Why the radio silence?!?

[rocket 16567]

Obviously some people aren't too thrilled that not much information has come out, and also that instead of that I've been travelling around visiting media and going to conferences. It's a fair point, we're trying to develop a game here not win an election. But there is some real value to the staging efforts that have been going on, an example being PAX where I am now. Initially, we weren't going to go. But when we looked at it, we realized the tremendous networking opportunity and a chance to discuss DayZ with some of the best and brightest minds in gaming. Already the trip has paid dividends.

The media stuff is also really important, they're a vessel to other areas of the industry. Yes, I end up saying the same thing again and again. That is just how it works. I cowboy up and deal with it. The apparent radio silence is more about me not really having anything to say, rather than ignoring things. My main effort now is "listening", which I have been carefully reading and collating the suggestion threads both here and on Reddit, as well as snooping on other sites.

Like someone put in another thread, what we are all more interested in now is what I actually DO not what I SAY. But, that doesn't remove the value in discussing the implications of what happened with DayZ, just maybe some developers/publishers will start putting more modding in games - and look at WHY DayZ was successful. I think that is more important even than the DayZ project itself.

So stay tuned, when I have finished collating the suggestion details and we have the backlog listed, I'll post more information.

Regarding patch 1.7.3, I'm not going to make the mistake of releasing a patch before it is ready. 1.7.3 just isnt ready yet.

[fighter139 191]

Just do what you need to do.

Ignore us, we're all assholes. :V

Edited September 1, 2012 by Fighter

[Gavalin 90]

I'd rather wait for something damn near perfect then get some of the forced released games in the last couple...decades. Most games could have increased their game play with just a month or more of dev time. Do what cha need!

[Jgut90 71]

Go Team Rocket!

[rocket 16567]

Ignore us, we're all assholes. :V

Well there IS some truth to the concerns, my intention here is to outline that we did consider the impact this would have - and we made the call that the benefit from doing this was more than the loss. Time will tell if this is a good or bad decision. The opportunity to discuss DayZ with pretty much the entire "who's who" of the video gaming industry over the last month, from my perspective, is valuable beyond measure from a design standpoint.

[deltron3o3o 29]

no hurry still playing some new games atm XD

[KennyG (DayZ) 4]

alrighty then

[Inception. 9443]

It didn't annoy me one bit not seeing a post from you and/or your team regarding DayZ for a while, because I knew you were busy.

That being said, take as much time as you want; we can't do anything but complain, which I hope people don't do so.

[dallas 5195]

PAX is too important to miss imo.

I don't think you should underestimate those repeatative interviews. I just saw those two segments from ign and not comming off as some Bobby Kotick CEO is pretty valuable, also even though 90% of the stuff is old for the hardcore info scavengers, the last 5-10% is still new insight into your attitude towards the current state and future development, which makes it worth combing though.

Edited September 1, 2012 by Dallas

[NoRegrets 495]

I cowboy up and deal with it.

[teapot156 79]

Good luck with the game, I mean really. There's many directions it could go in and I'm sure in your travels you've come across a lot of expert advice.

[VBS.Redlof.B 43]

While I haven't been too riled up by the absence, I can understand why others would be.

Especially how with the last two updates the mod has had some almost game-breaking problems (like the graphical glitches as well as problems with tents/vehicles).

It was a good set of opportunities and a good thing that they were taken. Problem is, it seemed to a lot of people like the mod got broken then silence for no clear benefit, other than getting more players into a broken mod.

Whatever. I just hope that 1.7.3 can rectify some of the issues that have popped up recently.

And I really hope that it is to a satisfactory level of quality for you to release it by the 6th, as stated in the other thread.

If not, oh well. We can wait.

Edited September 1, 2012 by VBS.Redlof.B

[Tweakie 199]

First off: thanks for the update at least, and while your reasons are legitimate and fine.

I still wish a "1.7.2.6" with the Dead_soldiers replaced or removed had been released after 2.5 didnt fix the eye watering glitches.

I miss quicker smaller hotfixes.

BTW, I laughed my ass of during the IGN interview when you suggested turning off Vsync and it made the bugs even worse....was good fun :P

P.S. Remember to have time for a beer once in a while.

[Stubbies 67]

It's difficult dealing with all these various pressures, I'm sure its something you can deal with because as you know it comes with the territory. That being said the community does deserve updates, I like many others have invested a lot of time into something we believe in (Day Z) and it would be pretty special to have a weekly recap and update on the game - even if its big or small.

That being said all I want is for Day Z to be successful, groundbreaking & an enjoyable gaming experience that totally immerse's me.

All of these have been achieved, I have been playing for months & I'm hungry for more. Please give us more!

Thanks

[gywidion@msn.com 80]

Well there IS some truth to the concerns, my intention here is to outline that we did consider the impact this would have - and we made the call that the benefit from doing this was more than the loss. Time will tell if this is a good or bad decision. The opportunity to discuss DayZ with pretty much the entire "who's who" of the video gaming industry over the last month, from my perspective, is valuable beyond measure from a design standpoint.

I think it was a good call. Some business decisions made by companies are often not completely understood from the outside. But those decisions can make or break the development of a product.

I wish you well on the development, and hope it does not burn you out.

[DemonGroover 8836]

I think most would agree that we can wait as long as it takes. PR is part of the game.

[ytman18@gmail.com 9]

Thanks for the heads up and we can't explain how much we are anticipating what you are going to cook up.

[rocket 16567]

Also, I got to see and try out the Occulus Rift.

Bricks were shat

[SmashT 10907]

Have Valve convinced you to implement hats?

Edited September 1, 2012 by smasht_AU

[jdblair5 170]

Also, I got to see and try out the Occulus Rift.

Bricks were shat

That good? How much they trying to get for a set of those bad boys? Are they heavy?

[HVG 5]

So long as the standalone is awesome like this mod (when it works without being hack killed), then I'll be cheering for ya Rocket.

[Jon Snow (DayZ) 51]

Hey man, if you're at PAX, i'd definitely suggest paying a visit to the Mega64 boys You won't regret it, I promise.

Also, get used to going to PAX, cos' you're gonna' climb the game industry bigwig ladder pretty fast, right up there with notch.

[NoRegrets 495]

Also, I got to see and try out the Occulus Rift.

Bricks were shat

The future of gaming?

[thermonuke1@gmail.com 110]

I just want working tents.. :(

[Bubba Jones 30]

Also, I got to see and try out the Occulus Rift.

Bricks were shat

That's great to hear! I have two of them coming when the dev kits start shipping.