Recent reviews by DrLiquid

This game is a gem once you get past through the rough and slow beginning. I bought the game 5-6 years ago but only played for 2 hours and was turned off because the combat was especially rough. I kept this game in the shelf since then. Last played April 2020..

Since KCD2 was released recently, I decided to give this game another go, in the hopes of rushing the Main Quest. But guess what? I've been taking my sweet ass time doing side quests and ♥♥♥♥. The world is immersive, the storyline is interesting, the voice acting is amazing, gameplay is fun. Once you actually level up your skills(combat mainly for me) in this game, it's actually more fun. I used to get my ass kicked, now I'm the one kicking bandits' ass whether 1v1 or 1v5's, etc.

This game reminded me of my love for RPGs when Oblivion and Skyrim were released many years ago.
Give this game a chance. I would recommend this game before getting into KCD2. This game aged pretty well.

I love squirting with Jeff

Eliminated 2 other players using the Devil's card. It's a 1v1 situation, when suddenly Pig elongates his neck to look at my cards. He wins.

Good: Fun

Bad: Anti-cheat needs work

Very immersive, gun play is nice. The best way to play this game is on Veteran difficulty with minimal HUD.

However, there is a glaring Issue with performance on launch!

My setup:
RTX 2070 Super
Ryzen 7 3700x
32 GB RAM
I play on 1440p, 60-90 fps on High, 80-100 fps on Medium, DLSS, FSR3 Frame generation
Random FPS dips to 10-11 frames for 20-30 secs seems common with other players. I hope they patch it up soon. Don't say it's because of my potato pc, because people with 30 and 40 series are also experiencing it.

Issue with gameplay: NPC gang spawns within 25-30 meter to trigger a random event. Please change it to 100 meters atleast because they just pop up out of nowhere, it ruins the immersion.

Things I learned from DayZ from under 100 hours of gameplay (I will update this review in time)

1. Always trust your instincts (If a player is sus, never fully trust them and be cautious)
2. Trust a solo player who's fishing/sitting by a fireplace who says "I'm friendly" until proven otherwise
3. Be wary of duos - especially if one's a Talker and the other is a Quiet lad who tries to move out of your sight - most likely they're gonna shoot you or stab you from behind
4. No mic, no life (learned this the hard way, they were on discord and I got ambushed)
5. Don't take betrayals personally, especially expect it from overly enthusiastic squeakers/Gen Alphas
6. If you have morals/integrity and don't like to betray others - Keep fighting the good fight, one player at a time, it goes a long way
7. You can play solo and avoid every player, but what makes the game fun are the interactions
8. High risk, high reward
9. Meet new companions at spawn, the further you move away from the coast, the harder and riskier it is to team up with others
10. Never believe someone who has their gun out who says "I'm friendly" unless they put away their gun
11. Eating wolf and bear fat are safe and won't give you Salmonella or food poisoning
12. Get rid of gear fear, this game is not about loot but more on the experience itself overall. Respawning and dying is part of the game.
13. If your teammate is on discord with another, expect things to go south
14. Be neutral, expect betrayal
15. Community servers generally have higher quality of players who are keen to interact, less likely to KOS(Kill on Sight), less likely to have cheaters, compared to the Official servers
16. Vanilla DayZ has base-building, if that's a turnoff, join Hardcore servers which are just pure adventures and no base raiding
17. Don't tell the new guy you just met that your health is in the red
18. Drop your backpack somewhere before entering a hot pvp zone(military camps are always KOS)
19. Namalsk is hardcore, and has a lot of player interactions due to the smaller map. Sakhal is easier than Namalsk. Chernarus is the easiest map to learn.

Loving this game so far. The initial learning curve is tough, but I enjoy the game more now that I've more hours in.

If you have any tips or advice you can give to new or old players alike, feel free to drop it in the comments below

Unskipabble trailer when first booted up... Performance is bad. This is like pre-alpha..

don't play this with ur gf

Fun stuff

Don't forget to pause the game when you go afk. Raiders stole my resources while I went afk for a minute. Great game 10/10

Best tennis game ever. Finally a non-P2W 2k game.