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And you'll get banned like everyone does.

Yes, you break the ToS and get banned, hopefully immediately. That's practically the definition of fair. That applies to every player. Sure, you can do it, but it'll result in not being able to play afterwards. Anyone can choose to do that, if they are stupid enough.

Arguably, no. You agree to the TOS in order to use the game, prohibiting this. So technically, we're ALL unable to get these, considering that the majority of players obey the TOS, the logical hypothetical situation would imply that the terms of service are being respected all-around, thus those who breach the TOS are gaining an unfair advantage. If we are assuming the opposite, and that nobody follows the TOS, then it would be fair as those who do cheat simply get banned, as stated in the TOS. It's a given that morality would go hand-in-hand with fairness, but that should dictate what is fair. There's nothing "immoral" to chatting on Skype, anyway. As the post above me states, I could perhaps only be playing this game casually, chatting to my friends, and one of them might possibly also be within the game also. Trying to dictate the playstyle of another person for self-immersion is selfish, and thus immoral.

But it's not unfair. By very definition, it would mean that it's an advantage others can't achieve. It's possible for EVERY player to find better weapons, and ANYONE can update their rig.

That might be true, but the poll was "Is it cheating?" There's a distinct difference between the two. As explained in my first post, the literal definition being an "Unfair advantage". We can all agree it's certainly an advantage, so let's look at the "unfair" bit. Now, unfair would indicate it is an ability that some players have access to that others do not. However anyone with a microphone and Skype can do it. "What if my Skype doesn't work properly, and doesn't pick up my mic?/Skype makes DayZ lag, so I can't use it?", you say? Well, what if my USB ports don't work and doesn't register my mouse, or if my mouse is broken so I share with my brother, but he's using it? I'm sure that out of the nearly 2 million people playing, there's at least ONE person playing with a trackpad. So since he can't use a mouse, is it unfair that we can? Of course, the answer is no. One player, or even a minority of players can't expect other players to hold off on something they are capable to do, and have every right to do, just because the first group, for any number of reasons is not doing it. Same thing can be said about those who don't, or can't, use Skype. The facts are that ANY person has the capability to get Skype and a headset at the same cost as it would for another player. There's nothing "unfair" about it. And so, we're only left with "Advantage". Is having an advantage really cheating? Of course not. The game is built around advantages. Spawning in a different place would give you better or worse loot to begin with, this could be considered an advantage. Should we all spawn in the same spot, with all guns spawning equally everywhere? Sure, you could argue it's cheap. You could argue it breaks immersion. But you cannot argue it is cheating, and that is a fact.

No. A cheat would be an unfair advantage. Everyone has the ability to get on a Skype Call with their buddies, therefore it is not unfair. It's a fair advantage, that players have every right to make use of.

Remind me to never accept anything potato related from you.

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Remove the S from HTTPS to embed the video. That text is hyperlinked, so it won't embed either.

There's no "realistic" way to improve looting with a group. It's already better to loot in groups as it as, for the same reasons it would be IRL (More people to carry it, a wider search area, and it gets done faster).

I don't know the meaning of the word.

YOU TAKE IT BACK YOU TAKE IT BACK RIGHT NOW

Bandit skin does nothing. Hero skin increases movespeed slightly, and you are immune to weak pistols. For some reason.

Operation Arrowhead's CD-key is used for DayZ.

Global bans are issues by BattlEye, not us. You must speak with them. Click here for BattlEye's support page.

...Touché. Take my beans and let us never speak of this again.

Yup. If there's a question you want answered, go ahead and comment.

KING OF THE SPAMBOTS.

I could argue that the Graveyard doesn't count, as it's just a collection of bad topic from other subforums.

Yours were moreso aimed at just beginners, however. I'm looking to answer anything, if it's needed from a credible source. FFFFFFFFFFFFFF- GOD™, ridicule it with pictures pls

On it. NOTE: It's only 4 questions, and moreso aimed at newbies to the community, so it might seem like common sense to you. Q1: When is Standalone coming out? A1: When it's ready. Not a moment sooner. Q2: Will I have to pay for each update? A2: No. You pay for the game once (The price increases with the updates), and you never pay again. Q3: Someone made a thread, and it's full of links advertising online movies. What do? A3: Report it. Don't reply it it; it's a robot, it can not and will not reply. Q4: A mod locked my thread. How do I get it unlocked. A4: PM the mod. Don't make another thread about the same thing, and don't make a thread asking why. OrLoK says:- I cleaned the thread of banter to suit topic and OP

there's 10 times more of that in the support tickets.

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Ban appeals, I love to drink the tears of hackers. But since that's not an option; Off-topic, because it's a lot more lax.