Feral (DayZ)

everything that lies within your characters FOV would be visible, anything that lies outside your characters FOV, ie from the viewpoint of some supernatural, out of body being that floats about 10 feet behind and 6 feet above your character would remain hidden, for me it is this strange 3rd person mechanic that doesn't sit well. But, some peeps can't seem to be able to live without it, so let's make it fair for all.

aren't they the same guy?

there is a mod for Arma 2 that allows shooting assault rifles from little birds as seen in this vid @ 0:25, no doubt it could be added to land vehicles.

No it doesn't, they have the option to switch to 1st person at any time, in 3rd person they would see more of the landscape than a 1st person player and exactly the same amount of players/zeds/items as a 1st person player - i.e. all those within the FOV and only those within the FOV. It's completely fair. This wouldn't nullify the ability to see over 10 feet high structures or around corners the player is 3 - 4 metres away from, they'll just rotate the player instead of free looking.

who moderates the moderators?

http://tmwdayz.com/ Try these guys, they actually have a mentor program and a locked private server specifically for training new players.

you're right, also as fraggle says the whole new feeling of discovery, of playing something truly unique that we all felt when we first played it can never really be recaptured. I was referring more to the atmosphere of chernarus and the feelings we get when playing the mod now.

fair point, I've just never seen it done right =/

Will the SA ever fee like this? I would say yes, of course it will.

how exactly can rendering less items on the screen increase fps? edit - lol, ninja'd at 1:07pm

as the poll currently stands 33 people have voted for the WarZ, crazy I know but this may explain it...... ....the other 2 must be the CEO of warz and his accountant, sadly they probably sane. Ruthless exploiters of foolishness but definitely sane.

Beans for the idea that players/zeds/loot etc are all invisible to you in 3rd person until it comes within your characters line of sight. That is a sweet idea that eliminates the supernatural advantage 3rd person currently gives the users of this exploit.

Why post it twice??? why not bump the original with some meaningless post? ...and the fact that you were streaming doesn't make it ok to stick your face on the screen, imho it just makes it even weirder http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/128217-funny-moment-during-live-stream/ Read the 2nd comment on the previous posting of this vid. Might this actually be the 3rd time you posted this? the 4th? Why not come up with some new material?

I just can't enjoy footage when there is the players face in the corner of the screen. Why they think we want to see them is beyond me, it smacks of vanity or in this case desperate attention seeking. interesting to note that all the top youtubers recognise this fact and therefore don't do it.

second time you've posted this - it's still pretty weird

nice =) never submit willingly This reminded me of an old vid I saw ages ago..... it's long but there is a genius twist about 3/4 through that's well worth waiting for.

Platoon =) awesome film

Don't be sorry dude. The word I used was mirrors, I believe that assertion to be correct.

any infection, zed infection should be more virulent and require more effort to treat. I know, I was just covering everything

this would be good

here are 2 fine examples of melee with guns. The first uses the classic pistol whip approach which could be best employed against other players..... ....the second demonstrates how a rifle butt could be used effectively against players and zeds ......Go to 2:00 or watch the whole scene, it's a classic

yeah, saw that after I posted above, great news for us difficulty lovers =)

are you sure the sound of flies isn't coming from your bedroom?

if you get bored while sniping maybe sniping is shit

The mod dev team do an awesome job but they need to stop the knee jerk, 'let's nerf' reactions to the obligatory butt hurt which streams forth from the lazy, unskilled and more idiotic members of the player base who spam the forums QQing every time shit gets difficult. The devs, believng it's everyone bitching crumble under what must feel like overwhelming pressure. Meanwhile the rest of us were too busy playing and enjoying the patch to counter-spam how happy we were with it. What happened to Rockets anti-game philosophy anyway?