And then there's the simple fact that all that time you spent gathering up high-grade military equipment can be foiled by a simple fresh spawn with a civilian double-barreled shotgun and the element of surprise.They also have a lot more bullets to a magazine than any other weapon type, meaning it is possible to carry more rounds on your person and rarely will have to either drop another item or leave the ammo where it is.

But it can also result in a heavily geared player with enough ammo for more than enough encounters to keep them going and even raid for resupplies, given the few specific locations such Military level gear and ammo drop, and in the process nudging this trope more into the one directly below. At the same time you can find sufficient rounds for it, or stock up over time, which can take a long time depending on your luck.They are loud, overkill for dealing with zombies, and greedy players might even kill you to nab them. Sure, they are powerful, but good luck finding ammo for them, and even if you do, that will eat a bunch of inventory space. Awesome, but Impractical: Military grade weapons.

Zombies will occasionally get stuck on the smallest of obstacles.

Artificial Stupidity: Zombie pathing still has some issues.

Artificial Brilliance: Zombies don't just run straight at you, instead zig-zagging in an unpredictable pattern making it very difficult to get a headshot.

All in all, it might stop a stray bullet or give you a slight edge against other players, but if you're in a close range fight the chances are it won't make much difference. And while it might also stop that bullet going into you and causing a wound, you will still take health damage because as with real life, that energy has to go somewhere. The best vest in the game will stop maybe one high calibre bullet to the chest, or a few lower calibre rounds. Even the best headgear is likely not going to stop anything other than one or two of the weakest bullets, and that said you would almost certainly be knocked out by the force even so.

Armor Is Useless: As with most elements in the game this is modelled realistically.

It would be extremely frustrating to finally find such essential items and then have them be useless due to damage.

Certain items such as footwear, weapon magazines, ammunition, and most tools and suchlike spawn in perfect condition.

Since a player may be carrying too much to climb over tall objects, this prevents one from having to run all the way around the outside until they find the one gap.

Any long fence or wall, particularly those around military bases, will have multiple gaps in.

Anti-Frustration Features: While not overly common given the game generally strives for realism, there are a few:.

If you drive it down the length of a runway it will just about hit 92kph (57mph).

The ADA 4x4 car has a 0-60 of infinity.

Several of the cars lack ABS, so if you have to brake heavily it will lock the wheels up.

Given that even a fairly minor collision will kill you, that's yet another reason not to drive a car in bad shape. Justified because vehicles have been sitting there or scavenged for parts by other survivors, and of course there's no one left to enforce road traffic laws. Even pristine vehicles aren't exactly going to set the world on fire.

The Alleged Car: Almost all vehicles spawn in bad shape with multiple parts missing or damaged.

For example, the SVD has become the VSD, an AK-47 is now a KA-47, an ACOG scope is now an ATOG scope, and so on.

A.K.A.-47: During early access the standalone game used correct firearm names and attachments, when the game hit version 1.0 these were changed to avoid possible legal issues, even if only the most minimal changes were made.

After the End: Just you, a few other people who may or may not be out to kill you, and the zombies.

The DayZ standalone game provides examples of:

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