.
Sounds awful, and in some ways I guess it is, but developers Hammerhead do make a convincing case in support of the move.
âYes, youâll lose what you have in your backpack when you die â both in Normal and Hardcore modesâ, Hammerfrontâs Alex Josef told GamingBlend. âAnd yes, if you bought something using real money, youâll lose that item as well. This is a price youâll have to pay. Weâve discussed that a lot and at the end decided that this will provide a pretty good incentive for players to either be extra cautious while playing, or just not spend too much money in the game and, instead, try to procure all items by finding them in the game world.â
Interview: The War Z And Surviving A Zombie Apocalypse MMO [GamingBlend, via PC Gamer]
