FieldMedic

My longest is my current character, 12 days and counting! Although every day that passes I feel a little closer to 'my number being up' and the longer I'm alive the more paranoid I get. If I had advice it would be to keep moving and stick to the woods / country-side. Avoid the coast and the hot spot areas and don't be greedy. Keep a high situational awareness at all times, never stray far from cover/concealment, run in zig zags if you're out in the open and go the opposite direction of gun fire or other players you spot. Never shoot zombies unless you have no choice and if you must, try to do it inside a building or draw them up into the woods away from town to prevent attracting more. Once your shots are fired it's probably best to exfiltrate as quickly as possible because there's a chance your shooting has attracted bandit attention. Lastly, finding a hatchet and matches should be a high priority. Cooked meat is invaluable if you get injured and don't have a buddy and/or a blood bag.

If you like send me a PM of the server(s) you guys plan to play on and I'll pop over and see how things go :D

I'd be very interested but I'm in Canada (Eastern Standard) so not sure how well the time zones / play times would line up :(

Very cool! I'm curious how this will work. Can you just out run them now? Or if they lose LoS will they give up the chase? I assume just hitting the prone button isn't going to work ;)

This is how I installed the ArmA 2 beta for steam (third post down): http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2704742 Apologies if someone has already posted this link before.

North West and North East airfields, Stray Sobar, Electro, Cherno, Bolota, Berezino, any of the castles. These are all good places to find people....people who will likely shoot at you :P

Sounds really awesome! :D Can't wait! So good to have Rocket back from E3!

Very awesome! Would definitely be cool to find these in the game. I look forward to the next one!

IG name is FieldMedic. Although I've also gone by Medic or Field Medic. I tend to play on Eastern Standard servers (Chicago, NY, Canada etc) or if it's late and I don't feel like creeping around in the dark I'll play on Pacific Standard servers (Seattle, Vancouver). I'm always friendly but will generally go in the opposite direction of gun fire, and if I see another player before they see me, I'll slip away without them knowing I was there. I do however plan to find a group to play with in the near future! I've had my fill of trekking alone through the lovely woods and country side of Chernarus. Time to band together!

No worries :D

That's probably the best possible use of an xbox!

Really awesome work :D

I'm personally of the opinion that one style of play shouldn't be directly rewarded over another. However I believe one of the solutions to encouraging group play is to make a living survivor more valuable to you (in most cases) then a dead one. I'm not exactly sure how to achieve this, but currently the gear on a player's back is often more valuable then the player themselves. This needs to change. I like the real world example of meeting a person with medical training. A person who can treat major wounds and perform surgeries is worth more alive then anything he might be carrying, because it's his personal skills, not his equipment, that you value most.

Love your 'Survive' series! It's excellent viewing. Especially when I'm bored at work wishing I was playing xD

How about a Rocket tracker so we can stay up to date on all his posts xD

Name: FieldMedic Steam USERname: FieldMedic (avatar: red cross inside a white circle with a black background) Experience with DayZ: 2-3 weeks. Currently on a 10 day character looking for a group to survive with! Are you willing to work in a team: Yes. Are you comfortable with the controls: Yes. Do you have a mic: Yes. Are you willing to use said mic on Skype/Vent/Teamspeak: Yes. What other clans have you been in: None thus far. Why did you leave / get removed from said clans (if applicable): N/A.

I agree with this completely. Giving people more reason to cooperate and work together is a definite plus.

I'm pretty much the same way. I try to be sneaky and situationally aware so I see other players first, and when I do, I discretely go the opposite direction. I've spotted and slipped away from half a dozen people without them ever knowing I was there.

Sounds like he screwed with the wrong people :O

Awesome! Thanks guys!