The actual worst things about the SA

[Navillus 31]

This thread may be a fail, but I was thinking a less whiney place to whine about the game is needed.

 

Also with a disclaimer: I am a fanboy, and will defend this game to the end. When I say things annoy me they do, but I also love the game so far and am really proud to be a part of it.

 

Here it is, a few things that bug me after <24 hours of gameplay.

 

1. VOIP...I hear random people who are no where near me talking on direct chat. lol...about an hour ago I heard some guy yelling at his wife not to bother him when he is wearing his "at home pants" The ABSOLUTE worst though, is the awful feedback noise that happens and no way to shut it off.

 

2. Other random noises... I am constantly hearing the drinking noise and zombie growl

 

3. The hunger/thirst/bleeding interface. I dont know how hungry or thirsty I am, and I have seen a bunch of forum posts about this, so i don't think i need to say any more.

 

4. Always night. I left work early today so i could get a couple hours of daytime game play in. It was dark at 3 in the afternoon. bummer. I do like nighttime gameplay, but I like the 24 hour cycle better.

*a note to anyone who wants a 24/7 daytime server...Why the F*** did you get the standalone at such an early stage...or even why do you even pretend to like a survival game that is not hard to survive? 

 

Since I am pretty sure the DEVs are aware of all of these already, I thought this thread would just be  a nice place to vent frustrations after dying. 

 

So, to the community, what else is happening that you find bothersome?

 

EDIT: lol I forgot the most annoying part, people who don't want to play the game for what it is. I just started playing again and as usual i am listening to some dumbass with his voip always on, and he is all like "oh no, waaaaa, im in kamenka, I'm just going to get out my laptop and look at a map online....derp

Edited December 17, 2013 by Navillus

[TheRedScare 353]

Thank you for actually calmly venting your anger about bugs instead of screaming "RIP OFF"

[Guest]

At the end of the day we all knew there would be bugs. Do not see these as bad things, for when they are fixed you can look back upon this and marvel at the great work of the dev team.

[diddums 3760]

^wot he sed

[xX_fr0st-w0lf_Xx (DayZ) 343]

All 4 points are extremely valid. Thankfully that god awful hunger notifications are going to be changed rather soon. I would prefer day night cycles of 4 hours each to be honest. and those voip issues have to go. 

[victusmortuus 1074]

This thread may be a fail, but I was thinking a less whiney place to whine about the game is needed.

 

Also with a disclaimer: I am a fanboy, and will defend this game to the end. When I say things annoy me they do, but I also love the game so far and am really proud to be a part of it.

 

Here it is, a few things that bug me after <24 hours of gameplay.

 

1. VOIP...I hear random people who are no where near me talking on direct chat. lol...about an hour ago I heard some guy yelling at his wife not to bother him when he is wearing his "at home pants" The ABSOLUTE worst though, is the awful feedback noise that happens and no way to shut it off.

 

2. Other random noises... I am constantly hearing the drinking noise and zombie growl

 

3. The hunger/thirst/bleeding interface. I dont know how hungry or thirsty I am, and I have seen a bunch of forum posts about this, so i don't think i need to say any more.

 

4. Always night. I left work early today so i could get a couple hours of daytime game play in. It was dark at 3 in the afternoon. bummer. I do like nighttime gameplay, but I like the 24 hour cycle better.

*a note to anyone who wants a 24/7 daytime server...Why the F*** did you get the standalone at such an early stage...or even why do you even pretend to like a survival game that is not hard to survive? 

 

Since I am pretty sure the DEVs are aware of all of these already, I thought this thread would just be  a nice place to vent frustrations after dying. 

 

So, to the community, what else is happening that you find bothersome?

 

:D That's funny as.

[hkurban 31]

 

1. VOIP...I hear random people who are no where near me talking on direct chat. lol...about an hour ago I heard some guy yelling at his wife not to bother him when he is wearing his "at home pants" The ABSOLUTE worst though, is the awful feedback noise that happens and no way to shut it off.

 

 

This.  I heard someone talking about developing a hack for DayZ SA.  Was unable to determine who it was but I tried to FRAPS the conversation. I tried going through player by player to see who it was when I muted each one, but to no avail.  

Edited December 17, 2013 by HKurban

[weparo 613]

I really hope the VoIP gets fixed soon though. Can't stand the chorus of kiddies and cave men. ;)

 

Besides, I almost crapped myself when I heard a voice so close to me :D

Edited December 17, 2013 by Weparo

[linfosoma 38]

Yeah, these are pretty much the only complains I have so far.

 

Regarding the VOIP issue, it's not a complete solution but for the time being you can simply go to the menu and turn the volume for VIOP all the way down.

[mercules 1290]

The Open Mic bug was annoying but it did have a few giggle worth moments last night listening to some guy whose friends were telling him he was echoing and then listening to him whine to his mom about having to log out for a while.  I rely on sound a lot in games like this for cues and warnings and I was unable to determine anything by sound. It will get better but it is annoying right now. 

Yeah, we were having a heck of a time getting used to the hunger/thirst messages. I think my friend figured it out today although he passed out last night. Silly me, I could have given him a saline drip and gotten him up but forgot it would probably have to be in my hands to get the message. 

I like the night, but it does get old. As I stated to friends, "Well, at least the zombies are not agroing on us all the time. It also lets me know when someone is nearby because a lot of players just run around with their flashlight on the whole time. I flick mine on and off as needed to preserve the batterie and so as to not give away my exact position all the time.

I know they will be fixing the zombies eventually and the loot spawning but right now it is very easy to end up moving through a picked over area on really busy servers and all the servers are busy because everyone is trying it out. I'm tempted to get up early tomorrow and log in in the morning and see what is what. 

[doctorbadsign 645]

I don't get the hunger/thirst thing either.

 

I also don't like the fact that the meter is not in time with the day/night cycle. In reality it takes days to die of thirst, yet in game you get pretty damn thirsty within the space of one evening (often minutes after you have a drink). This throws the whole thing off for me. I'm fine with whatever length day/night cycle, but the length of time it takes to die from thirst or starvation needs to be adjusted accordingly. No one has ever died from starvation in between dinner and breakfast...

[YolkaMang 1]

I agree with all of your points. One that I would like to add is not knowing how long your character will be unconscious. I've been unconscious for about 15 minutes and am writing this post while waiting to wake up...