DayZ Standalone Discussion

[rebornnarsil 9]

Steam sale lasts till the 5th. Bohemia wants to milk the vary last drop from Arma2 sales. This is ONE of the reasons why there's no updates whatsoever.

Yep. Saying that DayZ will be availavble on Steam (for example) at 6th January would be an economic suicide for BI. I just hope this example will come true. I'm not a patient person, but still I'm not going to buy Combined Operations - SA can come out any day. But if they announce AFTER the sale ends, that DayZ is delayed by another month , I will be mad.

Some info plox now.

[zombie123 (DayZ) 18]

I've translated to my first language, portuguese, so there was no word like "hope".

[WilkoZ 8]

Yes I actually think BI studios will allow Rocket to do almost everything, but releasing an unfinished product.

Hmm then again BI have a tendency of releasing an unfinished product then patching the hell out of it hehe, hell Arma2 released 2009 and we are still being patched almost weekly ;-) There support tops any dev team out there if ya ask me ;-)

[zombie123 (DayZ) 18]

When January 6 come, the steam sale has already ended! They can release SA, but I'm not sure that BIS is doing this, specially Rocket and all Dev Team!

[mactic 92]

"MACtic, on 02 January 2013 - 04:41 PM, said: Steam sale lasts till the 5th. Bohemia wants to milk the vary last drop from Arma2 sales. This is ONE of the reasons why there's no updates whatsoever."

Why was my post removed? Without any notification. Are you following ScamZ moderation methods now?

Edited January 2, 2013 by MACtic

[Cdrive 60]

"MACtic, on 02 January 2013 - 04:41 PM, said: Steam sale lasts till the 5th. Bohemia wants to milk the vary last drop from Arma2 sales. This is ONE of the reasons why there's no updates whatsoever."

Why was my post removed? Without any notification. Are you following ScamZ moderation methods now?

If I had to take a guess it's probably because it's a baseless attack on the company that is funding this game?

[dallas 5195]

Hmm then again BI have a tendency of releasing an unfinished product then patching the hell out of it hehe, hell Arma2 released 2009 and we are still being patched almost weekly ;-) There support tops any dev team out there if ya ask me ;-)

Good point, I think I meant something more finished than it's current competition.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

"MACtic, on 02 January 2013 - 04:41 PM, said: Steam sale lasts till the 5th. Bohemia wants to milk the vary last drop from Arma2 sales. This is ONE of the reasons why there's no updates whatsoever."

Why was my post removed? Without any notification. Are you following ScamZ moderation methods now?

lol, no. You're free to post what you want here, I honestly can't see your old post :/

Please don't compare us to those guy's, we've been here a lot longer and have a much better track record. We're proud that people can speak their minds here.

[yoskeleton@msn.com 9]

"MACtic, on 02 January 2013 - 04:41 PM, said: Steam sale lasts till the 5th. Bohemia wants to milk the vary last drop from Arma2 sales. This is ONE of the reasons why there's no updates whatsoever."

Why was my post removed? Without any notification. Are you following ScamZ moderation methods now?

After silence, moderation, look like this is going to be like warz ! noooooooooooooooo please dont do that

or u just deleted your own post? :o and try to accuse scamz-method ? :o

Edited January 2, 2013 by yoskeleton

[WilkoZ 8]

Good point, I think I meant something more finished than it's current competition.

Yeah I guess, although I'm personally happy with the Mod and imo that pretty much wipes the floor with the competition from what I've seen&heard already, it cant be any worse in its current state lol

Mr Hall & the team are just on hols I guess and will update when its ready :-)

Edited January 2, 2013 by WilkoZ

[mactic 92]

lol, no. You're free to post what you want here, I honestly can't see your old post :/

Please don't compare us to those guy's, we've been here a lot longer and have a much better track record. We're proud that people can speak their minds here.

ok, thanks for your answer. After all the drama going around I was afraid the worst after somebody quoted me but I couldn't see my original post. Hope it's just a mistake. If not please at least send me a notification or something so I can correct my post if necessary.

And yoskeleton please don't try to flame me, I've been here for a while and respect the DayZ community.

Edited January 2, 2013 by MACtic

[lvg 1690]

I don't understand russian, but I've transalated this on google and I think they said that is going to be released on jan 15th?

https://twitter.com/DayZRussia

He said he "hopes" that is not confirmed information and is an estimate from one of the russian mods.

[Nefarious (DayZ) 25]

Let's pretend Rocket comes clean and says, " I screwed up. We aren't ready. We are pushing the release back till summer. We are working on issues with X,Y,Z."

Would this change the tone of this forum? Nope. We would get the same folks who demand "updates" now raging over the release date. Grow up people.

[Cdrive 60]

Let's pretend Rocket comes clean and says, " I screwed up. We aren't ready. We are pushing the release back till summer. We are working on issues with X,Y,Z."

Would this change the tone of this forum? Nope. We would get the same folks who demand "updates" now raging over the release date. Grow up people.

That's a pretty bold assumption considering it has no basing on this community. I think there would be the initial disappointment (of course) but a lot of people would grow to accept it and at least we would have an idea. There would be those who follow your assumption, as there always will be but I don't think the majority would.

Edited January 2, 2013 by Cdrive

[whatup2003 67]

At least a happy new year on their twitter would be nice.

It almost feels like BI is not giving DayZ project enough support.

[OrLoK 16185]

Hello there

The majority don't even post in this thread, I think the vocal minority that exist would still be, well, "vocal". Naming no names and pointing no fingers, some folk just like to be contentious.

Rocket could put his entire life story online and someone would still complain about it. It's just the way that humans are.

Regardless, lets stop making assumptions and lets get the thread back on tack and discuss the stand alone.

Rgds

LoK

[zfleming12 395]

I wonder if the standalone itself will allow for certain zombies to shuffle. Yes I know it would be more effective for running zombies, but think about it for just a moment. What if enough zombies, that could only walk slowly towards you and have you surrounded was a factor to deal with in this game. I had that very exact situation last night due to zombies not being able to run inside and it was by golly the most horrifying, and awesome event that I had ever witnessed in game.

[OrLoK 16185]

Hello there

I too am a lover of the slower zombie. I prefer the tension of being pitted against a relentless slow moving horde rather than a sprinting loner.

I'm an old fogey and a bit of a traditionalist.

Rgds

LoK

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I read about them wanting to implement a zombie "life cycle". Meaning that the zeds would have different charcteristics dependong on how far through the cycle of infection they are, sounds interesting and it may give you your shuffling zeds :)

[zfleming12 395]

Edit:

I read about them wanting to implement a zombie "life cycle". Meaning that the zeds would have different charcteristics dependong on how far through the cycle of infection they are, sounds interesting and it may give you your shuffling zeds :)

This is exactly what I am talking about!

Now to meet the demands of everyone there would have to be a mix and range of zombies. This is where I am hoping Rocket and the crew have factored into the level of Zombies. For instance, I cite Dead island. Early infected were recently bit, and still appear very much human. They can run after you. Further aged and decayed zombies in the game which have been torn to shreds or falling to pieces over time, can only chase after you at a slower rate. Eventually you get to having the zombie either crawling or hopping as best as they can because they no longer have the ability to walk on both legs due to decay, destruction of legs or mostly due to unable to feed.

Not only would we have a very well done zombie simulation but we would be able to demonstrate a natural outlook of how zombies evolve over time!

Right now in the current state with the mod, we have a somewhat means and mix of zombies, a general variation due to bugs and AI in some cases, which is a good thing mind you, thus creating as Rocket has been trying to do so, an ongoing evolution of different situations determined by factors, location, timing and etc. Its a great start and the right direction for it to go because it finally hits the nail on the hammer that so many games have failed to catch on or make the effort for!

Edited January 2, 2013 by zfleming12

[Derpy_Hooves (DayZ) 4521]

I like the screaming, sprinting, vicious 28 Days Later style zombies.... My Character is in the shape of a lifetime thanks to those guys!

[zfleming12 395]

When it comes to a rare gemstone of a game like Day Z, I find myself very dedicated, ESPECIALLY, when the focus is on Zombies. That has been my bread and butter since I was in high school and god knows I would love to help in any shape or form to make the zombies even better in this game.

Another thought occurs to me. Mutation of zombies. It is a very difficult subject but in some games they work and in some they do not. I do not think they would work if they were designed in the manner such as Left 4 Dead (which is a good game and the zombie mutations do work there!) because the direction of the game feels, more of a natural progression of the undead being infected and just falling apart while they search to feed.

[Skat3rat 1633]

I like the screaming, sprinting, vicious 28 Days Later style zombies.... My Character is in the shape of a lifetime thanks to those guys!

Same. Mine became better than any Olympic runner out there. He can run 100 meters every 20 seconds non stop!

[zfleming12 395]

Same. Mine became better than any Olympic runner out there. He can run 100 meters every 20 seconds non stop!

I get the feeling that at some point down the road, sprinting will become limited to a set amount of distance before we have to slow down. I am not confirming anything, just stating from past experience with numerous games over time, a limit comes into fruition for how we can run and would not be surprised if that occurs in this game.

But for right now, I do love the fact that our characters are on steroids.....that or terminators.

Edited January 2, 2013 by zfleming12

[WilkoZ 8]

I'll take them all please, why not mixed ;) Sprinters could chase ya through the woods, epic hehe

Edited January 2, 2013 by WilkoZ