Dagwood

And the hoodie and suboptimal backpack are an attempt to look like I have less than the guy with olive drab/camo and a hunter backpack. New question: does the taloon backpack make me more approachable to a level that warrants choosing it over the superior (in my opinion) improvised backpack?

It's my favorite...

Pulling out your pistol a half dozen times before you're able to actually draw it is pretty frustrating. But, we all decided to make the jump from mod to alpha so this is what we get I suppose

Adding ball caps with various insignias and emblems and such would be a nice way to differentiate players. Oblivion Yankees cap anyone?

^^planar step for 0ft?

Am I the only one that is able to play the game without being kicked repeatedly..? I don't understand. I think the bigger problem here is the ridiculous amount of servers being hosted. I don't know a thing about server architecture, but that might be putting more strain onto them. Maybe there should be a cap set on the number of servers hosted at any one time. If the server hosting companies don't like the idea of losing revenue because of the loss in customers, they can just jack up the price of hosting a server. Not only would this reduce server strain (which I'm basing on absolutely nothing) but it would also insure that only serious people are admining servers. Also, fuck all of you pussies gearing up on empty servers and then hopping onto full ones to start shooing everything up. This is your fault.

But I already run 15mph. And everybody is on the eastern most fourth of the map. In the mod we were slow enough to warrant the need for light vehicles like bikes. When the game is closer to complete and we actually need to hoard survival equipment and build camps, vehicles will be necessary. But atm all vehicles would do is over stimulate the addoral jockeys that are already ruining this game.

The people asking for vehicles confuse me. Our characters run faster cross country than bikes ever got us places in the mod. Is a 20 minute run across the map really that bad? But if it would get the kiddies off of the coast I guess it's a good thing.

I was playing on a hardcore server yesterday that was full and late evening when I joined. An hour and a half later it had been dark for over an hour and there was still a full server. Could it be that hardcore players are more hardcore? Leave 3pp servers and you'll be more satisfied with the quality of players you play with.

I made a similar suggestion 2-3 months ago. Consensus was that it's too tedious. I think it would add to the survival experience (what's more important to keep stored in my vest and have accessible) and probably wouldn't be too difficult to implement. But with the pace of development currently, I wouldn't get my hopes up with small features like this that aren't popular among casual gamers

Wait, y'all don't know the bug that allows you to jog straight up hills..? Also, if you aren't sprinting with your fists up, the change in slope will make the change in speed less dramatic. I've noticed that you skip the jogging speed if you run with your fists up.

You should try arma....

As a dungeon master (*dusting shoulders*) I can appreciate the immersive power of a well-articulated background story. Because of dayz's roots an origins (spawn on coast with no idea what to do) I don't think any kind of intro video or "spoon-fed" backstory would be appropriate. Replacing some of these random philosophy books and stories with newspapers, letters to home, diaries, etc. would, like you said, give some much needed character to chernarus. This kind of community generated content is much needed. Beans to you, sir.

Dat hive economy. There will be 1,000 of these rifles in the loot tables tops. And the ammo will be impossible to find. Make it unshoulderable while wearing a backpack and you've got a very well balanced weapon. The fear of losing it will make players not use it unless absolutely necessary (vehicles). It will also keep them off of the coast. But before they implement the hive economy they need to address the duping epidemic

And people still choose dayz as their go-to pvp. Such an odd community.

I guess I'm the only one that uses the mahete as my primary melee weapon... "Zombies are too easy. But I'm only going to use the fire axe..." Use a pistol and machete and head into an empty town and start killing. With the experience I have now, I can dispatch of two zombies at once with the mahete without taking a hit. Circle and aim for the head. When they are down, smack em twice in the head and they're toast. While not an overly enjoyable experience (melee combat is like rock em sock em robots atm), it increases the difficulty and prepares me for a day when the infected are the ones to avoid.

But, it should be noted that the CR75 looks much cooler with the silencer and flashlight attached. Well worth it.

But with magpul parts it's more than accurate enough. M4 + magpul parts = most accurate weapon in game

The cqb stock increases shot dispersion. It increases dexterity but sacrifices long range accuracy. The way to improve the accuracy of an M4 is to equip it with magpul parts (MP handguard and stock) Also, the acog scope does nothing to affect the accuracy of the weapon system: it merely assists the shooter in target acquisition.

There is select fire for melee weapons? Interesting...

Do you not agree that arma3 has a much better pvp experience than dayZ? Especially if you play hardcore. Please explain your reasoning to me. I just don't understand.

You're married? From the way you talk about arranging clan pitched battles I assumed you couldn't be older than 19 or 20. Why why why would you waste your time with clan wars in the alpha stage of a zombie survival game? Arma does it so much better. "My corvette's small trunk and limited hauling space is so annoying when I'm trying to do construction work. I know there are plenty of pick-ups that would do the job better, but instead I'm going to bitch at Chevy until they turn their sports car into an el camino and the car isn't bed at anything." Go play another game with your "clan". You'll come back when your 3pp peeking skills don't apply.

Fappers gonna fap

^^have you been hanging around the jersey shore? Inland players in these new towns tend to prolong player encounters