ninjacalypse

I can't wait until we can booby traps with stuff. :P

It was time to head north when you first posted this thread. The airfields are notorious camping spots for bandits/kos'ers especially if you're on a fairly populated server. Check out: http://www.dayzdb.com/map and http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Chernarus%2B for information on Chernarus.

Well, that's posted in general discussion where you can already find countless pages of threads complaining about combat loggers. While "It's an alpha." May not be what you demand to hear, it's a valid response because Rocket has already addressed the issue of combat loggers in DayZ SA and how they will be dealt with...before the Alpha was even released. I realize not everyone has kept up with the development but Hall addressed this months ago and said there would be a cooldown/logout timer. This hasn't been implemented yet along with a number of things that haven't been implemented yet. That said, that's the reason why the game description on Steam that surely at least one person has read states the game is in alpha, still under development and to expect bugs and the game to not be fully featured yet. In other Alphas I've taken part in, if you weren't actually contributing useful feedback to the game testing and just complained that something was "ruining your game" the mods/devs actually kicked people out of the testing, which isn't even the case here.

Thanks. ^^ This is exactly my point.Who exactly is "threatening" you if you're actually using the bug reports board to report bugs? Maybe I'm missing something but I couldn't find any threads by you that were actually posted in the bug reports board or tracker.

You how sometimes parents are like, "You don't want to play with that...that's for grown-ups only." But in all actuality it's like...the funniest thing in the world? Buy it.

What would be nice is if at some point in the development they add different types of zombies, one might be a runner, one might be a straggler and one might be slightly more tanky for example.

Actually, since we're alpha right now I've done some hopping just to test loot spawns, not military/barracks loot but stuff like deer stands that don't seem to be spawning loot like they did in the mod, at least not the ones I tested. And I mean no loot at all. So I think there is at least some test value in hopping right now.Once private hives are available, loot respawns correctly (doesn't seem to at all right now), tents/camps are introduced, etc. then there will be more incentive for server loyalty. Right now a lot of people are just screwing around and get this...some people are actually god forbid, testing the game and providing feedback.

The FNX is a low velocity gun with a large drop off at range which has to be accounted for, actually it probably has a lot more drop off than it should. I think another player posted a thread about gun velocities/falloff, based on their Arma 2 values and more realistic values.

So far I've only died from wipes on login and when I first started from being mobbed by wall-clipping zombies out of nowhere with nothing but fists and a flashlight. I've been more lucky the past few days and I'd say it's been a good 6 hours in-game time. I'm not hungry, thirsty, bleeding, sick or nuffin.I was starting to get really hungry though...until I found a fire axe. The thing is I had 3 cans of beans and 4 cans of sardines or tuna, whichever the one that doesn't have a pull top. I just couldn't open them until I got the axe. Numerous towns turned up no can openers, kitchen knives, etc. it would have been too fitting if I had died of hunger with all that food though. :P

But how would the game know the difference between a "murderous bandit" and someone just defending themselves or others from bandits? And how would the game be able to tell a "famous philanthropist" from someone who just gets held up and robbed a lot?

You get instant access to the game when you buy DayZ. That includes alpha (current), beta and release. Just make sure you read the game description and understand what alpha means. That said, it's really good for an alpha.

Yeah, I found pretty much the same sort of stuff but generally, it didn't seem worth it for the time it took versus what it yielded.

1. You tell all your friends, co-workers and complete strangers about DayZ. 2. You also tell them to buy it. 3. Someone yells, "I'm friendly!", goes unconscious or surrenders, you kill them and take their stuff. 4. Only two guys to a fight...not counting the sniper on the hill, his friend waiting around the corner, the random noob who just shows up out of nowhere and of course the zombies who come running up when they hear gunfire.. 5. One fight at a time...except for all the stuff mentioned in 4. 6. No shirt, no shoes...because you tore the shirt for rags and your shoes wore out. 7. Fights will go on as long as they have to...at least until someone combat logs. 8. If this is your first night at DayZ, you have to run up to the first person you see on the coast that tries to help you and start punching them for no reason.

There was a 120 player server on the server list. I don't know if they managed to get more than 40 players at once but that's what it was listed as.

Just bumping for general awareness and requesting feedback.

Yeah, I thought I was just having bad luck on the deer stands. I hopped about 20 servers just trying to see if any of them would spawn loot.

The problem with Zombies right now is this:

There are a number of known duping bugs already and numerous duping issues have already been reported on the tracker.

It sounds like you're new to DayZ. You may want to give this a quick read: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156472-survivors-guide-to-dayz-sa/

I might normally agree that server hopping is bad form and not in the spirit of the game but at the moment, loot spawns are not working properly or respawning at proper/any intervals so if a server has been cleaned out the only way you'll get new loot is if the server is restarted or if you server hop.

Murphy's Law in action: If you're looking for a can opener you'll find canned food. If you're looking for canned food, you'll find can openers and rotten fruit.

Well, if "Removing it wouldn't break the game" then not removing it wouldn't break the game either. Let the server hosts decide if they want 3rd person or not. They're paying for it. I know what you're saying from a purist standpoint but that's what hardcore/3rd person disabled server are for. Why should DayZ have less options?

A lot of the stuff you're asking about is still being worked on, such as the zombies. At the moment, no real hordes due to too many zombies causing server issues. I'm pretty sure as development progresses, there will be hardcore servers and no-3rd person options for server hosts who want it.

It's happened to me once or twice. It may be due to attempting to connect or play on a server that doesn't have the latest version or due to settings on that specific server. With new versions being released on a fairly regular basis this is likely to happen until the bug gets addressed or you're at least given a warning before connecting to a server that wipes your character progress.

The DayZDB devs are working on transitioning the map over to DayZ SA so a lot of features that were in the old map are still being worked on such as additional markers and topo. If you have the map as your active browser window you can zoom in and out and it will show you towns, military camps and other locations that aren't shown in the overmap.