evil koala

Ok, lets break it down barney style. That poll is two questions rolled into one. Separate the questions in the most simple form possible; 1) "Do something?" vs "Leave it alone?" You have to decide if something needs to be done at all before addressing what to do. 2) If "Do something?", then "Do what?" If something does need to be done, then what should be done? The majority want "Do something?". And the majority of that majority want 3PP removed by a very small margin. No twisting the facts or subjective interpretation. That's just what the numbers say. I agree though that 200 votes may not accurately represent the DayZ population. And in the end, it really doesn't matter anyway as I'm sure BI are working to a plan that won't be changed because of anything posted in this thread.

You would make a fine politician, my friend.

Separate the votes into "Wants 3PP changed" and "Doesn't want 3PP changed" and the majority of voters want it changed. The method used to make said change is irrelevant to that point. The discussion of what changes should be made is only appropriate once it's established that a change should be made at all. If you go off of the poll numbers, a change is in order. And the majority of the majority (47% of the 52.17%) of players actually feel that 3PP should be removed entirely. The data you present to support your opinion in fact directly contradicts it.

47.83% is not the majority when 52.17% would like to see a change of some sort.

No sneaky word bending, just reading, interpreting and rephrasing. "Babbling retard" and "Not the sharpest knife in the drawer" are both synonymous with "stupid". They mean the same thing, only with one being more inflammatory to make a point. To which you only take issue with the rewording of the term and not the fact that you just called the majority of players stupid then try to soften the blow by saying stupid people can sometimes like good things, by your judgement.

I find it interesting that the main reason you defend against any changes to the view system is because "most people prefer it" and in the same breath call them all babbling retards that don't even know what game they purchased and are playing.

I'm not really sure how that would work without zooming into the back of your characters head. Even with over the shoulder you can still see past your character to the sides. I guess I'd have to see what you're talking about to understand.

But you could still see around corners without exposing yourself..

No one complained about it until now because no one cares if you wall peek the AI. The majority of OpFlash and ArmA servers were cooperative mission servers. The number of competitive PvP servers were very few, and of those few, even fewer allowed 3PP. This is the first time in BI history that a competitive PvP game mode has reached such popularity and allows a 3PP. Thus the ongoing discussion...

Something being popular does not mean something is good and should be encouraged. Plenty of mindless and substance-less video games/movies/TV shows are popular. Adding the ability to kick players in the balls with a slow motion replay showing the victim collapse in pain would probably be popular too.

I disagree with almost everything you said, but I'll just address this one point. Just because everyone has access to the 3rd person camera does not make "those supposed benefits moot". One can only leverage those benefits in certain positions which encourages players to seek such positions and stay there to gain and maintain an advantage. In short, it drastically changes the way the game is played. If you deny this, then I seriously doubt you play on both types of servers as you claim.

00 buck is about equivalent to 9 overpressure .32 ACP rounds being fired at once. Whats the nearest equivilent to .32 ACP in DayZ? Probably the 9x18 mak? How much damage does that do?

I doubt anyone thinks they're hardcore playing a video game.. If you find such a person, recommend they go have some life experiences. I hear the Kurds are taking volunteers if one seeks a hardcore life experience.

Its simpler and consumes less resources to just make it FP only. People would whine for a while. Some will quit, others will play on. They should do it sooner than later though.. The longer they wait to take action the more people it will effect. Or they can leave it as is and just hope the community can support being fragmented without losing one side or the other.

As I understand the origins of the name, it would actually be Day Zero with no zombies. Either way, it won't happen. So enjoy your zombies.

I think it would be interesting to change the setting of DayZ to something similar to that seen in the movie "The Road". No zombies. Rare loot. Roaming AI cannibal gangs.

It's not exactly an issue considering the number of servers you could join if you died, but I can understand your sentiment.

It's so useful to have the internet access in the middle of nowhere during the zombie apocalypse so you can buy and sell your loot on Zbay. Now we just need someone to start ZedEx to take care of shipping.

Personally, I'd like to see characters locked to the server they were created on and if that character dies, there's a 2 hour waiting period to create a new one.

According to a Runners World calorie calculator, your DayZ avatar would require at most about 3217 calories per hour in addition to your base metabolic rate. This assumes your avatar weighs 90 kg plus 45 kg of gear running at 23 kph non-stop. Its no wonder we starve to death in 15 minutes.

Interesting.. That's a bit cold for body temperature though.. Does it read ambient when not in use?

I'm really looking forward to this. My most enjoyable times playing Project Zomboid were in the pre-alpha days when the game was ball crushingly difficult. Simply surviving was a feat in and of itself and felt like an accomplishment to make it a week (in game) while constantly being displaced due to roaming zombie hoards overrunning your safehouses.

Reminds me of

Only for animals, and only for tracking purposes.. make it non-interactive..

Where do you think the term "dead eye" comes from? :P