ghost_kage

I think Oktyabr made the best point from what I've read. There shouldn't be magical systems in place that keep people from PVPing, but rather increasing the non-PVP aspects. I think if they added some more elements to the game like herds of zombies that wander around, or maybe even benifits for grouping up with players, it would reduce the amount of random PVP. Perhaps a system where you could 'invite' a player to join a group, instaly showing you have friendly intentions, and also maybe giving group benifits. Perhaps you move more stealthy as a group? More loot drops? Of course all of these ideas would be difficult to implement from a programming perspective with the ARMA II engine, but their still ideas. :P The PVP creates tension in the game that I haven't found anywhere else, and the only thing I think should be changed is the Bandit aspect, or at least make it harder to reach the bandit level. It should be more like 5 PVP kills as opposed to 2, because players who defend themselves end up becoming a bandit, but if its set to 5 or even 3 or 4, players who are not just crazy PKers can regain their humanity before having to defend themselves again.

Awesome guys! Great work, I saw you all hard at work this morning while I was playing. Even saw Rocket on the test server accidently typing commands into global. =P Great job guys! I haven't had an issue yet! :D

Yeah, with VOIP in its current state I've just been staying away from any players I see, and any that do get within range generally end up dead if they don't declare their friendly on side chat. The more I play, the more I feel like I'm just going to become a bandit. Not the kind that kills for fun, but survival. I also seem to get stuck at the "Retrieving server info.." a lot. Only on certain servers though. Hope this gets fixed, but other than that great work devs! This mod is awesome, and thankyou for all the updates!

Hey, I'm brand new to the game/forums but I just had an idea. I was recently reading the Walking Dead comics, and at one point the group runs into a gang of cannibals that hunt humans instead of animals. I think this could be a cool/disturbing thing to add to the game. Considering whats been done I don't think it would be too hard to impliment in some way. Could give like negatives to it, like it doesnt feed you as much, or you may get sick or something. Not saying I want to be a cannibal, but I thought it was a realistic thing they had in the comic books, and it could give players another reason to fear survivors. Thoughts anyone?

I also agree with what T. Penn said . I just wish there was a way to fix it. However, I believe the devs are heading in the right direction to balance the game out with the recent bandit update. Seeing how brilliant the game has been so far, I'm sure it will only get better and more balanced as more features are added. It would be cool if there was a system implemented where you could group up with someone, and then it wasn't possible for them to shoot you in the back when your walking into a building or something like that. I suppose turning friendly fire off? But then again this pushes us in the direction of unrealism. =/

Haha, should have remembered that from The Book of Eli. I suppose they could make it to where you shake when you try and aim? Hah, probably wouldn't work. They could still throw it in without the brain solidifying though =P

I'm having the same problem as almost everyone else. Some of the servers appear full to me, so it looks like there are some people who are able to get in, but I cannot, and based on these posts I'm not the only one. Every time I attempt to join any of the servers (I've tried them all.) I get an error message stating "No Entry 'bin/config.bin\CfgWeapons." I also get one about some kind of Glasses every once in awhile as well. After I hit "Continue" it then brings me to a black screen that says "Loading..." with a 2inch loading bar directly above it in the center, and then freezes. Only thing I can do is Alt+Tab and close the application. Just trying to let you guys know the problem as in depth as possible, and I hope you guys can get it fixed! Thank you for all the hard work you guys do, we all appreciate it, we just want to play this great mod! Hopefully things will be running smoothly tomorrow! :)

I don't know if this has been declared fixed yet or not, but I'm still have the same problem. I get stuck on a screen that says "Loading..." and above it there is about a 1 inch loading bar that does not move. Hope this gets fixed soon because I cannot play at all. :(

The game used to work fine for me, but now that the updates have come out I can't get passed the loading screen. When I join a server, I can pick Blufor, then hit continue, then I get stuck at a black loading scren with a tan 1 1/2 inch bar, and underneath it says "Loading..." anyone else having this issue?

Hey, I'm Ghost Kage, I'm brand new to the mod but from what I've played/seen I love it so far. Hope to see you guys out in the wasteland![/align]