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DayZ Standalone Is Not Such an Amazing Game, After All

Published

11 years ago

January 10, 2014

Calin

For a game that started its Alpha stage with 88,000 players in under 12 hours and for a game that’s constantly on top of Steam bestselling titles, you would expect DayZ to be THE game to play. I mean, why would millions of people play a crappy game – one that was already successful as a mod? It has to be great, right? Well… not so much!

I’ve decided to wait for the hype go down regarding DayZ and hear the unsatisfied voices, but they never came. So I decided to take some cash out of my real life pockets and get the virtual survival game, ready for a completely new experience compared to the mod DayZ and for some true survival action. The results? Not so impressive.

Since I don’t have any friends playing the game, I have joined a random server. For some reason, I never am able to find a really populated server with a latency lower than 100, so I got into the most popular at that time: 16 players giving it a go at survival. Number of players I met during the 68 minutes I’ve played the game? ZERO. Fun level? ZERO.

It was fun and “WTF” during my first try, though: as soon as I spawned, I saw some houses and headed towards them. Out of nowhere a zombie appeared and started going for my brains. Having nothing on me and realizing that my fate is doomed, I tried to Rocky his face to pieces, but failed. Game over after two or three minutes and time for a fresh start.

I should’ve stopped there and call it a great experience. When I started again, I found myself in a slightly larger area of houses that I considered to be the paradise for any looter. First three houses were empty and I couldn’t even open all the doors: the dressers seemed filled with clothes, but I couldn’t check them out. There were books and stuff near the bed, but I couldn’t interact with them.

Basically, DayZ Standalone is the same sad mod in which you don’t get to do ANYTHING. The fun part of survival: searching for items and finding all sorts of useless crap, as it would be the case in any real life apocalypse situation is completely missing. There are very few and very random items thrown away at random in the game (so I found some canned food in a barn and an axe in a bedroom) and they’re so limited that even a minimalist would cry. For a change, give Project Zomboid a try to feel the difference (it’s not multiplayer and plays in a different perspective, but still does the whole survival thing better)

And what saddened me the most is that there’s not much of a difference between the mod and the standalone game. Everything looks mostly the same, everything is mostly the same and if you are alone – like I was – everything is extremely boring. After my bad luck with the first try that got me killed in just a couple of minutes, second try had me looking and begging for zombies for more than 30 minutes – enough time to get me “awesome” loot after searching through a million and a half empty houses: an axe, some gloves, a jacket, some bandages, a screwdriver to open my canned food and a biker’s helmet that was, just like all biker helmets, in another barn.

I was thirsty for most of the time and the area I visited had just one fountain I could drink water from. This despite the fact that all houses had sinks (which, OK, might not work after a while during the apocalypse). But sinks AND having a fountain outside makes no sense. Just like many other things in DayZ Standalone. But it’s a game, after all!

Well, apparently not, because most of the people I hear praise it for how realistic it is. No, it’s not realistic at all. It’s boring if you are alone, like me. There was no fear that there’s a zombie after a corner, there was no fear that my character might die, I mostly couldn’t even prepare for anything as zombies seemed to appear out of nowhere, ready to taste the metal of my axe in some really crappy melee.

And my 68 minutes of supreme boredom made me understand that DayZ Standalone is not an amazing game, not at all. However, it can be amazing. Not as a game per se, because all the things it’s lacking are making it terrible (I know it’s an alpha, but it still doesn’t look much different than the mod). However, what makes DayZ Standalone amazing is the community. The players, the people who play the game.

I had so much fun in other instances playing on servers with a ton of people, meeting the crazy bandints, meeting the funny scared rabbits who had no equipment and kept running, meeting the bands of survivors that were trying to have fun on their own. That’s what makes DayZ Standalone so fun. Not the zombies, not the “survival” not anything else. The players.

So if you really want to experience anything but a terrible game, make sure that you join a populated server and that you’re not alone. Otherwise boredom will kill you faster than the zombies.

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15 Comments

Marta Branco

January 10, 2014 at 11:35 am

I’ve seen some streams a week ago and the game seems boring… It’s jsut like Elder Scrolls Online, huge hype for a famous franchise but then the expectations do not correspond to the final product.

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tom

January 10, 2014 at 8:37 pm

this was some really terrible writing… go get a different job

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Daniel

January 10, 2014 at 9:04 pm

I played only a bit of Day Z the mod
from my experience, i don’t really find the community good, or even mature
mostly it seems that a lot of console community migrated to pc
well, there was one time, when i found a Lee Enfield
well, and basically i was killed for it, the one that killed me, came up to me, and called me a “f**** cu**”

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Jeff

January 10, 2014 at 9:19 pm

Marta….thats pretty crazy how you already know what Elder Scrolls Online is like. Clairvoyance is a gift. Don’t waste it!

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Tiago

January 10, 2014 at 10:01 pm

Wow, so lets go trough this once again, you bought an very early alpha game that even thee developers say not to buy at the moment, and you reviewed it like a full release game? These reviewers keep getting better and better.

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- Calin Ciabai
  
  January 11, 2014 at 11:06 am
  
  This was not a review. It was an opinion article which is completely allowed here on Earth, especially since there are thousands of articles praising the same alpha version of the same game. Should only the positive opinions be accepted?
deacon

January 11, 2014 at 2:23 am

I hope rocket goes through this and picks up a couple of these things.
I think you’re making a couple of good points about for example
the helmets, lack of interaction (why is there a lot of stuff you cant interact with while its for example “a book”), the dressers (this is where logically most clothes should spawn), redundancy of fountains and sinks, and that the map is still 90% the same as dayz mod.
On the other side you should consider this is an pre alpha with good latency servers (if you’re not in the middle of nowhere with a bad ISP), workable melee system and great potential of fun ( if you invest the time to get friends and learn the quirks).

ps, i hope one day there wont be any quirks left in dayz

Besides these points I love the game because of the player interactions and the intensity of them. This is the only game that really gives me an adrenaline rush.

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- Calin Ciabai
  
  January 11, 2014 at 11:08 am
  
  That’s what I said, but apparently not everybody bothers to read to the end. It’s a game that’s great to play with other players. The interactions are what make it so great, the randomness of people you meet. Add to that extra survival options – I saw that hunting is being prepared to be introduced in the game – and you get everything to a new level.
Jacob

January 11, 2014 at 11:39 am

I can’t speak for your experience on the server you joined or the list of available servers. But from my experience in Australia , There is atleast 50 servers available and they all have less than 100ms ping. The game is Alpha and that should be kept in mind , IT IS BUGGY!

The overall experience I’ve had has been a 7/10 , and thats pretty good for a game early in development.

The fact that the developers are listening to the community and not adding microtransactions or having safezones is what makes the game true to a survival horror.

This game is not a money grab similiar to War Z or other games that have come along.

If your someone who wants a final polished product , avoid the game otherwise give it it go!

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ob

January 13, 2014 at 7:06 am

Calin Ciabai has no friends. virtual or otherwise

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carl

May 25, 2014 at 4:06 am

i have them game, and yea it blows.
definately should wait for the full release. but even then, at this current pace it will be so outdated its not funny.
mates and i went back to the arma2 mod of dayz, more fun established and better equipment options.

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Anonymous

December 28, 2014 at 2:28 am

The game sucks. It’s optimized so poorly that even people with high pc specs are getting frustrated at their 20 fps in cities.

I just spent an hour running to balota to loot the base there, but come to find out they removed it.

The spawns are terrible, you literally have to run for hours to get any good loot, and chances are the loot is already taken and since the spawn system is so messed up there’s little chance that it will spawn back.

Server hopping gets you penalized, I mean who wants to get all of their gear removed after you just spend 2 hours getting somewhere where good loot is suppose to be.
If you enjoy collecting hats and useless loot for hours on end, I recommend you buy this game. If you’re looking for some fun action, I suggest playing the mod. I know it’s still an alpha, but all of the “fixes” they keep rolling out with just make the game more difficult to play.

I don’t think I’ll ever buy another Bohemia game. Until they fix their game engines.

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davet

January 30, 2015 at 3:16 am

Guess what, it’s now a year later and the game still sucks. It’s doomed because it’s on a failed engine, Rocket has pocketed dough and jet, and the community is discussing POOPING FOR GOD SAKES. They are considering dumb things like adding taking a crap in the game. The whole project is indeed rudderless, fix the engine, add zombies, and focus on the core of the game for peat sakes!

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f*** dayz

February 26, 2015 at 9:36 am

The standalone sucks, like davet said, Rocket realized that the game was a failure so took our money and ran like a little bitch

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mike

September 22, 2017 at 3:43 pm

Worst game ever made

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Horse Racing Games For iOS

Published

1 month ago

March 21, 2025

Olivia

Horse racing is a globally spread sport with billions of fans worldwide. The thrills of the races and the excitement of the betting make horse racing quite popular among adrenaline rush seekers.

However, unlike other sports like football or basketball that you can actually try in your backyard, becoming a racehorse rider is out of reach for most people. But all hope for our fellow race lovers is not lost and the gaming world comes to the rescue.

We are talking about horse racing simulation games where you can pick or breed your own horse, participate in online racing tournaments, earn prestige, take care of your horse, and much more.

Horse racing video games are perfect when it comes to getting the bigger picture of the sport and familiarizing yourself with other aspects apart from racing, like stable management, breeding, and finance management.

On top of that, horse racing video games can help you understand how the sport works, which may help you with the next bet you make on TwinSpires.

Fortunately, there are plenty of horse racing games for iOS, and in today’s article, we will highlight some of the best that you should try.

Rival Stars Horse Racing

This is a game made by a legendary horse race video game developer called PikPok and it is without a doubt one of the best horse racing games available for iOS right now.

The graphics look incredible for a mobile game. They are quite realistic, and the horse movement and the design of the tracks also give you the feel that you are participating in a real-world race.

Rival Stars Horse Racing has quite a fast pace, where you can complete some quests and upgrade your stable, but the focus is on the races, as it should be.

When we talk about the racing part of the game, every racetrack that you unlock offers something new. You get to race at different lengths and surfaces. But let’s focus on the important part, race mechanics.

You can steer the horse, brake, and activate their sprint ability. The horse’s performance is based on multiple factors such as ground consistency, position, race length, previous races, and much more.

Rival Stars Horse Racing also has a quite good breeding, training, and managing system. On top of that, there are many different horse coat colors and breeds. Unlike other games like Zelda where you can get a gold horse, Rival Stars Horse Racing focuses on realism. All of the horses have natural coat colors and traits.

You get to collect or breed horses, transform foals to feed, and upgrade facilities to unlock more options to progress.

The only thing that is missing from the game is the audience on the races since the race courses feel a bit empty with nobody around.

Horse Racing Manager 2024

This is a game that has a rather different approach than Rival Stars Horse Racing. It is focused more on the managing part of horse racing rather than on the actual gameplay and racing. You are in control of your business operation and your goal is to succeed in the world of horse racing and earn money.

You don’t have an impact on the races, and you cannot control your horse. The races are simulated, and the outcome depends on your horse’s stats and abilities.

That’s why horse training, and breeding a champion horse play a really important role in the game.

The best thing about Horse Racing Manager 2024 is the ability to race online. There are live PVP races that occur every 5 minutes and everyone can participate in them.

This is the perfect game if you want to learn what’s happening behind the curtains of horse racing as a sport. You are in control of your breeding rights that you can sell, as well as the age and career path of your horse.

It is an interesting game, especially for those who are not afraid of data and analysis.

iHorse Racing

This is a similar game to Rival Stars Horse Racing but with worse graphics, and fewer options. This game has multiple features like horse training, stable management, horse auction, race entries, CLU-jockey hiring system, and world jockey ranking, and you can connect your Facebook profile to invite friends.

To be honest, the graphics and gameplay of the game are fun and engaging, but I’d still go for Rival Stars Horse Racing, especially if you like a more realistic horse racing game.

Pocket Stables

Let’s drop down all the realism and focus on some retro 2D gameplay. For all retro game lovers who have a passion for horse racing, Pocket Stables is just the perfect game. At first glance, this game might look simple, but it actually has many features that make it even more fun.

For starters, you can build training facilities where you can increase your horse’s stats. Additionally, not all horses are the same and your goal should be to find a horse with the right balance of speed, stamina, and intensity.

As you win races, you’ll receive prizes, that can be used to upgrade your stable and give you better ways to breed a faster horse.

It’s fun, casual, and quite cute. Plus, you get to build your horse racing community and hire people that will take care of your stable.

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Exploring k2.vox365: Revolutionizing Digital Communication and Collaboration

Published

7 months ago

October 10, 2024

Charles Brown

In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses and individuals alike are constantly looking for efficient ways to communicate and collaborate. Enter k2.vox365, a powerful platform designed to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity. With its comprehensive suite of tools, k2.vox365 is rapidly becoming a preferred solution for businesses, educational institutions, and remote teams looking to stay connected and organized.

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k2.vox365 is not just for businesses. Its versatility makes it an excellent choice for a variety of industries:

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Conclusion

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Creative Ideas for Best Technology Instagram Post 2024

Published

9 months ago

August 8, 2024

Olivia

Creative Ideas for Best Technology Instagram Post 2024

Are you facing difficulty in engaging your audience with tech posts on Instagram? As social media platforms have transformed into virtual marketplaces, brands recognize the need to showcase expertise through engaging content.

Platforms like Instagram empower connecting with worldwide audiences through captivating visual stories. But, it is quite a daunting task to work and many move ahead to buy Instagram followers as well.

Contemporary consumers scarcely have time for promotion lacking substance. Hence, creatives demand integrating education with entertainment for intrinsically motivating connections. This is why in this post, we discuss top ideas for your tech-posts on Instagram. Read on.

Unique Ways To Boost Engagement

With competition so fierce, it becomes difficult to keep your audience engaged with your post. Below we discuss some essential tips that can make things easy for you. Take a look:

● Researching Optimized Hashtags

Analyzing hashtag clusters witnessing frequent usages around niche conversations aids discovering appropriate tags aligning with targeted audiences. Careful hashtagging aids discoverability and spreads messages to receptive crowds naturally.

● Optimizing Images For Social Formats

Adjusting photos to square dimensions suitable for Instagram feeds and story formats preserves visual quality and context. Proper sizing and cropping focuses viewer attention on essential elements.

● Scheduling Around Peak Engagement Timings

Identifying timing patterns of highest follower activities through analytics aids posting when most eyeballs will likely notice new updates. Repurposing top performing content as story highlights retains visibility.

● Reviewing Engagement And Follower Insights

Regularly evaluating metrics like likes, comments, saves and follower growth rates aids comprehending reception and refining strategies. Tracking identified hashtag or location based communities’ interests guides customized content.

● Partnering With Key Influencers

Reaching wider audiences through cross-promotional shoutouts with popular domain figures expands networks. Collaborations establishing brand authority through third party endorsements bolster credibility.

Final Thoughts

In summary, effectively leveraging visual creativity fueled by data-driven decisions establishes technology companies, alongside support from a dedicated social media growth agency like Thunderclap.it, as thought leaders amid competition on platforms like Instagram.

Consistency, authenticity, and nurturing communities through meaningful interactions are crucial for driving organic visibility and achieving superior returns on social media. While maintaining technical excellence is essential, emotionally connecting with audiences through social missions and humor helps build a loyal following and fosters trust in this experience-driven world.