Deer Isle in the forseeable future?

[Chewy]

With a change of TOS, the creators of Deer Isle have now allowed the usage of their map on Monetized Servers. This map has received incredibly positive reception from the DayZRP Community and seems to be a very popularized opinion that we should have it as one of our primary servers. While I believe it would be a bit silly to have this map launch with the new lore, I do believe that it should and could be a possibility to slide this map in later down the line, given that the Loremasters have the time and willingness to add a story to said map.

Do you want to see the map make its return? Should it replace Livonia? Should it have its own server slot? Let the community know in the comments. B)

[Fig Newtons]

I would love to play on that map again, perhaps after the lore has had some time to develop. But has it been updated? It was fairly barren, as far as I remember.

[Whitename]

Good thing: Deer Isle good map

Bad thing: 2 months of LM work down the drain for Livonia

 

As much as I want deer isle I know that it would be all I played and I want to play the LM's hard work so it has to be a no from me

[AndreyQ]

I mean what's the point of Livonia?

The RP is on Chernarus meaning that everything of note will happen there. Having a map like Deer Isle and using it like before, as part of Chernarus, would only extend RP possibilities other than a map in a whole other country.

It was also hella lit.

[Elmo]

We should all be excited for Deer Isle to replace Livonia for the following reasons:

• Deer Isle, much like our beloved Chernarus, has an abundance of personality, from its underground tunnels weaving through the heart of Stonington, to its marshy military bases in the north east and, a personal favourite of mine, its increasingly fractal geography really makes it a map that you can spend hours upon hours exploring.
• The Isle of Deer is much smaller than Livonia which, for the smaller population that server 2 typically draws, is perfect for maintaining a condensed population to increase chances of interactions despite the smaller population. This also makes it easier for OOC events such as @Para's Battle Royale to be sped along if they start to drag due to map size.
• Infected are actually a threat on Deer Isle because of their sheer numbers, for those of you that enjoy a more PvE based experience, this is the map for you.
• Deer Isle in this lore is actually far closer to Chernarus than Livonia is, making it more practical for roleplayers to travel between the two maps without having to come up with an extremely convoluted reason for their travel. Furthermore, this could easily be carried over into the next lore with minimal adjustment to the current lore. 

Overall, the map has more personality, depth and practical applications than its Livonian copy/paste counterpart.

Also @Chewy sniped this idea from me, let it be known 

[Para]

Deer isle in it's more or less finished state looks fucking sweet. Looks like a real nice map that'll be easy to navigate around and has some unique features to it. Definitely a plus 1.

[Eagle]

Rather deer island then Livonia as the map is pretty trash thought I hope they've finished it before reintroducing it.

[Chewy]

4 minutes ago, Elmo said:

Also @Chewy sniped this idea from me, let it be known 

It's okay I'll fire beanz in your general direction when I get the opportunity.

[Trijim]

I voted no. Simply put, Deer Isle is still a WIP as you can tell from the large amount of area's with no trees, buildings, rocks, etc. I also feel the lack of water fountains or lakes would complicate things and ultimately end up in a goose chase for some water.. Also as for Livonia Lore, I believe that it is still brand new as Livonia was running off the temporary lore and not the official lore, I dont know if that lore will stay and be revamped slightly or it will be changed again. The bad thing is, the LM Team would have to make new lore for Deer Isle which would suck since they put a ton of effort into the Livonia Lore.

[Duke]

Replace Livonia with Deer Isle.
Back when it was around I absolutely loved the map (despite it's unfinished state).
It was unique, not too big, and had a lot of cool places.
+1

[Elmo]

1 minute ago, Trijim said:

I voted no. Simply put, Deer Isle is still a WIP as you can tell from the large amount of area's with no trees, buildings, rocks, etc. I also feel the lack of water fountains or lakes would complicate things and ultimately end up in a goose chase for some water.. 

Just did a quick count on Izurvive, there's like 20 pumps on the map spread out around all the towns and double the amount of water sources that could be used if purified. Furthermore, Deer Isle has plenty of infrastructure for the size of the island and the only blank spots are so far away from where all the RP usually was that you'd have to go looking for them actively. Even then, those blank spots in themselves lead to another city.

Also adding Deer Isle back as a Chernarussian territory actually cuts down on the lore work LMs would have to do, as the current lore could easily be modified and lore factions could be run out of Deer Isle too, rather than having to run two sets of lore across two territories, it can be brought under one neat umbrella.

[Duplessis]

I see no reason why not. Especially if it gets rid of Livonia. Unless, of course, it causes issues for the Loremasters.

+1

Edited May 19, 2020 by Duplessis

[AndreyQ]

1 minute ago, Trijim said:

Deer Isle is still a WIP as you can tell from the large amount of area's with no trees, buildings, rocks, etc.

Livonia has way more of than that. Deer Isle while still WIP, it provides so many places to go and visit. And by that I mean actual places like underground tunnels, bunkers, caves, a temple and probably even more. All this while Livonia has a big forest.

3 minutes ago, Trijim said:

I also feel the lack of water fountains or lakes would complicate things and ultimately end up in a goose chase for some water..

That's just not true. There are so many places to get water on Deer Isle such as lakes and wells. Compare that to Livonia where the middle of the map has 1 well in Nadbor and 1 in Wrcrzxrczxrcrzdrxcrzxr.

[Trijim]

Just now, AndreyQ said:

Livonia has way more of than that. Deer Isle while still WIP, it provides so many places to go and visit. And by that I mean actual places like underground tunnels, bunkers, caves, a temple and probably even more. All this while Livonia has a big forest.

That's just not true. There are so many places to get water on Deer Isle such as lakes and wells. Compare that to Livonia where the middle of the map has 1 well in Nadbor and 1 in Wrcrzxrczxrcrzdrxcrzxr.

That's the only thing I liked about Deer Isle was the underground stuff, but over than that it needs a lot of work. I wouldn't know about the map's current progression, but If I remember correctly there was hardly any water pumps around the map so roland had to put some down. Im basing my vote off since I last played it. I'd much rather see a map that's atleast near completion (IE: not a ton of blank fields that stretch for miles)

[tz]

+1 for deer isle
I think it’s time to say goodbye to Livonia. 
my personal opinion is that it’s just not the right map for the community and the Population numbers show. 

and I’d love to finally experience DayzRp on deer isle. 

[Jackfish]

I hate both maps, I couldn't care less which one gets added.

[Crim]

This is like comparing a model to a squirter, squirter every time.

[Eddie]

I would love to see Deer Isle implemented in the future over Livonia any day.   

[sung]

I would very much like to see Deer Isle instead of Livonia

Livonia is the cousin no one likes

[ImDingo]

 why not like namalsk or something make it really scary

[Chewy]

2 minutes ago, Death8970 said:

 why not like namalsk or something make it really scary

Because as far as I know, there is no mod for the map and Bohemia has decided that making Livonia before Namalsk was the better course of action B)

[Stagsview]

Id rather have Deer isle than a map that most people arent willing to pay for.

[Whitename]

2 minutes ago, Stagsview said:

Id rather have Deer isle than a map that most people arent willing to pay for.

Can it realistically be done without losing the work you guys have done on Livonian lore thus far? If so I'm all for it

[Stagsview]

14 minutes ago, Whitename said:

Can it realistically be done without losing the work you guys have done on Livonian lore thus far? If so I'm all for it

1 week before the lorewipe? Nah, but for the future yes.

[Hofer]

I love Deer Isle to bits. The map was great and refreshing, as well as written to be close to Chernarus.

But for now we have a lore wipe to focus on. Maybe we can play Deer Isle in at a later point in time, who knows?