xBlackCat

Have you ever been outside at night in countryside where there are no street lights? When there is no moon or stars it is really that dark. I have, and I admit that it is all shades of black at that point, but you can at least tell the difference between a tree in front of you and the deep,deep black behind it. Maybe i have good night sight, but after you sit in it for a few minutes, outlines and movement are still detectable for the most part. Edit: Did not notice the moonless and STARLESS part when I posted this. I've only ever been out on a new moon, not a hopelessly cloudy new moon.

I don't know what you heard from people, but I wouldn't call it overhyped at all. It got a lot of press as a game with nothing else like it out there. Love it or hate it, it is unique. It is also in alpha, so there are going to be lots of issues. Anyone I have seen talking about DayZ has been very upfront about how unforgiving the game is, and how many bugs it has.

Well, after 134 votes, there is a small bias towards Daytime play, with very few who play only at night. I played a couple times in the early morning and I loved it, was difficult to see, but not impossible. Was quite fun. Conditions only stayed that way for an hour at most, though. So I think it is fair to say that nighttime is not broken as many seem to think. Based on the comments though, it seems that very few enjoy the cloudy and moonless nights. I don't think it HAS to be changed by any means, but in the servers I have looked at, few people stay when it is that dark; which supports the claims here. In my opinion, shifting the entire scale upwards a few notches would be more realistic, more fun, and would eliminate the darkest of the nights. It should also balance out the curve in the poll a bit more, though I'm not sure if aiming for the middle of the pack is actually a goal for this mod. If not, then based on this poll, the game is fine as is.

Based on the first 11 results, 5 of them play have no preference or prefer/only-play during the night, so right now it seems there is no issue. I'll be back tomorrow to see more complete results.