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The Server you are on Knows what is happening. Whether you have Shot, where you shot, who/what was in the general are, whether you were Shot at, whether Zombies are aggro'd on you, if you have been hit by Zombies or bullets,where you have traveled, what you have looted, whether you crouched/proned/stood/ran/walked, etc etc. The Master Server(s) know what Server you have joined, whether that Server is still Online, probably what your Ping is(perhaps not), various bits of data on your progress, it can be made to receive other data such as the nature of the last few moments the player was in before quitting, etc etc. In short, there is certainly enough Data available to make a system viable to counter act exploits. As for Real Life concerns interfering, tough break.

I want your Beans, err, I mean Bandage!

Yup, his name is eirebornphoenix(sp). Does every vehicle, covering essential repairs to recommended.

There are probably more people playing DayZ then the whole population of Chenarus. You can't explain that! :dodgy:

So far I have been Soloing through DayZ, avoiding other Players as much as possible, Murdering 2(1 Bandit, the other just some guy who ended up in the same building as me and I just started shooting), managed to avoid confrontation with 2 groups of 2, killed by Players twice(1 was probably my fault, but I was too shocked at the moment to bother checking Chat, the other was in the Back as I tried to avoid being detected), killed once by a Nuke cheat, and my last death was from a group of zombies after I ran out of Ammo. I have opportunity to join up with a group, but I have concerns as to how they might want to play as I'm avoiding the Eletro/Cherno meat grinding of other Players. I have been watching 5 or so different Let's Play series and have seen various weak rationalizations trying to justify Banditry, on occasion it seemed justified, most of the time they just wanted something they really didn't need. Once while playing I was watching the Chat as 2 Players were making a Trade. One Player was directing the other Player as to what to do. Things like, 'Keep your back to me, walk out the door, turn right..." etc. Player 2 did everything he was told, but when the transaction was completed, his Death message came up, he complained, then Player 1 responded, "I just didn't Trust you", lol. Seemed like such a waste of time that wasn't fooling anyone. I hear you OP and wouldn't want to be in your position, but that just seems part of the game. Not sure how you should deal with it and can see how this could affect RL friendships. Especially when they are using cheap Disconnect exploits, that seems to be the worst thing they are doing, IMO. It's one thing to just hunt other Players for no reason, quite another to avoid any kind of consequences for doing so. I mean, where's the challenge or fun in the game then? Seems like pointless Stat Whoring. Ah well, good luck.

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Not even sure what those GeForce model numbers are. Best way to ask this question is to give a Budget amount. Going by the card you linked, I'm having serious doubts that you'll find a suitable new card for your budget. That is not a Gaming card, it is more a HTPC(Home Theatre PC) card.

There's a reason why Developers usually don't read their own Forums....

I didn't even bother reading your post. All your gameplay points could be 100% correct, I dunno. Where you fail is in your shitty attitude about it all. This is not a Full Release Mod, just an Alpha, expect crappy things to happen. No one owes you anything, give an opinion what you think is wrong, but do it without being a total loser about it.

Spawn naked. Then sell secondary ARMA 2 keys for $10 and reap the rewards of everyone wanting to be female.

It still needs more IMO. As it is, once you've equipped there's not much more to Loot for than Drinks. Even Ammo looting can be avoided if one plays a certain way. In short, the current End Game is to simply hunt other Players because that becomes the last challenge available, not due to surviving.

Being a Solo player so far, I haven't bothered with Blood Bags, but I always keep at least 2 Bandages, 1 Painkiller, and 1 Morphine on me. Loot spawns permitting anyway. I'll pickup all the Ammo I can find, but not at the expense of losing these Medical supplies, you'll die quickly otherwise.

Perhaps an option for Server level.

Same thing happened on a Seattle server I was on. Everyone killed instantly.

Haven't read the whole thread, so will likely repeat things stated already... I think this discussion covers what's missing from DayZ. The Zombies are mere obstacles to the real threat, the other Players. If a Zombie Apocalypse were to happen, I think the opposite would be the case. Survivors would desire to be with other Survivors as it would help assure their very continued survival. 1) How do you add that into DayZ? One way would be to up the Zombie spawns significantly, especially in Cities. Make it near impossible for someone to Solo their way into Cherno/Electro/other towns/Military Bases and they will begin to think differently about the game. 2) Another way would be to add a Non-PvP area, a zone where there are no Zombies. Like a Military Base that has not been over run for eg. Players can meet up there, Trade supplies, Group up, etc. This is where the Bandit mechanic can be used, they would not be allowed into this Zone. The zone could also have certain Supplies available for a Price from NPCs making it a more desirable place to go. 3) Make the killing of Zombies a currency for non-Bandits that they can use to buy things in the zone mentioned in point 2. Also, for Bandits, make the killing of Zombies a way for them to clean their record, but not a Currency until their record has been cleaned.

Getting desperate, had 4k Blood after a shootout and 4 cans of food. Trying to find more food ended up in a 9Z v me battle, now have <700 Blood. Annoying part is I have had 6 Raw Meat, Hatchet, Chopped Wood, and Matches ever since the Shoot out, but every time I try to cook the meat, I can't figure out how to light fireplace. All it seems to be doing is allowing me to store items in it. Help! Sincerely Semi-conscious in a corner :sleepy:

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try it out. I passed out while making the fireplace and never woke up. Oh well, I'll know for next, thanks again guys.

Awesome, I'll give that a go. Thanks guys.