caledric

Always make me sad to see threads like this. Gives those of us running clans a bad name. I can assure you that AOD has never, and will never kick anyone off our server unless they are being a complete and utter jackass (I'm not talking bandit, I'm talking major jackassery through chat and voice) I'd like to extend to you the offer of coming to play on our clan server. Hopefully we can rebuild the reputation of playing on a clan server by giving you a fun and safe environment to play on with no fear of being kicked because you aren't part of the clan or a clannie needs a spot (I tell my guys to keep refreshing and connect when a slot opens, I won't even kick to make space) Properly run clan servers can be lots of fun as you can very easily stumble upon a clan event in progress and be invited to join in and feel part of a community rather than just another body running from the zombie horde. Edit: Oh and btw... If you do log in to our server. I won't promise you that my clan mates won't hold you up, shoot you, or take you prisoner. We don't restrict play styles in AOD (other than no jackassery.) I won't promise you that one of them won't make the offer for you to join the clan. What I will promise you is that you won't be pressured to play a certain way, you won't be forced to join our clan. You will never be kicked for any reason (other than being a total jackass and abusive through the chat systems.) And we will NEVER do anything to purposely try to make your gaming session anything less than enjoyable.

For every fanboy who cries ALPHA, there is an equally loud anti-fanboy who posts nothing but negativity to try to tear the game down. 90% of the "non-praise" posts are done so in a manner that comes off as whiny or destructive. Perhaps if people would take 3 deep breaths and count to 10 before creating their post, then re-read what they wrote we might receive more constructive criticism out of it. Instead what we get is "BiS Sucks!" "He stole my toy1" or "The Devs are dumb!" type threads. If you have an issue with the game of which I will admit there are many. Post it up in a respectful, calm, and helpful manner. Detail what issues you have run into, offer suggestions... note I said suggestions not demands. Help the devs recreate issues you are having. Don't just fly off the handle and complain. This doesn't help anyone. It just makes the player base look whiny.

I always laugh when someone claims the game is unplayable and fun. If the game is unplayable and fun why do I log at least 3 hours a day playing it? Why is my clan's server full from 1pm est until approx 3am est EVERYDAY. If the game is so unplayable why do I have 15-20 people in my clan logging in to play on a nightly basis? I can understand you saying you aren't having fun with what they've provided us so far, but to me that also means you lack imagination cause I can make my own fun. It also tells me you lack a solid community to play with as this game is 1000% more fun to play if you have a good group of people to do so with. The development pace has slowed down yes, but I personally see that as a good thing. Before the devs were just pushing out updates so we were getting new content on a weekly basis. This spoiled many folks content wise, but introduced tons of bugs (many debilitating ones) into the game. The slower content push that we see now is allowing the devs to release more stable updates with fewer bugs. The updates still aren't very slow however. We are getting them bi-weekly for the most part. Most games in this stage of production see monthly or bi-monthly content updates. We are lucky that we are still getting lots of content, and the devs are still eager to make new stuff for us. I've been gaming and testing games since 1996, and while I'm not going to call DayZ one of the best development products I've been a part of, they are certainly near the top of the list.

My interactions tend to go along the lines of me saying Alloooo!.. "Zoooooooooom" Byeeeee! Sometimes, if they say something funny or just plain respond, I'll turn around go "Zooooooom" again to gauge their friendliness. I rarely get too attached to my kit, so if they happen to pull out a weapon I just try to weird them out or make them laugh too hard to bother shooting me.

Yup, there will be some hints given to help you guys find the hostages, but just hop on the server and choose your path!

It's almost time!

It's going down today! The actors are ready... are you?

It's been stated time and time again that they are working on new Zombie AI, new zombie physics (rag doll), and zombie spawn and respawn mechanics. As the poster above said. It's pointless to add it little by little when they are working on major code improvements that don't just happen over night. As far as copying the code from the mod over... It's not that easy, all that code from the mod would have to be ported, then re-coded to fit the new mechanics of the zombies that are being worked on. If you've ever coded ANYTHING in your life you'd know that its far far easier to re-write the code from scratch than it is to try and sift through thousands of lines of code and make the necessary changes to it.

I'd absolutely love it if there was, because we plan on doing one monthly.

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The only people who will be in our Vent are the members of AOD, and the actors will all be in a password protected room.

This Event has been rescheduled for Saturday February 22nd... Mark your calendars!

Due to gameplay issues this event is being Postponed. We will update everyone with the time as soon as we lock one down.

Tomorrow is the big day! Will the hostages be saved? The answer lies in your hands!