Another community made DayZ Patch has got its preliminary patchnotes. DayZ Build 1.7.5 will be also released by R4Z0R49 and his fellas. He announced the patchnotes in the official DayZ Mod forum thread for community builds. We will offer a fast DayZ 1.7.5 download mirror as soon as the patch is released. One of the most interesting points of this patch should be the updated GUI icons. A image was released with these patchnotes.
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.