nemorus

Npcs are blind when literally touching player whos standing still in a bush - even if its a single shrub in the middle of a field. I suggest to remove that archaic feature (it was present in dayz mod...)

It was. A possibility to play as a zombie in dayz mod. It was of course very limited.

No killing for starting items, bandages, no way of hoarding them... Nice suggestion.

This ain't mod anymore. There are no zombies in dayz, only infected people. Survivors are immune to that infection. Charcoal & antibiotics wouldn't help either way - its an unknown disease without a cure.

If you didn't already - try BIs feedback platform. https://feedback.bistudio.com/project/view/2/ Maybe in very core of things these guys will help.

It was just like that in the past - wolves and bears were fighting infected. And it was a terrible display i swear. NPCs were literally flying all over because of their shot animations. Predators were defeated almost every time; I've seen modded black bears (special variants with more health and dps) ripped to shreds by most common infected. And that's precisely why their relation was changed. It was easier to hide the problem rather than fixing it. Just like with passive skills - easier to remove, harder to work with.

Justifying game's infirmity... Well whatever... It's part of "DayZ" soul in the end, its foundation - thats made from jelly and protected with short picket fence.

Pretty standard cold shoulder on their behalf. Its to the point that even topics started by staff and used for discussion with devs are left in dust. It just feels like "DayZ" is too old even for its creators. Other than that... Authentication error started to be a bigger problem few years ago. First people discovered that turning off background programs could fix it - be it discord or nvidia. Then it was about resetting stuff. Then some global steam malfunction happened and some wise guys were spreading rumors that its only because of said event. Now its back to resetting and chucking fault at service providers (server owners). One can turn off game, then launcher and finally reset steam. That will allow for logging back in. Hopefully. Fact is its nothing on users end. Its something between steam, game and battleye. These three subjects should fix it. And probably it won't happen. I mean this issue is well documented, reported multiple times and left to rot along angry players.

Did you checked possible fixes?

People are angry because cheats are not countered well enough. I understand that BIs paying other companies for protection - BE or Valve are not providing charity services, am i right? And yet day after day - for who knows how long already - people are reporting same problem... Security software is not catching cheaters when its supposed to. Its usually too late. To the point that people lost their hopes and treat these security services with contempt. It's hard to blame them. We all have heard about new ai which can effectively deal with cheating issue. Because it can quickly learn and adapt. And what's BI saying about it? Nothing. There's absolutely no communication, no announcements, not a word. Total ignorance. Cheating market is getting bigger and more stable because its countered with outdated technology. Game's not only losing face but also money. Why paying for services which are not sufficient? Why indeed...

I heard that BI uses outdated BEs software - which is weird. Its probably some kind of deal with a lot of money to lose, but losing image may not be worth it.

i can go on and on with these. Over the years that one suggestion is like a boomerang and for a good reason. Writing notes is so simple. Its the only way to communicate with others in a damaged world without risking getting shot. This feature is just needed. It's almost 2025 - enough is enough with saying its not possible. There's nothing thats impossible. I suggest to add a way to write and place notes ingame.

There are foxes though... So now its fairly obvious how chickens disappeared - being trapped between two predators.

Lets make this topic more alive with next question. Some people are certain that base-building feature "ruins loot economy"; That keeping certain items locked up stops their respawning cycle. This would mean that there are unique/limited items on a map. Is this true?

Bandages are luxury in a world that is long abandoned. And yet even infected can leave pristine and sterile meds behind... Yeah, it would be nice to think about it.