I am updating my review, now that 2 years have passed since I previously reviewed DayZ. To start, I'm still not going to recommend purchasing DayZ. The price has gone up far too much to make it a worthwhile purchase. That being said, the user experience has GREATLY improved since 2016. While this is largely due to the game being completely rebuilt on BI's new engine, there is plenty of content that has been cut to make the transition easier. It runs beautiful, I've noticed much less lag and random glitches since 2016. The downside, of course, is that there is quite a bit less loot and features. In my previous review I berated BI for having an incomplete product after all this time, and that sentiment still stands, but in a different way this time around. It feels like it COULD be finished before 2019 rolls through, but will it? BI doesn't exactly have the best track record. Secondly, how much of the content that was in pre .63 DayZ will be included in post Beta and onward? I mean, that's what made me buy DayZ in the first place. In short, the devs have come a long way, but for me to give this game a thumbs up is going to take a lot more than some performance and network improvements. You want to sell a game at $60 it needs to be WORTH $60.

[Original Review]
I can't recommend DayZ. As much as I love it, and the concept behind it, the developers have been given too much time and money over the past few years to only have this as the product, regardless of it being final or not. DayZ is unique from the many other survival games I've played, and probably the one I've enjoyed the most. That doesn't, however, detract from the countless hours of frustration, glitches, and bugs. DayZ is great when you've got a few friends, you're on a populated server, and you hit a bit of luck. DayZ is NOT great when it's just you, you're hit with multiple glitches, bugs, and unfortunately, the rare hacker. The developers are moving at a snail's pace, and that's unacceptable. The updates are rare, often solving little to no problems. They're blantantly loathe to criticism, especially when it's well deserved. Do not pay S34.99 for this game. You might enjoy it, but eventually you'll be just as tired of the non progression as myself and many fellow survivors.