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How would any of that burst my bubble? Its a game.

They have parachutes in dayz.. the one that came out before the one you're playing now. If you want to be cheeky or witty, at least understand what you're getting yourself into.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAaI9XnS-to And for the love of God dont bring the BF4/COD argument in here.. thats for 12 year olds.

Longer than 4 months.

WARNING: THIS GAME IS EARLY ACCESS ALPHA. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME AND ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE WITH SERIOUS ISSUES AND POSSIBLE INTERRUPTIONS OF GAME FUNCTIONING.

Not all of them are money grubbing asshats. Some are just genuinely entertaining people. I dont watch them often but Ive found a few that are just hilarious to watch their streams. Clan wars, everyone is drinking.. things eventually go horribly wrong and everyone is laughing. If your bored it can be good fun. But there is an element of streamers that is just outright wrong and weird. I dont get why any sane person would donate over $30,000 to someone they have never met simply because they stream video games online via webcam style voyeurism. Its just weird. The ones that do it for social interaction and are just entertaining people to listen to and watch.. well, thats not so bad. Its like Porn. Some of it is really good. Like call in sick to work good. But most of it is just gut wrenching disgusting and makes you want to go wash your eyes out after seeing it.

But see... you are ignoring the answer to all of your questions or demands I guess is what they really are.. and you already said it yourself. ALPHA. See the literal meaning of alpha for video games. It shall enlighten you. Maybe.

..you have upset the Turtle Collective Counsel. I will try to explain to them that your culture is different than theirs and we must all be accepting of each other, but if things go badly.. I would recommend not swimming in the Ocean anytime soon.

It makes little sense that they could not learn on their own if they chose to.. airports are also maintenance yards and therefore would have manuals, parts lists.. tools, etc. It would not be that hard for a smart individual to take the time to figure it out. And time they would have plenty of. Plenty. Do you really think that the common survivor would even mess with a helicopter if they did not know how to fly? This same thing goes for the common dayz survivor. They may or may not have ever flown a heli in arma. Its not easy. It takes time to learn.. especially if there is no 3rd person. They will crash.. surely. If they are an experienced pilot, than its plausible that they would know how to maintain the aircraft. So fixing it first is not far off.. This argument of yours has been brought up so many times by people complaining against helicopters over the past 2 years and it really comes down to 1 thing: its a game, not genuine real life.

But what about turtles? :| Surely you cannot disagree with me on both parashites and turtles can you?

You're looking for something you can fit Hetstaine into aren't you?

The 1st idea is good.. the others as Im sure you already know, are not realistic. But imagining my character going into "rampage" mode and just attacking everything on sight shooting and swinging, sprinting faster than normal.. I have no control and just have to watch it unfold. It could end one of 2 ways.. either your player dies shortly after a manic rampage, eventually dropping dead. Or more exciting, you eventually "come to" and have sporadic bouts of these "rampage" moments. Its not really a dayz SA thing, but for a mod.. this would be just amazing if done right. Players could get infected and decide to cure it or if unsuccessful they will end up going crazy.. players could head off into the woods to attempt to survive their infection or head into town for the utmost in entertainment value. Imagine seeing a guy shooting off rounds wildly and running around punching trees in the forest alone.. and another during a rampage moment taking out 6 zeds, 2 bambis, and a 4 man bandit crew all in the span of 2 minutes in the center of Svetlo.. :D

In the Corps my rifles name was Allie. My sidearm was Alison. Because you know.. alice pack. ;) And once I had to carry a LAW. I named her Lucy. Her full name was Lucy Lawless, but nobody ever got that joke. In the game Ive never named anything other than my engraved 1911. That one is MY PRECIOUS.

Yes, Yes, yes, and eventually. The NVG's have been confirmed via leaked artwork of the model. The watch is somewhat of a given for dayz and I would imagine it wont even begin to see the light of day until they get the accelerated time fixed and working 100%. The GPS should be put in to help people with persistent containers and is another dayz given, but you never know.. they may not put one in, I would think yes though. And again, all of this should be in place prior to the beta, so by next year or so.

:thumbsup: :beans:

Alt-tab into your desktop.. open youtube and start playing as many videos in the background as it takes. Alt-tab back into dayz.. run or walk at wall closest to your escape. Magic happens, you escape. The videos running in the background create lag issues and allow your player to warp through the wall. Good luck!

The mosin is far more rare imo..

Its just you. And alpha. "Dean with it," is what they say.. ;)

Well, the easy mode servers I cant aruge with there.. but not running as well? I have a shite PC.. its a toaster from 1995 basically, and I get well over 80 fps average on the mod over a max avg of around 50-60 with the SA. Something is not right.. and more than likely its just the Arma 2 settings that need adjusting. :)

We shot them down all the time and only used them for Medi-vac and reinsertion purposes.. A heli was useless other than a bit of fun, and another tool to ferry people to and from battle. It did not give you control of the map.. I mean if the map is empty, sure you can fly around and search out camps.. but if there were people on the map, you died while landing or were shot down while flying over high pvp areas. Unless you were a REALLY good pilot. At least on the servers I played on thats how it was. Give us helis.. I dont know what I would do if I went forever without hearing the rotor wash echoing over the hills, and the fear it would instill if you were inadequately armed and saw it was an armed Huey or Blackhawk heading your way.. :)

Aradia, I recommend you go play the DayZ mod. The official mod that was out prior to the SA release. It has all of the hunting, and survival aspects that will eventually make it into the SA game. The other side of it is this: even though loot is much more scarce, and there is illness to worry about and all the things that you are asking for - its still very easy. There are animals to hunt, fish to catch, fires to boil water and cook food. It may take you an hour or 2 to gear up, just like in the SA.. but the difference is you will notice right away that each building may only spawn about 2 items. Some more, some none. Loot is scarce, and its still dreadfully easy to gear up and play. But I mean thats kind of the point isnt it? Its a game, that some will find challenging and others will just find it a walk in the park.

No more bath salts for you good sir..

On a side note that guy who hit you is feeling really good about himself right about now.. Did he strip you bare and leave you in your britches?

Today I drove past Green Mtn rd. by my house, and for a brief second thought, "I should go check and see if its been looted."

M4 with Pristine MP parts, bipod and ACOG + RDS to switch to for CQB. This weapon currently, with this setup, has the lowest dispersion in game. Is accurate and deadly up to 400m, and with some practice and luck beyond that. Combine it with the Binoculars and you have the ability to spot any Mosin sniper from the same distance he can, yet you have the upper hand to flank and use the M4's advantage in close quarters over single shot/semi-auto weapons. Using the firemode select on the M4, and the attachments available it has the widest range of use compared to other weapons. It is also quite easy to find everything you need for it. So my choice is:

See what could happen in your scenario.. is someone would find a sniper rifle. And tons of ammo.. maybe even hack it in. They could sit in a nice cozy spot and shoot player after player that runs down the street in a main town. The bodies would disappear so new players who came along a while later would have no warning.. just a black screen and the coast to greet them. This could be repeated to such an extent that players would not want to come back anytime soon. See Berezino deathmatch videos for a perfect example of this.. you need dead bodies to warn players of danger. Besides bandwidth (too many items on the map) is not an issue with the plans they have in place for DayZ. You should follow the development process.. its enlightening. ;)