Why do you still prefer to play DayZ instead of Scum?

[Laza]

As far as I can tell Scum is superior in every measureable way with very few exceptions. More Features, more depth in everything you do, quality of life stuff, Graphics, animations, level of detail when it comes to both ranged and closed combat - you name it. Scum wins on all those categories without contest. There's also a ton of features missing entirely from DayZ and some that DayZ barely touches (like crafting)

DayZ obviously does things differently. On a decently sized server the action begins pretty much from the start, since all players spawn in a relatively small area (at least it seems that way) Also with alot more Zombies there's more PVE involved compared to Scum.
Also the Setting is a bit darker, everything is grey and brown and depressing while Scum is a bit more colorful with healthy forests and lakes. This comes down to taste I guess.

Scum has less PvE and since spawns are entirely randomized PvP happens less as well. Especially from the start. Both are obviously areas the game has to work on.

Whats keeping you in DayZ? Did I miss something?

Edit: I thank you for all the honest answers so far, keep 'em coming. But please try to keep it civil, as my intention is of curiosity, not malice

[Topher]

Clearly you have missed something. Keep enjoying Scum and I'll keep enjoying Dayz. Scum lacks the PVE survival element

[Father Lamb]

Just waiting for SCUM to add the A.I. And roaming NPC's and so on. And few other lil things. And I'm headed back. The only thing that makes Day Z worth it is the modding scene. Other wise its an empty bore.

SCUM is WAY ahead of Day Z in terms of survival but Day Z has.... MODS.. Thats the only reason I play Day Z for now til Scum finishes this next major update.

[DELTA]

Day'z post soviet landscape based of a real location make its feel very un game like and immersive. The pve survival and zombies are the thing i care about far more than pvp ingeneral as i see many of these dayz like games and they all focus on the pvp with it being a big thing they feature and advertise where as dayz pvp happens but it never feels like its ment to be the games main attraction but just ends up that way and as such has a no forced feel like its not the devs forcing the pvp but the player base. The way i see things is if the pve isn't solid enough to stand on its own then im not gonna stick around long enough for pvp, as soon as i heard The day before was going to be another pvp centric game i dropped it from my radar. as for scum i have no idea on how good it is but given i bearly hear of it in my circles as someone who is primarly a pve player i assume its nothing to interesting. also dayz has mods galore which carry a big part of its current high playerbase

[Father Lamb]

Originally posted by DELTA:

Day'z post soviet landscape based of a real location make its feel very un game like and immersive. The pve survival and zombies are the thing i care about far more than pvp ingeneral as i see many of these dayz like games and they all focus on the pvp with it being a big thing they feature and advertise where as dayz pvp happens but it never feels like its ment to be the games main attraction but just ends up that way and as such has a no forced feel like its not the devs forcing the pvp but the player base. The way i see things is if the pve isn't solid enough to stand on its own then im not gonna stick around long enough for pvp, as soon as i heard The day before was going to be another pvp centric game i dropped it from my radar

And this is why I prefer scum better. It's largest complaint is that it's too PVE based currently. People complain of barely engaging in PvP unless its a modded server.

Scum is focused on the RPG side of things and with full blown character stats and health systems, Metabolism, etc Unlike ANY game out there today, It's one in its own. I bounce back to Day Z just to get a bit more engaged in PvP some times, Wont lie.

Both are good but Day Z is only a filler for now for me. Scum has far more advanced weaponry in terms of realism and how things work, audio, jamming, actual correct ballistics, and the way you can control your character is far more than day z can do currently.

[jrc]

I'm pretty sure we don't want to turn this in to an advertisement for another game.... that said, if you're in a DayZ forum trying to drum up support for another game, you're probably not doing it right.

Are the zombies supposed to be part of the pve? I always thought they were there just to complicate the pvp.

Seriously, though, the way DayZ handles PvP is what makes most people play straight PVE, mods or no mods. You can't really base on PvP server, because of the offline raiding... there's basically nothing to be gained by making a base at all. A lot of people I know just bury boxes of stuff somewhere instead of making a base.

Mods can do all kinds of things, of course, but if you have to rely on mods to make a game enjoyable, there's probably something wrong with the game.

I'm only in it for the realistic fishing and hunting. :-P

[Laza]

Originally posted by jrc:

I'm pretty sure we don't want to turn this in to an advertisement for another game.... that said, if you're in a DayZ forum trying to drum up support for another game, you're probably not doing it right.

Because I dont.
I'm genuinely interested in the answers. I had an argument with a friend the other day about that very topic. He pretty much said the darker atmosphere and the action early on outweighs all the advancements Scum has (and ridiculed it as if it was obvious) So I wanted to know what other DayZ players think.

And I have to do it here because it wouldn't make sense anywhere else.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

hmmm, we don't usually tolerate "my game is better than yours" type threads but I'll let this stay if folk can be reasonable.

for now.

DAYZ and SCUM are not designed to be direct rivals (at least not from the DAYZ point of view.)

it's also fine for OP to prefer X or Y over DAYZ.

We can't convince folk to love DAYZ nor would we try to.

lastly, if you want to be extra groovy you could play *both* games, or neither.

it's all cool.

[Jackie Daytona]

I like both to be honest for different reasons, I like the vehicles n the radio stations n stuff in scum. I dont really like it's map I like the eastern european feel that dayz has. i'll probably play scum a lot more in the future as they are adding AI enemies which is what Dayz mod had back in the day and i loved that aspect. They both have things I like n dislike.

[Jackie Daytona]

I wish both games had interactive POI's like turning on the power stations and maintaining them. using the lumber mills using cement plants and working trains, Of course the work involved meaning parts etc would also be welcome. As well I would like the opposite to be available to the ability to sabotage and break such structures once fixed so battles would be fought over actual resources and power structures instead of damn beans or a gun.

[Father Lamb]

Originally posted by Jackie Daytona:

I wish both games had interactive POI's like turning on the power stations and maintaining them. using the lumber mills using cement plants and working trains, Of course the work involved meaning parts etc would also be welcome. As well I would like the opposite to be available to the ability to sabotage and break such structures once fixed so battles would be fought over actual resources and power structures instead of damn beans or a gun.

Couldn't agree more! That would be solid.

[JacEEEBABY]

scum is terrible, has the worst networking iv ever seen

[Idaho]

I think if I were 14 years old, scum would seem like the better game.

[SideburnIronleg]

If the spinning loot timers in Scum and 7D2D went away, i would try those games again for sure.. plus Dayz rules.

[Anonym]

I just give tried to give DayZ another chance but this is easily the most boring survival game out there. I have no idea why my friends told me to buy this when all other games are better, I mean I never seen survival with such bad netcode, everything is clunky.

[JacEEEBABY]

yeah scumn

Originally posted by Anonym:

I just give tried to give DayZ another chance but this is easily the most boring survival game out there. I have no idea why my friends told me to buy this when all other games are better, I mean I never seen survival with such bad netcode, everything is clunky.

yeah scum has the best netcode, love watching people going up and down like a waterfall through buildings