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Hi. They only have such high spawn rates to try making up for loot only spawning on server restarts. I'm sure things will balance out as they add more variety of weapons and change the spawn system. Tis' the way of Alpha testing. Regards.

Hi. While you want to get a weapon as fast as possible(for obvious reasons), making them harder to find is probably for the best. I mean what better way to make people think before blindly death matching everywhere they go. The way I see it, if Rockets vision of this game was a giant deathmatch you would spawn armed, like any other deathmatch game. Just my 2 cents. Regards.

Hi. This forum is for DayZ standalone. It is its own game, no need of ArmA2. There are some mods for ArmA3, based on the DayZ mod from ArmA2, though I haven't actually tried any myself. Regards.

Hi. You really should try reading the articles you linked before posting this kind of mis-information. An M4A1 effective up to 2 kilometers. :lol: Regards.

Hi. Sounds great, can't wait. I wonder if you can use the spray paint as a weapon to temporarily blind people? :lol: Regards.

Hi. Free advertising? *chucklez* I wish it worked that way. Regards.

Hi. I wouldn't count on the TOH flight model finding its way into DayZ. At one point the ArmA3 team said it would be in ArmA3, but that didn't happen, and really the ArmA series has a much broader realism crowd than DayZ. If BIS are willing to let them down, I'm pretty sure they won't care about the small % of players that want it here. Regards. Edit: I would love to see a better vehicle simulation, including manual shifting and proper clutch, I would have to figure out a way to hook my G27 up without interfering with my keyboard positioning :lol: Though I seriously doubt theres anywhere near enough headroom left for giving true sim-like driving physics.

Hi. Yes, 'civilian aircraft only' would be better, as I doubt AA weaponry would be availble. I don't think it would be much fun watching a group with a uh60 flying around mowing down every survivor they spot. Still, I personally don't like the idea of helo's much. It creates too much of an easy mode for the groups that have them: o you died, where did you spawn, ok, I will be there in 40 seconds... Though, in all honesty, I do like destroying them. :lol: Regards.

Hi. Like you already said, the zoom, if you want to call it that, is actually a more true representation of the world. They only default to a 'zoomed out' view to try and make up for the lack of FOV when using average sized computer monitors. I tend to keep it 'zoomed in' most of the time, with a finger more or less always on freelook, it somewhat helps with guessing distances, so those guns being 'zoomed' by default doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the ones like Mosin which stay at the default or not zoomed view. So yeah, overall I give your campaign a big +1(guess I could have just did that without the rambling) Regards.

Hi. I respect that you, like others would want them in, and I like that you want them to be difficult, but how about my last question? I will add to it - If every survivor has the expertise to repair and operate helos, then why not tanks as well? Surely they would be a peice of cake to operate in comparison? Regards.

Hi. I wouldn't waste my time debating the meaning of DayZ, or where Rocket got his inspiration. I will say I wasn't originally attracted to the mod for the PVP though, really there isn't a single thing PVP-wise that makes it better than PVP in vanilla ArmA. If all you want is a deathmatch why bother collecting gear, eating/drinking and the rest of the shit that makes DayZ what it is, instead, you could just whip together a DM in Arma2 and guess what, it will fill your DM needs much better than DayZ will. Shoot it would actually be balanced like a DM should be. The ONLY thing that attracted me to the DayZ mod originally was the fact it was called a zombie survival mod, period. I can't help it, I'm in my mid-40's and have been an all out fan of the zombie genre since I was about 12 years old. Sure I tried left for dead and some other forgotten zombie games, but they are FOTM mainstream garbage, would have been better off giving my money to some poor sod living in the street downtown. I'm NOT trying to say PVP doesn't belong here, because it does and it can be great at times, I just hope he does a helluva job fixing the broken features that the game is actually advertised as. Regards.

Hi. I hope helo's never find their way into standalone. If the devs want DayZ to be realistic(or authentic whatever that means), how many helo pilots would there actually be in the earths remaining 1% population? I'd guess none. Of course I realize the vast majority of players will probably prefer to be pilots, just like they prefer to look over walls with 3pp. I just hope the devs at the very least give a somewhat realistic startup procedure, giving us more time to go kill the pilot before he takes off, or spawn AA weapons. If its ok for everyone to be able to repair and fly military helos, why not include tanks too. Regards.

Hi. I'd like to run the mod again, but after my old pc died a death I went to install ArmA 2 on my new pc and realized I misplaced my manuals(with their included cd-keys) :lol: Regards.

Hi. Five or six years ago my wife wanted a new laptop, so foolishly I bought her an expensive 'gaming' laptop which had pretty much all top of the line laptop garbage err components. It couldn't run any game I tried worth a crap when compared to my heavily outdated desktop, so I would have to say no. Regards.

Hi. Just out of curiosity... Once the loot spawning system changes, why should anyone care how many servers other people play on in the run of a day? It just doesn't make any sense to me...Isn't the whole purpose of the hive for letting you retain your gear on different servers? Also, Isn't DayZ supposed to be the game with no rules? B.T.W. I hope the new loot spawn system isn't going to be the same as the old one from the mod. Empty the barracks, wait a couple minutes, rinse and repeat until you get all the weaponry you want is kind of lame imho. Regards.

Hi. While I understand OP's point, I seriously doubt this would ever be done. To all you guys complaining about the game being able to scan your system for teamspeak and similar services, do you make the same complaint about B.E. scanning your processes for potential cheats? Didn't think so, damn hypocrites... :lol: Regards.

Hi. I've been the victim of KOS twice in the standalone. Nothing to whine about there, was my own fault for letting them sneak up on me. Regards.

Hi. Worthless poll. Don't see what makes having somebody steal your blood, then poison you, or just exterminating you gangland style any better than KOS'ing you. Of course you didn't mention that part in the poll options, and don't kid yourself, that is the type of thing that will happen the most. But to each his own I guess. Regards.

"Bandit? Or doing what I need to survive?" Hi. I would say you were a bandit doing what you need to survive :lol: Probably the right thing to do either way, the airfields and military bases aren't a particularly good place to make friends(though it can and does happen). Regards.

Hi. I'm not a combat logger, but really could care less about it. It will be fixed soon enough, though I hope it isn't done in a way that punishes honest players who just want to log off because their done. i.e. If my daughter needs me I don't want to have to say 'wait 1/2 an hour' so I can spend 15 minutes running to some safe place and then another 15 so I can watch and make sure nobody stumbles upon me while the timer goes. I know my example is probably a bit over the top, but that's essentially what a log out timer will do. Would prefer if it worked off of proximity to other players or something. Regards.

Hi. I'm yet to have anyone hold me up, but going by the videos of inept bandits shooting their own team members and complaints about accuracy I've seen here, I think I would take my chances fighting as opposed to letting somebody cuff me. I mean really, wouldn't you rather die fighting like a man instead of on your knees? Regards.

Hi. Thanks OP this gave me a real good laugh. Regards.

Hi. I didn't read the entire thread so I'm probably repeating stuff here. Try to find a pristine acog for engaging targets at longer range. I'm not saying to replace the M68(its much better for close quarters), but swap them out as needed. IMO you don't need to carry all that food, maybe 1-3 items just in case. I would carry more than 1 bandage, or alternatively a stack of rags. While the mountain backpack has the largest capacity, it stands out like a sore thumb. People will lie down somewhere thinking they are concealed, but the pack is usually in plain sight. Also the writing and stripes on the back practically glow in the dark. I personally would switch it out with a hunting pack. An alternative would be to drop the pack if your about to go into battle(a good idea with any pack really), though its kind of risky since there isn't any warning message before server restarts. Regards.

Hi. I know everyone has their own opinion on what a good game is, but have to say IMO the answer is no. Why? Because if it was made in cryengine or udk or something similar it would probably just be another crappy AAA title, capable of holding my interest for about 5-15 minutes. I know LOTS of people love those bunnyhopping uber leet snipe people while running and jumping games, and I respect that, but for me ever since I first tried OpF 12 or 13 years ago, just about every other shooter just seems like utter garbage. Comparing games in the rv engine to most any AAA fad of the month game is kind of like comparing a racesim to some POS need for speed game. Sure the arcade racers tend to look better, but the sim is just way more engrossing. Regards.

Hi. They didn't need to fix it in ArmA, since theres a much larger realism crowd, there wasn't any problem finding servers with like-minded people. No silly stuff like 3rd person, lame crosshairs and easy-mode maps, etc., etc., basically the junk that's available in rookie mode. Regards. Edit: Sorry for off-topic but, not being a forum-guru, is there a setting I need to change to allow quoting people, or do I need to jump thru bb code hoops to do it?