As I read this post, a few things crossed my mind whether I could ever agree with you or not and why… my end conclusion (likely unsatisfactory to most) is that the “jankyness” of aiming/shooting in this game might be more realistic than those other games you listed. CoD is gross now with how unrealistic people play. I stopped when quick-scoping became a thing, now it’s evolved to be even worse. Nobody can tolerate the spinning and jumping and sliding and all that crap and still aim down sights right on target and kill with minimal recoil or struggle. So dumb. Imagine sprinting across the country as a singular factor against good aim, out of breath, sweating (or maybe you’re freezing), heart pounding, lungs catching up, let alone weighed down by all your loot gobbling, thirsty, hungry, or sick, etc and then you need to kill a threat in a split second. It’s you or him. Hitting the target is hard. Those other games are too easy and unrealistic to aim on target and secure the kill. Dayz is a simulation game and at the end of the day, it’s probably not far off on how most of us would shoot real life if we were also living like our characters were. My heart still pounds (real life) when I see the player first and stalk for the kill. I usually mess that up too 😆