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The reason CryEngine and UnrealEngine etc. look so good is because they don't use massive scale maps. If they did, then the quality of graphics and other things would suffer. There's a reason ArmA doesn't look like Crysis and why Crysis doesn't have huge maps like ArmA and this is it.

The problem with your definition is that DayZ does not have a pinnacle. It's sandbox/survival and it's exactly what YOU make of it. Years and years of goals and achievements in games have ruined gamer's brains.

You haven't a clue what you are talking about. And ARMA is NOT a failing series by any stretch. Stick to FPS on rails please.

And that's a damn shame. The same thrill you get from DayZ can be had from a multitude of ARMA2 mods (and the SP/MP out of the box game itself.) DayZ Is what it is BECAUSE of ARMA 2's unforgiving gameplay. Have been and will continue to support BIS and the ARMA series. NOTHING else comes close.

If this is the kind of gameplay you enjoy I would suggest you try playing vanilla ARMA 2.

Animal meat is the best way IMHO. Once you have what you need to cook meat there's no more reason to carry blood bags.

Not had this problem. The only issue I've experienced since the last patch is my missing morphine.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Mark Twain

Running into a bush.

Winchester.

Nope.

Lots of misunderstanding about the ARMA game itself vs. DayZ. The game might look terrible on YOUR machine, but that's not the fault of the designers. ARMA has always required high machine specs which is one of the reasons why it wasn't widely accepted. Remember it's a SIMULATION engine not a tightly focused COD/BF FPS engine. Lastly, I've never had any issues with server stability. You must be picking the wrong servers.

I think you have that backwards. It's mostly the youngins' that believe people instantly turn feral when all hell breaks loose.

I aggro'd one last night and ran into a building to dispense of it using a Winchester. Plenty of z's heard the shot and came after me too. So no, I don't think it has changed that much.

Before you get all bent out of shape, you should realize that the post you are quoting reeks of inaccuracy. "The stats script on the main page is filtering out deaths within a timeframe that I consider respawns indeed." What does that mean? Can't they track respawns because someone hit the respawn button? Doesn't seem like it. I'm sorry, that explanation is just way too vague and it clearly is just a guess. You lose. They should publish the metrics and calculations that make up these statistics, otherwise they're as believable as any other numbers I could pull out of my ass.

A: This community suffers from an abundance of asshats B: Some of it is rocket's fault because I can't tell some of his comments/posts from some of the other asshats. That's right - he set the tone and did so very poorly.

I disagree. I think IED's should be implemented as another game mechanic. I would LOVE to be able to booby trap my backpack/tent/vehicles. It makes complete sense in the context of the game and if it hasn't already been suggested in the suggestions threads it should be.

Delete the old @DAYZ folder then extract any previous version to replace it.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/634586-turn-off-intel-igp-m17x-r3-bios-mod.html - Beware the bios version but this should point you in the right direction. http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?&docid=439266 - This is probably helpful too.

How does one fall OFF the sky?

It'll never happen. But it wouldn't bother me one bit. IT'S NOT REAL. Naysayers get a grip.

And you know this number to be accurate how? Does it count players that get shot, don't die and DC before they do? Does it count players that get shot - then hit/eaten by a zombie as a murder or does the zombie get credit for the kill? Does it count players that get shot, pass out then bleed out? Exactly what incidents count towards a murder? Have you checked the code to see that it is calculated correctly and doesn't have a bug? What counts as a survival attempt? Is that all newly started characters? Does it count characters that opt to respawn and don't die to a zombie or other player? Does it count players that die due to bugs/glitches/bad physics? Exactly what counts as a Survival Attempt? Obviously only rocket/devs can answer most of these, but unless you know for a fact these numbers are 100% accurate and reflects data that we *think* it reflects we don't know for sure. I realize it's all you have to go on, but I'd be more hesitant to use it as a point of argument for the whole "death match" issue. It would be nice to have a full explanation of those numbers.

What, as opposed to shoot on sight, camping the coast etc.? This game draws asshats like flies to shit. Get used to it.

+1 This should be done. Would solve the problem of survivors retaliating in self defense so they won't get tagged as a bandit. Let's hope rocket reads this.

As far as I know, none of the zombies ever hit your legs.