KitsuneChaos Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 A funny thing happened once the zombie survival game Rust began its alpha. Players began emphasizing the survival aspect of the game and grew more concerned with the machinations of their fellow man than they did hiding from the undead. With Rust having morphed into a different kind of survival experience, Facepunch Studios has ultimately decided to kill off zombies, once and for all, in the recent February 6 update. "Yep. We did it. We decided we couldn't hold off any longer," Facepunch's Maurino Berry said on the Rust blog (via Kotaku). "The longer we keep zombies in – the more complaints we'd get about removing them. We are forcing ourselves to deal with it. We are no longer a zombie survival game! They've been replaced with red bears and wolves. You hate them. We know. They're just plugging a gap for now. All will be revvvealed." It should be noted that the last word in that quote is no typo. Read into the extra v's what you will. With wildlife now filling the zombie void, Rust's latest update has improved their behavior. Animals will now react to gunshots and also be wary of other, more hostile wildlife. Rust's alpha is available now through Steam Early Access. Read more: http://www.shacknews.com/article/83022/rust-kills-off-zombie-population/#ixzz2sgfKl74F So a user-based survival game in which zombies are removed? I know I've heard a bunch of complaints about them in the past, but could never have imagined their eventual removal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVader66 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 So people are getting tired of Zombies, also i heard that the black zombies were harder to kill is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antithesis Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) So a user-based survival game in which zombies are removed? I know I've heard a bunch of complaints about them in the past, but could never have imagined their eventual removal.Like any good apocalyptic scenario, it's the living you should fear, not the dead. That's proven to be the case is Rust, so the zombies are redundant. They're more an annoying sideshow than the main event. Edited February 8, 2014 by ant1th3s1s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memnoch Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 That actually sounds pretty awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) A game where you need to survive looking out for danger from other fellow gamers. Feels like the real world. Edited February 10, 2014 by DocDoomII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Not too surprising. The zombies are usually just a minor annoyance in games like that. Taking them out or making them way more powerful were the only two things to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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