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That's a beastly CPU but alone that pushes the limits of my budget. I have to agree with you though, SSD should be lower on my list behind a new CPU/GPU. It seems no matter what I'll need to get a new motherboard as my current socket is obsolete.

My rig is about 5 years old and I'm looking to optimize my DayZ experience. These are my current specs: Mobo: Gigabyte H55 CPU:Intel i5 dual core 3.2GHz RAM:4Gigs DDR3 GPU: Radeon HD 5770 HD: 500GB 7200rpm I'm on a tight budget but I received a 100$ newegg gift certificate for Christmas and it's burning a hole in my pocket. My first thought was an SSD drive, but I'd like some additional input about what would make my rig better as I've been out of the loop hardware wise for quite some time. I'm not a brand whore (except maybe Crucial. I've been using their products since my first build in 2003) so amd/intel or Nvidia/ATI, it doesn't matter to me as long as the price/performance ratio is good. I'm not looking for the best out there, just an economical upgrade. All suggestions welcome and thanks in advance.

The combat is a little wonky, but once you get used to it it's not that bad. Only problem I have with melee is it seems you either have an axe or use your fists, everything in between is useless.

Awesome video man. Everyone else is freaking out while you're super chill, taking your time, and capping mofos when the opportunity presents itself. The friendly fire wasn't your fault. You asked who that was multiple times and I didn't hear a response until you already shot him.

Are fists over powered? No. Is every other melee weapon (excluding fireaxe) under powered? Yes.

Sandbags you could fill with a shovel would be nice.

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Well in the real world nobody who climbs ladders a lot uses the rungs with their hands. I was a painter for a while and had to carry all kinds of awkward/heavy things up ladders. Just grip a side with one hand and and slide it up as you ascend. It's really not that difficult, and you have constant 3-point contact with the ladder. I don't know why I just went into so much detail about ladder climbing.

I should have worded it better, I think my sling suggestion was going overboard. Holsters are already in and it makes perfect sense to be able to equip faster when a gun is stored in one. The time it takes to drop a can of beans and pull out your pistol leaves me screaming at the screen most times. I'm just not sure how difficult this would be to implement for the programmers. I'm guessing the equipping time is set in stone and any changes to it will have to be done by starting from scratch... again.

As it is I'm sure you can. The only problem is it takes an ungodly amount of time to put away your rifle, then take out a pistol. I feel this is going overboard but it would be cool if we could find different slings that could reduce the equip times for certain weapons. A 3-point sling for an M4 is pretty standard.

I'd love to see some non military vests. Only one row of inventory for smaller items. Fishing Vest Photography Vest

This guys idea Harder sniping would make sniping itself more enjoyable, and cut down on the amount of long distance campers.

Is there any footage of ARMA3 sniping out yet? Maybe some of this has already been implemented into the engine, and since DayZ will be a mix of ARMA2 and 3, it could be easily implemented, or is already being looked into.

As long as console players would be on a totally different set of servers I couldn't care less. I cant even fathom how this could be ported to console without a severe "dumbing down" of the game. If anything it will hopefully get people hooked on DayZ, then they'll see how superior the PC version is and make the switch.

Wholeheartedly agree with this suggestion. Only the ones with the patience and skill to learn the weapon system should be the ones able to effectively use it. It would not only stop a lot of the "I just died and have no idea why" but add another skill set for players to have. Just like now there's usually one guy in a group who always pilots the chopper, I'd love to see a "designated marksmen/sniper" type player fill a role in a group. I also see something like this making the "assault rifle" more valuable than it is now. Almost everybody drops their full auto for something with a long range scope. Most firefights under 200 meters look more like an American Revolution battle, than a modern day shootout.