TheScruffyBandit

LMGs, bases and the SVD, less buggy & more diverse vehicles. I'd really like to see Utes' rolled into the Chernarus+ map along with the addition of boats.

There needs to be a balance, without a reason to risk visiting large towns or high value locations DayZ becomes a jogging and farming simulator. The key is to get the risk/reward ratio worked out for these locations.

I lost my nearly 2 month old hardcore character (AK101 full pristine, suppressor, PSO1, rail & bipod, ghillie wrap) suppressed MP5K (pristine buttstock, suppressor & rail handguard) to a silly V3S bug-death. Got into a V3S near my base that had rolled partially inside a tree, instant "you are dead" but hey, these things happen and I'm fully geared again now after bumping into a small squad in severograd & liberating their AKM after headshoting one with an Amphibia S and then using his AK74u to kill his friend who snuck up on me but seemingly forgot to reduce his ranging from 200. On the subject of landmines: one trick of mine is to set one up near a police car then drop a piece of Orel clothing as I run away, hopefully having the clothing cover the landmine.

Good ironsights, rapid mag change if you have two of them. I like it personally. 7.62x39mm is still a 1 hit knock out or kill in the upper torso anyway as far as I'm aware so it being less powerful than 7.62x54r or .308win doesn't really matter much to me. Shame there are no optics for it, but it's one of my "non-optimal favorites" like the L85A2 susat was in the mod. Now, for Zed guns I use the Amphibia or any pistol/mp5k once I have a suppressor, Meleeing them is a last resort in 0.55 as the melee system is too janky to effectively deal with the new zeds so I'll usually just either outrun them or lock them into a building. I wouldn't shoot a zed with non-suppressed unless my life absolutely depended on it.

My friend had a base there on epoch, good spot.

When freshspawns don't try to KO you like rocky or spot for snipers, I'll stop killing them. If you're a freshspawn and you die, it doesn't matter anyway... you'll be a freshspawn again in 30 seconds.

The boats do spawn loot, however I haven't seen netting despite checking 50+.

God I home they NEVER implement anything like this.

Are you a group or lone wolf or both? I play as both with small group (2-3) and lone wolf on different characters, generally my 3pp public is a group character and 1pp is my solo character, I also use private hives for both solo and small group play. Are in a clan or are you free agent with just some fiends? Free agent with a few friends who sometimes play with me. Do you play to survive as long as possible or does it even matter? Generally survival is an important element, however not to the extent of sitting in a bush somewhere and never taking a risk, but I do try to pick engagements that I can win rather than just charge in yelling LEROY JENKINS with an axe and hope for the best. Do you pvp to survive or is something you do just for pure thrills or both? Both for to get my rocks off and for survivals sake. Do you have any rules of engagement? Or do treat case by case..or do you just hate everyone? Lol I don't have many rules of engagement, I mainly try to stack the odds in my favor anyway I can (although sometimes I do lives with specific rules as to equipment and play style) the main one I have is simply that I'll never claim to be friendly and then stab someone in the back, If I want someone dead I'll kill them without saying a word or trying to deceive them into dropping their guard. Personally I think the "I'm friendly~ LOLJOKE" guys are the lowest of the low in DayZ. Have you dabled in RPing? Not really, I don't have a talent for it. I've tried but RP isn't really my thing. Are you a hero or bandit? Or do you find those terms bs? Situational bandit. I like to think of myself as being somewhat of a chaotic neutral type character who'll shoot someone dead over a tin of beans as quickly as save them, however I have done a few hero lives simply to test theories and to stave off boredom. I think bandit tends to be just a term people use when they're angry somebody killed them more often than not. Were do gravitate urban areas or prefer being in the woods? I try to use woodland cover where possible and limit my time in towns when I'm actively looting flow and planning are key when looting high value areas. When servers are looted out and highly populated I'll gravitate towards mid-sized towns & high traffic areas and keep myself fed by ambushing players. I don't often take fully geared characters into DM cities and when I do, It's because I want that character to die. Do you focus on survivalist type stuff or do you just play to pvp. Both. The PvP makes the survival exciting. What is idea of what makes a good dayz player? A good DayZ player is someone who can be a ghost, who knows when to sprint and when to crawl & manages their visual and sound levels to limit risk. A great player can turn his or her empathy into a weapon: Before entering a town, a great player is thinking "where would I go to ambush a player in this town" and will be patient and methodical in his approach to check danger zones and minimize exposure to likely avenues of fire. It's also very important when playing with a group that your teammates can be DERP and have a good laugh when things are quiet but serious the hell up and focus the moment things start to get heavy: Nobody wants to play with a humorless robot but equally no squad wants a liability in combat. It's also important to know your limitations, make accurate assessments of your ability to win an engagement and be cool headed enough not to push an engagement that you're likely to lose. Are you a minimalist or are you a hoarder? How much loot I carry depends on my current life and the play style rules I've attached to it, If I'm playing mostly rule free I'll horde ammo, backpack friendly weapons and food where possible but sometimes I'll playing with self imposed limitations such as my character on one private hive: No backpack, no vests, No scopes, 2 magazines (or fully loaded weapon plus one reload for weapons with internal magazines) 1maximum, no magazines larger than 30, no silencers, no large melee weapons, no V3S & no loose ammo while carrying magazine weapons. I only limit myself like that when playing as a lone wolf, I wouldn't want to hold a squad back however. Do you pvp or just avoid it? If I see a player and can gain an advantageous position then I'll seek out PvP, if PvP helps me survive due to loot shortages I'll seek it out, If I bump into a player in one of those "oh shit" moments I'll drop them for my own safety. Do you just stay in one area or do you like to explore the map? I tend to try and keep moving as much as possible. What do you define as being successful in game? There is no success in DayZ, success would be surviving and sooner or later every single character dies.

I found 3 loose 45 rounds at a UH1H crash site, besides that I've only seen them spawn in magazines.

I lost the two front tires while driving down the middle of a road near Lopa' so, still kind of buggy but worth the risk considering how long walking places takes and the increased energy and water usage from running also matters now.

If I see someone and I have the advantage, I'll kill them simply because I'm not leaving a potential threat in my area and perhaps they have something I need or want. I've yet to eat human flesh simply because I'm geared out and I don't want brain sickness, however my next life on 1pp I'm planning a pure cannibal run.

The game is about infected and deranged humans with an incurable rabies like virus, Zeds in DayZ are not the undead.

I've checked tons of boats and haven't seen a single netting, so I'm going to assume it's not spawning currently or it's spawning somewhere less logical. I've found plenty of smersh backpacks though, wooden sheds and cars have been the best spots for me.

I'm full energized, on a private hive (where the loot seems to be rarer) with 30+ people playing with an AKM, PSO1, around a 100 rounds of 7.62x39, a CR75 with a magazine, enough seeds to keep me fed for days, my major gear pieces are full pristine with the exception of my axe and my buttstock, which are both damaged. I died today, so all this was found within the last 4 or 5 hours. The food (and other loot) exists, when you spawn in spend 10 minutes before you do anything else spamming an apple tree or red berries, I know it's boring but it'll serve you well later then go and get yourself a stone knife, they take up one space and are really useful. Head inland, plan your route to hit as many hunting stands and deer feeders as possible between towns, if you find seeds, particularly pumpkin seeds then hold onto them they are invaluable once you're up in the far reaches away from towns. Do not sprint unless you either have to cross an open area without cover or are taking fire. If you see a police car, they're worth the risk of checking as they're one of the best weapon spawns currently and once you have a gun, you can hunt for food and gut the animals (or players) with your stone knife.

Never give people a chance! even a freshspawn can be spotting for a ghillie sniper you aren't aware of. If a player runs over to you claiming to be friendly it's always best to assume it's a deception, a truly friendly player would remain unseen and avoid contact where possible. When somebody approaches you it's because they hope to gain something from it and that something is usually your gear.

Hitting moving targets isn't that hard, when the netcode gods smile on you anyway.

Could have been dropped by someone who picked up an M4 or AUG.

The new zombie AI shows up the problems with both the netcode (teleporting zeds) and the current melee system, however (and I hate myself for saying this) the game is in ALPHA and those things will surely be adjusted and improved as time goes on. The fact that they are silent is something I'm sure will be fixed sooner rather than later. Loot respawn *is* working, the items just aren't spawning where they should, you need to look around more and check smaller buildings such as toilets for loot now, since they seem to be a common respawn point for all the local loot now. Weapons still spawn where they spawned before, just more rarely now and some new spawn locations have been added such as the AK74s spawning at humvee wrecks. I have had no problems finding weapons in 0.55. If all else fails, get yourself a stone knife, ambush another fresh-spawn or lock some zombies into a building and wait for some poor sod to open the door, once he's dead gut him and enjoy your fleshy feast. You could also take the boring option and pick berries or apples till you're energized. Ultimately, Chernarus doesn't owe you a living, you need to find a way to survive which is kind of the point of dayZ.

5, I've found 2 x AK74U, 2 x AK74 and 1 x AKM. I've found around six or seven magazines for 5.45 and 3 for 7.62. They spawn in all the places they previously spawned and a few new ones besides. If anything, the 74u and 74 are slightly easier to find than before in my experience. Will second the "haven't seen an AK101 in 0.55", I have one on hardcore but that predates the current loot system but I don't think that's a bad thing as it's an extremely nice gun and the only AK that can mount both the PSO1 and the suppressor east, it would be overpowered if it was a common weapon.

Found a smersh backpack and vest in the same town, the vest inside a wooden shed and the backpack on top of a red car. Looks like they can spawn in civ loot pools now.

Don't tell them!

Stealth. Getting seen is a bad idea. If you yolo around town like most players (at least on 3pp) tend to do, you're likely going get eaten by zombies or bandits.

I found a 75 round magazine in a wreck last night, so they still exist... but all the existing ones got deleted I think, because I lost the one on my AKM.

Nothing wrong with the p1 pistol, it'll kill people just fine and has pretty decent ironsights compared to some other pistols, it's also good enough to drop a zed if you need to shoot one. One 1pp I'm running an AK101 and MP5k, both suppressed and on 3pp I'm running a Mosin and MP5K, I haven't had issue finding guns really, it's just I'm finding different guns than I previously would have found.