kevinyoki2

Just as an update, US 1212 as of now has no zombies or items whatsoever.

It gave no reason, it said something along the lines of: Batteye: Admin Ban (Admin Ban)

He's got a point though, and I understand why he's upset. Summer has passed with almost no progress in improving the game. Myself I rarely got the graphical glitches so the game is basically the same as it was beginning of summer (at least I feel it is). Tents are still not fixed. And since Rocket, intentionally or not, delayed significant development over a long period of time, there's going to be a lot of pissed players. And they have a right to be bitter, because although the game is free for now, it was their support that made the standalone possible (and also $$$). Players feel deceived when the game fails to have the functionality that makes it a game, when you get killed more by glitches than by legitimate reasons (I'm talking game breaking glitches such as spawning with no gear, dying by standing on a rock, etc.). Yes, "it's in alpha", and that's exactly my point. The alpha stage by definition shouldn't even allow testers, and is a very progressive time when developers iron out the glitches so the testers in beta can test properly. In relation to dayz, the glitches are being fixed infrequently, and players are forced to test a broken game. A lot of people, including me, have bought arma2:co exclusively to play dayz, and although technically we didn't pay for the mod, we feel let down as the game does not meet the expectations that we derive from the colorful description of the game from the beautiful website of dayz. I mean, hands down they did an awesome job coming this far, but they're professionals now. No room for faulty patches and whatnot. which also directly stimulates people to hack (and/or dm) all over the place now. They see no point in playing a game that is ridden with glitches. They don't care if they get banned, it's just about messing around as much as possible before they get banned. Now if the game were actually functional I feel that it would inhibit some players from hacking as they will lose an actual valuable thing if they get banned. You say it's impossible to get rid of hackers? Try fixing up the game to an appealing state.

Nope, I'm being completely honest. I am certain that I have 0 hacked items, and I am a fairly new player so I don't even understand what scripting is. And as said above, I did not leave out any details, that's just straight up all I did. Found truck, went looting, fixed truck, hid truck, logged off. Did not encounter other player nor did I loot any tents or other vehicles.

Nope, my installation is clean. I don't even know what scripts are. I have downloaded no addons or extensions that run on top of the game or whatnot.

So yesterday I joined a random server, us 3032. I played for only a couple hours. During this time, I found a truck at solichniy quarry, went scavenging for parts around the east coast, fixed the truck 100%, parked in a secluded forest, and logged off. I did not meet anyone, loot any tents or vehicles, or possess any hacked items. This afternoon I log in to drive up to meet my buddy, and it says that I have been admin banned. What's going on? (and I was not using scripts or whatever, I never have.) oh by the way my IGN was KevinYOKI

Same thing happened to me today. The weird thing is that my atv and tent disappeared WHILE I and other players were logged in.

Alright this is ridiculous. This morning I was playing on an updated (and rather popular in the afternoon) server. I had a tent and an ATV placed in a remote location on the map. I decided to go looting in Berezino. In case I didn't survive I placed some valuables in the tent. I hoped that even if the tent did not save, I would be able to get to it before a server restart in case I died. I drove my ATV to the northeast corner of Berezino and did a sloppy job of hiding it next to a tree and a bush. After an unsuccessful trip of looting I came back to where I parked my ATV. It was gone. Even though there were only four people in the server at the time, I accepted that it probably got stolen. I ran back to my tent location to pick up my valuables and log off. When I got to it the tent was not there. It had disappeared. Now keep in mind that this was an extremely good hiding spot between two gigantic bushes and a rock in a thick forest. Plus no one could pack the tent except me. Then I realized my vehicle wasn't stolen, it had simply disappeared along with my tent. I checked a nearby location of another broken down ATV, and it was gone as well. This led me to the conclusion that all tents and vehicles were somehow erased from the server while people were still logged onto it. Is this the work of a hacker? Or is it a rare glitch?

That's a pretty retarded statement. This happens whether you hop servers or not. It's completely unpredictable. I've gone on a random server one morning and I log in dead. It happens on my favorite servers sometimes as well. I've been kicked for ping too high once and it happened on the immediate next server I joined. It's been happening more often now. I believe this glitch should receive more attention than the tents or vehicles as of right now. Losing extra items inside tents I can handle, but randomly losing all the gear on my person for an illegitimate reason is completely unfair.

I've just tested the tents again and I can confirm that they are still broken. Here's what happened (and please keep in mind I do always remember to save): I put up tent A yesterday and I put my as50 and 5 mags in it. I parked my ATV with several car parts inside next to it. Both were well hidden and far from towns or roads. This morning (after a server restart) everything in the tent was gone. But the ATV and the items inside were intact. So to confirm my suspicions I put up tent B a few meters away and put a cooked meat in it. Tonight (after a server restart) I check tent B and sure enough the cooked meat is gone. I check tent A to see if my originally placed as50 and 5 mags reappeared, but it is still empty. My ATV is completely intact with all the stuff in it. Conclusion: use vehicles as tents.

Agree. At first I was like: "look at those lame copycats". But now I realize they probably made a game less buggy and more functional than dayz will ever be.

Nah, I don't think so. The tent I pitched after the update (which I picked up the same day) lost its stuff. My tents that were pitched before the update were still there after the update but just disappeared after a server restart. I have no clue what's going on.

Of course. I'm always paranoid about saving. But at least the vehicles seem to work. I had a bunch of car parts in my atv and they got saved. Lost my stuff in the tent next to it though. WTF is going on. also I had pitched two tents in the same server before the update. They were still there yesterday after the update. So I put some medical supplies in there. Today those tents disappeared not to mention the supplies inside them.

Yeah, sorry I meant 1.7.2.6, but anyway. That seems like a possibility and I understand your skepticism. However: A. My tent was located in a thick forest with cliffs and hills and no roads for at least a mile. I highly doubt anyone would drive their vehicle here. B. My tent was located in a highly remote location, far from any points of interest, and it was extremely well hidden next to a large rock and two bushes. It's invisible unless you know exactly where it is. C. My ATV had 2 jerry cans, 1 engine part, 1 fuel tank part, and 1 scrap metal all left intact inside. If I were a looter with a vehicle I would definitely consider these valuable items. D. I forgot to mention that I had two of my old tents up about 30 meters away with some medical supplies in them, hidden but not as well as my newest one. They completely disappeared after server restart. Which leads me to believe that the glitch still exists. However the vehicles seems to be fixed. For now I recommend using vehicles as your main storage device.

Apparently the tents did not get fixed in 1.7.2.6. I put my as50 and 5 mags in a tent yesterday and today my shit is gone. Looting is not a possibility because they would have taken my atv next to the tent. Thanks for the lie.