ThePilgrim101

I'm already on the server and would like to not get shot, therefore I would like to join.

I agree with you. I seriously don't understand why people don't work together. If every time I got on direct comms and said, "I'm friendly, dude," the other player said, "me too! =D" and we went on an epic quest for survival, that would be really cool. The problem is that's not how it happens. That's fine: DayZ is a sandbox and it shouldn't always happen like that, but a new player is pretty much screwed for a good couple hours, especially while they're learning the intricacies of the game. That simple inference is what people are really worried about; they don't want the game to become impossible to access to new players. Personally, I don't think the infection is what is going to be what upsets games. I've never been infected, and I personally wouldn't mind to get infected so I could experience that. However, I do agree that DayZ currently has the same problem as MineCraft: it seriously rewards explanation, but a brand-new player is *never* going to have a chance because there are so many nuances and intricacies that are unspoken and - unless you google it - you don't really know about. True, DayZ has a read me, but something more prominent might help. tl;dr = Infection is fine. Game just needs more teaching to it.

It's a tough question, to be sure. The way I see it, you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

And there's a shit-ton of loot inflation with the non-saving tents. Everyone and their grandma can join a clan and get a Ghillie, As50, and NVGs that they don't know how to use effectively.

Oh, absolutely. It also shouldn't be played by anyone who doesn't have a high-end GPU and CPU, or less than a 20 Mbps down, 5Mbps up connection. :| You're not serious are you?

I can't find your TS3 channel.

I'm thinking of hopping on soon, if you don't mind a scruffy bambi joining you for a bit. After running into a group of four and only being able to take one, strength in numbers sounds good,

Hey, are you guys still looking for people to play DayZ/BF3 with? I play both and would love to get some gameplay/footage tonight :D

I'm thinking of getting on in a few. Skype/Steam: ThePilgrim101

Thank you, Ghost, for your brilliant opinion. I bet you also KoS, right?

EDIT: Should have read the OP closer. Keep up the great work, Dr =)

I don't kill on site. I just don't say friendly anymore. The word doesn't mean anything. "You can have a bullet to the brain, or a can of beans" is a much better opening line.

I was playing with a buddy of mine today. We're both scrubs, and it took us a good couple hours to meet up. We find each other, out in the middle of a forest, and we find some shotguns. Naturally we think we own the f$#%ing server. So we're rolling out, and neither of us have a map, so we're alt-tabbing out to web-browser to check a map because we don't know this map front and back yet. Now, we notice that if we're not careful, we may fire when we alt-tab back to the game client. Now, we have this conversation five or six times: "Hey man, make sure to be careful when you alt-in so we don't shoot each other and try not to stand in front of someone who's alting." So, we say this, and what does he do? He alts to the map right behind me, alts in, and shoots me in the leg and breaks it. The Moral Issue is this: Is the right course of action, after all that, to blow his head off with a shotgun?

I'm on the US and also use Skype. Look me up in a couple days. Busy forcing my friend to get some morphine for me since he broke my effing leg.

If you're willing to spare some morphine and evolve me from a worm, I'll definitely squad up.

If you find me and kill me, you can have my makarov. You got a long way to go.

Current kit: Double-barrel, makarov, bandages, slugs, 1 coke, 1 sardines, and coyote with a water-bottle. Dream kit: An entire ALICE pack full of coke. Not pepsi. Coke.

That's how I feel on insta-death. I'm pretty green, but if I die to my own incompetence ("Friendly?") then I just blame myself. Any other way and I'm like..."Wow...life is so fragile...too bad that STUPID MUZZAFUZZA IS A COMPLETE-" That said, I'm no expert, but perhaps stopping for a convenient tend on a dirt road may not be the best option...

I lol'd.

Being new, I don't have much to contribute, but maybe your redemption should be in the form of service of something greater than a humanity score at the moment. You can't help me: I'm too green. There are ropes I still need to learn. Why not try helping the Wasteland Medics? One of their medics gave me some serious help. It'd help you get more blood transfusions, and there are people who work as bodyguards for TWM which could be useful. As for those chiming about consequence: yes. He is paying the price. He's going through the process of redemption. Which is going to be a *long* road. But, if you guys can put him to use, why not?

My first (actual) character was shot in the bag of the head by a sniper. I was crawling around towards a water pipe and *BAM* You are dead. Not big surprise. Because this is literally only my third day playing the game, I tend to play on low-pop games (<5) and stay out of Cherno and Elektro. I understand PvP is a reality, but I've yet to accept it yet. Probably by next week, I'll be willing to spawn in large games and not give a Can of Sardines. Let's be fair: at the end of the day, DayZ is only a game. If you don't meet the average life expectancy, you'll be okay. Yes, it sucks to have to go back to scavenging for a pistol and beans (and a damn matchbox. I have found one matchbox in seven hours, and some arsehole killed me after I tried to signal to him. Bambi mistake). But still, its the effort that counts. You'll get some decent gear...eventually =P

Hey, I'm a new player and would love some new people to game-up with. Add my Steam name. Yes, you could all be bandits who shoot me and nick my bandages. I'd be more concerned if I wasn't shot in the back of the head an hour ago.

Big thanks to AwesomeLemon for letting me cook some meat on his fireplace, and teaching me some basic things about DayZ. Without him, I probably would have wasted away out here!