Killswitchordie

Lets keep things in perspective huh? ;) Don't think anyone (well one dude but w/e) was "attacking me" and I believe the original post were rightfully posted to warn people of what I was doing. So long as it goes no further then that then I hope we are all good and can continue to enjoy our DayZ experiences.

Thank you for your kind words. I know this is a fruitless debate but in the end I want people to know I was not being malicious or bandit like in any decision I made. Regardless of what people think. (If they think that, I try not to make assumptions of what people think even though it is unavoidable at times.) Everyone has a view that deserves to be herd. If it was not for these kind of debates we would not have a baseline or reference point to argue further about other things that we attach meaning to that in reality mean nothing more than the fulfillment of an emotion or the feel of justification. So let them have it.

Just a quick analysis of what the "end result" in reporting me is: -1-I get another server -2-if that fails the I refer to step one Money talks more than words of people who are upset with the events that have been described in depth above. But I agree with you at the same time. I broke the rules for a short time, and it is NOT an ongoing issue. But I did break a rule ( I wasn't entirely aware of at the time) and I should be reported. So do it. We have these reporting systems in place for a reason and I do not want to "belittle" or "undermine" them in any way. Like I said if any of the powers that be feel like I did the community wrong then cancel my server. I won't be mad. I deserve it and it is justified. The forum admins are right and anyone who does decides to report me is also 100% in the right to do so. Because ultimately in the end no matter how much effort you put into keeping me from running a server, you really can not stop it, and I don't wish to provide a bad gaming experience for anyone so I don't know why people would want to take it to that extreme. As arrogant as it sounds its the truth. But I really wish to impart on you all that I really care about the DayZ community and the people who play in my servers in the long run will have nothing but good experiences and meet nothing but the highest quality of people dedicated to having the best experience they can. But you can never truly predict the "human element" which is part of what makes DayZ what it is. So, good will to you all.

I wont be locking it down by any means in the future. At least until I have the power to implement it in a regulated way. I hate the idea of paying for a service, a video game server none the less and to have an issue like this arise. It is funny on a couple of levels. But w/e its shrugged off and my server is full of people playing happily. (Well maybe not so happy for some) Also anyone else who reads this I urge you to give feedback on the game as you notice things as well. Feedback FTW and everyone wins! I say that assuming this thread will get some views now...

Damn man, such a hater. But your still welcome in my server friend. Just one other question if "people" shouldn't admin servers then what do you suggest?

Your right and I thank you for your accurate and thoughtful responses. I am still within my 5 day full refund period. So if it goes to that level which I hope it doesn't, I am ready. And honestly this really doesn't bother me. The stand alone is new and there is going to be such a dynamic change in the game as time goes on, I can't wait to see. What's even more is that 2 of the 3 of us who "farmed" our original gear back ended up dying after I made the server "public" (lmao) again. But it was legit deaths (except one fell strait through the ground at Rog and died). But that is legit so we had no desire to restart. And I will not be restarting to farm again anytime soon. I also don't mind openly admitting to breaking the rules. Lets be strait up, I won't sit here and say I didn't do something I did. But the point is, is it worth losing my monthly payment over? If so then there are other options. People care too much and if I wasn't an insomniac from my 7 years in the Army I wouldn't be going into this thread like I am. So to anyone who's feeling I hurt, I am sorry. To anyone who wants a legit "long-term" DayZ community, hit me up and lets do this shit :) If I have to swap server host 10 times then so be it.

Hello everyone (Killswitch here, server admin), especially those who are mad that I am treating my server as if I paid for it myself. First, I want to have a server where people can come play and have their full DayZ experience and not have to worry about retarded shit. Also, please note that my crew and I are NOT bandits/pk'rs and will go out of our way to help those who need it. And Skater is an example of that, he added me in steam and was like "wtf why do you keep kicking me" and i explained our situation to him and he communicated his assurance he was not such a player (those "retarded shit" players). So we put him on Skype and spent another 4 hours playing with him. Good guy, and a welcome new part of the crew. - Retarded shit: "hackers", "scripters", "etc"... "Those who log into certain rooms of barracks to login-loot-leave"... Well, the reason my server went all DO NOT ENTER was due to retarded shit and myself and company felt like we had the RIGHT to gather what we had back. You all know the feeling of losing hours, days, weeks, etc to this game and how frustrating it can be. Once we got a basic set of gear back, I re-named the server to "The Apocalypse Group" and had no problem letting the server fill and everyone play as they wish. Myself and Tyton are the main admins. Skater and the other guy are just people who had the initiative to communicate with me and who I let in willingly and even added to Skype for enhanced game play. We want a cohesive community and we welcome everyone except those who cheat. (Granted, I see the hypocrisy in my words. I essentially used a mechanism (player kick) to lock my server down. But please realize I was only allowing me and some fellow players to regain what we lost from something that should not have happened but does anyway (retarded shit, see definition above)). So my plea to you (the community, who I have come to love and mildly hate) is to just deal with it, soon admins will have the power to say who comes in and out w/out having to kick every person individually. What did you expect from a server named DO NOT JOIN! lmao... We were NOT server hopping, or anything malicious, just doing a nice go around to find the items we had before (and I think I got an extra ACOG out of it in pristine condition but Shhh don't tell anyone... That could be an exploit from the perspective of someone with something to prove). If you want to be a normal in my server feel free to add me on steam and open a line of communication rather then just going to the threads and crying that I kept kicking your from a server that the name clearly implied you stay out of... I want the most real players I can find in my server, who doesn't? And in the long run I wish to have a pass-worded server where people can play free of "retarded shit". If you want to be a part of that all you have to do is add me and open a line of communication and I am 100% open to anyone who is legit. Admin privilege is in the works as is many other great things, http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156129-confirmed-upcoming-features-for-dayz/ DayZ is a great game with frackin great potential. I hope the money made so far is used wisely so that this game can truly see its full potential and give us fans what we have been waiting for, for a long time... "So say we all"