In some ways it is still just as bad as it was as it got onto steam: The early-game is still terrible, the feedback on melee attacks is still super bad, logging out is still the safest way to escape every situation, there is still a giant amount of lag everywhere and you pretty much cannot play the game without having a map open on another screen.
I could go on BUT my conclusion is that the game is fine in its current state. Mods also really make it more than the sum of its parts and overall: DayZ is fine, more than playable and pretty much what you would expect.


My problem is with the way the standalone version of DayZ was handled. I am convinced that it could have been as incredibly popular (and even more renowned, but that is a story for another day ;) as PUBG or similar projects since it got created the same way: As an ARMA2 mod that gained a giant following and changed gaming forever.
Unfortunately, it never got the love it deserved even though it had so much momentum even after it got released in a next to unplayable state. That install base was no joke, especially at the time.

This game really got killed by Dean Halls [DayZ's creator] unrealistic ambition and ran on the low burner ever since he realized his ambitions where impossible to accomplish.
The amount of unused potential really is saddening and I often think about “what could have been” if Dean Hall where to tune back his vision just a bit or at least if he did not give up on his vision after the game still was far from being in an acceptable state.

I hope he learned from his mistake and gets some help when managing his next project so that a more acceptable product gets released… But who am I kidding, right after Dean Hall left his team at Bohemia Interactive with the shallow remains of what was DayZ at the time, he thought it was smart idea to announce a space simulation that obviously already got canned years ago (my guess is due to lack of vision).

In some ways it is still just as bad as it was as it got onto steam: The early-game is still terrible, the feedback on melee attacks is still super bad, logging out is still the safest way to escape every situation, there is still a giant amount of lag everywhere and you pretty much cannot play the game without having a map open on another screen. I could go on BUT my conclusion is that the game is fine in its current state. Mods also really make it more than the sum of its parts and overall: DayZ is fine, more than playable and pretty much what you would expect. My problem is with the way the standalone version of DayZ was handled. I am convinced that it could have been as incredibly popular (and even more renowned, but that is a story for another day ;) as PUBG or similar projects since it got created the same way: As an ARMA2 mod that gained a giant following and changed gaming forever. Unfortunately, it never got the love it deserved even though it had so much momentum even after it got released in a next to unplayable state. That install base was no joke, especially at the time. This game really got killed by Dean Halls [DayZ's creator] unrealistic ambition and ran on the low burner ever since he realized his ambitions where impossible to accomplish. The amount of unused potential really is saddening and I often think about “what could have been” if Dean Hall where to tune back his vision just a bit or at least if he did not give up on his vision after the game still was far from being in an acceptable state. I hope he learned from his mistake and gets some help when managing his next project so that a more acceptable product gets released… But who am I kidding, right after Dean Hall left his team at Bohemia Interactive with the shallow remains of what was DayZ at the time, he thought it was smart idea to announce a space simulation that obviously already got canned years ago (my guess is due to lack of vision).