Well to even state that this game is too easy in this alpha stage is quite silly.

Right now that would be a terrible idea. DayZ is still in early Alpha.

The suspense and the uncertainty of any outcome is what makes pvp fun for me.

Just out of curiosity but is there day time on experimental? Every time I've joined it's always night time, which is good and all for the survival aspect, but I've been a fresh spawn the whole time and finding my way and getting my bearings just to start off has been kind of annoying plus it's really hard to test things in the dark.

Now now, don't rain on the guys parade. I guarantee this will be a mod at some point

I would like to see seasons happen for Chernarus but I don't know how feasible this would be

I fully support this idea. I find it completely lame being able to run around with your bag open so you can spot stuff you can't see, or just want the ease of finding stuff instead of having to actually look. I don't think we need a rummaging animation but I think the hot bar should exist through pockets only aka pants, jackets, shirts etc. The things you can actually access quickly

Well it is possible that an unfinished game might not be fun. How fun would it be to drive a car without an engine?

The way you're coming across is that people have completely abandoned DayZ for other games. I don't think that's the case.

I haven't played for months until this experimental patch came out and I think a lot of players do this. This is in Alpha and is still far from a complete game so it's understandable that a lot of people have stopped playing. I myself will stop playing soon as I've seen what the experimental has to offer and patiently await the next update.

A lot of players have left while waiting for either new patches or DayZ to be finished. I'm 100% sure once this game hits beta we will see 1pp servers rise in population and once again be able to play the game in a more immersive style.

Just to clarify, @igor-vk, not once did I say I want 1pp only servers nor did I state that anyone shouldn't play 3pp. Due to population issues, 3pp is the only viable option for "me" at this point in the alpha development. I believe 1pp will breathe new life once this game gets closer to beta as people have left due to development time and will return.

Wow, rage much? And you don't tell me what to play, eh? The first thing you said is to not play 3p

I believe this topic is still a thing because some people don't want to see a watered down survival game where people play a corner peeking game without exposing themselves. Personally I don't find 3rd person makes me feel like a survivor but more like some action hero I can dress up and look at as I run around

So I've finally been able to find time to check out the exp server. Runs great as far as I can tell. A little bit of rubber banding, no crashes or server restarts after a few hours of play time. Now most of this was spent in the NE corner in Svetlo so I haven't got very far. A few things I did notice is that some terrain was raised, such as sidewalks, which did prevent me from entering some buildings. As for weapons, didn't find much of anything. Been using a baseball bat and living off of apples. .

I'm on the fence about this 1pp vs 3pp debate. I use to play exclusively 1pp only but due to population drop I ended up going 3pp just for population. Big thing I noticed for myself tho is when I play in 3rd person I have no fear. I can look around corners without exposing my character and I can needlessly run around. Now when I play in 1st person I play more cautious. I check my surroundings before entering a town or city and I keep to cover while moving slow. Personally I get more into the game when I'm in 1st person. 3rd person just reminds of a basic action game. My 2 cents

Oh man, I hope it's only for experimental testing purposes. Kind of takes away from the immersion or at least have an option to turn it off.

The status in the upper right corner, is that part of the game now?

This type of topic/question is kind of iffy. Is it worth it? Well yes, it is worth it for saving money but people unfortunately don't understand what early access/Alpha means and end up complaining about the game in the worst possible ways without any knowledge of what they are complaining about.

Heh, ya I know. Kind of got my hopes up a bit as I haven't really touched DayZ in quite a while as I've been waiting for the update. Not to worry, I've got a few other early access games I'm checking out right now as I patiently wait for this awesome game to mold itself together.

Greetings all. Long time lurker and finally decided to join up as I've been waiting patiently for this patch to come out. Any word on server status? I didn't see anything recently posted. Thanks