Wiggin Miller

I'm not sure if its just me, but rubber banding is way way worse than it was before.I hadn't played in about a month, jumped on a server to see the new guns, and ended up dying off a roof as I rubberbanded back onto it.

So I know that you want to go for realism and such, but when my character goes for a run and then starts breathing like, super heavy, it makes ME think: "Oh snap, am I the one breathing super heavy?!" Then I start panicking and focusing on my breath, which leads to me actually breathing heavier. Then I start thinking, "Shit, if I actually am breathing super heavy, what if I have a heart attack?" Then, I think "Well if my character is breathing super heavy, what's preventing him from having a heart attack?" So now I have two heart attacks on my mind, and that's not doing good for my anxiety nor my breathing. Then I think, "What if it's the game that's giving me anxiety?" Plus, anxiety kills people earlier than normal? What if I just get a heart attack now and become one of the first victims it claims? Then, I get worried that makes me a weak individual if I'm like, the FIRST to die of a new killer craze or whatever. However, what if my death signals people to investigate it, and notice a correlation between DayZ and anxiety-related deaths? Am I still a weak person if my life does something like that? Anyways, please Rocket, give me a "turn off heavy breathing" option so I can avoid existential crises like the one above. That was just an abridged version. Let's just say I took a quick 10 minute break.

Appreciate it Boneboys. While now the point I was making has been revealed, I am actually quite impressed that you re-opened, as I meant no harm by the post, and it was simply a stream of consciousness that went through my brain that I thought I'd share.

I have 2 LRS, 1 ACOG, 1 PU all pristine. I'm attached to my guy for the bargaining tools he has.

Just as the title states, when is your big turning point to hostility in an encounter with another player? This is assuming of course we are not killing on sight here. Think "two men come across each other on the road with weapons holstered" scenario. Neither of you have the upper hand, backup, and are equally geared so gear isn't really a factor. So, once again, what certain, peeve i suppose, makes you just ice a fool? For me, being a psychology major, when someone's tone in voice or rate of speech fluctuates it ends there. 95% of the time, I trust my gut when it comes to being sketched out, as I use many context clues beyond "ah this fool sounds nervous", but that is one of the biggest red flags you can tell. Also, if someone is in a rush to get you somewhere, or in a rush in general, that's always a bad thing. Anyways, anyone else have any gems to share about their certain peeves that gets their trigger finger itching?

It's funny how often profiling and honestly, straight up xenophobic views, falls into play in these situations. I'm guilty as well, but it just proves something about people as a whole.

Thanks for contributing. People sure do love to associate psych with some negativity I don't understand. I was merely remarking where I got my conclusion. I'd assume someone from a military background would have a different approach. Yeah, the inching forward thing is my least favorite. Its very hard to tell between something innocent or not when it comes to movement cause you don't know their familiarity with controls.

Of course everyone wants guns to be rarer. Except for them.

This topic made me have a crazy self-awareness epiphany, and I thank you for it OP. On to your point: I would either look for a clan or a group of friends on here. While it may seem sketch to meet someone, if you are planning to spend some time with that person, they are probably legitimate if they friended you from the forums and took the time to seek companionship. Or a special brand of psycho. On that note (the companionship not psycho), feel free to add me on steam "wigginmiller". I may not be available often, but id love to be "the voice" for someone if I get the chance!

Hackers are pretty bad on high pop. Last night a sniper cleaned up SHOP in elektro. I'm talking at least 50+ mosin rounds off. The last 5 was me and my buddy. Also, to any naysayers, it was impossible for us to die unknown from where we were, but we did. People who keep saying "no hax omg you just raging" need to get their heads out of the sand. They are very real. Youtube that shit. There's a pretty popular DayZ video called like" Let's cheat on DayZ" or something. yes, its also SA

Honestly, the term "Bambi" is misused I feel. Bambi denotes innocence. Bambi means doe eyed bushy tail. Bambi was a fawn who later became a buck, but the word refers to the toddler incarnation. "Bambis" in DayZ aren't that. I assure you, 85% of all fresh spawn are disgruntled people who just died and they want to get geared ASAP. Who wants to run to NE/NWAF to get shit when I can just suicide run and "possibly" punch out a dude and take ALL his gear? Thats 5 minutes and I'm back into action vs 30 minutes or more. While killing new players isn't sporting, crucifying bambi killers is unnecessary as you learn that a bambi with nothing to lose is WAY more scary than a geared guy. Actively hunting bambis is a different story and is more akin to ganking lowbies in an mmo. Except with perma death. Those guys just enjoy an easy win. Also, almost all traps/ambushes/betrayals start with some guy being like "hey friendly, I just spawned". At least in my experience (Yes I hang out in elektro/berezino)

You cite differences between KoS and banditry, but they are all internal reasons that no one can figure out for sure. Sure, he could of needed water. He could go to a well, or see if I have it, and maybe break my legs,break my shit, and move on. This thread has no point. You make no life-changing argument. Whether I'm killing you cause I'm bored or cause I'm hungry, the end result is the SAME. The devil lies in the details sure, but at that moment when your screen goes black I'm sure you're not going "man that guy was surviving"

Healthy to take a break. Took about 2-3 weeks off come back and combat logging is fixed, added sks/blaze and host of other goodies. Having 2 patches worth of stuff is like Christmas ;)

The guy had a point honestly. While it wasn't cheating, he was a purist. Most games I play, I try alone for the first time, then if its fun, I invite my friends to play. While they are playing, I don't instantly give them excess gold/better gear/ etc. I worked my way from the bottom, so should they. The world is a harsh place.You aren't getting handouts here. Its like the teach a man to fish analogy. *Edit* You're bandaging argument is null because that's not getting something now which should normally take time to get.

Even if we are slaughtered, more will join in solidarity. Our blood will serve as fertilizer, and out of the ground the flower of peace shall bloom.

People who complain that they don't want cosmetic upgrades because we shouldn't need rewards: the whole point of a game is to have fun. If you don't want a cosmetic change, fine, you enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling for staying alive. However, I, and it seems like 50% of the pop, do want something, and a compromise would not effect your gameplay whatsoever.

Skills:no. What would stop someone from going on an unpopulated server for 20+ hours and padding time? Would grant them a boost they don't deserve. However, a beard would be a fun idea that wouldn't break the game. If you artificially inflated your lifetime by camping out and cheated to grow one, that beard would know. It would never look you in the eye again when you made love.

Bumping because I thought of this idea and then searched to see if it had been suggested, and I loathe redundant threads clogging up forums. There needs to be a "check pulse" option that outputs a text in chat saying "his pulse is faint" or whatever to help you see what stage they are at. Would still be realistic and give QoL changes. Would also allow you to judge what kind of medical attention to give.

I'm down, but we should hire some bodyguards. Someone has to protect the hippies.

It's really easy to make friends on here. 1: Don't be a dick. This is different than not KoSing or w/e. Your playstyle decides who you group with. I don't play with carebears, but I also don't shoot bambi's (Help them or take their blood, catch and release style). This has led me to make a group of like-minded friends (Either RL or friends of friends). 2: Put yourself out there! Making this post definitely will help you. If you are like some people who are constantly scared of grouping with people, then you won't ever find a friend. It takes a special breed of sociopath to become steam friends with you, join a skype call, find you and collaborate and then kill you/delete you as a friend/etc. Once someone has broken a personal level with you, its 100x harder for someone to gun you down. 3: Join a clan. Pretty self-explanatory. United under a single banner, people are more likely to coordinate. Either way, I dont suggest lonewolfing it. SO MUCH better to die and have the opportunity to have your friend stow away all your hard earned gear instead of losing it because someone had a LRS and a hard-on for random murder. If you want, add me on steam: "Wiggin Miller".

If I'm playing with friends: Run back to body, hope they survived and move my shit. If alone: Go for a walk or do literally anything else. Brain needs a break.

Ok so people claim to God/Allah/Vishnu that there is no hackers. I'm here to say poppycock to that. Me and a buddy were rolling south after semi-gearing at ship wreck. Get to solinichny and my buddy needs to eat. We stop at an L in a fence for protection and lay down. 5 seconds pass, BAM I'm hit and bleeding,no sounds. I freak and run to the other side of the fence and start bandaging. As this happens, I look at the fence and see a fucker with a splitting axe in the wall, starting to hack at me through it. Combat log (puss move, he was hacking though, bandage and move to another spot. Here's the kicker: We watched the hacker from afar and could see 1. He walked through walls/buildings/everything. This wasn't your simple "run into wall and disappear glitch", this was "I go in one way, out the other, fucking physics" kind of shit. 2. After we logged back in, on a hill, he knew EXACTLY where we were. Talking straight bee line for us. We shoot him at least 10 times (mosin/shotgun) and he finally falls! Hooray! What's this? No body?Cooooool. Anyways, wtf? Anyone seen wallhackers? Cause I see so many (omg i've played XX amount of hours no hacking at all seen here) Also was on 1PP only hardcore but I'm sure they have the same anti-cheat.

Went to school in Electro on a server called Electro militia (should of known better). Have a buddy covering us from the second story of the corner cafe. Me and friend move in, me unarmed, buddy with mosin. We see a body, instant heartpounding. I know I can loot it ( I'm in base gear), but idk how fast before I die. I start pulling shit off the body and halfway through I hear "move the fuck away that's my kill", whirl around to see someone with a mosin trained on my head. Now in that time I had looted a magnum and a mosin. I go for the magnum cause its loaded and manage to move left and pitch my head to the left to avoid getting headshot for his first shot. Pop back around and blam! One shot down. Right at this time I hear my buddy in the cafe say "geared coming in rear entrance". I yell that I'm friendly, just had to kill in defense, and here comes another mosin fucker pointing around the corner. Shoots me and I start bleeding...fuck! I shoot back and 1 shot again puts him down. I wasn't thinking but I instantly start bandaging My buddy comes out of the rooms looting finally (oh hai!) And guards my tail. At that moment I hear ANOTHER mosin shot and my bud yelling FUCK. I whirl around again ( I like whirling dramatically with a magnum) and see the culprit was a mosin hero with a perfect spot in the drug store looking building staring down the hall. Line up and shoot twice. Let's just say I'm happy I one shot him because the second one clicked hopelessly.

Dayz please more realism.

I can confirm this happened to me on sunday night randomly. I had to wait it out and die. It's a bug.