By similar mechanics you mean one crashes every 15 mins with zombies that go through walls and another that is working properly, then sure. It isn't fair to compare the two even if they were similar. Day Z is a piece of shit, and that is no surprise since it is an unfinished game in alpha. Arma 3 does not have that excuse or problems an alpha would have.
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DayZ uses the Arma II engine and parts of the Arma III engine. Both games are being developed entirely by Bohemia Interactive, so they'll likely have the same engine-based issues. It should be mentioned that DayZ is in Alpha status. Arma III will be better technologically, but as far as the game itself and my interactions with Arma II, I think DayZ would be the better buy.
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Will everyone quit saying it uses ARMA 2's graphics. . .Read this: There is no way one can brink Dayz SA graphics into ARMA 2's engine. . . It uses graphics from ARMA III kinda. DAYZ is a from ground up based on. Too many people are kinda shunning the devs but trying to say that this is another mod. This engine has parts based on some feature but is from ground up. This is, as the devs put it ARMA 2.5 in many cases yes but way different.
AS the article states "One of our Lead Artists, Mario Kurty, has been working with some of the ArmA3 artists to ensure that DayZ Standalone has the best visuals possible. The result is pretty striking when combined with some of the other improvements we have made in the engine. " AKA the graphics are an improvement of ARMA3's
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From what I hear I would say, DayZ is the better buy.
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DayZ standalone hasnt been released yet (one year from beta stage, as per steam store) so this is not a valid comparison. that fact that yo uare trying to compare them tells me that you should get arma 3. that way there will be one less thread in dayz early access forums asking why the game has bugs and not much content.
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again still a bad comparison. arma 3 is out of early access and available in its complete state now. whereas dayz is in early access and alpha stage at that with the label that it wont even be in beta for a full year from now. who knows how long it will take to get put of beta.
if you are looking for a game to play right now then i would say do not get dayz, it says as much on the store page and ive seen Dean Hall (creator of dayz) on twitter telling people to not buy in its current state if they are looking for a full game or even something with a lot of content period. ive got friends with dayz and they all say it gets boring pretty quick in its current state.
if you are looking for a fun zombie game id say get State of decay even tho its only single player. if you are looking for a online mp survival game then I would say checkout RUST, its in early access also but has more to do right now than DayZ and is 10 bucks cheaper. but dont go just buy it, read up, watch videos and all that and decide on your own
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Arma 3 has zombie survival to, check Breaking Point. DayZ is gay !
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The best deal is ARMA 2 on a 80% off sale, probably, if you haven't ever played DayZ or ARMA. You get single player campaigns from ARMA, the its multiplayer part, you can play ARMA mods such as DayZ and ACE... for a very cheap price.
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Unfair comparison. No one can tell how dayz is going to be at the end. They are on alpha status, which means, some basic gameplay and engine test, thats it. Graphics might change, gameplay might change, you might dont even like the final result.
Arma is already released, it is complete. Havent played it, but i would not recommend to get an alpha status game.
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DayZ is using the Arma 2 engine, with bits of the Arma 3 engine. Thus, Arma 3 has better graphics. DayZ simply has a color filter that floats your boat.
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have you played the game? It doesn't use the arma 2 engine it has aspects from the arma 2 engine and is based on the Take On Helicopters engine, of which ARMA 3 is also based. The graphics are on par, and in some ways surpass that of the ARMA 3 engine.( as said before dynamic lighting effects and metallic).
If you actually look at what was taken to make Dayz Standalone you would have read that part. Sadly most people get lazy and See ARMA 2 and drop it. Look at DayZ standalone screenshots and look at ARMA 2. . .two totally different graphical engines. Most of the graphical code is taken from ARMA 3's pallet. Most people see ARMA 2 OA and keep on being ignorant from there.
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I'm not certain you proved me wrong in any capacity except diction. Take On Helicopters is an engine based on the Arma 2 engine with improvements that were developed for the Arma 3 engine. Arma 3 has dynamic lighting, and everything else that DayZ has, except more and with a better technical execution. Bullet physics comes to mind.
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Bohemia Interactive is a small company. They're not going to 'heavily modify' something when they can use their man hours to port existing improvements.
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You can't compare 2 different genres. That's like comparing a rock to a brain.
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Yeah, another one of these comparison threads.
Now, in your opinion, which is the better game and WHY. Also, I'm talking about the base games, no mods applied.
(Aka I'm on the edge of which I should buy)
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