Irish.

First off, thanks! I can't seem to get the binoculars to work though.. I pull them out, appear to look through them and it only shows my player holding them.. not actually down the lens. Doesnt matter what view Im in, 3rd or 1st.. its just me holding them to my face but not actually using them. Ill keep testing

Do what I do.. before that gun fight happens: 1. Find a barn or large wall to shoot at. 2. Get a considerable distance away, perhaps even pick varying distances. 3. Use rangefinder or dayz maps.com to judge the distance you are shooting. 4. Have friend volunteer to stand near where you shoot, if possible for reference. 5. Practice, practice, practice.

I felt so retarded the other night.. I couldnt even get the danged fire started. :( sticks+paper=fireplace+wood+...wait, how the hell do I light it? ..ok+torch=nothing.. +matches=wtf?! o.O (ps.. I just started playing again after 6 month break)

Because.. my character just doesn't want to die. :|

I was involved in these fun shenanigans with some randoms in Cherno and I got killed as part of it.. So I was trying to make it back there quickly to hopefully meet up with them again. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4iusWhUVo

Thanks for fixing it Bio :)

I already do. B)

I have like 10 magazines... but no SVD :(

So.. this happened. I met Mr. Pumpkin :huh: http://imgur.com/a/C1tSa

The great thing.. Mr. Pumpkin found me via my Reddit post about this :D

You're so right.. Having a ton of other options, like new terrain (maps) and add-ons like new character models, vehicles, etc. will totally destroy the game. :| #sarcasmisfun

Berezino had like 10 of them last night.. all in small sheds.

Yeah I did some RP the other day.. I was an EMT that was on duty when the outbreak happened. But I had to "end it all" when a player walked through a wall and then the player next to him had his legs disappear. My character just couldn't handle that.. :huh:

I joined the underground server last night.. was fairly populated, but I did not see a soul :( So I started farming at the NWAF.. B)

How does it feel to come into the Dayz forum to create a post when you obviously are in love with other games.. showing us all how little you value your own time? :|

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I recently killed 4 players in 1 day. Lately that is not my normal playstyle, so when it happened I went through varying degrees of emotions after killing each of them. 2 were totally on accident.. I simply "ran" into them and had no plan of shooting, it was more reactionary and afterward I actually did feel bad. One I stalked him for a bit, and he sort of ran into me.. when he saw me we were 3m apart.. he just froze, and having my pistol out, I reacted without much thought and took him down. I told him over the mic that I was sorry. I wasn't really planning anything but when he froze like he did, I had a split second to decide what to do. That was at the NWAF, and I killed the other player almost the exact same way shortly afterward and not far from my last encounter. Both of the kills I got almost nothing of value from, other than experience. The other 2 felt great. Like adrenaline rush, hands shaking fantastic. I spawned back into Myshkino after losing connection and taking a short break. I ran towards the officers hut, and with only 2 other players on I felt rather cavalier about my actions... until I ran smack into a player on his way out the door. I bolted, completely in shock. I took cover, and hid hoping he would take off. To my surprise, seconds later he came around the corner, gun in hand seemingly hunting me down. I shot, shot, and shot until he dropped. My sks had done the damage needed and I was now safe. But my senses were on alert, and I instantly felt like the other player on the server was probably close by.. I waited nervously. While I was waiting I noticed the player I took down had an AUG on his back.. since I had an SKS with almost no ammo left, greed and desperation took over my sense of well being and I crawled to his body to see what I could get. In the next few minutes my gear went from lacking to fully loaded and that initial feeling I had of danger quickly faded away to nothing. I forgot entirely that there may be someone else around and after looting him I simply stood up and walked away. I headed into a tent to go through my gear and organize it all. After I got done, about 10 minutes later, I stepped outside. That's when I saw the other player.. PANIC! I ran around the back of the tent and took cover. I peaked out and he was gone.. now real panic set in. I could tell he was fully geared with M4 and all the trimmings. But after a moment of reflection I realized he must be panicking too, since he had all that time to come get me, an open shot on me, and still he ran rather than move in for the kill. So I flanked all the way around his last known position. As I came around the tents, I saw him hiding inside one of the tents. I ran towards him, out of view, dropped into prone behind a trash pile and crawled closer.. He was swinging back and forth, doing everything he could to keep an eye out for me. I simply went from prone to crouch, took steady aim and killed him with a clean shot. I checked the player list and it was still just the 3 of us on the entire server. I went from panic, to adrenaline rush.. to feeling like rambo all in a few minutes. It was exciting and not one moment passed where I felt guilty or bad for what transpired. My gear went from fresh spawn with an SKS, to fully kitted out with everything I could possibly hold. It was great. All of this happened a few weeks back now, and my player is still alive and has made it all around the map since then. Dayz is sort of like life. You have to learn to enjoy the ups and the downs. The good times and the bad. Its mostly about the little things, but you have to also be prepared to take action when things get hectic. Plans can fall apart quickly so you have to learn from each mistake what works best for you. But I like your approach OP, talking it out is always a good course of action. Keep your head up and enjoy your time here in Chernarus. B)

So I took a little vacation for 6 months and now that Im back I've got back into dayz and am having a great time, but I have some questions about bullet penetration. Im hoping the community can help me out here. I've been in several gunfights, haven't lost yet (knocks on wood), and I've watched some videos on the newer bullet penetration but am left with a few unknowns: 1. Trees, do they block bullets in any way? 2. What surfaces cannot be shot through? 3. What calibers do not seem to work with bullet penetration? 4. Etc.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

That video helped alot.. thanks Demon

Trees. ;)

Here is some stuff from last week..

Last night I found 2 AK101's at once.... Now finding the dang magazines, that's the tricky part for me. B)

It is currently far too easy to "survive" in regards to food and hydration.. Far too easy. My player is almost never hungry, or complains about needing to drink something once I'm about 15 minutes into a new spawn and from there on out.