First of all, my english might not be perfect, but i hope you'll get it ; ) I am playing DayZ for about 4 months now and experienced much, I was killed for some 10 times in the first 3 months and now my char is alive for a month. This is due to my careful play after starting to collect the rare stuff. I only registered here to, well, complain about the removal of the L85. Mainly, because the arguments I read considering this weapon didnt satisfy me at all. It's easy to call everyone not agreeing a "QQer", and many of those complaining are not doing well at explaining their minds. I read some answers, e.g. by Bakst, that were interesting. I would like to ask those of you, who are willing to discuss it in a reasonable way, why you think this L85 thing was the right choise. These are the reasons i think it should stay in the game, as well as the .50s : - everyone has the chance of finding one. I agree, the chance is too high at the moment, although me and my mat found 4 L85 all in all, during 4 months. Thats not really too much, i guess. - I wont say, it is not that strong, like i read here before. It gives a huge advantage (!), and it is meant to do so, if you ask me. BUT: Having a L85 gives me that thrill, making me really afraid to die. Its not like running through Elektro with an AK, i play extremely careful now for weeks. Also, i stay in the north. The Cities are way too dangerous, so i stay the F away. I dont really believe L85s are so much of a problem in Cherno, Elektro and so on.. Geared-Up players coming to the NWAF should know they could be shot. Most likely. That gun is a reward - it is the best Item and as DayZ is really lacking an end game objective, it's the only reward i can imagine right now. Zeds are easy to counter, so.. Make it even harder to find, but it keeps people motivated to find something useful. Plus, you can still die. Even with an L85 equipped and 2 more in the back pack, you can get hit with an axe in the face. Even without having it, the constant fear of being observed through a thermal scope makes DayZ more interesting. Yes, you are superior with an L85 - in my opinion, thats okay. You find it, consider yourself being God and have some fun, you'll die anyways. If you do damage and attack players, you increase your chance of getting killed. If you use it from time to time, where's the problem? -Moreover, im pretty sure Hackers will keep spawning them in. Maybe patching back and then return to 1.7.4.4 with that gun again. So making it e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y rare was the solution i'd prefer, as you can still have one without getting banned.
