S1ippery Jim

I know right, I guess the kiddies these days grow up used to twitter and SMS and forget how to read. All those books in DayZ will go to waste

uh no, in some ways it is even worse. Nothing worse than walking an hour to get to the NW airfield then taking time to scope out a danger zone before moving in to loot only to get popped in the back of the head by some guy who ghosts in from another server and appears from nowhere in a corner of the room behind you then you. Server hopping is one of the number one problems I have with the current hive system and why private hives have some advantage as they remove the ability to server hop

One thing I would disagree with is that we should even care if the game is ever 'finished'. Keep in mind that Rocket seems to be using the Minecraft model as a reference for how he is approaching the development and release of SA. Minecraft was released in early Alpha stage, although it eventually reach v1.0 it is still changing and being developed and will never truly be 'finished'. That said, I agree with some of the concerns raised by the OP. Namely the implementation of cosmetic 'dress up' features rather than focussing on getting the fundamentals and basics working properly first before adding these extras. This has actually often been apparent in the approach to the development in both the mod and now the standalone. The development has also been sporadic, at times it appears a frenzy of intense work is put in and other times it seems the devs go off on extended holidays or spend all their time doing interviews and AMAs and generally basking in sales figures. I have no problem with the sales or paying for the game, by the way, I actually feel BHI and Rocket deserved to make a ton of money out of DayZ based around how epic the mod is). However it is frustrating and sad for me as a longtime DayZ mod player that the paid alpha standalone is so much worse than the alpha mod in so many ways. One of my main disappointments even prior to release is that they did not bother to release with a new map. And yes we did pay for it and we did read the warning (which conveniently allows the devs a cop out for anything and everything) and so we have no right to be critical or question anything nor expect anything better or quicker than what the devs in their wisdom choose to deliver Dean willing and in their good time.

DayZ is a mod. You've got to expect people who play mods to modify their private servers to a game type their players/clans/friends enjoy. Some DayZ mods have less loot than Vanilla, some have way more. I have my personal preferences (more vehicles - I hate walking across hugemaps - less starting gear) but I think its great to have variety after all who eats plain vanilla icecream all the time? Boring!

Part 12 http://youtu.be/sE5APvLUVLQ

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I really don't understand how people can feel this way about DayZ. I have been playing it regularly since it came out, I would estimate at more than 1000 hrs played and every game is a new adventure for me. There is no limit except your own imagination. I have played games where I have scoured every corner of bleak low population servers while exploring new maps, only to die lonely bleak deaths at the hands of zombies hordes in the frozen wastelands of Thirsk, I have been shot down with squad members embroiled in multiple helicopter dogfights over the skies of Taviana. I have been gunned down brutally by helicopters while attempting to raid crash sites in the jungles of Lingor and killed by packs of Bloodsuckers in Namalsk. I have died from EVR events while driving with low blood level in Namalsk, died from hypothermia in Namalsk, killed by camping bandits at Object A2 in Namalsk...generally died a lot in Namalsk lol. I have also mixed things up by raiding camps in the far north of Chernarus, stealing their Satchel Charges and selecting targets to blow up when unsuspecting survivors enter them (NW airfield Barracks, Devils Castle, NE Airfield Air Traffic Control Tower etc). I have tried my hand at sniping in Chernarus and Electro and the NW airfield as well as at Stary (until I realised I didn't have the patience for it). I have attempted to get 1000 zombie kills in one session after hoarding stacks of ammunition and weapons for weeks for the attempt, only to die 50 kills short in Cherno town square. I have attempted to drive a vehicle around the racetrack in Taviana only to have the attempt go very badly indeed. I have attempted to escape zombies in a boat only to realise they could actually swim faster than the boat itself. I have found, fixed and repaired every single vehicle in the game from scratch. I have trolled newbies by picking them up in PBXs and stranding them on remote islands. I have found my character overcome by the urge to dance uncontrollably in the middle of raiding the NW airfield (hacked) I have discovered an option in scroll menu while sitting at a campfire to 'play guitar' and played guitar music, only to find I couldn't stop playing the music (hacker/glitch?). I have sailed a PBX off the edge of the map and kept going over an invisible ocean. I have shot down an airplane in Taviana. I have fallen off the roof of a hospital and survived by hitting a fence on the way down. I have crawled for 45 mins until I found Morphine to heal a broken leg. A friend and I found two bicycles and staged a 'tour de Chernarus' circuit of the map. I could go on and on but really I never get bored of DayZ and every game is a fresh adventure where almost anything could happen. That said, if you don't enjoy playing a game, don't force yourself, go and play something you do enjoy. Just because somethings cool and popular doesn't mean its for you.

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Haha! Cheers mate

Well you can think what you like about my voice, but I am sharing this map with people as hardly anyone has played it yet.

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Part 2 http://youtu.be/WjM_Po6uyFI