Testokan

Hi all Installed the game a few days ago and I am having a great time. I tried several “Survival” games over the last couple of weeks, but none of them are as good as DayZ (To my opinion and play style). The first hour was brutal, as I had no idea what to do and got killed 3 times by Zombies, once by freezing to death. I watched some Videos and gave it a try again. Much better now, got my first axe, food and some nice cloth to keep me warm. Survived 1 day. Yeah! Second day I searched a barn and fell down the stairs. Leg broken! Died a slow death in a remote barn. After Apocalypse life sucks. Every step can be your last one. So the broken leg led to learning how to chop wood and build a splint. Then my Axe got badly damaged so I figured out how to repair it with a stone. One thing leads to the other. I am currently focusing on low population servers which are “Friendly” (I know it is only a description). Mainly to learn the game mechanics without getting hassled by trigger happy kids. Until now, I never saw another player in game. What I also like is that the Zed’s are not present on every corner. You can walk for an hour and don’t see any, but suddenly you hear a Zed closing in and each time I freak like hell. Awseome! Now Zed’s are not really difficult to fight and sometimes they are very buggy. Now I read there will be more Zed’s in a future release. I just hope it will not turn in one of these 100 other games where you just need to slash Zombies. Rather just increase the numbers slightly, but give them much better AI (Not that I expect that Zombies are very clever). I am really looking forward to be able to shoot animals for food. Not sure if this already works, didn’t come across any animals. Now I am fully fed and equipped, so I will go exploring the map, visit some deserted villages, kill some Zed’s and just trying to stay alive. Now I have a few questions: How often will there be updates?Is there a possibility to get some statistics? As in how long am I surviving with the current character? Zed kills? Etc. Happy Survival!

Many thanks for the feedback. I finally found a small stone. 3 more spaces in my backpack. Have now a few low population/friendly servers in my favourite list. So I can logon to the same servers. I also started to check out names which connect to these servers, to figure out, if it is like me, always the same people. I relocated a little bit more north and setup "camp" between 3 villages. As of Camp, I stay in this area. I want to get familiar with a small area, before heading in another direction. Also I want to see, if same loot spawns regularly in certain houses (So I know hwere to go if I need to resupply something). I have now some decent equipment and try to keep my stuff in good condition. Over the weekend I also visited an Airfield for the first time. Found some Pain killers and a new helmet. Next weekend my son will join me, so looking forward exploring the world together.

Thanks a lot for all the replies. I will not quote (Would make the post to long). Updates/Statistics: Thanks for the roadmap. This looks very promising. Especially the animal improvements. Predators? Yeah! I also looked at the Hord video. Bahh. As a single player this will be most probably certain death. But I like games (or Alphas) which change the game meta drastically. Adapt or die! Hunting: Will go looking for some animals this evening. I have built myself a bow and some arrows yesterday. Need to get them to work. I also own a gun, but it just has 3 bullets inside. Splint: Yes, I figured it out finally how to chop down trees and bushes (After hitting a tree for 5 minutes!) Map: To late. :) I see your point about the "Lost" feeling. I don't know if there is some background story to the game (If there is, let me know), but I think the person I play, grew up around the spawning location. So certain knowledge would be available. And as a new player, I can avoid dangerous spots. I am an "old" player, playing computer games for more then 30 years now! I used to be a hardcore gamer, now I just play to relax after a hard working day. My favourite playstyle is a lonely wolf, so other player interaction is for me not mandatory (I have enough during work). I of course interact if necessary, but if I can, I will pass you, without you recognizing me. A few more questions: Why does a stone cover 4 spaces in your backpack? A stone to sharpen your axe shouldn't be bigger then a tin of beens. Rain: Does it rain on all servers at the same time? I once switched server as it was raining for 15 minutes non stop (I know in real life this is nothing, but it is in my game time!). But on the other server it also rained. So I switched back. So, I will be off trying the hunting this evening. And continue to survive.