Well I've been playing Dayz on and off for the past few weeks. Principle of the game I like. Graphics of the game, for a Beta, are very good. Plus the bonus of a huge map. Downsides??? well there are quite a few, and now there seem to be more after the update. Zombies now run through walls, buildings, fences, anything.. So when you hear them "behind a building" they're suddenly on top of you. I've got stuck in rooms before when none of the doors open. Door was opening when going in.. quit or get disconnected from a server, go back.. no doors open. Had a random couple of zombies that I was watching from afar just teleport next to me.. Kit takes a while when dropped to pick up again (ie back pack.. drop, pick up a new one, wait about for the old to show up to retrieve items) Serious lack of pristine food about in most places.. Tshirts, shorts, trainers. motor bike helmets everywhere.. but food? . good luck Drinks aren't so hard as there are wells, but finding a bottle or canteen.. well I've found 2 canteens in 2 weeks. Recently got knocked unconscious by a zombie after 1 punch, then "floated" 2 ft off the ground on my front into a building. Could bandage myself, eat, drink etc.. but not move or stand up. No clear indication of what the yellow chain/yellow broken chain/red chain/red broken chain mean. No server response for 1,2,3 etc.. seconds.. then you'll either loose your character, or jump back in time 20 minutes. but the worst issue, which is the reason I will not play this game with any effort until it's a polished release.. is loosing characters. I have lost count (at least 15 times) that I've had a character reset. I could be playing for hours.. quit a server to have some food myself.. jump back on.. server is full.. choose another server and boom, new character. (i'm aware of the modes and public options etc) Hours of time and effort wasted when I have to start over again. if COD MW (1) could get this multiplayer saving stats/player details malarkey working back in 2007, why is it so hard now? Why would I want to spend hours traipsing about to find weapons, clothes, food, water, whilst being stealthy to avoid zombies.... only to have to start over again repeatedly, if the server looses connection, or I want to have a break from the game. This game could be sooo good.. and I hope it does become what it could be.. but in the meantime.. it wont be in my steam game list under "recent"
