In another questionable move by a major figurehead within
the video game industry, Valve has permitted the return of The War Z to Steam. Having been taken down for outright lying to
customers, being obviously unfinished, the developers outright attempting to
blackmail those requesting refunds into silence and even a terms of service
directly copied and pasted from League of
Legends, the game was regarded as a total failure. Its return to Steam
after such controversy is a surprising move but it does bring with it a number
of changes. Unfortunately many critical problems remain on the page alone.
Positive changes are that many outright lies or stolen
elements on the Steam store page have now been corrected. The most notable of these immediately is the
change of banner to something which actually uses images which are not stolen,
somewhat edited, artwork from the Walking
Dead.
Beyond that much of the description listing the key features
of the game and what can be found within it have now been changed, with fewer
lies noticeable within the text. Here is a quick comparison between the old and
new descriptions to the game (please click to enlarge):
Original Steam Page Description –
Current Steam Page Description –
You may notice a large number of omissions to what was
previously present in the description. With no mention of “100 to 400 square kilometre” worlds or “hundreds of serves to play on […] You can rent or create public or
private servers allocating spots for friends or clans”, neither of which
were even remotely accurate statements.
There has also been the inclusion of “non-linear” into the description. Presumably to make it clear
there is no story nor questing available in the game itself. Some strange
additions also include listing “Group
with other players to increase your chances of survival” despite it not
being a feature or mechanic within the game and very vague statements such as
the claim it has a “huge variation”
of guns and melee weapons. With no exact number or estimated limit listed.
Most concerning however is that there is no warning of the
game’s currently buggy and obviously unfinished state. With no real comment
upon its problems or on-going issues with AI, graphics or the many complaints
made of the title when it was first brought onto Steam. Furthermore, the same
screenshots remain, which are both graphically superior to what was in the game
itself and are not in-game screenshots from the game at all. They were proven false after disgruntled customers closely inspected and analysed their content.
With this lack of honesty and remaining false advertisement
in the description, it remains concerning that such a title could be allowed
onto Steam not once but twice. The second time supposedly after Valve had time
to worth with Hammerpoint Interactive to improve upon the game.
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