Dr. Goner

I used the term "boat" facetiously earlier.

Noted and I apologize for coming off like that. But, he didn't react with an opposite opinion, he ridiculed me by saying "it ruined my life too". If he would have said "well I thought it was awesome" I wouldn't have even responded. I haven't systematically gone through here and dogged everyone who enjoyed it. I'm happy they did, but by mocking me by saying "it ruined my life" pissed me off.In all honesty, I think the whole idea of the devblogs should be reconsidered. I feel like most of them have been forced and probably add an unneeded stress to the DayZSA project. I guess I'm continually disappointed because they originally said they would come out weekly. They rarely do, so that leads me to think "oh wow, I bet it's gonna be really cool because it's taking longer" but in reality, no one on the team has the time or energy to put into it. I work for a decent size e-commerce company and I know a forced project when I see one. In other words, I don't need a devblog. I would honestly be happy just waiting for the game. What is said at my company is this... "Always under promise and over deliver." It is a tried and true customer service philosophy. When you set peoples expectations higher than what you can deliver you're gonna have problems. I know they want us all to think that it's right around the corner and SO much work is being done lest we all forget about DayZ SA, but that's not what would happen. The mod is amazing, I trust them to create a wonderful project and I know that it takes time... a lot of time. People would move on temporarily and then be STOKED when the game comes out polished. These forced efforts make me feel like they are insecure with their work or worse inept. So as far as what would coincide with my expectations, I'm not sure how to answer that. I feel like the DayZ SA team sets my expectations. They said there would be weekly devblogs showing the progress of the game. I don't even know what to say about the release date at this point blah blah blah. Just quit saying when it's "going to be reviewed". Say 2013 and be done with it, or 2014 for that matter. Anyway, a bit of a ramble but the gist is this... ALWAYS under promise and over deliver ALWAYS, especially in a customer service / marketing situation.

I think you mean Dallas. That guy knocks every damn comment I make on these forums. I responded to the question with MY OPINION which, last I heard, I'm still entitled to and he comes back with his normal trite bullshit and bashes me because I don't praise everything that they put before us.

I didn't say it ruined my life. I just said what it is. If that video is seriously your idea of entertainment, you need a new hobby.

PAX stuff, mostly regurgitated from earlier blog. Good luck making it through it, the camera work is terrible and its mostly unedited interview stuff with horrible audio. By horrible I mean, you can always hear at least three people talking in the back ground.

At least we know they've been working on one boat.

It was basically a regurgitation of the PAX stuff except with shittier video quality. Oh, and a picture of a large ship with a lot of interior play space. Ship looks good, video was crap.

Uuhh...

Is there actually going to be a devblog or not?

Ha! Thank you for not ridiculing me for not reading your post. Appreciate it man.

Sorry, this may seem really stupid, but all I get is a long virtual surgery video when I click on that link. Please advise.

Apologies in advance, but I didn't read through everything. Is there an ETA for this? Thanks!

I played on this server last night and it was great. It honestly brought back some of those original feelings I had while playing dayz. Yay, there aren't barracks every five feet! Only issue I had was when I logged out and back in once my backpack was gone. Not sure why that happened. I'm going to hop on again tonight for a bit.

The feeling is mutual. Please feel free to ignore my future posts. Where I come from, calling someone "dumb" is fighting words.

The graphic novels are amazing. I still get the monthly comics :)

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Good luck out there.

The first time I logged into DayZ, it was pitch black, I crawled for two hours and starved to death with the sounds of hell all around me. It was the best time I've ever had in a game. I definitely recommend playing as a bambie at night. You'll learn so much and there really isn't a more challenging gaming environment. Seems like this server won't have twenty people running around with NVGs so it should be fairly safe for a new guy. Plus getting killed because you broke out your flashlight while looking for food is a great learning experience. Have fun man, I think I'm gonna try this server tonight.

I agree with everything you've said except I think there's no point complaining until you've put your money in. I really hope I'm not complaining as much as critiquing. We'll see what happens with ARMA III it may be money well spent, just not sure yet. I've installed the most recent update so I'm going to give it a try again this evening, along with Don't Starve (looks awesome). I hope the DayZ standalone kicks ass. I'm sure I'll buy the alpha, I really wish I had an idea when it was coming because the mod isn't doing it for me anymore.

Like I said, I feel so lucky to be able to play this amazing FREE mod. I really wish I was able to pay for it somehow. Have a good day.

This community is getting really weird. You're right man. I guess I should consider myself lucky to be able to play the mod. Even though, I had to pay for it in a roundabout way. I can tell you this much, if it wasn't for DayZ, I would have never heard of Bohemia. Without a stove I couldn't cook food. Doesn't mean I wouldn't eat.

True. Let's consider the series of events. Read promotional DayZ material on DayZ mod.com, purchased ARMA II (which I hadn't previously been aware of) as a response. Played DayZ and enjoyed it. Still think it's free?

You're right it's the most wonderful free mod ever. I'm so thankful that it was given to me. I only wish I could have been afforded the honor of paying for it. There's nothing wrong with it and it's impossible to even look for flaws in such a holy piece of software. What was I thinking? Thank you for showing me the light oh DayZ prophet.

That isn't what I was saying. I was commenting on "some" of the moderators willingness to immediately treat people like they're idiots. A lot of forum members are just rude, like you for instance. I won't call you dumb, but I will call you rude.

@Inception I didn't mean to come off as rude. I just think it's off putting. Why not just paste a couple good servers in for the OP and leave it at that. "You're not looking hard enough" seems trite at this point. Then again, most of the responses to criticism of DayZ in these forums are trite. It seems that we're offending a lot of players by not taking there complaints seriously. People may continue to play the game but abandon the forum. Anyway, I guess it's just something we should all come to expect due to the anonymity that the internet provides. It's base human instinct to lash out at others, especially when you don't have to look them in the eye.

WarThunder was free. DayZ mod required a purchase to play. I agree with what most people are saying here and I'm sure I will buy DayZ SA Alpha, but it is tiring listening to people continue to call DayZ mod free. I had to purchase ARMA II to play it.