I have only played DayZ for 17 hours, but in that time I have had plenty of fun surviving in the Zombie Apacolypse in Russia. I usually choose the servers with few other players, so I have only seen three other players, and one of them killed me on sight. The fewer players that there are, the more loot there is for you. And if you head inland, the loot becomes better. There is only music in the main menu, not during the game. I suppose this contributes to the atmosphere of loneliness. The game can be a bit buggy at times, but not badly.

Tips for new players: find clothing, a blade of some kind, a backpack, and build a fishing rod ASAP. Wash your hands clean of blood to prevent sickness, bandage or sew your wounds ASAP to prevent blood loss, and cut up old clothes to make bandages, but disinfect them first with alcohol. Look around haybales for mushrooms. If you find a gun, you can make a makeshift suppressor from a water bottle and duct tape. Don't drink the water that you find in a bottle, because you can catch cholera from that. Empty it and refill it from a pump. Wear darker-coloured clothing to be less visible.

I have only played DayZ for 17 hours, but in that time I have had plenty of fun surviving in the Zombie Apacolypse in Russia. I usually choose the servers with few other players, so I have only seen three other players, and one of them killed me on sight. The fewer players that there are, the more loot there is for you. And if you head inland, the loot becomes better. There is only music in the main menu, not during the game. I suppose this contributes to the atmosphere of loneliness. The game can be a bit buggy at times, but not badly. Tips for new players: find clothing, a blade of some kind, a backpack, and build a fishing rod ASAP. Wash your hands clean of blood to prevent sickness, bandage or sew your wounds ASAP to prevent blood loss, and cut up old clothes to make bandages, but disinfect them first with alcohol. Look around haybales for mushrooms. If you find a gun, you can make a makeshift suppressor from a water bottle and duct tape. Don't drink the water that you find in a bottle, because you can catch cholera from that. Empty it and refill it from a pump. Wear darker-coloured clothing to be less visible.