Gator Biggs

KoS'ing is not banditry.

You know Dean Hall didn't make the map, right?

It's really not a 'beautiful game'.

Coudn't have said it better myself.

Stating something that a) everyone already knows and secondly is written in capitals all over Steam's DayZ store page serves no purpose whatsoever.

Yeah your sig is the shit. Like, literally.

As long as people have the ability to kill on sight and combat log they will do it. Don't see the need for the endless debate.

Gah you beat me to it.

Then you should know that you can play however you want. You don't need to justify your playstyle..

It's only fair that would happen, if you ran into someone like that. What's not fair however is watching someone over said shelf and having the time to decide wether or not to engage, since you have no right to know if they are there. The other 50% is watching other players unfairly from behind cover and waiting until you have the drop on them.

Can't help but wonder how much the rate of KOS'ing would drop if people wern't able to see around bends, over walls, shelves etc.

I gave beans at..

Don't really think they can remove a viewpoint that's already been implemented. Even this early on in alpha.. I think too many people already depend on it and the whining on the forums would be unbearable. Hell, i'd probably enjoy reading KOS threads.

Are you saying because you like something, everyone else should be forced to do the same? edit: need sarcasm button on forum please kthnx. :)

Similar system used in Project Zomboid. It's top down isometric view, and as you rotate around the zombies just vanish from screen unless you're looking at them. So as you run in one direction you have to constantly be looking over your shoulder. Takes a bit of getting used to, but works really well. As for the third person view.. I consider it metagaming. However i will use it as long as others are simply because it puts me at a disadvantage otherwise. I say do not remove it completely, because as stated before some people are dependant on it.. just open some first-person only servers and put everyone on an even playing field. For the love of god please don't call them 'hardcore' servers. We don't need any more pre-pubescent elitist behaviour..

I'm interested to see a direct quote from Dean Hall regarding what 'he wants' for this game. Far too many people saying this or that wasn't his intention etc without actually giving a source or quote.

You can't punish one particular playstyle.

Gotta laugh at all the self professed fallen heroes.. "i used to help everyone til i was KOS's over and over and now i don't give a fuck, if i see you, you're dead.." etc.

I don't think implementing some kind of tutorial to help new players automatically qualifies a game as casual. Being KOS'd unarmed 5 mins after spawning does not qualify a game as difficult either.

Well that went off-topic quick.

"what kinda dick does that..?" You guys were making rude and offensive gestures to all and sundry :D

That phrase goes too well with your avatar.

If anything, I prefer them to shout and swear at me. It's just annoying, patronising and to be honest kind of wierd when someone asks you politely to get on the ground and robs you all gentleman-like.

I think the zeds need to be a real threat, and in bigger numbers than they are now.. [though i've heard this is being looked at] So people are forced to work together to stay alive. Once thats implemented, having gunshots aggro'ing zeds within a much wider radius would make people think twice about using guns. Maybe if you picture a huge circle of aggro when you fire, the zeds in the immediate vicinity come running, the one's further out start walking towards the sound, and the others at the very edge of the gunshots radius start slowly shuffling in that direction.. This way people know once they've fired a gun they have an immediate threat, a handful of zeds incoming. If they don't work together and get moving there's more incoming but at a slower rate. Slightly off topic, but you see where i'm going.

Yeah i've heard of that place.. It's not on any map though. They call it Alphagorsk..