Day Z the standalone game was a result of Day Z the mod for Arma 2.
While Day Z (the mod) and Minecraft were in their early phases around the same time (i alpha tested both), I have never heard anyone say that Day Z was inspired by Minecraft, beyond the idea of it being possible for an indie game with a small development team being able to become a huge commercial success.
holgersson@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I couldnt find a release history for the Minecraft mod, however according to the following article, it was released about a year before the original PlayerUnknown mod for DayZ / Arma 3.
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Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It was more a server side plugin than a mod, but that only grew its popularity.
Even randomised loot existed around the map
Moneo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I miss u bukkit ;-;