DayZ

Quote from IlluminatusCU : This should make you sad, but I just last week finally got a desktop that could run L4D2. So hit me up (steam: IlluminatusUIUC) because I'd love to try out some of the modded levels.

word. I'll reinstall it in the next few weeks. I only have a 128ssd running all my games so I can't really keep all the ones I want installed on all at the same time.

Quote from MrWD : For the ones who are interested in the game, you should definitely give it a try.

How long does a typical "life" last? Are we talking 5 to 20 minutes or 2-3 hours?

Quote from Frogstar : Yes, it is. It doesn't sound particularly enjoyable to me.

This sounds like the best game in the world to me. But I imagine once I start to play it, it will be less enjoyable.

Quote from Jabbit : How long does a typical "life" last? Are we talking 5 to 20 minutes or 2-3 hours? This sounds like the best game in the world to me. But I imagine once I start to play it, it will be less enjoyable.

According to the Day-Z site, 49 mins is the average life expectancy.

Quote from Jabbit : Man this game sounds insane. Is it a FPS? I haven't watched any of the videos, I hope to watch them when I get home if I remember.

Quote from Frogstar : Yes, it is. It doesn't sound particularly enjoyable to me.

It has first person and third person cameras.

I like to stay in third person while I am running and crawling around. I rarely go into first person come to think of it.

Quote from Frogstar : Yes, it is. It doesn't sound particularly enjoyable to me.

Quote from Bareborn : I'll get this when it comes out stand alone and less bugs. However I do see myself raging quite frequently.

The starting over part is not that bad at all actually. At first I thought that may cause rage quits, but I have not experienced the need to yet.

Every death has actually been -- oddly enough -- rewarding. My friends and I would discuss about what we should change in order to improve our chance of survival.

i.e. stay a good distance from each other as we run through areas, so that one person won't be able to just storm us both from behind with bullets. This happened before -- in the forest too, where you'd think no one is around!

Finding the items you lost again isn't tough. The process of looking for such items is what brings a lot of the excitement and tension.

You can play it differently from how I play it. Instead of shooting others on sight, you can be what they call a "friendly" and form teams with them.

Quote from Jabbit : How long does a typical "life" last? Are we talking 5 to 20 minutes or 2-3 hours? This sounds like the best game in the world to me. But I imagine once I start to play it, it will be less enjoyable.

You get better at surviving as you play.

In the beginning, we had a tough time handling the zombies. They would cause a lot of problems for us. Not, they're not much of a problem as long as you don't attract a whole horde to rush at you.

Surviving past 20 minutes should be easy unless you intentionally let a zombie eat you.

After a week or two of playing, we have been able to stay alive for about 10+ hours or so. Even if you do die, it's not hard to get recover what you had in items.

Quote from MrWD : You get better at surviving as you play. In the beginning, we had a tough time handling the zombies. They would cause a lot of problems for us. Not, they're not much of a problem as long as you don't attract a whole horde to rush at you. Surviving past 20 minutes should be easy unless you intentionally let a zombie eat you. After a week or two of playing, we have been able to stay alive for about 10+ hours or so. Even if you do die, it's not hard to get recover what you had in items.

So can you literally go find your body again? Wouldn't you get looted by whoever kills you?

Just so I am clear, this is a free mod for ARMA 2? I might wait until the standalone release to pick this up.

My friend told me about how he went up to some camp just looking for some help because they had mad shit, like a chopper and car. He got close enough to talk and then they shot him. He got pissed, so he spent about 45 mins trying to find their camp again. There were 3 guys on look out. He snuck around, got into the chopper, said "fvck you" and proceeded to crash the chopper. I lol'd when he told me. They got what they deserved.

See, it sounds almost like the gameplay ends up being composed mostly of griefing.

Quote from DaddioDan : My friend told me about how he went up to some camp just looking for some help because they had mad shit, like a chopper and car. He got close enough to talk and then they shot him. He got pissed, so he spent about 45 mins trying to find their camp again. There were 3 guys on look out. He snuck around, got into the chopper, said "fvck you" and proceeded to crash the chopper. I lol'd when he told me. They got what they deserved.

Stories like this are exactly why I want to start playing this game.

Quote from DaddioDan : My friend told me about how he went up to some camp just looking for some help because they had mad shit, like a chopper and car. He got close enough to talk and then they shot him. He got pissed, so he spent about 45 mins trying to find their camp again. There were 3 guys on look out. He snuck around, got into the chopper, said "fvck you" and proceeded to crash the chopper. I lol'd when he told me. They got what they deserved.

thats what I would do hahahaha

Quote from Frogstar : See, it sounds almost like the gameplay ends up being composed mostly of griefing.

Yeah, it probably makes for some good stories, but every tale I hear from the game involves either griefing someone or being griefed. I'm sure it's fun going in with the right mindset., but it's not how I like to game.

Kind of sounds like the "no rules" EverQuest PvP server, until one guy griefed people so hard they put a rule in place to stop him (causing him to celebrate that he broke the server). Fansy the Famous Bard [notacult.com], if you want to read about it.

Quote from Jabbit : So can you literally go find your body again? Wouldn't you get looted by whoever kills you? Just so I am clear, this is a free mod for ARMA 2? I might wait until the standalone release to pick this up.

Yep, if you can find your body, you can loot whatever was left. Unless someone has already looted you and selected the option, "hide body," which basically makes your body disappear.

Yeah, the mod is free. The Arma 2: Combined Operations game is $30.

If you have other games to play atm, then I guess waiting for the standalone is a good idea. If you and your friends are looking for something like this to play, then I believe it's worth it.

Quote from Frogstar : See, it sounds almost like the gameplay ends up being composed mostly of griefing.

IMO, it's best to play this game with at least a friend. The more the merrier.

I'm not killing just for the sake of killing or griefing. I'm killing for the sake of preventative measures; before they kill my friends and I. However, if another party gain my trust that they are in fact friendly, then I wouldn't harm them.

The main issue is trust. Griefing would be killing someone and then camping at the possible spawn points to just kill them again repeatedly.