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See GhostFlux's reply. Known Issue. If you had read the patch notes, you could have saved yourself some grief and wasted time. Just saying...

Currently I'm seeing 22~60-ish kb/s total transfer (up+down) between client and server. 2 MB may be a little slow if you connect to a full server. If you've already dropped the cash on the Alpha, give it a go and see if you can live with the issues. You might have to flag any thoughts of PvP, though.

Results depend on whether you run an optimised system to begin with. My gaimig rig is pretty much pared down to only things necessary to play the games I play. Razor does nothing at all for me, and if anything, slows it down a little. If you are using a stock windows box and install software using default settings then I'd recommend it, as it provides a good solution regardless of an in-depth knowledge WRT program and processes running on your box. You should expect fair to good results.

Spawn rates for weapons were always going to be very low. They are going to emphasise the SURVIVAL aspects of the game. Honestly, I don't think this is the game for you.

Yes, something does need to be done about it. Unfortunately it will require you to at least read the Pinned New Player Guide: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/154039-beginners-guide/. While you're there you might want to read the excellent health and food guides by Marino: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/159251-merinos-in-depth-video-guides-updated-jan-22nd-all-medical-items-to-keep-or-not-to-keep/. You will then have to apply what you learn there in-game. TL;DR: Learn to play the game!

Play the game and stop gaming the play! Suicide is for the WEAK!

Suicide is for the WEAK! Are you WEAK?

It has been stated previously that DayZ is NOT available for Family Sharing, ATM. Not sure if it is going to be a permanent decision or the specific reasons for this. I do note that most other MMO-style games are similarly opting out of Family Sharing.

I want to be mugged by Christopher Walken. . That would be worth losing everything!

Alt+F4, Crap internet or concious logout are all treated the same. If you leave a server you will be hit by these measures. Believe me, I tested these provisions extensively on the Experimental servers over the last week. You can server jump still, but it's going to cost you at least 5 mins downtime for each server plus time to loot. It's still possible, but not sure if it's surviveable.

I've played a medic since launch of the SA. I haven't attacked let alone killed anyone in my 280 hours in game. I have given medical aid to countless players with or without payment in food items. Sorry, your gross generalisation based on your own play style and justification of the same have no real bearing on the player base as a whole.

I wrote about this here. Check the quick FAQ at the bottom of the OP: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/170826-managing-logoutlogin-post-033114782/

Okay, I'm calling you on those figures. College level athletes require (Male) 2215 cal\day / (Female) 1364 cal\day on training/rest days. This increase to around 2x on competition days. Your figures of 12k ~ 18k are simply ridiculous. Sorry, where are you getting your nutritional advice. I'm an endurance cyclist and routinely race over a 220 km course. It takes roughly 6 hours depending on conditions on race days. I have never burnt through more than 4800 cals. As to soda dehydrating you, technically correct, but the magnitude of the dehydration from digesting the sugars is literally insignificant compared to the rehydration from the water component it is suspended in.

Hardcore... Just saying... I've been running around on a full server with a head torch at night and the worst that's happened is a group of 8 others commented about my undies in a hurtful way, before trading Tuna for medical care! It was horrible!

I'd even be a little more free and say that I've played out to 250 ms without too many issues.

Actually, after the first page I thought this was the KoS thread!

No. You're dead. Your interaction with the remaining living entities walking the living world is at an end. You want to see what's going on around you, then DON'T DIE! No kill counts. No hours survived. No Inventory. You're dead. You lose. Deal with it!

You might just have to wait until the patch goes live on stable. There may be an update fubar between BE and DayZ or something.

As long as you keep this in mind, then it's all good. Trading in-game items for in-game items should be okay, just be careful. I shouldn't have to tell you that in the Post-Apocolyptic world, everyone is out for something for nothing. Well, maybe not everyone...

I'll still take my Grandfathers analogue wound spring fob watch, thanks. Haven't seen too many watch batteries spawning in Chernarus lately. As a bonus, its got a compass built into the top cover. They knew how to over-design in those days!

Go here and watch these: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/159251-merinos-in-depth-video-guides-updated-jan-22nd-all-medical-items-to-keep-or-not-to-keep/ Way more information from these and a much better presentation than I could manage here.

Dyed clothing would require the implementation of the functionality to do so in the engine, which ATM I don't think exists. They have included many more clothing items in multiple colours already, but these are handled by a simple config change and so don't require any change in the engine. I'm not saying that it won't be done, just that it may be easier to just go out and find the item in the colour you want to begin with.

First, a small correction. You didn't buy DayZ Standalone, you bought an Alpha product that will develop into DayZ Standalone over the course of the next 1~2 years. If you can understand this, then your time here will be much more pleasant. At best, you've preordered the SA and get this similar game to play while you wait. Second, I can't recall off hand whether the Devs have specifically addressed character customisation anywhere, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least a little effort put into such a feature.

The problem is, people are judging the DayZ community based on the posts on these forums. It is incorrect to do say as the people here are self-selected and polarised to a great extent by what they believe DayZ is/should be. There are very vocal minorities pushing their own agendas and trying to make as much noise as possible, while relying on very little content while doing so. This post is a typical example. Even the title is designed to provoke a response from the posters opposition, which of course will be countered by the other side. The content of the OP is just the same old retoric regurgitated from other threads already on these forums with the obligitory bias imposed by the poster, whether he intended or not. I'm trying to take a middle path, and add to discussions that actually try to move this game forward. You might want to try that instead of simply trying to provoke multiple flame posts that have you running in circles and disappearing in the flames these style of posts are provoking.

Shows just how much they know!