And yet we have written like 200 pages of discussion here in 2 weeks, almost record-breaking in this forum.
Hype is absolutely not dead.
DLC18 discussion and predictions
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Hype is absolutely not dead.
This is exactly what I'm expecting we will getI can see them just saying: "Happy animal day. Play with your favourite animals on your favourite console"
I mean, there can be the excited hype and then there can be this desperate "hype" when the awaiting of news gets excruciating.
Don't know who you all follow on YT but not once have I heared anyone calling the PZ community toxic.
I saw Elite players call PZ "the kids game" etc, but I have my very own thoughts about gate keeping simulation games when you play less creative genres, so I just find it very funny
Gate Keepers just have very fragile egos anyway, or they wouldn't need to declare others "not real gamers / not real games" to feel better about themselfs.
Anyway, I think the PZ community is FAR from being toxic. We don't gate keep, no matter someones building level, gender, taste, playstyle (well, I remember 1 single member constantly shaming and gate keeping play styles, everyone else moved on).
What the PZ community is (besides of lots of positive traits) is dramatic. Very dramatic. And we suffer from Tunnel vision in what we think the more casual players consider a buy-worthy DLC
I saw Elite players call PZ "the kids game" etc, but I have my very own thoughts about gate keeping simulation games when you play less creative genres, so I just find it very funny
Gate Keepers just have very fragile egos anyway, or they wouldn't need to declare others "not real gamers / not real games" to feel better about themselfs.
Anyway, I think the PZ community is FAR from being toxic. We don't gate keep, no matter someones building level, gender, taste, playstyle (well, I remember 1 single member constantly shaming and gate keeping play styles, everyone else moved on).
What the PZ community is (besides of lots of positive traits) is dramatic. Very dramatic. And we suffer from Tunnel vision in what we think the more casual players consider a buy-worthy DLC
But we all know that it isnt frontiers fault.
Its us being a loyal and desperate player base.
Imagine how much hype this game could generate if it was actually mangaed properly and no the one speculation stream they used to do did not fix that.
Even with community managers this games community managing was awful, what harm would it have done to just post a pic of one of the animals body part every other day?
Showing of the pallas cats tail, the markhors horns and the baboons tufts of fur would have not just cleared the silence but also given people something to actually build hype for instead of giving us an artwork and radiosilence for atleast a week besides a meme post about a pigmy hippo and even that was an improvement
Frankly speaking, we have quite a few people willing to do this job for free, but nothing has happened. Sometimes I can't help but think that maybe in the field of animal simulation management, there really needs to be another force involved to create competition.
The thing is, Planet Zoo has 0 Competitors so they can slack off all they want. Theres no other Zoo management game that isn't 2d or pixel, or just have a low playerbase.
So, this may be the biggest problem. The PZ biggest competitor is JW. (bitter smile
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And guess who owns JWE.....So, this may be the biggest problem. PZ's biggest competitor is JW. (bitter smile
Earth Globe Shadow's with F
Gotta say I would like Gelada more, can't wait for mod to release but like uhmmm... Yeah its clearly Hamadrya's
Copium, Dream's, Wishes, Update signifying that we are due for an announcement today at 9am EST or next Week
prod_final and dev_release_branch got updated
I've always found it funny (and annoying) that some people think that animals is a childish interest, when they are generally the same people that spend hours watching teenagers kick a toy around a field for hours on end
Cough cough Prehistoric KingdomSo, this may be the biggest problem. The PZ biggest competitor is JW. (bitter smile
Or does that one not count because some important Features are still missing?
Yes Please!!!!! Need those for my Primatology Center and for my other Zoos too
What the Frog?!
I think clearer communication is definitely needed especially when it comes to the status of the game since we are at the point were the uncertainty is directly affecting I think the game would of benefited much more from something similar to what the sims does which is a major post announcing everything coming in the next quarter with some overt and subtextual hints so saying there will be one animal pack with a some mountains in the backdrop of the post or some other theme indicators would do speculation wonders community would have an idea of the future and a grounded base to start theorising. I still think the major teaser streams are a good idea cover the free update drop more direct hints and then either announce the pack next day or drip feed the animal over a week.
Oh yeah I know the silhouette is Hamadryas. Just manifesting the Gelada alongside the Hamadryas.
(Unlikely I know but let me dream)
Same with being into paleontology
no prehistoric kingdom and JWE both are not direct competitors to planet zoo because there is huge divide between dinos and zoo animals same as there is a divide between aquariums and zoos.
The last major 3d zoo builder was zoo tycoon 2 the 2d market is a bit better but still no strong competitors for the more realistic crowd most focusing on the management often containing fantasy animals or ideas.