RapturePanic

I would not be against this. If the day/night cycle was shortened, like many MMOs operate, I believe more people would tough out the night on their server, instead of everyone in the world ditching servers at the first sign of the dark.

A friend was discussing this same issue the other day. It is somewhat weird since the day/night cycle is in real time, but having food and drink be realistic would be somewhat ridiculous. With the timers as they are now, eating and drinking are a game mechanic which enhances the feeling of survival as it causes us to horde food instead of ammo, risk death in dangerous locales because we need sustenance, and fight tooth and nail against each other over a can of beans. I think the timers are okay as they are, we are all just being thrown off by the realistic day/night cycle.