What it's like playing Dayz on ps4 for the first time.

[Bingstar316 0]

Boot up the game. No sign of any real tutorial. Ok. Press play game.

Lots of random servers with bits of info with no explanation. Ok click a random one with medium players.

Game 1

Game loads up & blackness. Nothing but blackness & the sound of the sea on a beach. Games so dark I'm not sure if it's bugged or what. After a few minutes I quit & pick another random server. (Worst start to any game I can remember).

Game 2

I spawn into day time. I can actually see things now. Go for a wonder start looting a few things randomly not knowing what I'm really doing. Bump into random zombie which attacks me & due to any real explanation I run away only be chased down by several zombies & eventually run out of hydration & I'm zombie food. 

(Later found out  you can attack the zombies back with your fists & loot some of them, no thanks to the game devs).

Game 3

Darkness again. Only this time after less than 30 seconds I am shot & spawn killed. Kinda did me a favour as I didn't want to play in darkness as a noob.

Game 4

This one lasts for an entire hour before dying for no food/water. (Every building for my entire game has been looted except for jackets, rags & guns with no ammo).

Game 5

Same as the last one pretty much. Only this time a lot more trying to get my head around the inventory system (and failing).

Game 6 

After watching a few YouTube guides due to the lack explanation. I finally find a decent backpack, mele weapon, some water & some fruit. Feel like im getting somewhere with this for the first time. I continue down a path making sure never to sprint, avoiding all zombies because I don't want to risk my health being affected & carrying barely anything because I didn't want any unnecessary weight. After jogging for ages & ages to my total shock I get to the END OF THE LEVEL where nothing is generated or rendered. No trees, no grass just emptiness! Wow, such shockingly bad quality for a full priced game. So I turn & head in a different direction looking for any kind of path or anything. Jogging for ages again in a different direction with hunger & thirst becoming a problem I eventually  come across ANOTHER END OF THE LEVEL where nothing generates or renders! After about an hour & half of playing I died of thirst/hunger.

Game 7

Instead of playing again it felt more constructive to take the time out to sign up to this website & share what an awesome gaming experience I haven't had with dayz. My only question is how do i get my £40 back as I don't fancy running around like a bored headless chicken waiting to die from enivitable thirst or hunger whilst battling against an incomprehensible inventory system.

Where is the appeal for me to go back to this game which I've just spent £40? Do I really want to waste more of my life trying to get my head around this half baked game? I was looking for a interesting exploration experience but what I got instead was this...

 

 

 

[KajMak64Bit2 125]

13 hours ago, Bingstar316 said:

Boot up the game. No sign of any real tutorial. Ok. Press play game.

Lots of random servers with bits of info with no explanation. Ok click a random one with medium players.

Game 1

Game loads up & blackness. Nothing but blackness & the sound of the sea on a beach. Games so dark I'm not sure if it's bugged or what. After a few minutes I quit & pick another random server. (Worst start to any game I can remember).

Game 2

I spawn into day time. I can actually see things now. Go for a wonder start looting a few things randomly not knowing what I'm really doing. Bump into random zombie which attacks me & due to any real explanation I run away only be chased down by several zombies & eventually run out of hydration & I'm zombie food. 

(Later found out  you can attack the zombies back with your fists & loot some of them, no thanks to the game devs).

Game 3

Darkness again. Only this time after less than 30 seconds I am shot & spawn killed. Kinda did me a favour as I didn't want to play in darkness as a noob.

Game 4

This one lasts for an entire hour before dying for no food/water. (Every building for my entire game has been looted except for jackets, rags & guns with no ammo).

Game 5

Same as the last one pretty much. Only this time a lot more trying to get my head around the inventory system (and failing).

Game 6 

After watching a few YouTube guides due to the lack explanation. I finally find a decent backpack, mele weapon, some water & some fruit. Feel like im getting somewhere with this for the first time. I continue down a path making sure never to sprint, avoiding all zombies because I don't want to risk my health being affected & carrying barely anything because I didn't want any unnecessary weight. After jogging for ages & ages to my total shock I get to the END OF THE LEVEL where nothing is generated or rendered. No trees, no grass just emptiness! Wow, such shockingly bad quality for a full priced game. So I turn & head in a different direction looking for any kind of path or anything. Jogging for ages again in a different direction with hunger & thirst becoming a problem I eventually  come across ANOTHER END OF THE LEVEL where nothing generates or renders! After about an hour & half of playing I died of thirst/hunger.

Game 7

Instead of playing again it felt more constructive to take the time out to sign up to this website & share what an awesome gaming experience I haven't had with dayz. My only question is how do i get my £40 back as I don't fancy running around like a bored headless chicken waiting to die from enivitable thirst or hunger whilst battling against an incomprehensible inventory system.

Where is the appeal for me to go back to this game which I've just spent £40? Do I really want to waste more of my life trying to get my head around this half baked game? I was looking for a interesting exploration experience but what I got instead was this...

 

 

 

refund the game and get a PC and buy it there.. it's 1000000x better... consoles will never have that one thing that makes DayZ an unique experience... Mods... and most of them fix the game... Bohemia doesn't make games they make modding platforms that look like games xD if there was no modding... Bohemia would be long dead... and ArmA too

[EzyStriderPS4 191]

On 4/27/2020 at 9:48 PM, Bingstar316 said:

Do I really want to waste more of my life trying to get my head around this half baked game? I was looking for a interesting exploration experience but what I got instead was this...

 

First, I'm going to say something that might sound annoying: learn from each death. It should teach you how to avoid that situation a second time at the very least, even if insight seems lost. 

Sorry for your frustrations, but DayZ was intentionally made without a tutorial (some will use the term old school game to describe it) by the developers. It invokes an organic discovery mechanic for the curious or those that tinker. If you're not that type, I've learned many tricks and game mechanics from conversing with other friendly survivors in the game itself! That's a whole 'nother can 'o worms though, since there are more than a handful of players ready to kill anything uninfected instantly. 

I've died many times, not as much as some of the OGs out there from the mod, but enough to say, hang in there. It gets better. There will come a certain sense of accomplishment as you climb the ladder of complexities in the game.

Put an item in your hands and try to combine with any other item on the floor or in your inventory.

You seem practical and resourceful. That is handy in a survival situation, which is what this game currently simulates much better than any other out there... imo

Most important tool: knife [ cut bark, cut bush, kill chicken, craft fishing pole, craft fireplace ]

Rain is a bitch early on. Night is really dark, almost too dark. Turning on a light is going to carry both risk and reward.

Good luck dude! And play first person perspective hardcore servers only. Unless of course you don't mind seeing, and consequently, being seen from unrealistic angles.

[Avet-hugx5x 3]

The game becomes very interesting if you want to take possession of military bases as your camp.