Focus of the game?

[Redshift 58]

There are a lot of debates on the forums about every aspect of the game, and this is good. However, many of these debates degenerate into shouting/insulting matches which is bad. One thing that I have learned from nearly a decade working in a courthouse is that a high percentage of disputes stem from the misunderstandings of very basic terms between the parties involved. Most often this is something as simple as two people using different definitions of the same word, or having a different viewpoint of the same information but not understanding that their viewpoint differs from the other persons.

I think that this is where the DayZ community could use a lot of improvement. And the only way to really work toward that is to have an understanding of the very basic focus of the game.

For instance. Should the focus of the game be pitting the players against Zombies, the environment, or other players. On the surface this is an easy question to answer "It's a zombie game, its all about the zombies". But its not so cut and dry in reality.

I love the zombie apocalypse (I doubt that I am alone in this in this community). Movies, books, short stories, graphic novels, roleplaying games, board games, and video games. If it is about zombies then I will likely give it a try. This is because I love "storytelling" and the Zombie Apocalypse provides an amazing setting for some truly interesting stories. But the best of those stories are not really about zombies at all. Sure zombies are there and are a constant threat that people have to live with, but the best stories are about how people react to this and each other in this situation. The zombies are more of a background element.

I would love it if the focus of the game would shift into that direction. Less about "OMG zombies are no threat we need to make them more dangerous, and make them spawn more often and in greater numbers", and more about "How do I interact with these people while still keeping in mind that whatever I do could cause the zombies in the area to react to me also. How do my interactions with other people affect me as a person (player)?".

[djkling 5]

Youre arguing rational thought and discussion while these folks are arguing emotionally, usually after a gaming session ends suddenly.

But I'm in full agreement with yrou above post. I'd like to see more logic and less whine.