Raymond Bernal GSP 475 Blog : Week 2: Attraction

What type of people do you imagine are mostly attracted to life within DayZ?

There are multiple types of people who will enjoy playing DayZ. With the multiple aspects of the game and alternate goals that players set for themselves there is no one true way to play. Those who will mainly be attracted to playing DayZ are FPS, zombie, and survival fanatics. Players can decide to work alone or with a group. Each player can play the game as they decide. Some may like to role play while in game, others may want to kill zombies, and some may just want to kill other players.

No two players are the same and this allows for many different stories which can be told on the wastelands of the world. Certain players may scramble to kill zombies in the hopes of reaching a high score. This will carry over to multiple servers as long as the player is not killed and grants them bragging rights above others. These statistics are also carried over on the global leader boards and added into the pool. Players can now see how long an average life is or how to change from a bandit life to medic. Players can work together in this fight to gain the most precious resources, gear, and weapons each map has to offer. This effectively turns them into walking hoarders and an effective loot pile for greedy survivors. By working together and understanding the system at work players can survive days, weeks, even months on any given map provided they are cautious.

List five types of virtual goods for sale this week - how much were they? Who would use them?

There are no virtual goods for sale within the game. Unlike other pay-to-win games out there DayZ does not allow players to buy their way into the top spots. Each player must start a fresh character and build up their character by scavenging, searching, stealing, and killing. If a player is killed at any time all of the gear on them is lost and the player must begin again. Certain high end players seek to maintain the loot they have found in their travels. Low end characters will be looking for these high end players as a source of great gear and/or a possible ally.