These tools are just a small part of what Rocket and Bohemia are doing here. I'd just watched him murder another player, presumably persuaded that the axe man wanted to trade peacefully. How can we actually do anything to this terrified loner? Meanwhile the cold "where you going?" calls of the guy with the axe I just gunned down in Elektrozavodsk, moments before sitting down before writing this piece (hi, if you're reading), are still giving me goosebumps. The panicked deference of the European guy we cornered in a barracks made us stand down. Once again Arma's in-game voice comms make for some weird experiences when you do run into other humans, as you get the actual reactions of the players you encounter. While that journey grips you, this is one of the most rewardingly threatening games available. Perhaps ending up back on the coast with a blank slate would be the best option, but the truth is that this is a game that is all about the journey. It's all too easy to find yourself miles from anywhere, and in bad shape. It's possible to spend hours without seeing another human being, as Chernarus' hills and forests spill away into endless rolling vistas that you find yourself hiking across, just to explore that next town. It is one of the most slow-paced action games imaginable. Patience, of course, is something that DayZ demands. It's already fascinating to see people experimenting with approaches: from full bandit to the cautious, fleeting survivor who keeps to himself. Will someone kill me for this plastic bottle? (Not if my buddy is standing behind me with an M4.) There have been people laying in wait at these locations, too: hyper-patient bandits simply hoping for some loot. I've encounter numerous players this way, and most have moved on, not wanting conflict. We all need fresh water, and so more often than not you'll meet at these places, getting a drink or filling up a container. The most common of these is probably the encounter at the water pumps. This aspect of course provides additional reasons for the players to encounter each other in tense, unpredictable situations. It's the heartbeat of the game, a heartbeat that drums pretty fast when you don't find what you are looking for. Learning to eat and drink as soon as you are hungry gives that aspect a back seat, at least once you've managed to get some supplies together.
This can be hard to get past at first, but the truth is that once you've done a bit of scavenging, and become used to collecting water, the actual eating and drinking becomes a rhythm.
Initially there's a concern that survival aspect of the game forces you into "vole person" territory: eating and drinking continually, just to stay alive. The realism it strives for is simultaneously unreal and dark, and creates some of the most awkward and sinister roleplay situations I've experienced in any game. Rocket and his team know what they are doing, and the changes they've made have created some tense and terrible moments in this new game. I'm pleased to report that not only has it survived, but there's new magic, too. Plenty of people who were veterans of the original DayZ mod had been wondering whether the magic of the original experience had survived the making of a standalone game.
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