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So I'm pretty enthused to play Day Z. I've done a bit of research, watched a bunch of videos. But I haven't picked up the game yet. I understand the game is insanely hard on purpose- I wanted to be prepared instead of noobing out and being unable to work the fiddly inventory or not know what the broken bones icons are. There's two things stopping me: a) The constant talk of hackers making servers unplayable. When it takes hours to gear up, then some asshat kills a serverload of people in a second. B) Mention of Day Z becoming a stand alone. Are the hackers/stupid kids really that much of an issue? Is there a timeframe on Day Z leaving ARMA2? Worth the purchase/time?