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I don't know all of the locations, by any means.. But I know they tend to be in "run down" areas.. Like, Olsha.. Khlem.. or other "low value residential".. I would check around those 2 towns, or possibly on the outskirts of Novo.. Karmanovka? I think the town is named.. Those places tend to be generally safer than the larger towns, and zombies aren't too bad.. Having water nearby is not necessary for tomato growth. As a veteran player, I've personally never grown tomatoes for survival.. There are easier ways to sustain yourself. (canned foods, packets of milk/rice, hunting, etc)

Barricading/Base Building I think is the big one for most people, but I was just happy to see that you can go inside of buildings now. That adds so much MORE depth to the game and makes PVP that much more interesting. If you're looking for a feature that's NOT already in the game? Hmm.. I think the ability to ACTUALLY take people hostage.. In the mod it was impossible... but now we have handcuffs, we have burlap for over the head, and presumably in the future we will be able to move/drag bodies.. I think once that's more fleshed out it'll make PVP/player interactions pretty interesting.

I have videos and a twitch stream where you can verify how skilled I am or am not. You don't, so there's no way for anyone to verify your skill. Thanks for posting, but that wasn't a question and you're not new. You're free to chime in and help though. :)

Desync.

I'm not a DayZ Dev or the DayZ Wiki, so I the best thing I could do is copy-pasta what those sources have already said about weapon damage.. That, and you're not really a new player, so your guess is probably as good as mine. This is what I know about weapon damage Each weapon/round(?) has a SHOCK value, Blood damage, and Health damage value. Each body part has a modifier attached to it that increases or decreases the base damage. (or possibly multiplies it by a certain factor..) Shock = knocks you unconscious if your shock > your blood Blood = >500 keeps you conscious and your color. At full 5000 blood, you begin healing health. Health = At 0 you die. At 5000 you are healthy. More damage = screen blurrier. Clothing protects against some damage. Look up the wiki if you want more info.. http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Weapons

Oo.. Valid point. Where ARE all the watches? I kind of miss them.

I only used the SVD maybe 2 times.. Usually stuck with a DMR or an M16 ACOG. :)

I guess the Cards are having a good season? I don't follow football too much. As far as the Crossbow, it makes no sense. I agree. I was told when the Xbow was first released that it was a 1 shot kill... so I tried to shoot a player with it, hit him in the back, and he survived... Unfortunately he had an SKS. Fortunately, he was a shit shot. Unfortunately, my reload time was approximatley 8 minutes. Fortunately, he missed another entire 10 shots. Unfortunately, he didn't miss the next 10. :( To the rest of your post... This is a sincere "AMA" thread for newer players. This IS the "new player discussion" forums, is it not? I could swear I clicked on that... Oh yes, it is... I felt information/knowledge that I have gained from playing DayZ since launch may be helpful to some new people. Mocking me for attempting to be helpful and trolling my thread ... not very classy.

Can't answer this with 100% certainty as I only used the SVD very rarely, but as I recall the scope was correct/accurate... Though there's something vague in the back of my head hinting me that there may have been some problem with the scope. I'd have to ask my buddy Hoff, as that was his preferred weapon/scope.

Ryan Seacrest wasn't even aware he was saying "Seacrest out!", it was a command from his subconscious compelling him to come out of the closet... He came out (Didn't he?), and now his subconscious is satisfied.

Showcases some of the most recent additions (gifts = persistence, cannibalism, night gameplay w/ 24 hour cycle, and some of the bugs in .51)

You don't skin humans, only get their "meat"... (heh.. heh.. giggity).. As far as the meat goes.. you can cook it or eat it raw... or feed it to others..

(Raw, Cooked, Burnt, Spoiled) "Human Meat Steak"

Negative. The shotgun has definitely been nerfed. You can't base your assessment of a weapon on how it performs against Zombies.

I'm 34. Age doesn't have to ruin your gaming. Been a gamer since my dad brought home one of the first calico vision consoles. (Had an Atari also.. And a commodore 64)

Here's your problem... You think you should feel safe.

My aggression is directed towards EVERYONE who flames 3pp, not just you.. So keep that in mind. It's nothing personal.. but here's my beef - Every time someone posts a video of 3pp (I post content to youtube and twitch as well), anytime that video is posted somewhere public, I will attract people to watch the video who are NOT my regular subscribers/followers.. And when that happens it's inevitable that the 3pp issue is going to get brought up. I'm sick of it. It's a non-issue. Unless a video is posted specifically as "HARDCORE", then nobody should expect 1pp. Furthermore, 3pp vs 1pp does not detract from the players skill. People have different reasons for playing 3pp.. Here's the biggest: 3pp servers are more populated. I have every hardcore server with <100 ping "favorited", and every time I go to play I try to play on hardcore... I get home at 11pm MST, and 90% of the time, there are no hardcore servers with more than 6-10 players on them in my area. So ... here's what confuses me.. If this "hardcore!" mode is so much better and everyone loves it so much and every time someone posts a video, people crawl out of the woodwork to flame that video if it's NOT hardcore, then why the hell is it so hard for me to find a POPULATED hardcore server? 1 of 3 things is happening here: 1. A decent percentage of the people who play hardcore play on low-pop servers... 2. People who play hardcore don't play at night..? 3. More people CLAIM they play hardcore than actually play it regularly because they think it makes them sound like a cool kid on forums/reddit for some reason. Personally, I think all 3 are true.

No. Some of us really don't. Only time I would "hop" servers is to play with a friend who's on a server other than the one I am on.. or they could "hop" over to mine. There's no reason to jump to another server to find a magazine. That's laziness.

Sometimes when I'm bored I sit at military areas on low pop servers just to shoot server hoppers in the face and bury their body. You got what you deserved. The game is out there -> interacting with other people. Surviving. Defending yourself with minimal supplies and ammo. THAT is the game. Server hoppers and loot farmers ruin the game for honest players. You take loot from an area that I ran an hour to get to. You take all your precious military gear and kill fresh spawns in cherno or berezino because you can't handle a FAIR fight, let alone a challenge. Then you cry cause you let your guard down and became complacent and got shot in the back? Deal with it. No sympathy here.

I guarantee if you were in a Battle Royale (DayZ edition!) with Smak, Kongphan, myself, and a handful of "top" streamers like MrMoon, Blackout, etc.. You probably wouldn't make it into the top 5.. possibly not top 10. That said, I agree that a lot of streamers are horrrrible.. Especially when you see their FOV cranked up to maximum and they're running around in all ruined gear with 100 food items in their backpack. Know who does that? Rhino..

And the fact that you post that thinking it's relevant to the discussion or that anybody cares means you're both new to DayZ and a sheep for listening to other cry-babies who sit around whining about 3pp and jumping on their bandwagon. This guy played well. Doesn't matter that he was on 3pp. News flash: MOST streamers stay on 3pp because it's more entertaining for their viewers and because MORE people play on 3pp which means more populated servers which means more action. Doesn't detract from their "skills".. So seriously, lets stop with the fucking 3pp bashing already. It's getting really really tiresome.

What does this have to do with the video? It's a 1v7, and the guy dominates with a mosin at close to medium range. It's entertaining. We don't need a sniper history lesson every time someone posts a mosin video.

You sound mad.. If you can't handle a little language, maybe you should avoid the internet. Re: The clip Good shit.. His PC must be beast-mode though. No Love? :P Here's the great thing about America (and the internet as a whole) -> Freedom. You don't have to watch them and you don't have to donate or subscribe..Some people want to because they value the entertainment. I may spend 4-6 hours a night providing entertainment for some people, and they're not OBLIGATED to pay me a dime... But some people (who are more positive and supportive than you) donate out of the kindness of their hearts because they appreciate what streamers DO provide. You kind of sound like a hater, tbh.

There are numerous easier ways to range-find. 1. Rangefinder, in game.. 2. Use a map (in game map).. Ever square is 100 meters when zoomed in. From corner to corner, each square is about 135 meters. If you wish to get (relatively) close and the 2 positions on the map are at a strange angle from one another, you can use a small length of string, press it taut over your map from position A to position B, with your thumbs holding the string at each location, then move the string so it sits straight against the map. 3. Use dayzdb.com (Shift+Tab in steam, www.dayzdb.com, click on 2 positions. viola.)

Same thing for twitch... If people get you a bunch of followers, a lot of those followers will either leave after a week or they'll rarely watch your channel. You may convince 10-20% of them to stay if you're lucky.