Hacking, for those who are either new to gaming, or aren’t as computer-savvy as many of us, refers to the practice of modifying or reverse-engineering a game’s code in order to manipulate either the game’s servers or the game itself in order to gain an unfair advantage. Such modification is looked down-upon and is, in most cases, illegal (copyright and intellectual property laws). Although the term is tossed around a lot by angry players these days, the term hacker, and the act of calling someone a hacker, quite simply means that a player believes the target of their insult to be cheating.
DayZ Frostline DLC gets review-bombed for its price and content. Dev responds, saying "No one is forcing players to buy it."
Yes, I saw that! The DayZ Frostline DLC has indeed faced a lot of backlash from players who feel that the $26.99 price tag is too high for what's included. The DLC adds a new snow-covered map called Sakhal, but many players feel it doesn't offer enough new content to justify the cost.
Bohemia Interactive's CEO, Marek Spanel, responded to the criticism by pointing out that the studio has received very little revenue per hour of gameplay from the game over the years. He even referenced the Beatles song "Please Please Me" in his response, highlighting the frustration with the situation.
It's definitely a heated debate.
DayZ has now managed to hit its new all-time-high player numbers with the release of the new Frostline expansion.
DayZ hotfix 1.25 is finally out, but instead of fixing the oft-complained-about duping glitch, the issue still hasn't been addressed.
This is a promising article, but falls very short of explaining what is behind the mind of hackers.
I found it interesting, but the author never explains how Chase defeats these hackers, nor what even happened in their first confrontation... This article seems incomplete as it is, though I do get the point, Day-Z is getting overrun with douchebag hackers!