Talk:DayZ (video game)

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MadmanBot

I think the MadmanBot picked up text I copied from the old mod article that had been copied to another site directly. I'll remove the tag for now, but if anyone can clarify why the article was flagged it would be a big help. Samwalton9 (talk) 16:22, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry about it. The URL shows that it's some sort of crack/warez/malware site, and the text is copied from Wikipedia rather than the other way around. -- ferret (talk) 18:50, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

This is actually not a bad thing - it's not a copyright issue, but it does flag that this was created as a split without necessary attribution. :) I'm providing that requisite attribution and will leave more info at your talk page. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:02, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Day Z logo image

Can we not use the image from the mod article? The logo can assumed to be the same as it's being used on the development blog and I was in the process of adding another fair use rationale for use in this article. Samwalton9 (talk) 16:33, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Best Hybrid MMO at PAX East 2013

Is this notable enough for inclusion in this article? It's obviously not based off the finished game. Pax East 2013 Awards. Samwalton9 (talk) 22:29, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes and yes. --Niemti (talk) 22:45, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

"also known as DayZ Standalone"

This just got removed so I'm interested in hearing opinions on it. I originally added this to the lead as I realised a lot of sources refer to the game as "DayZ Standalone" with the assumedly deliberately capitalised 'Standalone'. Samwalton9 (talk) 01:28, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Sources copy off of each other. Do you watch cable news? On cable news it is way more clear in that they say 100% the same thing. So if the developer says standalone is part of the title of the game then it is caps, if not then it is not caps and the sources are incorrect.—CKY2250 ^ταικ 01:54, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, not sure I understand your first point, but the developer does sometimes refer to the game as "DayZ Standalone": for example. Samwalton9 (talk) 01:58, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Then I would say Standalone would be correct; for now, since they are not selling it as a title, they can still change the name unlikely though.—CKY2250 ^ταικ 02:08, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

At the end of the day the official name is still just DayZ, but if you agree "Also known as DayZ Standalon" is fine, and the removing editor is being oddly unhelpful, I'll reinstate it for now. Samwalton9 (talk) 02:12, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Yeap I had to revert quite a lot of his stuff today. I reported him here WP:AIV—CKY2250 ^ταικ 02:52, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

articles discussion of rape in dayz

Two interesting links describing some controversy with players being raped that I don't have time to write up http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/08/even-in-fantasy-women-cant-escape-rape.html http://www.vice.com/read/gta-v-rape-821 145.253.172.122 (talk) 21:12, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Second article is about GTA V and only trivial mentions Dayz as an example of modding. Nothing there that could be included here. While there's more detail to first link, it's about a single incident in a greater topic. It would be more suitable for an article detailing violence against women players or about the general issues of sexism and such in video gaming. Not really something that needs included here. -- ferret (talk) 21:28, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

"release"

Since when is an early alpha considered a release? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.20.36.1 (talk) 16:15, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Is this Paragraph Still Relevant?

The paragraph regarding the potential release of Standalone on console in the "Development" section seems to be no longer needed as in the "Release" section a console release is confirmed. Thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Babbleingbrit (talk • contribs) 14:43, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Development covers the historical.. well.. development ;) So older details should remain. I moved the sentence concerning a PS4 release from the release section to the development section, where it belongs. There's no release YET. -- ferret (talk) 14:58, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

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Requested move 23 February 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: No consensus. Though WP:THREEDABS was proposed as a solution, that shortcut doesn't lead to any convincing argument. What would probably be a better target for THREEDABS is Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Primary topic with two or more other topics. No problem if a new move proposal is made; this one just didn't get quite enough support. EdJohnston (talk) 16:27, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

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• DayZ (video game) → DayZ
• DayZ → Dayz

– Pageviews indicate that the clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC is the standalone game, not the mod. A disambiguation page is not necessary, per WP:TWODABS. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 12:51, 23 February 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. BegbertBiggs (talk) 12:58, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

• Question. To editor Zxcvbnm: will you elaborate on how does TWODABS apply to a dab page with three entries? PI Ellsworth  ed. ^put'r there 15:12, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

The third entry is for Nissan Dayz not DayZ (although WP:THREEDABS can still apply)._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 04:34, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

I wouldn't oppose the disambiguation page staying if it was moved to Dayz instead of DayZ (disambiguation), actually._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 04:36, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose - the full game does currently have a lead in pageviews since 2015, but is in a downward trend, while the mod article is very steady. The height of the mod's popularity falls in 2012-2013 - before the pageviews records are available. I believe the mod has the higher level of long-term significance associated with it (WP:PRIMARYTOPIC), which balances out with the current high level of pageviews of the standalone game (which only came out a year ago). Putting one over the other at primary will lead to editor link mistakes and reader confusion, with very little actual benefit. WP:IFITAINTBROKE, in this case. -- Netoholic @ 18:09, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

• Neither has more longterm significance than the other (at least in the time scales that Wikipedia uses to define "long term". And if we go by current and future significance, the non-mod easily wins out._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:25, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose as it is nominated. There is no point moving the disambiguation page to Dayz when two of the three entries are spelled "DayZ", not "Dayz". It makes more sense per WP:DIFFCAPS to have Dayz (a redlink right now) be a redirect as Dayz (Nissan) is, then hatnote. I'm not sure if any or all of them are intended to be pronounced like "daisy", but the letter "z" is pronounced not "zee" but "zed" in British English, and I had assumed it was just a deliberate misspelling of "days" or "dazed". 94.21.238.148 (talk) 11:03, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

• Comment: Since the mod is the predecessor to the game, perhaps a better solution would be to combine the two articles with the mod under "History". TXAggie (talk) 23:41, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

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Planning to update this article. (Assignment 5)

As I was looking at this article I realize that it seems to leave out a lot about things that happened past 2018 including not even mentioning the games major Livonia Dlc. I plan to add sections talking about Livonia as well as go into detail on other things such as the controversy about the standalone release not including elements of the mod as well as other major topics such as the game gaining popularity due to streamers and youtubers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlesKinkade (talk • contribs) 01:30, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Please only include information covered by reliable secondary sources. You can find a list at WP:VG/RS. -- ferret (talk) 01:37, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

That aside, I think that's a great idea. The game is pretty well covered up to a point in time and hasn't really been updated since. Sam Walton (talk) 14:15, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

relevance

much of the article describes features that were only speculated on and never implemented and some that haven't been in the game for a while 100.0.15.132 (talk) 03:06, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Article needs further work

I did some edits today to rework awkward sentences and redundant phrasing. However, the article still needs updates on current features. Too lazy right now to find/add sources. Much of the article is focused on tentative features circa 2014 and doesn't reflect the later state of the game. Dean Hall has left the project which ought to be reflected. I agree with another user's suggestion to include mention of the Livonia DLC. StormyMarmot (talk) 05:51, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

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