The difference between CoD and DayZ playstyles

[qbert 4]

Lately I've seen alot of people arguing over whether DayZ and CoD are similiar. The arguments go both ways, and I'm not here to make either argument.

Instead, I am going to state the differences between the two. Maybe I'm being a devils advocate, or maybe I'm just bored.

CoD: This game is a fast paced modern military shooter. It's unrealistic by many peoples standards but is still one of the most popular FPS games to date, with a stable multiplayer community, and yearly sequels. It's mostly hated by the PC community but has maintained it's composure due to the console-specific player base. It is often criticized for having a chunk of its players under the age of 15 years old.

With so much negativity surrounding it's community, CoD has surprisingly kept to a formula that works well, which is to have solid gameplay, and multiplayer incentives to keep most players interested. It has an "Elite" DLC system, in which they regularly release more maps/content, to keep the multiplayer community busy.

DayZ: This game is a modification for the game Arma and Arma:OA which are both primarily tactical FPS shooters running off of the VBS2 engine, developed by Bohemia. While being based off of a military training engine, it has been optimized for a mainstream audience and has it's own "niche" in the PC gaming community.

After the DayZ mod alpha release sales went up remarkably, bringing attention to the PC specific shooter. DayZ is renowned (correct spelling?) for it's depth as a zombie game, including but not limited to scavenging for supplies, maintaining physical wellness, and navigating a harsh and hostile russian country-side, all while trying to survive other players.

Being in the Arma engine makes this mod/gamemode one of the most realistic depictions of a zombie survival scenario, to date.

With all that said, what are your opinions? Is there really an underlying CoD playstyle for some players, or is that just one group of players going against another groups playstyles? If it is the former, is this an appropriate thing for the game? Discuss. :)

[SDE Bellisarius 1]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site, time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[qbert 4]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

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Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

[clever 12]

No one wants to talk about CoD, most members of the Arma community do not like CoD and therefore use that to describe the playstyle some people take which is the "Shoot everything" playstyle. Since that's what you do in CoD, no tactics just shooting.

[SDE Bellisarius 1]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[/quote']

Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

is there a reason to "discus" 2 games with ZERO resemblance in theme and gameplay?

[instagoat 13]

COD is a fancy, no depth, atrociously written piece of software. The MP, for fast paced, big-bang gameplay is about the only thing it has going for it.

Arma meanwhile is the best game ever to grace the face of the planet. Don´t have to believe me though, I´m just a rabid fanboy since 2001 :I

But srsly. Arma is better than any other game ever. And everyone who tried to challenge it wound up with their nose in the dirt. And one reason? Mods.

DayZ is probably the greatest example of success trough allowing a community access to the code and composition of a game. It single handedly revived Arma 2 as a franchise, which is a massive, massive success. And it proves again that the sustainment of a game lies with the players and creative individuals willing to put in their own time and effort, and not with the advertising departments of large companies.

[qbert 4]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[/quote']

Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

is there a reason to "discus" 2 games with ZERO resemblance in theme and gameplay?

Clearly there isn't, but there is reason to discuss whether or not they're worth comparing, which is what alot of people do

[Mech__Warrior 6]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[/quote']

Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

is there a reason to "discus" 2 games with ZERO resemblance in theme and gameplay?

I think he just wants to find out why people just can't get along.

OP, I think you already know the answer to your question and have wasted forum space and people's time with this.

[SDE Bellisarius 1]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[/quote']

Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

is there a reason to "discus" 2 games with ZERO resemblance in theme and gameplay?

Clearly there isn't, but there is reason to discuss whether or not they're worth comparing, which is what alot of people do

You wanna compare a compare a zombie survival mod based on a mil-sim to CoD????

Im starting to see why ppl say CoD layers must be 12. their logic certainly is

[qbert 4]

im starting to get sick of these CoD advertisements on the site' date=' time for the moderators to lock these threads.

[/quote']

Did you actually read any of it or did you just spit out the angriest reply you could think of?

is there a reason to "discus" 2 games with ZERO resemblance in theme and gameplay?

I think he just wants to find out why people just can't get along.

OP, I think you already know the answer to your question and have wasted forum space and people's time with this.

I do know the answer to my own question, but I want to see other peoples answers as well. I enjoy hearing other points of view then my own, even if I don't agree with them.

[UbiquitousBadGuy 846]

This thread is pretty strong flame bait, regardless of original intention. If you guys can have a thoughtful discourse without resorting to personal attacks, I'll leave it open.

Other admins may reserve the right to overrule that decision so you've been warned.

Personally I don't find the argument to deep to have a discussion about. For many, CoD is what a lot of people know, and that's how they will play.

But...we can't always blame CoD for basic human nature in a video game to murder the shit out of another human-controlled character for giggles.

[Virfortis 111]

DayZ is renowned (correct spelling?) for it's depth as a zombie game' date=' including but not limited to scavenging for supplies, maintaining physical wellness, and navigating a harsh and hostile russian country-side, all while trying to survive other players.

[/quote']

That's what they SAY, what it actually is? Quite the opposite.

DayZ is renowned for it, sure, but in reality it should be advertised as this:

DayZ is a popular mod about surviving the total destruction of society, morals, etc. Players must make their own rules about handling others or risk dying in split second decisions. Along the way, they must also maintain themselves and avoid an infection that is sweeping the country of Chernarus (or w/e it's spelled).

See, what the game's core is needs to be listed first. The way you put it, it makes me think that PvP is much less of a mechanic than survival, yet in-game it's the totally other way.

DayZ suffers, if nothing else, from hype and misunderstanding.

[pastyvirgin 3]

cod: unrealistic, 12 yo kids circle jerking each other and highly misinformed about firearms. saying "clips" instead of "magazine" is a good example of this. (many can be found on these forums actually....)

arma: military simulator, clunky controls and lots of bugs. extremely realistic gameplay attracts more hardcore gamers.

there, now someone please lock this thread

[reuben5150 83]

Personally I don't find the argument to deep to have a discussion about. For many' date=' CoD is what a lot of people know

[/quote']

Cod represents the dumbing down of gaming for the last 10 years.

Cod represents everything I hate about gaming.

Bf3 tried to compete with Cod and destroyed itself.

I hate Cod.

Now can we stop with the cod BS ?

[sgtdorian 2]

ArmA =/= CoD

Come on, stop it.

[Guest]

No one cares about cod.

One is a survival, the other a basic fps.

YOU CANT COMPARE THEM.

Its like comparing cheese and butter

[fosty99 160]

No one wants to talk about CoD' date=' most members of the Arma community do not like CoD and therefore use that to describe the playstyle some people take which is the "Shoot everything" playstyle. Since that's what you do in CoD, no tactics just shooting.

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Because the Call of Duty series is the only game with multiplayer like that?

[Freek314 32]

Well it's obvious from the two pages of this thread that ARMA fans possess roughly the same amount of maturity that CoD players do.

Seriously, some of you sound like mentally disturbed people. They're video games, not something you kill someone for "disrespecting".