GaNkEd (DayZ)

I was just in a fight with two other guys, i was running around in the dark with m torch out, they spotted me just as I spotter them. So I backed off and they started to fire at me. I was not hit at all. *Owning up* I combat logged because I thought that the game wasn't stopping it yet like this thread suggests, but when I re-logged I was a new spawn on the coast. What's that all about? Is there any sort of timer etc implemented? It appeared to me like because I was shot at I was "in combat' and exiting DID register me as combat logging and killed me? Anyone else experienced this? Is there or isn't there combat logging penalties in place?