alexoolol

Doing so only made it worse in my case: I am getting 6 fps ALL THE TIME and it is just unplayable. I'll deactivate Steam Synchronization for DayZ and uninstall -> install it back.

I do believe that the plate carrier should indeed be "legit". I get that this is a bit disappointing, but at the same time it's not like it does not offer any protection: as with vests, it does protect a bit. IMO, vests have a fixed damage neglecting factor and will change to protect more or less as DayZ updates.

I uninstalled DayZ and I installed it back. With a little luck, it might have been a faulty installation and I hope it is now fixed. I'll try it in 2 hours.

Sorry for double post but there it is: I go from 60 ish fps to 4-13

Hey buddy, we're in the same boat. I believe this has nothing to do with the specs ( I have a very high end rig ) and that it is a bug everyone can experience. As of 0.54, my game becomes like what you described around once every 10 minutes. It makes it unplayable because it is unpredictable. The only temporary way to fix it is to lower your resolution scale then bring it up again. Hope this issue gets sorted out ASAP.