Zoltan (DayZ)

Hello everybody, Thankyou MRDK to have started that thread, and the others that made productive comments. I fell here because I have been trying that mod for around one month now, and i'd like to comment about it, and I hope bring some sense about that public/private argument. First I must say the mod is great even while it's in alpha state, it's still full of bugs and get an horrible interface but the ammount of freedom is a fresh breath of air. Unfortunately it started to get wrong lately; I was planning to describe the exact situations but i'm sure everybody have experienced similar situations with hacks/cheats users, so no need to fill that thread with this. While public hive servers are stormed by abusers, private servers are surely a way to get a chance to find peace while waiting for a solution. I'm sure that Bohemia or the mod developpers take seriously the hurt that are done to the community that has grown so fast already So what else would benefit the game from an administration of private hives beside obvious closer watch at fair play? Could be a capacity to make variations by bringing unique contents to the players, giving them a more enjoayble experiences, a bit like a rpg master could do. In the future the independent game may give the administrator to have more control on his own story developpement by changing the "rules" exemples ; should the Z behave more like roaming hoards or stays like now around settelments ? Should that place or that place have non player character not infected and defending ? So many ideas have and can come out of a game that give right of edition and adaptation of the play rules It's a start, if that future game is an engine for imagination and keep that kind of freedom, just don't get stuck on with sterile arguments please One thing that public hive benefit (or should) is a common set of rules that comfort players that seek equity while going in confrontations, I suppose PvP fans would feel at ease in that situation, they could always battle other groups without too much surprises in the surounding world. I hope it's not just repporting bugs to the dev that is expected, we may contribute to influence the game decision makers in bringing some wanted features in game, hybrid hives is one. Have a nice day.