RDF ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dude is taking risks that are all design based. This is the best social games experiment in history. The fact that he has a test base of over 30,000 people playing the alpha. It wouldn't surprise me if the number is pushing 80k in total if not 6 figures. I'm all for what Rocket is doing. Taking risks that are changing how the industry views games. This is going to spawn so many spin off games you don't even understand. I see 10 carbon copies like this coming out in the next 5 years based on the success here in this alpha.

A simple fix would be a different logout timer. When you select logout - you have 30-60 seconds before your character actually logs out. If you move during that time duration - the logout process is negated. SO - if a bandit shoots and misses on you, you have 60 seconds to hunt him down prior to him logging out. It makes it nice for those who shoot at people and alt+f4 when they get chased. If that happens - their body is left in the world for 60 seconds at their last location and after 60 seconds whatever has happened to them is saved in their record. Problem solved. And sorry if your house is on fire and you had to run shoot a baby. Emergencies trump a game, but the rules of the game trump your real life. Hard decisions Rocket - hard decisions. This game is all about decision making. People need to be punished for making bad decisions and rewarded for good ones. AKA loot for the winners, death for the losers. Pure and simple. 60 second window for people who want to disconnect is a perfect way of doing it. I say just do it (unless you can't do that with the mod).

Please read before posting, it would help with alle the duplicated guns'n stuff. It is an alpha ur supposed to test, not play the whole day for fun and than log off. It gets boring in terms of shooting serverhoppers on NW-Airfield or Stary ... Thats all im saying. To further elaborate my point, I roleplay my characters internally. I don't run around spouting superfluous dialogue to everyone, but I do try to live each survival as though -I- have entered a zombie apocalypse. If a DB wipe was incoming, I would like to see some form of scenario that would make sense. Such as an asteroid hitting a planet already gone to shit. Not just a "well, too many bugs caused a reset" scenario; some compelling reason that not only makes me mourn the loss of my character (not gear, character), but celebrate the chance to start a new chapter. This isn't a statement of condescension, only one of creative suggestion. Hopefully that makes sense. It does. But still: We're in alpha-stage of development. There will be DB-wipes anyway and to be honest, there's no point in creating some ingame-story everytime this will happen. I once died because I walked into a bush. How do bugs fit into such a playstyle? They pretty much do not. I admire your playstyle and would love to do the same thing once this mod goes golden. But at this time we're not near the final DayZ experience I believe. Also, the current ammount of PvP will see most of your lifes end due to a bullet in your belly. Or not? I'm actually curious. I'm praying for a DB wipe - I've been invisible for 3 weeks and spawn in the same place every time i log back in. The game is busted for me and many others seeing as the invisible people can only talk to each other. We can hunt players as they can't see/shoot/harm us very easily and ruin the game for many. I don't want to do that - I just want to play the game and have fun in the zombie apocalypse.

Hello, I have played the new patch and I still am invisible, can't kill myself, can't respawn, and am stuck as my character can't die. My I have no idea what my character ID is, but my Steam ID is "ds3_TdavisV2". If there is anyway to reset my character I would greatly appreciate the help. I have been like this for nearly 3 weeks and would like to continue playing in the game. All I know is that I can see other players in the world and zombies, but I can't aggro and don't spawn zombies. I can kill both players and zombies. I keep trying to play to no avail and would really like to again as DayZ is very addicting, challenging, and fun. If you could please fix this issue and/or reset my character I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Tdavis

So I have an issue. Since the rolling updates started last week I haven't been able to play at all. I tried logging in on 1.7.1.4 and my character was stuck in what I thought was debug forest. It just so happened to be in the woods on the SW edge of the map. So - I spawn, and run into the world. My debug window is gone, blood/water/food all solid green - and I'm not making any sound. Also - I see my character model's hands/gun - but the only shadow being shown is that of my MP5. No zeds spawn when I run, nobody can see me - yet I can kill both. I found out by killing someone when they came around a corner... They didn't fire back, and in fact were looking around everywhere as if they had no idea what was happening. That is when I confirmed I was invisible. Also - I can't see dead player's bodies. THE WORST PART... Is I can't suicide to start over. I want to play the game... How do I nuke my character??!?!?!?!!!?!?!!!!? Jumping off a building doesn't work, a grenade at my feet doesn't work, can't be eaten as zeds don't see me, players don't shoot at me... I'm screwed... Can someone at DAYZ nuke my character so I can play this weekend???? tdavis ds3_tdavisV2 is the steam account... PLEASE NUKE ME!!!!! OR - get me to be non-inviso as my gear is awesome right now... and It's honestly fucked that I lose this character now after surviving 2 bandits in the NW airfield to die by character nuke.... and trekking in the dark to kill a cow at 3k blood with no flares/lights anything... PLEASE HELP ME!!! /end rant

Fog should only affect vision... sound should be the same... Fog doesn't make more audio or less audio.

Well that sucks... So I'm stuck unable to play all weekend??? wtf.... Can't you guys just nuke my character so I can play again? I'm stuck as an invisible player... I can kill everyone, kill zombies, and nobody can kill me as I don't bleed out, break bones, or need water/food... I want to play - but the only way I can play is if I'm basically cheating. Please nuke my character!!!! and/or make me non-inviso... ds3_tdavisV2 is the steam name tdavis is the game name... PLEASE KILL ME!!!!!! Respawning DOESNT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Rocket, So my character is invisible - I found out that I can shoot people and they die. I don't spawn zeds - I don't aggro zeds - and player's can't see me. I've tried killing myself - and it respawns me exactly where I was with my equipment. I've tried jumping off buildings to die - nothing happens. I then tried respawn and a disconnet - however now I'm stuck on the "creating character" screen and can't play. Any ideas on how to fix this? Character "tdavis" steam profile "ds3_tdavisV2" Thanks for any help you have. Cheers, Tdavis

I don't see how hiding your gear is a bad thing? The map is tiny - it's not hard t find all of the gear.

Tried playing this - got spawned in the middle of the woods - debug forest like 3 or 4 times... Then finally logged in and ran all the way down to the coast. The debug screen was busted for me on all 4 servers I hopped onto (most not even allowing me to log into them as the big red X was showing up for my servers). No zombies, no gear, no blood loss/hunger/or thirst. It was quite odd. I also lost my hatchet.... :((

So why does it take so long for you guys to update a server? My buddy Stealth has a server - but it hasn't been updated... What's the deal? He messages the admins like 4 days ago with no response?

Hey Rocket - Any chance that we are going to get a melee weapon where we don't get hit by zombies while we melee them? I mean - a spear or something we can fashion out of tree branches in the woods? Or use construction tools to remove re-bar from a broken cement block? Thanks for the melee weapon :) I'm just greedy!

The hatchet looks like crap from the videos I'm watching. A zombie always gets a hit in on you - I've seen several videos where people are getting knocked out due to getting insta hit by a zombie before they get hit by the hatchet.... Needs a lot of tweeking on it I think no?

I'm somewhat fearful to get on from all the crap everyone is talking about it.

I'm not playing simply because I don't want my character to die.... The bugs apparently are going to kill me as I barely have any food and have some AWESOME gear.