Dean Hall revealed to Eurogamer overnight that he plans to leave DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive and return to New Zealand, where he will start his own studio.
"I have a specific use," says Hall. "I'm really good at risk-taking and making other people take risks, I've always been good at that in my life. That's what I did with DayZ; I've done it twice now [DayZ mod and DayZ the game].
"Eventually, you don't want the guy telling you to go over the top and get through. So at some point I'll be a disaster for the project, at least in a leadership role."
Hall had originally intended to stay in Europe for a period of just months, prior to DayZ taking off - he's now been based in Prague for more than two years.
That doesn't mean he's walking out the door today, however.
"Originally I wasn't going to do this year, but it would be stupid not to, and it would be unfair to the community. I have to be on the project as long as it's important to [be]. Whether that role is as the leader, whether that role is in a more creative sense... But at a certain point there will be diminishing returns," says Hall.
"I'll be always involved. I remember talking about this with Marek [Spanel, Bohemia's CEO]... I'll always be involved with it; there's no way to escape it."
Dean plans to return to New Zealand and start his own studio, where he will focus on creating the perfect multiplayer game.
"I feel like DayZ is a fundamentally flawed concept, and I've always recognised that. It's not the perfect game; it's not the multiplayer experience, and it never can be, [with] the absolute spark that I want in it," says Hall.
According to Eurogamer, Hall plans to step down as the leader of DayZ by the end of the year. Setting up the studio in New Zealand, however, could take years - a process that is understood to be already underway.
NZGamer.com
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