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Dagwood
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Polo
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As someone else said, struggling to find the best gear is what keeps you moitivated to survive. The fact that it took you hours to find that sks with PU scope means that it'll be that much more tragic when you lose it. That kitted AKM you found in an hour cost you little to obtain, and will not be as painful to part with. If having the best equipment for pvp is your goal, why not try arma wasteland or even epoch? Those games are catered around giving players an easy road to obtaining what they want. Dayz is supposed to be the opposite of that
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The unreliable audio is the biggest downside for me these days. I can shoot a zombie right in front of my friend and he hears absolutely nothing. It's pretty terrifying to get shot and hear rounds slamming into the wall next to you with absolutely no idea where they are coming from. Makes me glad I have unreal tournament movement in the game for the time being.
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1pp. Have: Mosin black with LRS and compensator 2 Mosin speed loaders AK74U with AK74 stock 4 AK74 mags plus 90 loose rounds Want: M4 or AUG Will also accept other offers
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Killing players while they're logging in / out
Dagwood replied to 100ftjesus's topic in General Discussion
I think players being able to just disappear out of the world and escape a stalker/hunter is more unacceptable. Because of this, I won't hesitate to kill a "warping" player if they look like the right type (full military garb, assault rifle or Mosin+LRS). I will also do the same if I can tell they logged out to intentionally avoid conflict. It's an ugly part of the game, but it's still part of dayz. Be wary about where you decide to leave your avatar. -
Found one in miglioevka
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Why enjoy the game when you can just hop from server to server forever
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Not having your pack filled from to to bottom (versus bottom to top) will cause you to lose larger items upon login. As I understand it, the game sorts all of your items to the top of the container they are in when you logout. So when it tried to move your drums or your case upward in your inventory, into open slots, they're wasn't evoking room available (only 1-3 slots) and so the item was deleted. Hope that helped answer your question
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How many players have you spotted while they were walking? How many while they were sprinting? How many times were you spotted while sprinting? How many times while moving slowly? Walking gives you a lot of stealth. It also keeps your weapon steady. It also makes looting towns feel more tactical and immersive versus sprinting from building to building. But I guess enjoying the game instead of loot whoring for hours isn't for everyone
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Honestly, I think the painted fire axe looks kinda stupid anyway... In addition to my opinion, it makes sense for the best melee weapon in the game to not be the best camouflaged. Now the splitting axe I insist on using has a tactical advantage and not just a survival one!
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I feel fairly confident in saying that the blaze can deal out more damage, at range, in .5 seconds, than any other weapon in the game. 2 7.62x51 rounds in the chest at 50 meters is much deadlier than a 2 round burst from any automatic rifle in the game currently. However, it's damage output compared to those automatic rifles after one second drops off dramatically. As someone stated earlier, it is important to stick and move when using this rifle to avoid being outgunned and over powered by higher capacity rifles. An interesting little rifle that should never be underestimated when in the hands of a practiced marksman.
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Fairly certain I remember reading a post mentioning random ammo boxes in large fields, but no other loot. This leads me to believe that heli crashes still spawn every restart. However, only containers and rifles will consistently survive the restart (or a few restarts). If my hypothesis is correct, this means that if you stumbled upon a crashsite from a previous "restart period" that spawned a rifle or ammo box, the item would still be visible and lootable. On a side note, does anyone know how far away rifles will render and be visible to the naked eye? Through optics?
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In B4 graveyard
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Stop server hopping. Instant karma at work.
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Fill your backpack with canned food then go run 2 miles. Then find a steep hill and run up it. Then run 2 more miles. Then come back and tell us if you feel the same way about the uphill movement speed. Extra credit: do this all in long grass.
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And he shot himself in the face
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Not everyone has taken land navigation and knows how to get unlost. Using the online map instead of the in game map to navigate doesn't help either.
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Or because he's in the NW corner of the map and the ruts and gullies you mentioned are not fully developed (no water).
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Removing the LRS from the Mosin and granting the CR527 the ability to mount it would do loads for gameplay. For one, it would make choosing between a Mosin-PU and a CR527-LRS a real choice. BUT, the movement speed needs to be lowered first if a7.62x39 bolt action rifle is going to be effective. The damage model is different from the mod, so follow up shots are likely needed to land the kill on a moving target. Can't wait for the day when I can roll with a scoped CR527 and an AKS74U in my pack. It will be a glorious day indeed.
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Military bases on broken loot servers are a great place to run into players. Be wary oogling over the piles of loot. I got ambushed doing that today and killed another while he was doing the same. Luckily the aggressor missed 40 times and I was able to get away and kill him easily as he dealt with zombie agro. He had 35 rounds left in his drum haha
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Time to reduce run speed with vehicles inbound?
Dagwood replied to Bororm's topic in General Discussion
This. When coming under fire, it's currently too easy to just run away, instead of being forced to fight back or dig in. Forget talking your target down. You're pretty much forced to shoot first and hope you knock them down in the first hail of billets. Slowing the movement speed down would solve this problem quite easily. -
Sawed off will ruin everything on their person, but make the kill easier. 1911 will be more likely to preserve M4 mags ;)
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3pp Will trade a purple polka dot bandana for an AKM mag or AK74u mag. I'm in Zelenogorsk
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Medic here. Everyone is starving to death
Dagwood replied to spuddy0108's topic in General Discussion
Just hopped on 3pp to see if loot was as scarce as everyone is claiming. Without drinking from any ponds, I was able to finally get fed and hydrated after about 2 hours. I almost died of dehydration as I hit Zelenogorsk, but luckily found a 6-pack of pipsi after breaking my legs in the jail. Dying of hunger or thirst is definitely possible on persistent servers, but can be overcome with some determination. I even found an AKM and an AK74U which I now have chambered to back up my mak. Moral of the story: quit bitching and persevere! -
Medic here. Everyone is starving to death
Dagwood replied to spuddy0108's topic in General Discussion
Curious, are players starving to death on the western side of the map? I am away for the holiday and haven't even able to play. I usually assume these threads whining about no loot are made by coast dwellers. But, this is my first patch with persistence, and I am ignorant to its effects on a server after a few weeks. Can someone enlighten me?
