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It's going to be frustrating but, in due course, I can only assume thy will fix this.

Day Z can be a frustrating experience right about now but it's in early stages and, within the next few months, we should see a mod emerge that could become a stand out cult success for many years. Patience.

This type of thread will almost certainly be banned.

I was looking forward to using it but we've had a HUUUGE power cut in our area and exchange has been down for 2 nights now...

I'd prefer zombies to be truthful, but if they are going to slow down, you must make them able to kill in one or two hits.

I've seen the video too. He compares it to Minecraft in terms of natural progression.

Sounds ruddy terrifying...

Are we truly the burgeoning community that this fantastic test mod deserves? Regardless of where we all came from, we are all here because we wish to be and we should be in this together. We owe it to Rocket, to BI, to the game we all love and to ourselves to get these problems ironed out. But we can only do that by working together and sharing dialogue coherently, cohesively and sensibly. I am most certainly in that distinct camp others would call "fanboys" and I freely admit that - I make no apologies for it. I think that these guys have done a truly fantastic job. The sheer work, slog and effort they have endured to bring us something this impressive, even in the earliest stages, is nothing short of a magnificent achievement. We are all guilty of being dismissive of one another, in one way or another. But some of our comments, from both sides, are nothing short of childish squabbling and rather barbed insinuations about the content on one another's character. On one side, we 'fanboys' should not be under the illusion that we, in any way, have any 'right of ownership' to this mod. We can be proud of the fact that we were there at the beginning; that we have watched this mod grow and have been - in some form - integral to the inception of the concept in it's evolving form. On the other side, we have those who would refer to themselves as casual gamers. Their experience may have been 'Left 4 Dead' or 'CoD' or 'Battlefield' and whilst I am in no way suggesting that is their ONLY gaming experience, there will exist posters on this forum, new to this mod, who possess that history. This is a mod far removed from those concepts. This is a game that has a right to preserve the integrity it has thus far developed and not be swayed by an industry that has long been stagnant. Mods, as far as I am concerned, are the spearhead of ingenuity in gaming - communities developing games together without the red-tape or the outside interests getting in the way. I have been guilty of wanting to keep this from 'outsiders' to stop them from 'diluting' the core concepts that I have enjoyed since this mod came to my attention. This is a game I have been waiting for during many years now and, ridiculously, I seem to think I can stop anyone from taking that away from me. The reality is that I can't. This game will evolve; it will develop according to a diverse community that has every right to find a collective identity. But we need some dialogue. We need to afford one another the respect to preserve this as a 'discussion forum' as there is little discussion here lately. We deride one another and heap scorn upon tentatively suggested ideas as though we had witnessed an indignant crime. We are participating in an Alpha Test. A bloody good Alpha Test at that. There will be suggestions...some will be odd, some creative, some naturally intuitive, some that upset one side or another and some that are posted purely to provoke. We will find bugs, we will have glitches, we will disagree about hue, contrast and the ambient sounds of a forest. We will find things difficult, we might even question the logic of a decision the developers make. But that is part of the process. We feedback, we share, we DISCUSS. We have a clear set of issues and suggestions and the devs take that on board, feed back and continue doing what they do best. What we currently have is unhealthy, uncompromising and devoid of any intellectual value. It is failing to achieve what was intended. Let's enjoy it, revel in it and feel a part of something that has so much exciting potential. It's not finished - in reality, it's not even close. So shape the destiny of this mod by establishing a cordial, open and reciprocal dialogue. Don't make threads that descend into vitriolic derision - especially not as regards to the developers who are trying their bloody damn hardest to please 250,000 people with conflicting opinions on where THEIR game should go. This is a game that is in the very early stages yet is still remarkable in conception and delivery. The potential for community input is huge and I, personally, am thoroughly excited to be a part of this even in the tenuously associative manner of a player...you should be too. It obviously makes people passionate...hell, that's the reaction Rocket and his team want to see, I'm sure. But some of the sheer venom I have seen here, about a mod which is FREE and not yet out of an infancy, is simply ridiculous - FROM BOTH SIDES. I don't care if you think I'm being a pompous git or an interfering, condescending busybody who uses the internet as a mouthpiece because he feels useless in the real world. Theorise that, if it makes you feel better. Suggest it, should the urge take you. It's bollocks. But knock yourself out. All I want is to be part of a community that has a vision and a commitment to a fantastic mod. I'm sure you all do too. Let the trolling begin...

I'm not sure I did fail to live up to my point. I disagreed without using foul language or descending into a to and fro mid slinging match. Though I would prefer not to respond to trolls, I could not abide him defacing a post I had made. That is surely understandable?

Anyway... Returning to the point.

Fisticuffs at dawn?

Check debug threads for ideas too.

Day Z IS awesome new shit!!!

Melee weapons. <3

This parrot has slipped from his mortal coil...

Could your response not have been more respectful. Dismiss the idea, should you disagree with it, but do so without being quite so aggressive.

Great to see the community has so warmly accepted this!

It will be balanced on the strength of feedback. Be patient and keep giving measured input. That's the way forward.

Soooooooo....

I'm sure that will be a more aesthetic after thought when other issues are addressed.

Your writing is phenomenal Courier. Yours was the inspiration for this suggestion.

I love alpha testing.

We doth jest dear friend. Let us jest no more, lest the throngs be perturbed by our frivolity.

When your life's a bitch and you're full of shit...