Chernarus vs Ireland

[osirish 165]

Reasons DayZ might have been set in Ireland.

Green fields .... check

Forests .... check

Lots of dirt and secondary roads .... check

Roads end for no reason in the middle of nowhere .... check

Railway lines but no trains .... check

Cows and sheep running around .... check

Signposts that make no sense .... check

Large number of unenterable buildings .... check

Industrial zones on the coast moving to agriculture the further inland you go .... check

A fuckload of zombies .... check

Zombies are more active around towns and cities .... check

A fuckload of people who want nothing more than to hurt or rob you .... check

Most enterable buildings are shitholes .... check

Most vehicles are damaged and require repairs .... check

Always cloudy, overcast, or raining .... check

Weird loot in supermarkets .... check (fucking skiing gear in Lidl?!?!, Barbeque sets in Aldi .... in Ireland! WTF?!?!?)

Empty whisky bottles everywhere .... check

People always looking for drugs .... check

A large number of abandoned buildings .... check

People are always stealing your vehicles and bikes .... check

Castle ruins .... check

Churches everywhere .... check

Swimming in the sea may be damaging to your health .... check

You can't understand a lot of the people you encounter .... check

Full of trolls and griefers .... check

A valid mode of transport is a tractor .... check

The best weapons are usually found in the North .... check

Most military weapons and pvp is in the North .... check

Buses have been known to explode on contact with a bush .... check ( www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0710/breaking14.html )

The act of walking down a street might be hazardous .... check

People say "friendly" before they try to rob you .... check (always double-check your receipts!)

A large number of burnt out cars .... check

A large number of bodies lying in the street .... check (although it is usually late at night and they are drunk, not dead)

Broken down stone walls in the middle of nowhere .... check

The North is a hotspot for snipers .... check (at least it used to be)

Churches can be magnets for aggression .... check

Reasons DayZ is NOT set in Ireland.

Shitload of coke and pepsi but no beer

Lakes and ponds are safe to drink from

Zombies are more active at night

You don't have to wait 8 hours to get drugs from a hospital

Most farmhouses have shotguns

Cans of pasta

No potatoes

Almost never see a goat

5 hospitals in a 200km radius (yea right!)

Military zombies extremely rare

No horses

Baseball caps

Supermarkets aren't stocked with bottles of wine or booze

No off-licences

No pubs on every corner

No mobs of people hanging around the cities complaining about social injustice.

Very few people actually walk anywhere

Explosives aren't a rare drop (historically speaking)

Going camping in the hills is extremely rare.

Much more likely to get hurt by a melee weapon than a gun ( www.broadsheet.ie/2012/07/13/anything-go...-carlow-nationalist/ ) (please note that even our newspapers might be using DayZ clipart)

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

Its in Russia.

The Russian language is the definitive answer.

/end thread

[-NGR- Larkinto 87]

tl;dr potato man

[fosty99 160]

Ok

[RayPugh 146]

Its in Russia.

wrong

[BobofTibia 11]

Made my day.

Good job Survivor.

[fosty99 160]

Its in Russia.

The Russian language is the definitive answer.

/end thread

It's in a fictional country called Chernerus.

[-NGR- Larkinto 87]

wrong

Let's set it in Wales so the zombies can cover us with phlegm as well as eating our brains.

Edited July 25, 2012 by -NGR- Larkinto

[Oceanchief 15]

I'm from Northern Ireland and half the stuff you have listed is absolute rubbish. Maybe you should come over and see for yourself, instead of spouting complete and utter rubbish on a public forum whether in jest or not.

No beans for the ill-educated.

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

It's in a fictional country called Chernerus.

Well if we want to get TECHNICAL.

[w_epley 37]

I find this amusing.

[hkurban 31]

Reasons DayZ is NOT set in Ireland.

Shitload of coke and pepsi but no beer

There's plenty of Alcohol in DayZ, but all of it has been drank already.

[osirish 165]

I find this amusing.

Thank you .... it is meant to be.

One of the qualities of being Irish is the ability to make fun of yourself.

Wasn't expecting so many quick responses from those without a sense of humor, or heaven forbid, offend anyone.

[Smacked 30]

Bitches be crazy.

And all the language on signs/map is in Russian.

[spuddels 12]

this pleases me

[Oceanchief 15]

Thank you .... it is meant to be.

One of the qualities of being Irish is the ability to make fun of yourself.

Wasn't expecting so many quick responses from those without a sense of humor, or heaven forbid, offend anyone.

I apologise for the knee-jerk reaction, but being from the North we constantly have to deal with the skewed view the outside world has of our small country. You'd be surprised to find out how many people actually would believe all the statements you make in your post. I used to work for the tourist board and people actually still believe we are living in a war-zone still.

[osirish 165]

I apologise for the knee-jerk reaction, but being from the North we constantly have to deal with the skewed view the outside world has of our small country. You'd be surprised to find out how many people actually would believe all the statements you make in your post. I used to work for the tourist board and people actually still believe we are living in a war-zone still.

Thanks, I did try to qualify some of the statements to ensure there wasn't a misunderstanding. If anyone were to take these seriously, I'd be disappointed. I might have to add a disclaimer at the top!

I could have done the same for other countries I've lived in, but people wouldn't relate as well to Chernarus vs Korea for example. Sorry again if I offended, it wasn't the intent.

[dallas 5195]

Not funny at all, well... kind of funny, pretty funny actually. +beans.

Don't add a disclaimer, disclaimers ruin lives and jokes. :)

Edited July 25, 2012 by Dallas

[Stonedknight 26]

i laughed. beans for you sir.

[Don Gordleone 1]

I wondered why this game felt so natural! lol! Good post Ossirish!

[RayPugh 146]

As you probably know, the fictional country of Chernarus where the action of ArmA II takes place is based on a real part of the Czech Republic.

source http://www.armaholic.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=6300

[RayPugh 146]

Search the town 'Povrly' in Googe Maps. Its ArmA II equivalent is the town of 'Elektrozavodsk' in the South East corner of the map. VonBarb

[Humbabwe 16]

wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong... its set in chenarus, which is modeled after the czech republic (bohemia interactive) i live there and driving down the highway is like driving through chernarus... Will post pics if i can. Any other czechs out there who can confirm?

[RayPugh 146]

Let's set it in Wales so the zombies can cover us with phlegm as well as eating our brains.

yeah, good one mate. you should be on the fucking stage. hillarious!

what trait of the wlesh are you trying to portray exactly? that we all have phlegmy throats? ok man what ever!

I dont have time for this bullshit anyway, theres sheep in those feilds and they are not just going to fuck themselves now are they!

Edited July 25, 2012 by RayPugh

[zenatsu (DayZ) 96]

'A 225 km2 open world post-soviet state'

-DayZ.com