ghost501st 2 Posted February 23, 2014 So I have been turned towards DayZ by an old friend of mine. I have been watching a lot of the Frankie vids and I love the way he displays the game in a story mode. I have also been watching just about every vid I've found on youtube and I really want to play, but I'm wondering if I should get the mod version for arma 2 or grab the standalone. I know the the standalone is in its infancy, but will it eventually surpass the mod? or will it be on par? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zhrike 264 Posted February 23, 2014 All of this is simply my opinion: 1) Frankie is really good at creating videos, but they're fiction. Enjoyable, yes, but fiction. Check out Sacriel and PsiSyndicate for mod play. They're somewhat contrasting play styles, but honest. I think Jackfrags is also on the level. 2) The Mod has a lot more content than the standalone has now: there are no vehicles, no tents, and far fewer weapons in the standalone. 3) The standalone will absolutely surpass the mod. I have no interest in the mod anymore, personally, as the changes and improvements render it boring to me at this point. The standalone has far more buildings that can be entered, the map has been changed and contains new cities and buildings, and will continue to be developed. That said, arma 2 is an awesome game in its own right, and the wasteland mission is a lot of fun, and it's cheap. Right now the SA is cheap, too. I bought arma 3 in its alpha and it's now almost three times what it cost then. I think many people who are buying standalone miss that fact. They're not buying a finished game. They're buying a game that will be finished for a lot less than it will cost when it's done, and are granted the ability to help in its development. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghost501st 2 Posted February 24, 2014 I absolutely love the story Frankie has going, and understand it's only a story, because it is heavily edited. I have also been watching other vids, so I know that there is a huge contrast between Frankie and others. I was more interested in just finding whether the SA would be the better way to go because I know it's in Alpha now and has a lot to be added, so I was wondering if I should go with it and have fun watching it grow into a great game, which I had a feeling it would do so, because everything I have heard about it, it is going to be magnificent. So thanks for the reply and I will definitely look at getting it once my computer is finished being repaired... damn Geek Squad... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haviv[3rdid] 57 Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) All of this is simply my opinion:1) Frankie is really good at creating videos, but they're fiction. Enjoyable, yes, but fiction. Check out Sacriel and PsiSyndicate for mod play. They're somewhat contrasting play styles, but honest. I think Jackfrags is also on the level.2) The Mod has a lot more content than the standalone has now: there are no vehicles, no tents, and far fewer weapons in the standalone.3) The standalone will absolutely surpass the mod. I have no interest in the mod anymore, personally, as the changes and improvements render it boring to me at this point. The standalone has far more buildings that can be entered, the map has been changed and contains new cities and buildings, and will continue to be developed.That said, arma 2 is an awesome game in its own right, and the wasteland mission is a lot of fun, and it's cheap. Right now the SA is cheap, too. I bought arma 3 in its alpha and it's now almost three times what it cost then. I think many people who are buying standalone miss that fact. They're not buying a finished game. They're buying a game that will be finished for a lot less than it will cost when it's done, and are granted the ability to help in its development. Which mod...You can play DayZ mod on quite a few maps Edited February 25, 2014 by Benjamin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
