dirkdeadeye

I know there are a ton of fans/apologists of this mod; to which I say, it's a fucking sandbox, and I'm glad you're having fun, seriously I am..however I've noticed something odd, about this mod. And I'm sure some of the apologists will just rabidly replay with ALPHA MOTHERFUCKER!!!! But, I like stirring up shit, no, rather..stirring up some interesting conversation. I think DayZ is; A hairbrained idea, fueled by big youtubers, and livestreams, add valve being absolute fucking studs, and adjusting prices due to the surge of purchases.. A giant anomaly that just proves clout within the realm of "commentators" can sell a buggy, shitty game (ArmA 2), to play a mod out of pure human curiosity. I know what the hell alpha means. I know bugs are a fact of life. But this mod is exceptionally shitty, when it comes to that. That's not really a slam. Because a lot of people just don't care. The statistics show about a rolling 10% of the people who have this mod play on a daily basis. I say rolling, because I'm sure that same set of people aren't logging in every day. Does that speak to the quality of the game/mod/experiment? There are a lot of posts, and opinions out there, exclaiming how this isn't very fun. Most likely because they don't have anyone to play with..Or maybe it's because there's some kind of kill or be killed mentality out there. And to the contrary, there are people out there streaming this game. Totally addicted. People here, in these forums..quick to the draw to defend the mod, because their personal experience was favorable. Ultimately.. In my most humble opinion. For fucks sake. Either SeaNanners, is the quintessential pied piper..And should honestly look into selling his likeness to a marketing firm... Or people just fuckin' love sniper rifles. And/or being a complete douche.

Where did I say it's not going to improve? I'm honestly speaking to how, or why people got into this. Why people like it. Why people don't like it. And how social media can move a fuckton of games. ...units? And, yeah, between the lines..I'm sort of demonstrating how most people in internet forums jump to conclusions. That being; I hate this game, or I don't think it'll improve, without even asking for clarification.

From OP: I know there are a ton of fans/apologists of this mod; to which I say, it's a fucking sandbox, and I'm glad you're having fun, seriously I am..however I've noticed something odd, about this mod. And I'm sure some of the apologists will just rabidly replay with ALPHA MOTHERFUCKER!!!! LOL

Gameplay itself isn't even fleshed out

HACK THE PLANET

DEH GAEM IS ALFA! NUN OF DOSE PROBLEMZ HAPEN TO ME! YUO R JUST CRAP @ PRAYIN GAME GG CRAPFACE

This is one reason why cross server persistence isn't a good idea.

brb, gonna go to the thunderdome.

GAMES ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS!

FPS games need sniper rifles. People don't want to engage in man on man gun fights. They want to be miles away. I doubt they're going anywhere..because there would be a tsunami of butthurt. I don't like them personally. But, it's a balance of having people interested.. versus gameplay.

OH NOES THEY FOUND STUFF BUT IM GONNA POINT FINGERS!! YOU!!!

God damn. Empty, half full, 3 slots away from full. Doesn't matter. Six Launcher, Dayz commander, arma server propagation Doesn't matter. Half the time I hear someone breathing in their terrible microphone. AHHUDHD DUDE BRO IM STILL LOADING YAHKNOW.. I don't know if the servers I'm connecting to are garbage servers hosted on a PC, or just over burdened..or the backend needs some serious work. Cause I think the survival challenge is trying to ration the beer i'm drinking before I load in. Cause I don't wanna get shot on the way to the fridge for another one.

I've had it sit for 20 minutes..or more.. I left the room and checked on it.

It's weird..cause like some times I just hop right in. Then others..it's like pulling teeth.

I ran with a guy, to peel some zombies off him, and ditch them in a building. We both walked into a house, and he found a hatchet..and sure enough he came after me.. So, I let him chase me through cherno..about 10 zombies chasing us I lead him into a fenced in area..and promptly alt-f4'ed.

Woah there buddy. Flesh the game out first.

yes.

How is he asking for the game to be easier? He's essentially saying "How about we not just have the stupid NW airfield as the holy grail of loot" spread the spawns out a little more. The best stuff is concentrated in like 3 locations. Deerstands are great, but like 80% of the map is essentially garbage. Due to server hopping, and the volatile nature of the servers. The airfields aren't even an option any more, the same with the hospitals. People just camp them, not for their equipment, but to shoot other players. Common knowledge.. I get that maybe that's why people love conquest and domination. Shoot people who come in a pre determined location, or bottleneck. Second argument to the contrary is the duping problem, which isn't related to the game, and quite frankly shouldin't even be considered. My opinion: top tier stuff. ALL OF IT. spawn in crash sites, either humvee crash sites, or helicopter crash sites. The military zones should just spawn ammo and like decent weaponry and packs and the tents spawn a mix of medical equipment. But loot should be random. Anywhere, in any sort of map asset. Having per-determened locations sort of take away from the game. I got a map of the entire play area.. I know where all the deerstands are. If I find a map, I'm set, I grab a bike, tab over, do a little logistics..and I'm knocking over all the best spots in the game. What's the fun in that? And to what end? to shoot people? I think if you're bored enough to wait on a hill to snipe someone, you had to either earn that equipment by treking for countless hours across the map, or just get really lucky. And quite frankly that doesn't make the game easier. But it does however introduce more useful gear into the game. And maybe people will move around, live a little longer..maybe we'll have some fun.

Discuss.

You're getting trolled the hardest. A monumental amount of effort only to "exist" in a game. How is that not being trolled?

IF you're so "tired" of seeing it, why do I see you within the first couple posts of every "obviously wtf, another one of these posts" Stop clicking on them. You already know they're not gonna stop..not matter how loudly you scream at your monitor and welcome these people with tidings of insults. Fucking game was on steam summer sale. There's legions of people who aren't aware of these issues..Who do not use the search feature. Don't reply to the fuckin' threads..and they get pushed down. HOLY SHIT. I think you like these posts. I think you like being an inconsiderate ass. If you're so "tired" of it, and yet have the motivation..and alarming amount of free time, why don't you just crack open a text editor..type a general response "Complaints should go here my good man: -subforum-" and learn some fucking manners? Maybe then people will actually listen to what you have to say..But that's really not the case, instead you prowl around for those you find inferior, those who intrude on your sacred grounds. You can't stand these people. Go see some help, take some paxil, and quit being such a dick.

Everything in this game is a troll. Scumbag zombies let you crouch run eveywhere around town, until you find a nice primary..you get out of that deerstand, and forget to double shift.. SEND AFTER ALL THE ZOMBIES! You panic, and run to a warehouse/barn/station..etc, door is closed, upon opening it, said door sucks you into some alternate dimension where doors break limbs and clip you through the ground.

Oh, look another asshole coming into a thread assuming OP is bitching about his personal experience. If you -read- that, and took it seriously. Stop taking everything seriously.. I'm just trying to have a little fun with all the negative emotions flying around here. Or, how should I say, trolololo?

The community has basically adopted a play style where they go around killing people under the guise of "survival". So, new players, and the minority of people who chose to be passive, are therefore being trolled by the ones who prey on the weak, or unprepared. Which is generally trolling. They're being trolled, because once you enter that viscious cycle, it never ends. The victim after being sniped, and ninja hatchet'd so many times decides to be a bandit, and troll other players. Much like the infected come after the survivors and trolls alike for their brains. This game sort of has this neon facade about "survival", "Sandbox"..etc when in reality the endgame..which is basically the player realizes there isn't much to the game other than either sitting in a bush somewhere with a sniper rifle, or running around with the caps lock button smashed screaming and ranting with a hatchet in his hand towards what he perceives as bandits. With a giant train of zombies behind him...driven insane by getting shot from miles away..over and over again..basically scenarios that lead to you, or a group of individuals killing other players..who have good intentions, or bad intentions. Outside of the isolated cases where bandits get murdered by pure souls.. The game is basically an open consequence free environment to frustrate the hell out of people.. Since, more often than not, the worldly possessions you accrue in this game do sort of build up a sentimental value..moreso when the item is quite rare, and maybe you've had some hardship with the games engine trolling you by breaking a limb on a door. And before people throw the carebear remark at me, i'm just having a little fun with what I feel is the general mood amongst the boards and the player base alike. Anytime someone pipes up about being a little frustrated about the game, it becomes clear that there are the people who get it, and the people who haven't gotten it, or refuse to get it. And the "it" is..you're not playing DayZ right unless you're trolling to the maximum. Not saying it's wrong. Just saying..if you got a problem with DayZ..it's because you haven't realized the game is a giant troll.

You're pleading for things incomprehensible to the enthusiasts of this game, who basically grief people in the guise of "survival". They're just going to call you a pussy. Because they basically see this game as an inconsequential way to bully people around that literally in most cases cannot defend themselves. This game is a giant fucking troll. And you're asking the trolls who troll people not to troll you, and take your posts seriously. You oughta expect a lot of bad noise and ignorance. They're fuckin' trolls.