DayZ Standalone - Page 44

On August 13 2014 07:57 Conti wrote:
If your car has been built for the last 9 months and you only see very minor improvements, you might start to get a bit worried.

On August 13 2014 07:53 DPK wrote:
I really doubt the game has been in development for twice that long, would like to see your source on that.

On August 13 2014 07:53 DPK wrote:


I really doubt the game has been in development for twice that long, would like to see your source on that.

Sure the game use the Arma 2 engine, but a modified one. They have redone/improved a good portion of the code so no, they haven't done very little work like you seem to think. Just because it doesn't show ingame while you play doesn't mean they haven't done some heavy work on it. Also, bear in mind that they didn't have the man power they have now, they are still an indie company with a huge project in their hands.

I'm not a fanboy by any means. I just understand what I've bought as opposed to the "haters" that bash the game for being in an alpha state aka broken state. I fail to understand how a game in alpha could be considered "a piece of shit" when it's still in development, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever. You can't judge a game that isn't complete, it's as dumb as buying a car that is in the process of being built but then cry about the fact that is doesn't have wheels yet. And the real reason why we get awful games is because people are ready to buy anything that is hyped without informing themselves in the first place and then they realize they made a mistake but prefer to blame the people who made the game instead of themselves. It's always easier to blame others.

DayZ began development in 2012 when the mod's creator, Dean Hall, joined Bohemia Interactive to commence work on the standalone version of the game.

Following the huge successes of the DayZ mod, Dean Hall announced in August 2012, via a new development blog, that DayZ would begin being developed as a standalone game with himself as project lead, in conjunction with Bohemia Interactive.[17] He said that the game needed to be released before the end of the year "in order to achieve what we have to do",[18] also stating that he wanted an initial release around November 2012.[19]

On August 13 2014 08:23 Excludos wrote:


But the car doesn't even have any wheels on it its shit! And now they're making another version with automatic gearbox?! Ridiculous! I bet everyone who likes this car is a rampant fanboy who only likes shit so I'm going to post a picture of a cow's behind to get my point across even though I know nothing of the car or how it's being built!

On August 13 2014 08:48 Excludos wrote:
Nowhere on any of those links does it state anything you just said in red text there buddy..

Also, remember when the game started development it was started with an incredibly small team. Only recently did they start adding more members to a respectable size.

On August 13 2014 13:57 Nimix wrote:
I've never said you can't man, I still play from time to time even if I can't say I enjoy it much most of the time. Just stating my opinion that they did a terrible job until now. And I'll be the first to jump with joy if they end up fixing everything and making a good game.

On August 13 2014 20:27 Serejai wrote:
And yet another rebuttle with zero facts, lots of name calling, and a fingers-in-ears approach. It's like having a debate with Ken Ham.

On August 13 2014 21:36 kuresuti wrote:


You haven't responded to my facts yet from earlier with intelligent arguments, please continue.

The game has been in Steam top sellers since the day it became available. So yeah, it's not shit.

If it was shit, the DayZ mod would be considered garbage as well.

On August 13 2014 20:27 Serejai wrote:
I can't tell if you're trolling or just genuinely slow in the head, but here are your "facts";

Saying something is good because of sales figures holds absolutely zero weight in an argument, as various other posters in this thread have already called you out on that you conveniently chose to ignore. This "fact" has already been debunked by multiple posters.

This is just ignorant any way you look at it, as has also been pointed out previously in the thread. Claiming the standalone game, which is in a worse state than the mod by far, must be good because the mod is good... that's just stupid.

Your last "fact" is basically stating that Diablo 3 is a great game because it sold well, therefore DayZ is a great game because it also sold well. However, there's one glaring flaw in your statement. In your first paragraph you defend your previous statement that sales figures matter by stating DayZ had great reviews and therefore the sales rating was justified. However, in the very next paragraph you state the same thing about Diablo 3 - only that had HORRIBLE reviews, despite the good sales figures.

So, by your own statements you admit that a game with really poor reviews can still sell millions of copies. Thus you also admit that sales figures do not correlate to product quality and as such your "fact" that it's a good game because it sold well is rendered null by your own admission.

In short, you've only said three things in this thread and none of them are facts, nor are they intelligent opinions but rather blind defending of a game you like. Furthermore all three of your points have been countered intelligently multiple times in this thread but you seemingly choose to turn a blind eye to anyone that counters your opinions.

There's a reason why a game that sold over 2,000,000 copies has less than 1,000 players online at a time (according to the in-game server browser) a mere 8 months after first being sold. Hint: it's not because it's good.