So you're character has Steam??? Sorry...couldn't resist....I am a fellow RPer and I see your point, but I only consider doing things that the developer did not intend and/or put in the game cheating. While teamspeak does ruin immersion, I don't consider it cheating. The beautiful thing about DayZ is that you can play it how YOU want to. Ultra realistic? Have a blast. Team deathmatch? Knock yourself out. Troll the beach all day? Chernarus is your oyster. I find it amusing that people debate on how the game should be played, because IMO people would be debating on how everyone should behave if there were a "real" zombie apocalypse. We would have KoS, bandit groups, crazies, friendlies (very few), and all the above. Makes this game a pretty accurate "simulation" in my book.