BluWolve

Update should now be live, see you in Chernarus! https://mobile.twitter.com/DayZ/status/1032388380602982408

I can respect that, though surely that is the most difficult path of survival?

My plan for if I am in a party is this; If I see another player, and want to try to communicate, try using hand gestures first. If we can wave to one another without one or both of us ending up dead, then I will try using game chat to see if they have a mic and also want to communicate that way. It really does not take long to switch from party chat to game chat, and im sure I saw there was a way to toggle push to talk in game without going into any menu. It might have been down on the dpad? Sometimes I can't communicate, sometimes I don't want to. Sometimes I am in a party chat and other times I am in game chat. I don't see there having to be an explicit reason people have to chat in game anyway, im sure you can get the gist of someone's intentions if you are paying attention to them and what they are doing. Sure, it will make things easier, but communication is still possible between someone who is deaf and someone who isn't. Besides, you can't always trust what someone says anyway. If another player is raising their gun and lining me up in their sights, I don't think them singing "Kumbaya" is going to make me believe they are friendly haha! Xbox won't be exactly the same as on PC, but it doesn't mean it will be lacking with player interactions in my opinion.

Thats awesome! I could definitely see myself playing in a similar fashion. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of interactions I have with other survivors. Glad to know there could potentially be some friendlies watching from the shadows, and not just bandits or zombies :)

I too hoped that wouldn't be the case, but if console gaming has taught me anything, it is a lot of 13 year olds have had relations with my mother haha. When a new multiplayer PVP type game comes out on Xbox, unfortunately there are usually a lot of those types of players getting around. There will also be the inevitable influx of people whining about mechanics being too difficult, and a bunch of arm chair developers will come in and post about how this game should be. To be fair though, usually after the initial hype dies down a bit the core community of mature adult players are mostly the only ones still around. I have seen it happen in plenty of games before, this one shouldn't be any different. Don't get me wrong, KOS is a valid survival tactic and I will be expecting to be murdered a lot haha! I will be suspicious of every area I go into and everyone I meet, but I do hope to make some new friends in Chernarus.

Thanks for the heads up

No. I think we have already been given enough to have been approved for the closed preview. We should not be greedy and ask for any other preferential treatment, we should just consider ourselves lucky to have had a chance to try out the game and help report issues so it is as ready as possible for the game preview release. When the game preview version goes live I have no problem paying the price it costs to support this game.

G'Day everyone, Im BluWolve, nice to meet you all. I do own the game on PC, but haven't played all that much at all. Primarily I am an Xbox one player, and am looking forward to being able to buy the game when it hits Game Preview. I have watched a lot of YouTube videos, and have been wanting this game for a long time, super excited that it is coming to Xbox this year! Recently signed up for the Closed Preview test, so here's hoping I can get lucky with that :)