當您在準備購買 DayZ 前,您可能會看見 Steam 旁寫了這麼一段話:
WARNING: THIS GAME IS EARLY ACCESS ALPHA. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME AND ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE WITH SERIOUS ISSUES AND POSSIBLE INTERRUPTIONS OF GAME FUNCTIONING.大意為:
警告:這款遊戲是提前得到的預覽版本(ALPHA)。
請不要購買它,除非您願意積極的參與遊戲開發,並接受任何突兀的問題與遊戲可能隨時會中斷。由於遊戲尚未正式完成,仍在製作階段,因此斷線、延遲、洗白等問題將是有可能遇到的。
如果您仍執意購買 ALPHA 版本的遊戲,就代表您已經接受該遊戲可能發生任何毀滅性的 bug 問題,所以購買前請務必三思而後行。
否則您可能會在遊戲內體會到真正的末日。
目前仍無法確定遊戲正式上市後是否還會另外販售 DLC。
但可以知道的是,ALPHA 的售價必定會比正式版來的便宜。官方最新的做法是,逐步提高 ALPHA 售價,讓有心體驗心靈崩潰的玩家參與 ALPHA 過程,而不是因為遊戲便宜,抱持撿便宜的心態參加 ALPHA 過程。以下是開發人員給購買者的話:
“DayZ Early Access is your chance to experience DayZ as it evolves throughout its development process. Be aware that our Early Access offer is a representation of our core pillars, and the framework we have created around them. It is a work in progress and therefore contains a variety of bugs. We strongly advise you not to buy and play the game at this stage unless you clearly understand what Early Access means and are interested in participating in the ongoing development cycle.”相關報導:
殭屍生存遊戲《DayZ》預覽版本上市後已售出 73 萬份(GNN 記者 RU 報導) 2014-01-03 17:22:59