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DayZ inexplicably achieves its highest player count, over ten years after releasing (www.destructoid.com)
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[–] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It totally always felt like that, and I was so excited for the standalone because I thought THAT would be it! And then they released a buggy mess that was in early access for like 7 years, and I, as well as many others, lost interest.

I do wonder if we could get the magic back, but I also wonder if the time has passed. DayZ was around before the battle royale explosion, and kinda led to it. It also came at a time when zombie survival media like The Walking Dead was at the height of its popularity.

I'm worried that any attempt at a similar game would just turn into a KOS deathmatch no matter what. The magic of DayZ was in the interactions you'd have with strangers, and roleplaying a bit.