Rotten Corpse Productions have posted a FAQ on the Exanimus website. The FAQ treats us to some miscellaneous crap that doesn’t really make me cream my pants, mainly because there is nothing of substance in there. Don’t post FAQs when you don’t have anything to say, kk, thanks.
Does Exanimus follow any kind of story?
- Yes, there is a storyline created for players that they will be able to immerse themselves in.
I’ve lost count of how many MMORPGs have promised us a storyline. It never really materialized. Virtual persistant worlds and storylines don’t seem to mix well.
What kind of gameplay can I expect?
- Exanimus is a very dark and graphic game. Players will experience a very apocalyptic world, where everything is as bad as it can get, and then some more. Players should expect to see half rotten corpses walking around and tearing apart the bodies of the living for food.
Rotten Corpse Productions would make great politicians. They answered a question that hasn’t been asked.
Can I play as a Zombie?
- Yes, players will have the ability to become part of the walking dead and experiencing the game from a zombie’s perspective. Nothing shows your friends that you care more than a big bite on the cheek.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: it’s a retarded idea. Zombies are mindless creatures, players are not. Zombie players are an oxymoron. Plus, it’s not hard to imagine the population imbalance between the two sides.
Is there PvP?
- Yes. Exact PvP details will be released at a later date.
You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that it will prolly be zombies vs people. Yawn. After WoW and DAoC I came to the conclusion that faction based PvP is kind of lame. People just butcher each other because they are supposed to. There is no social significance to murder, there are no social sanctions. It’s all OK because it’s us vs them. In early UO, PvP was a huge part of the social fabric of the game, odd as it may sound. There were PKs and there were Anti-PKs and there was tons of drama. Killing other players had some sort of social significance.
Is there a crafting system in Exanimus?
- Yes
Uh, well, thanks for the explication. I can’t really wrap my mind around the idea of Zombie tailors, though.
Will there be Guilds in the Game?
- Yes, there will be guilds available that players can form on both sides, Human and Zombie.
Yes, zombies forming social groups. Splendid idea, chaps. Why even bother with the whole zombie theme if you’re fully intended on fucking it up anyway?
As exciting as I may find the basic premise of a zombie MMO, as much of a disappointment pretty much all the info on Exanimus turns out to be. They have this great idea of a MMO based on the coolest thing next to pirates: zombies. Instead of taking that idea and making something great out of it, we’ll most likely get yet another conventional PvP crapfest. Why not try to create a unique blend between survival horror and MMO gameplay?