Mrdk

Alright. Thank you for letting me stay here (I have heard of suspensions for non-hive related stuff in the past). Thanks for letting us discuss this issue. Last but not least, thank you for not locking the topic and allowing the discussion to continue. You have a job to do, thats fine. The policy is your job. Perhaps you could somehow make the point though - non hives are getting big. There are over 150 running at my last count, thats a 2x increase in the past week. They matter. Maybe you can pass that along. Official support one day would be nice. Good for rocket. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have this awesome mod and future standalone to play. That stuff aside, you are very, very wrong about emulation legality. Emulators of every and all type are legal. If you built an Iphone-like device with an iphone-like OS, it would in fact be a legal device so long as it wasn't just an iphone painted green with the actual iphone OS installed. You're dead wrong about emulation legality. Absolutely wrong. Google "emulation legality".

Agreed! Though I think the hive quality should not matter, we should have private hives with full support regardless. Though, the state of the hive system today really does help push the point. Emulation is not about code exploitation or "direct functions intended for something else". You have no idea what you're talking about. Emulation is just that - emulation of software or hardware that already exists. It is not stealing. Further, emulation software for any type of soft or hardware is 100% legal virtually everywhere. Its not even a gray area. Its entirely Legal. Here, maybe this will help: tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates 1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with. 3. Computer Science To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system. And what about the meantime? Why not simply offer support or at least permit hive servers to operate without contest? Why not open a forum for discussion? Now seems like an awfully good time to do that don't you think? You have full control over everything. Every possible setting. You have your own independant database and you have whatever redundant security measures you can possibly think of setting up at your disposal. Thats about the best description I can give without "possibly breaking forum rules" I think. Very well spoken.

Thanks for the support man I appreciate it. Its nice to know somebody took the time to read my post. Read my damn post there buddy. Using a server emulator is not akin to pirating software and your personal opinion does not change that fact. In fact, everything in here appears to be emulation and not stolen code. Get your facts straight. Furthermore, I bought Arma2+OA and downloaded DayZ just like you did. I also plan on buying the DayZ standalone. And I would be willing to pay for private hive support if the option was available. If you're going to criticize, I suggest you read the content you're critizing. I am not the person you are trying to make me out to be.

Wow. I think you missed every single word I posted entirely there buddy. Why don't you go ahead and read the post? Better yet, how about the 2nd line of the post? Yeah. Advertising. Right.