Moltisanti

It can be unsafe. Kuru is caused by a prion found in humans. And if you read further, you have a higher risk of kuru if you don't eat the "choice cuts" of a human, and probably less risk if you actually cook the meat as well. Not to mention, "Prions are responsible for the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in a variety of mammals, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease") in cattle. In humans, prions cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia and kuru." So, like people have said, it's similar to Mad Cow disease. You should be a bit more safe if you eat a choice cut, cook it, and the person doesn't have some sort of sickness/infection upon death.

Most movies skip those parts in fear of being banned, or had something in place and had to scrap it because of that. Those same movies would probably push the envelope even further if they were allowed. In my opinion, if you're going to go realistic/horror, you should go all out; seeing as anything can happen in the real world. I do underestimate how easy it is for children to be part of it. But that's an entirely different subject involving parents who probably buy something for their child without researching what they're buying, or parents who let their child have a friend over without knowing what the friend is permitted to play in the first place (when I was younger and had one of my friends over, he wasn't allowed to play Grand Theft Auto, so I respected his parents' decision and we wouldn't play it). I don't think your objection is nonsense.. I just don't agree with it. As for the rating: it requires you to enter a birth date of (I believe) at least 18 years old. I would agree that the store page should also have the rating, but I'm guessing the only reason it doesn't is because DayZ is still in alpha.

Torture already exists: Handcuffing people, injuring them, feeding them rotten food and disinfectant; maybe even stripping and humiliating them. And asking the devs to make "special sick-servers" would be like asking them to make servers where you don't lose all your loot when you die, or something along those lines. It's a realistic survival horror game, not a Teen-rated walk in the park. There are acts that happen in real life that are far more horrific and gruesome than anything that can occur in DayZ. I think you're looking a little too far into it, as well... Don't forget, it IS just a game.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one end, it would be fun to make a cannibal a target that players would have to be weary of; but hardly anyone would want to be 'that' guy, and might just refrain from cannibalism in the first place (making the feature a bit useless). On the other end, I'd consider the feature just an added bonus; in the sense that it would be something people might have to resort to in order to survive, without some inaccurate consequence such as having to rely on it (it's meat, not a drug) or contracting an unnecessary illness. Of course illnesses are possible... but just as possible with any other meat, especially if it's not cooked properly.

I highly agree with adding cannibalism to DayZ. Sure, the devs will add animals for meat eventually... but I think cannibalism would add an extra twist (as well as a dose of reality) to the game. It would be a good option if you're out in the middle of nowhere and can't find food or animals, but happen to stumble upon another player; and, call me sick, but I think it would be fun(ny). Some people may say that one of the downsides would be bandits killing recently-spawned players for their meat for the lulz... but if you think about it, bandits can already do that if they want to hold someone hostage for blood or torture (force-feeding chemicals or rotten food). I suppose a disadvantage that could be implemented is the possibility of the "eatee" being sick, or the corpse not being fresh, thus making the eater sick.