Unfortunately, this is considered a mod just like epoch is. Players would have to load the mod in order to get into the server and would make us custom which would stop the general flow of stock Epoch players. Maybe one day we can do a more customized version, but have it as a secondary server however, Overpoch and Arma3 would be ahead of it on the lists.
Keep the ideas coming though, it is always helpful.
I think that approach is quite reasonable.
Last week's Friday, pretty much out of the blue, I had a sudden urge to try DayZ again after leaving it for upwards of 3 years, because I was getting tired of all the niggling little things that mod carries.
Now installing the DayZ launcher and looking for a PvE server, no problem. Both Zakk and myself found that very accessible. Once we remembered what Epoch is, that was also a worthwhile installation.
However, had the server told us "you can't join because you lack this special little mod assembly from our website", we would've simply jogged on.
I very much doubt the two of us would be the only ones to respond as such.