Played DayZ Arma 2 Mod. Nothing has really changed from the Mod to the standalone game. Still can't open objects like fridges, cabinets, boxes. Items are just on the ground. Destroys the searching and scavenging experience. Where other games do it much better and make it more immersive. DayZ does not.
Combat is very bare. If you run into another player just keep swinging until you are them are knocked out or dead. See a zombie just keep swinging because there is no way to defend from attacks. Feels a lot like a cartoon slap fight. So melee combat is boring. Gunfights can be fun how ever. With other players that is. It can add for some interesting fights.
If they have an open mic getting ready for a very toxic community. Every time I spawn in there is always 1 or 2 players just wanting to start ♥♥♥♥. Thankfully you can be the worst and never face any repercussions with your steam account since no one knows who you are unless you tell them.
Items are also scares just in general. Spent every new character trying to find food I could eat. Even then it didn't help. The entire time it felt more like a chore than a enjoyable challenge.
When it was just a Mod I had no issue with the lacking aspects of the game. But now that they are a standalone game and barely anything has actually changed or improved on. I can't recommend DayZ. Especially when there are much better zombie survival games that for years have just been constantly improving its game and mechanics dramatically. Compared to DayZ.

Played DayZ Arma 2 Mod. Nothing has really changed from the Mod to the standalone game. Still can't open objects like fridges, cabinets, boxes. Items are just on the ground. Destroys the searching and scavenging experience. Where other games do it much better and make it more immersive. DayZ does not. Combat is very bare. If you run into another player just keep swinging until you are them are knocked out or dead. See a zombie just keep swinging because there is no way to defend from attacks. Feels a lot like a cartoon slap fight. So melee combat is boring. Gunfights can be fun how ever. With other players that is. It can add for some interesting fights. If they have an open mic getting ready for a very toxic community. Every time I spawn in there is always 1 or 2 players just wanting to start shit. Thankfully you can be the worst and never face any repercussions with your steam account since no one knows who you are unless you tell them. Items are also scares just in general. Spent every new character trying to find food I could eat. Even then it didn't help. The entire time it felt more like a chore than a enjoyable challenge. When it was just a Mod I had no issue with the lacking aspects of the game. But now that they are a standalone game and barely anything has actually changed or improved on. I can't recommend DayZ. Especially when there are much better zombie survival games that for years have just been constantly improving its game and mechanics dramatically. Compared to DayZ.