Nefarious (DayZ)

This post is comical. If you are telling me zombies had mainstream appeal prior to The Walking Dead you are delusional. Zombies have always had a cult following. I'm 39 and have been into the zombie genre since you were sperm.

Knowing squat about zombies means they wouldn't have a clue about Dawn of The Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Resident Evil etc. They wouldn't know zombies need to be shot in the head. Particulars that fans of the genre would know. You are trying to make it look like I said they didn't know WHAT A ZOMBIE WAS. There is a marked difference.

There is a movie from 1930 called White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi. I'm afraid zombies have been around a long long time.......:)

Puhlease. It's nothing like asking that. I'm a huge zombie fan and am aware of their popularity within a niche market. However, TWD tv show has exploded (I don't really care for it) but now many more people are "into zombies". To ask if TWD may have influenced Dean to make a zombie survival mod is far from a stretch.

Reread the post pls. I never said they didn't know what a zombie was. Did your cap key break?

I brought this particular subject up in another thread about DayZ not being made without the mainstream success from TWD tv show. I assumed others would concur, however, this was not the case. I feel zombies have always been a cult/niche market despite the fact that I am huge fan of the genre. What do you guys think? Would we have DayZ without The Walking Dead tv show?

Ok. I respect that. And yes, polling my friends at work is not statistically significant but I would refer you to TV ratings for the show. You have to admit zombies have always been a niche/cult market. I shouldn't have made my statement as fact you are right, moreover, I would like to know what side others come down on. Maybe I'll start a new thread on it.

Do you intend on qualifying this? I'm not sure what's tripping you up. You don't think the massive popularity of the zombie genre now has influenced these games? I am a huge zombie flick fan. I can tell you straight up that anyone I work with (Fire Dept./ Paramedic) knew squat about zombies prior to this tv show. Many of them are big fans now. Your post has no context let alone content so I'm at a loss.

Rick's son almost ruins the show for me. His acting is atrocious. I applaud the effort to get zombies mainstream though. Without the comic and subsequent tv show explosion there would be no DayZ.

It's ok. Bad acting and numerous plot holes. PLEASE tell me why they are always telling each other to keep quiet so not to "alert the zombies." Then 5 seconds later Captain Inbred gets on his Harley and roars off????

1. Warn wife I will be playing a lot. 2. Play a lot. 3. Ask wife why I hear other men in the next room. (while playing)

Better explained than I ever could. Don't get me wrong, I like the "jerk" element of PVP but I want to primarily be worried about zombies FIRST a la the zombie flicks while simultaneously having to deal with the PVP.

Yes, I agree. In none of the classic movies or tv shows are people treating the zombies as a nuisance. If that's the case then it is simply a PVP game and there are far better choices out there than Dayz. I'm not worried, however, as I feel Rocket's vision for this game is the same is mine. Here's to hoping he gets it done.

The WARZ!!! (Ducks to avoid tomatoes)

Ben Franklin is a hero of mine. He was an incredibly tolerant man and a master negotiator. He would never have talked to people like this. You sir, have pulled him from his slumber and made him your avatar only to besmirch his good zombie name?!! FOR SHAME!