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Side chat is working I believe...I just joined a 1.7.1.5 server and it had side chat going.

AHAHAHAHAHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1aOgS7dOis Our group is down to about 6 or 7 and we eventually get ambushed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NyRifVc0Y

So what are you trying to prove then? Is this a demonstration of what not to do? it's a demonstration of how' date=' you cant form a group because it is a deathmatch. Player to player interaction = death [/quote'] This really isn't true at all though. On two separate occasions I have gotten groups of 6+ people together, because all I did was run around towns saying "Friendly? I found this broken down bus over here wanna help me fix it up?" Group goes from 2, to 3, to 5, to 8, ect. and we all have a blast. Someone finds an awesome gun in the group? It doesn't suddenly turn into a last man standing to see who gets the gear. Even when I don't have some goal like that and I'm just like "Friendly?" I don't get shot at often. If they don't respond I assume hostile. If they do, well, I've never had anyone lie to me yet, maybe I'm just lucky. If I just ran at someone like you did without stating my intentions? I'd expect to get shot too, whether the guy was a bandit or not. Hell, if I saw some dude running straight at me without stating his intentions like you did, I would shoot him down in a heartbeat. Because whoever is doing that is either unfriendly or really stupid. It sounds like you are talking about back when side chat was enabled. Ive found groups via that method too, but Now that direct chat is the only option, you have to get nearly within melee range to communicate via text. Was this experience using direct chat?

Okay. I'll pause the personal attacks and calmly explain why I am being hostile. Read the three quotes above' date=' in sequence, and think momentarily about what they say. You posted a video in which, by your own admission, you are not trying to survive. However, based on the fact of your death, you make a forum post claiming it is "necessary" that the design of the game be fundamentally altered in such a way as to permit you to act in this way with impunity, knowing ahead of time whether the person in the video is going to act in the way that they do. It's like trying to play basketball with a bowling ball and then going to the head of the NBA and saying "You need to make the hoops shorter and the floor should be made of rubber." Like, okay, we could do that. We could. Definitely. But, instead, why don't you try actually playing the game in a manner consistent with its intent and then we will discuss whether or not you feel those alterations are appropriate? Do you see how the situations are analogous? And why, having read your thread headline and then watched your movie that I, as someone who is so in love with this game and so afraid that people like you with your incessant demands for asinine changes might spoil it before it has a chance to blossom, might get a little hostile and perhaps tell you where you can stuff your little video? I apologize for being harsh. But, you deserved it. :) [/quote'] I just think bandit skins would improve the game for all sides. I enjoyed it pre 1.7 and thought it was perfect. I feel like it eliminates all player contact, you still get killed walking up to someone with no weapon. Maybe this just isnt that type of game. I see your point. inb4 carebear So what are you trying to prove then? Is this a demonstration of what not to do? it's a demonstration of how' date=' you cant form a group because it is a deathmatch. Player to player interaction = death [/quote'] What, because a guy with a crossbow who you didn't appear to talk to at all shot you when you ran past him in a straight line? Horseshit. I didn't communicate with him, I'm just suprised, even after a month of dayz, that people are that ruthless in the game.

So what are you trying to prove then? Is this a demonstration of what not to do? it's a demonstration of how, you cant form a group because it is a deathmatch. Player to player interaction = death

:( Why are you so hostile? I have been playing dayz since 1.7 and I know how to play correctly. I've been killed by players 100s of times. I made this video before I ever thought of making this thread. Please stop with the personal attacks. I just spawned' date=' it really didnt matter. I always play friendly in case a person wants to team up. Direct chat (text) only has a 20m range. [/quote'] I'm sick of this excuse. Friendly does not mean "be a fucking moron." What you really mean to say is "whatever I'll just respawn anyway," which is what PvE players are always complaining PvP players do (play "suicidal" b/c whatever they'll just respawn anyway) You misunderstand me. What Im saying is im not trying to survive. If I wanted to survive I would hve headed inland and gathered weapons and supplies away from towns. Who would run straight into a person with a crossbow? Anyone that plays knows its an instant death sentence. I just spawned' date=' it really didnt matter. I always play friendly in case a person wants to team up. Direct chat (text) only has a 20m range. [/quote'] I'm sick of this excuse. Friendly does not mean "be a fucking moron." What you really mean to say is "whatever I'll just respawn anyway," which is what PvE players are always complaining PvP players do (play "suicidal" b/c whatever they'll just respawn anyway) its a sandbox...you can play suicidal or tactful, its up to you.

lol @ replies you guys need to calm down, its not that deep.

I just spawned, it really didnt matter. I always play friendly in case a person wants to team up. Direct chat (text) only has a 20m range.

So many times I cycle through my communication channel thingy and then I forget side chat is gone. I also miss being able to group up via sidechat, no matter if the person kills me 75% of the time.

I love Rockets accent so much! I'm gonna move to australia one day just to acquire an australian accent.

Then dont play? :dodgy:

name one scene in one movie :dodgy:

I agree, I have to prone crawl everywhere and I only played for 2 hours, and twice I crawled over a tire in the road or over a stairway and my character just stands up and starts sprinting. I'm too impatient to crawl through a city and when I blow all my progress like that it's not as fun as 1.7.0

dayz accounted for 20% of arma 2's total lifetime sales. Or so I heard, the other week.

No. People shoot from long distances. I'd rather see the bandit skins.

I agree. I am too impatient to crawl my way through a whole town. So I try to do the kiting thing which rarely works out for me lol.

I am having the exact same problem, Kaioh6. Retail combined operations, everything installed correctly, beta 98325, etc. Nothing works for me.

I agree, just relax Fildog123, you will be playing in no time.

This is obviously a little kid, just ignore this. "My wife will kill me" :rolleyes:

I get this message everytime I attempt to join any server. I have spent nearly a full 24 hours trying to play DayZ now. My last install of 1.7 worked fine, and took less than 5 minutes, so I am guessing it is an issue with the beta patch. I am launching combined operations. "arma 2, beta, expansion, @dayz" all appear in the top right corner, version 1.60.93825 appears in the bottom right, both arma 2 and arma 2 operation arrowhead icons show. I still, however, get an error message in the main menu "Picture ca\ui\data\logo_arma2pmc_ca.paa not found" When I connect to a server, I get kicked...banned in some cases. things i have tried (many times over and over again): uninstalll/reinstall downgrade beta patch update battle eye different parameters merging addon folders every tutorial on these forums Thanks for your time. I will give away my beloved battlefield 3 account with one expansion if someone knows the fix.

I'm sorry I dont know what to do. It is my personal opinion that it just wont work for some people. Myself included.

You arent losing anything of importance or rarity.