Recent reviews by Prosim

I told myself I would write a review after winning my first match, and at the time of writing I have 4 under my belt.

This game has everything you could want from a battle royale: unique map, good loot system, good movement mechanics, and my personal favorite, satisfying gunplay.

The dev team is a good example of how to do EA correctly. When Bluehole pushes this to full release, they should offer some consulting services to the DayZ dev team.

At the time of writing, the only issues I can see in this game are a lack of optimization and some questionable vehicle physics. The frames and the accidental vehicle acrobatics can get annoying, but are far from unbearable.

All-in-all, I can recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun shooter/battle royale experience, whether playing alone or with friends.

I came back to DayZ after a lengthy hiatus. Having played some other EA games in this time, such as Space Engineers, 7 Days to Die, and PUBG, it really opened my eyes to just how terrible a state DayZ is in, and how incompetent the devs are. Most of my hours were from less than 2 years after release, where some bugs were understandable. Returning for a few hours 3.5 years after release and finding the same bugs and issues is mindblowing. i don't think this dev team could make Pong 2 with a million dollars and a 2 year timeframe. They should be ashamed.

I also took a look at their old development roadmap for 2015, just for giggles. Most of the planned features listed for 2015 are still not even remotely in place, as of July 2017. This includes advanced vehicles/animals, player stats, reworked stamina, barricades, soft skills, aerial vehicles, a console prototype, animal companions, Steam Workshop support, construction, and, best of all, Beta. You can see for yourself here: https://dayz.com/blog/dayz-moving-into-2015
I don't accept any of the excuses anyone makes for the dev team. I don't care if you need to rework the whole game for a new engine, maybe you shouldn't sell the game at $35 before that.

If you're looking for adrenaline, play PUBG.
If you're looking for zombies and base-building, play 7 Days to Die.
If you're looking for a DayZ that works, play an ArmA mod or invent time travel.
If you're looking for something fun and complete, play literally anything else.

TL;DR devs suck, play literally anything else, the game and devs epitomize how to ♥♥♥♥ up EA in every way possible.

A gem among F2P's.