The_Lonely_Bandit

With the new patch for DayZ coming out I thought I'd take a look from a bandit perspective and see how it affects REAL banditry :) Let me know if this was helpful or if you agree/disagree on any points I made.

@cirkular Cheers man that means a lot! I have a interesting new series on the way with another possible one not far off! Again cheers!

I think its important to realize that banditry is NEVER truly about the gear. At least it shouldn't be. If you focus too much on drooling over gear chances are your going to hardly interact with the poor bugger you are robbing. Even if you think it doesn't make the interaction worse I can guarantee it does in some manner no matter how slight. Which is not to say you won't get good gear, more often than not you will (If you actually get off the coast and stop robbing bambis!) but gear should never be the goal. It is merely a means to an end.

@cirkular Cheers for checking it out mate! And I agree it affects general gameplay rather than just banditry. But banditry is mainly affected by those things I listed (If that makes sense? :P) My point is most other changes in game don't really affect banditry whereas the few things I listed do. As for game crashes since this video I've only had a couple, it's gotten a LOT better since experimental!

@WOLFGEIST No that isn't banditry but I have a high level of respect for people that interact on any level mate :) Good on you! At the end of the day survival is always the number one goal so if you gotta pull the trigger you gotta do it. No matter your playstyle in general I wouldn't feel bad about it or anything. Maybe next time words can come before shots but who knows? DayZ is mysterious ;) @Vattenlarv I would love to see the system from Escape From Tarkov implemented. Its an incredibly slow movement system but it is also the most realistic I've seen in any fps. Arma to me is hardly more different than DayZ, nearly the same running speed and arma is just incredibly wonky in general. You should check out the movement on EFT if you haven't already!

@Blyatimov I disagree completely mate. Although I acknowledge that it can be difficult robbing people from other languages and cultures but I have done it many times from many different nationalities. When you have somebody tied up after knocking them out or when you are putting a gun at a player but not shooting most of the time they put their hands up (Or just run away like many other players). Different languages definitely isn't a good enough reason to at least not TRY. In fact some of my more fun robberies came from the language barriers I had to over come. My favorite without a doubt would have to be a French guy I robbed, I was trying to get him to give me a saline as I was solo but he didn't understand for like 20 minutes :D You should try it mate :)

I can't tell if this is serious or not..

They should just be controlled by the developers. Not rented or controlled by consumers. No point in being controlled by players as its seemed to cause nothing but issues. Admins being "reported" for banning people based off nothing but getting an advantage in game is not uncommon at all. As stated in the OP they are used mainly for duping and ridiculous abuse of server hopping. Server hopping is by FAR the biggest issue with public servers. It was a massive issue in DayZ mod and is still an issue with very little done to counter it. Have public servers controlled by the devs and PLEASE remove the public "hive" system all together. It just does not belong in a survival game.

Here is a video of me explaining what I believe is the best bandit load out for robberies and to survive pvp. There is no one all powerful load out but in my opinion this is the most practical to use!

To all my bandits out there (And really anybody that wants to learn how to interact) the best thing you can do is learn from your mistakes. All it takes is the tiniest little inconvenience and you can screw up an interaction. Here is a video where I go in detail and analyze a situation I found myself in. I learned a lot from this, hopefully you will too :)

Goodmorning goodevening wherever you are and whatever time it is! I did a video discussing the TOP 3 cities to conduct robberies (In my humble professional bandity opinion). Let me know if this video helped you out :)

Hi, I'm a lonely bandit. All I wanted was a picnic.... I hope you guys enjoy ;)

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Oh hahaha well I was terrified earlier :P But yeah it was a roller coaster man, I know at the end of the day its just a game. But when you interact with real people in such heart pounding situations you cant help but develop a connection to it.

Thanks mate, I definitely was terrified :P

Hahah I just saw that you shared my first vid on here, you love seeing me in pain :P

Here we embark on a mission into hostile waters! And I get my first jet! OR do I? :/

FYI I just copy and paste the link and it automatically does it for me :)

Now that the DayZ Mod has somewhat seen a influx of players. I decided to see what other dayz mods are up and running. Here is my first look at DayZ Origins :D

I run on a very similar rig with only 4gb of ram. I struggle a fair bit on Chernarus servers, that map is just rubbish in turns of optimization. I honestly think you will be fine. I even record while playing and still get a decentish enough frame rate to provide decent content.

I was also very sus of the finaldayz servers having epoch. But trust me when I safe being "wealthy" is barely a possibility let alone an objective. It is basically about just gathering essential supplies, and storing them. You basically have to build every single thing yourself. Safes and lockboxes can be built, but it takes a massive amount of work to do so. It will take you a solid week or two of playing to get up to that level.

I HIGHLY recommend the FINALDayZ Servers. Their Namalsk server is outstanding, constantly challenging even the most hardened veterans of DayZ. Despite the low population I find myself constantly struggling to prosper, survive against the PVE elements while simultaneously dealing with PVP threats. Basics such as eating, drinking and staying warm are a constant threat. But not in a way that seems unfair, you just have to THINK before you do. Plan out your survival. Not to mention the base building is spot on, no traders (Except one player who is currently setting himself up as a trader), no plot pole required to build. Not to mention they have recently launched a Chernarus server that is still in development, right now it has basic hard core elements. But updates will be coming shortly! IF this interests you but your still not sold, feel free to check out my videos on the Namalsk server here : I hope to see you on those servers soon!

The OP actually provides a solid point and almost every single other post has just been dismissing it in a entirely dickish sarcastic manner. Chill guys, holy shit this is embarrassing.

Cannot recommend this community ENOUGH!! Best server!