BobbyDean

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Glad to see there are others that like the idea. However, for those who are saying I'm a 1PP player trying to force the debate for there to be 1PP only, I'm seriously not. I honestly prefer 3PP in all respects EXCEPT for firefights. This really is my opinion.

Def still too easy - need like 10 times as many zombies as there are now. Also food still to easy to obtain - find a pack of seeds and you have unlimited supply of food. I like the farming system but seeds way too easy to come by. Also unlimited apples and fish is an issue.

So I've finally made up my mind on this debate - it's a bit of a compromise. I've been playing DayZ since early 2014 and have been thinking about this debate for a while. Both sides of the argument have merit, but I agree that gunfights in 3PP are very immersion breaking. After 3 years, I finally have a solid opinion and would love to hear your thoughts. My Opinion: Allow switching between 3PP/1PP whenever you want EXCEPT when you have a firearm in your hands. So, firearm in your hands = forced 1PP mode. I finally came to this conclusion because I figure for some character movement and ESPECIALLY melee, etc 3PP really does play an important part given it's a video game and not real life. BUT once your character has a firearm in their hand, I think you should no longer be allowed the extra "situational awareness" that 3PP gives you until the firearm is removed from your hands. Thoughts?

I completely agree with you. I had hoped for a system which just rewarded you xp for how long you stayed alive and then you could allocate points into whatever area you wanted. This sort of approach would remove "grinding" because you just gain xp for staying alive - not for performing specific actions. People could say you could abuse this sort of time-based xp system, but the game doesn't let you just "sit around". You have to eat, drink, maintain your temperature, stay dry, warm, etc - so you can't just sit around and earn xp. In my book if your character has managed to stay alive for 200 hours - by gosh they've earned the xp. Sigh- very disappointed as well with the system they announced.