Anyone suffer through DayZ?

I was off work for a week last summer (work place was hit with a tornado) and tried out the DayZ mod for Arma II. It was maybe some of the best video-gaming I had done in years (intermixed with some of the most annoying as well).

Simple things like bumping into someone in a grassy field and trying to keep them calm and their weapon pointed down carried a tension I hadn't felt in multiplayer gaming in years. Observing a town for 5+ minutes to make sure it was clear before sneaking inside shouldn't be as fun as it was.

So, is anyone playing this? I really want to pick up the standalone but the budget is tight right now so I haven't jumped off the ledge. The fact that the standalone doesn't have vehicles yet is also hugely disappointing.

Also, I'm shamelessly hooked on the DayZ Morgan Freeman youtube videos. Can't get enough.

I really wanted to get this. REALLY. But it's not on Xbox and quite honestly, I can't be bothered to get on the PC anymore.

The one thing I like about console games (as an aside) is that once it comes out, that's THE platform. You don't have developers making games that require video cards or CPUs that you'd have to upgrade to. It's like a 3-year hiatus on hardware purchasing.

charlest wrote: Also, I'm shamelessly hooked on the DayZ Morgan Freeman youtube videos. Can't get enough.

God bless you and your children for turning me onto this. I never saw one.


Now I have.

SuperflyTNT wrote: I really wanted to get this. REALLY. But it's not on Xbox and quite honestly, I can't be bothered to get on the PC anymore.

The one thing I like about console games (as an aside) is that once it comes out, that's THE platform. You don't have developers making games that require video cards or CPUs that you'd have to upgrade to. It's like a 3-year hiatus on hardware purchasing.

Definitely understand the PC aversion, it definitely adds work and frustration into the mix. I'm a lifelong PC gamer though (currently don't own any consoles) and will probably never diverge.


By the way, if you only watch one Morgan Freeman DayZ video, watch the Squeal like a Pig One. I can't like it now because I'm at work and Youtube is blocked unfortunately. "Bear Grylls slip 'n hide."

SuperflyTNT wrote:

The one thing I like about console games (as an aside) is that once it comes out, that's THE platform. You don't have developers making games that require video cards or CPUs that you'd have to upgrade to. It's like a 3-year hiatus on hardware purchasing.

I'd go with that, except that for me and FPS's, keyboard/mouse is so much easier than a console's controller that it's not even a contest. My PC is 2 years old, and I think I have at least one more year in it.

Sorry to be the one to break the news..... but that's not Morgan Freeman,

OMG

9 bucks well spent

I have Arma II can I just get the mod or is the standalone entirely different? I'm on PC>

Alastair MacDirk wrote: Sorry to be the one to break the news..... but that's not Morgan Freeman,

Right, next you're going to tell us that those Visa commercials from 2010 weren't Morgan Freeman either.

ThirstyMan wrote: I have Arma II can I just get the mod or is the standalone entirely different? I'm on PC>

You can just get the mod for free. It's on Steam or you can download it from the net. Installing/running it as a mod is kind of quirky (like much of the Arma engine). You'll need to look for instructions on how to do that.

The standalone is also on the Arma II engine but it's a standalone game that requires purchase. The original DayZ creator branched off and created the standalone, while a team from Bohemia was dedicated to the mod for Arma II.

They're functionally the same game but there's little things that are different. They will probably become substantially different within a year or two as development furthers. One immediate difference is the Mod has vehicles but the standalone does not (yet, it will). Also, the standalone factors in your character's blood type, so you can't just use a blood bag for a quick transfusion unless the type matches. The mod doesn't have this.

ThirstyMan wrote: I have Arma II can I just get the mod or is the standalone entirely different? I'm on PC>

The original mod is free. To get it to work, you need both Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead. (I think both are currently on sale through Steam, as a package, for $6.25.)

I also recommend that you use DayZ Commander to keep track of servers, keep all DayZ components up to date, and launch the game. A link:

www.dayzcommander.com/

There's also a stand-alone DayZ that doesn't require Arma 2. It's in Beta, costs $30, and I've never played it.

Edit: Sorry, took too long and was beaten to the punch.

mp1st.com/2014/04/08/dayz-can-ported-ps4...version-right-state/

And yes, I think we know it's not Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman died.

www.facebook.com/pages/RIP-Morgan-Freeman/274408782669578

I realize the zombies aren't really the point of DayZ, but why does there never seem to be any of them around?

I second hotseat's question.

Game looks like it COULD have a cool vibe, but I often wondered if it indeed translated knowing the gamer type who frequents FPSs.

Have you played it or are you asking because you've watched videos?

The reason I'm asking, is because they are all around in the Mod, but from the videos I've seen of the standalone (the Morgan Freeman ones particularly), they don't seem to be very prevelent. Not sure why.