Survivor GameZ III
This Saturday (May 25th) at 1PM PST marks the return of the Survivor GameZ– the DayZ e-sports event that was started last year and has pulled in some impressive numbers of twitch.tv viewers during its past two incarnations.
I had the chance to interview Soma (Jordan Tayer) who is part of the group coordinating the event and he was able to share some great information about the upcoming competition and its history:
VTX1: Is it true that Matt Lightfoot is going to be a contestant? Also, are any other members of the DayZ Dev Team scheduled to participate as contestants or commentators?
Soma: Yes, it is true that Matt Lightfoot and Ivan Buchta of the DayZ development team will be competitors in this event. Matt and the dev team have always supported the Survivor GameZ and I personally have been lucky enough to have Matt along for some SGz server testing in the last week. So yes, Matt and Ivan will be competing in the main event this Saturday.
VTX1: Who will be commentating the main live stream on twitch.tv?
Soma: The commentators for the event will include Bikeman and myself. The two of us will be commentating on all up-coming semi and quarter finals events, and the main events, so I hope we don't suck too terribly. We both live-stream on twitch so we aren't exactly shy about talking to our PC's for hours at a time but commentating an e-sport is definitely a new experience for both of us. It's definitely exciting and I believe we are improving our skills with each event that we host.
VTX1: Will there be an official multi-stream and what will be the URL?
Soma: There is not an official multi-stream for the event but if you watch the event from this site, you will have access to two viewing screens that will include the main feed and the SGz Map stream, which will be a map of the play area with player markers enabled.
VTX1: The previous Survivor GameZ events were organized by QuickNap Gaming. I get the impression that Survivor GameZ is trying to establish itself as its own entity and that folks like Hicks, Bikeman and you, who were part of Qn are still the driving force behind it. Is the Survivor GameZ its own entity now and who manages/controls it?
Soma: The Survivor GameZ has always been its own entity. QuickNap Gaming was the original host of the first event, the Hunger GameZ, and was very helpful in spreading the word about the event and embracing the DayZ community in its early stages. As the event moved on from the first event and became the Survivor GameZ, the SGz team continued on its way with event development and planning and Qn Gaming went its own way with members live-streaming games on twitch.tv. Hicks, Bikeman, Lou and myself are no longer apart of Qn but do in fact work on the Survivor GameZ as a team along with other team members scattered across the globe, such as Andy Bryer, Jake and Tommy.
VTX1: Is there anything you'd like to say to fans of DayZ and the previous Survivor GameZ events?
Soma: To any current, new, or future fans of DayZ and the Survivor GameZ, I just wanna say thanks for keeping DayZ alive and a generally great community to be apart of. The mod has been out for about a year now and it still remains a fantastic game to immerse ourselves in. Patiently waiting for the standalone to be released isn't easy but I have faith in the dev team and sincerely believe that the final product they release to the public will be a superb and evolved level of DayZ gameplay that I can't wait to experience. The Survivor GameZ will continue to evolve along with the game and we can't wait to see what's in store for the Survivor GameZ's future. Thanks a lot for supporting DayZ and the Survivor GameZ; I'll see you guys on Saturday!
Survivor GameZ - Official Site
In case any of you missed it, there was an interesting interview posted to the DayZ Development Team blog a few weeks ago with Ivan Buchta, the designer of the "ARMA II" map "Chernarus," which is used to such great effect in the DayZ mod. Ivan is also heavily involved in the design of the "Chernarus+" map for DayZ Standalone and was recently freed from wrongful imprisonment after an ill-fated trip to Greece last year, which he touches on briefly in the interview. Definitely worth a watch.
Shout Out: Soma
With the Survivor GameZ this weekend, it only makes sense to feature Soma. I've been watching his twitch.tv stream off and on since he started it last year and it's been one of the most consistently-entertaining I've seen. This guy should have way more viewers than he does. Hopefully, his expanded role in Survivor GameZ will help make that happen. Of course, stream highlights like the following don't hurt either.
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