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I agree that's it's not more complete. However I do love it, and I believe that if the devs stick on the right course it could one day be brilliant (though there's plenty of time for it to get screwed up until then). But it doesn't seem to have a real aim at the moment. At least you know what DayZ is meant to be. I'm just gonna have a think, and keep an eye out for the future of DayZ. So far no one has been able to gimme any word on future plans. So from what I've read all there is to do is kill zombies and other players (in a nutshell), that alone doesn't overly interest me. But the visual look of the game definitely does. I just hope they add more to it.

Thanks Vicco, Yeah that's pretty much what I thought about it to be honest. But as I was only viewing it through youtube or twitch I was wondering if there was more to it. To be honest I was kinda hoping someone would tell me there was :p I'm sure I will get it it in the future. But I think for now there's little point. I might as well hang on a bit. Thanks

Seriously!? Rust still uses base models for most things, doesn't have a official map and hasn't decided on the main theme of the game. They're saying it's no more than 10% complete. It's very much still in the idea phase. I thought DayZ was a lot further than Rust to be honest. It must mean there's a hell of a lot more features still to come before completion. Though no matter where I look I can't seem to find any information on future plans "/ Has anything been announced?

Thanks for giving a better reply Hutch :) The same was said about rust and I love it, have well over 200 hours on it. That's just an Alpha thing, if you buy it, you have to accept the fact that it's not finished. In all honestly, by looking at it. No I don't think it's the most awesome game ever. From what I can work out, all there is to do is kill zombies and other players. And a lot of people have a lot of issues with the engine. But that doesn't mean it can't be the most awesome game ever. I made this thread to ask if there was more to it that what I first thought and what other features and changes might be coming to the game in the future. To be honest I will probably buy it anyway .. But with what I know, I honestly can't see myself clocking over 200 hours in it's current state without getting bored. Thanks again for the reply.

Other than Hutch, thanks everyone for being so friendly, helpful and honest :) I'm pretty sure I will get DayZ, but I might give it another couple of months or so to see where it goes. Thanks :)

There's always one :p

What does DayZ currently have (or have planned) in the way of crafting and base building?

Never played Dark Souls but LOVE Fallout .. Though a large part of that is the story and the creativity behind the characters and locations. Something I'm not sure if DayZ has or will have (I'm talking about the story and character more than locations).

Thanks Kestrol :) To be honest just the sheer look of the game and size of the map is enough to make me want it. I love exploring worlds especially if they're huge, visually very pleasing and it's easy to get lost and find new places. But that can only keep someone interested for so long. What I love about 7DTD is that it's less about randomly killing zombies and more about simply surviving the night. If you spend all day killing zombies then ur screwed when the night comes. U gotta spend the day gathering resources and crafting/building/repairing a shelter. That alone turns a standard zombie killer game into something much much more exciting. So if the entire aim is just to kill zombies and there's no future plans to expand on that then once I've explored the map I can honestly see myself getting very bored.

Thanks for an honest response :) It's definitely not a show stopper, or I wouldn't otherwise be here. But if the entire aim of the game is to kill zombies and there's literally nothing else to it. Then yeah it won't interest me. Thanks again for your reply :)

Hey guys, I'm new here, first post. I don't "yet" own DayZ. It both interests me and doesn't. I wanted to tell you a little about myself and ask you if you think this game is for me and also answer some of my other questions. I've been looking through this forum for a while now, watching several youtube videos, spoken to friends and spent a fair bit of time watching livestreems on twitch. I'll get the big point out of the way with. I am not a zombie fan. That goes for games, films, tv shows etc. I just don't get the buzz with them, they really don't interest me. That being said, I love a good game, and I play and own a lot of games with zombies in them, they just aren't generally the main feature. However I recently bought 7 Days To Die, and I love it. I haven't clocked many hours on it yet (kinda waiting for them to sort a few bugs and get multiplayer hosting working) but from what I've played I love. I won't go into detail on it because this isn't the place but among the many many zombie games out there, that one personally stands out for me (for obvious reasons if u own or know about it). So I will enjoy a zombie game IF it has something that makes it stand out. From what I've seen, the visual world in the game looks STUNNING! That's one thing that really does grab my attention. But (without sounding mean) there really doesn't seem like there's much to do other than run around and kill zombies and other players .. Which to be completely honest, sounds like I'd get bored pretty quick. I know it's Alpha, I understand what Alpha means, I play a couple of the other popular ones at the moment too. I read somewhere that it won't reach beta until the end of the year, so I assume that means there's some pretty big features on the way? I haven't found much info on future plans so if anyone can enlighten me I'd really appreciate it. A lot of friends have also said that the game engine is pretty poor at the moment. Anyone have any other opinions on this? Or know if it's subject to change or be improved? A part of me really really wants this .. But a part of just thinks I'll get bored. None of my friends who own it have clocked very many hours on it yet. But it's obviously very very popular. So there's definitely something I don't see in it that others do. I guess the best question is.. What makes this game so great for you? Thanks :) Stewie