Grimey Rick

Like I said in my first post, I agree, it's stupid. I just don't think it's worth caring about, at this point. This game is doomed. Also, I don't drink drip coffee. ;)

While I agree it's pretty dumb to put an alpha on sale, at the end of the day, who gives a slippery fuck? It's two coffees, if that. If you can afford a computer to play DayZ on, you'll be just fine.

@OP: I'd agree if this weren't DayZ, but a survival game should put stealth over "epic gun battles" every time. If you're in a position to be picked off, then you shouldn't see it coming. You'd pay with your life the same way you would if this weren't a game. (;

I didn't say that. I said not being able to control your character upon login is stupid. Staring at a blank screen while you get lit up without being able to flee is what I think is bad. I'd be fine with a timer of 5-10 seconds that prevents you from drawing your weapon upon logging in. I'd also like to see them return the sound effects upon login as well, as I feel these sounds are the greatest anti-ghost measure. I don't know how many people I've popped while camping various buildings over the months after hearing the signature shk-shk of an M4A1 near me. I've never been killed in those situations, so to me, that's a pretty good deterrent for would-be ghosters. The additional timer would just insure ghosting dies.

@OP: Enable HDR undering Video > Rendering. Then you'll see the light... at night. (;

No they're not. Every door is always in the exact same position when the server restarts. Some of them have always been open, most of them have always been closed. Also, the zombies are still a joke. The melee system is monumentally bugged which lent a false sense of epic to your zed duels.

Uh, no. Totally disagree. You shouldn't ever load in without being able to control your character. That is dumb. As far as ghosting, why did they deem it necessary to remove the reloading sound effects upon logging in? That took care of ghosting quite nicely.

Because I'm a masochist.

I got the drop on a few guys with my .357 only to realize I had forgotten to load it. They eventually turned around and sprayed 67,127 5.56 rounds in my face. Needless to say I beat my wife.

Guys, in case you can't read, the issue here is the fact that sometimes your screen displays "Please wait..." while your character stands in-game unable to defend himself. This has nothing to do with whether or not the OP ran far enough away from a city/airfield, but everything to do with this issue needing to be addressed. There are several reasons to fix this as soon as possible: Zombie aggroServer resetsAs far as the guy who said it lasts only a few seconds, you're wrong. It lasts varying lengths of time. An example was given in this thread of a few seconds, but I and a few people I play with have had it happen for upwards of a full minute. No one wants "god mode" upon logging in, it'd just be nice to know your character isn't loaded until you're able to see your surroundings. Common sense much? Man, it's like people are so horny to start a fight they'll argue against improvements that need to be made to the game.

Good information, however, to me it proves there are varying degrees of this problem. My friend and I were playing on a full server which suddenly restarted as we were in the NWAF ATC. No big deal, we'll just reconnect. He gets right in, no issue. I, however, am stuck at "Please wait..." for literally a full minute. I can hear the environment and my friend walking around. I asked him if he could see me, to which he answered "lel yep gonna rob ur ass xD". So yeah, this is a big issue that needs to be addressed at some point. I don't understand the mentality of people saying "lol log out somewhere safe noob", as this can just as easily happen to you for entirely different reasons. Why people would argue for a fix to a game they play is beyond me. EDIT: My computer is leaps and bounds better than my friend's, so I'm fairly certain this isn't a rendering issue. I feel as if it's a latency issue.

Great community we have here, eh? @OP: It's definitely ridiculous your character loads while we're staring at a blank screen completely oblivious to what's happening to us. It needs addressed. ITT: Guy reports blatant bug. Is laughed at.

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/177772-why-can-people-break-out-of-my-pristine-handcuffs-in-seconds/

No, it's quite multi-player. Hardcore servers are 1PP, Regular servers are 3PP. Yep, press "/" key to type. Hardcore servers are separate from Regular servers. I'm curious as to how you're interested in Hardcore servers when you weren't sure of the difference. You can only die once per character on either Hardcore or Regular. You change it at the main screen. Your name is on the bottom right. Trust no one. Have fun!

I am, actually. Hah. I'm weak, though. If it's still there, I'll play it. :3 Like I said, I love DayZ, and expect to die. I just can't deal with little kids gloating over the fact that they killed you as they teleport all over the airfield. (;

Enter the cheerleaders. I didn't suggest anyone was losing any money if I (or anyone else) stopped playing due to cheating. What made you think I was implying that? I'm sorry that it hurts your feelings someone might speak ill of a game you enjoy. I enjoy the game too, and I'll install it again when BattlEye does something about the multiple websites worth of cheats that are easily obtainable. I didn't realize DayZ was an extension of the American government, haha. "You saw nothing. Now move along, or we'll put a bullet in your head."

I used to do that, but since all I really do these days is look for PVP to keep myself entertained until the next patch, I run into a lot of them. Being shot through walls, watching people teleport from one side of an airfield to the other in half a dozen seconds, infinite rounds in magazines, as well as a few others aggravating exploits/cheats have really drained any interest I have left. Cool, you're lucky. Cool, you're lucky. I've been playing DayZ long enough to know whether or not someone is cheating. Nice, all of the cheaters I've run into haven't exposed themselves from walls long enough for me to shoot them. They hang out inside the walls of various buildings unable to be shot, and as soon as you attempt to make a break for it, they pop out and shoot you. I'm not referring to people just crawling into walls and hanging out in there, I am referring to the guys who teleport around. If you haven't seen that yet, keep hanging around airfields, mostly NEAF. You'll find them. Then why do I feel so much better? (;

I'm just curious. I had to uninstall DayZ for this reason as I won't give cheaters the satisfaction of making me destroy my monitor. Is anyone else in the same boat, or am I paddling alone?

EDIT: Off-topic post pertaining to cheaters removed. As far as I know they don't intend to add music to DayZ.

These values have changed since this was posted, but this will give you a general idea of the bleed resistance of various articles of clothing. http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1zxqcu/armor_values_dayzdb/

ITT: People claiming DayZ is all about PVP, then complaining when they are killed on sight.

That's the whole problem. Going from thread to thread shooting off with, "lol gaem isnt fnished stlil in aphla lol devs wil fix stuf" isn't really accomplishing much either. I'm certainly not raging. I don't really care. I'm just posting out of boredom at the moment as I sit here watching The Nut Job with my kid.

From what I read, he's stating what he wants the game to become. DayZ is a "survival" game in which there's very hot debate over whether or not helicopters should be added to the game. Really? HELICOPTERS?! In a world where every bullet counts, food is scarce and zombies roam around in unadulterated dominance, there is actually a very large chance we'll see helicopters flying around. I guess since this game is derived from ARMA, tanks and jets are next on the list! Loot may be reduced, but who knows to what level? He's stating he wants to see the bare minimum of loot. His bare minimum is more than likely different from the developers' bare minimum. Keep in mind the development team is trying to satisfy the largest amount of people possible (which makes sense), while Aradia is trying to satisfy his desire for a unique, challenging experience. Realistically, when hunting is implemented, we'll probably see a lower number of canned goods spawn, but that number will probably be nowhere near how much food would actually be available in an apocalyptic situation. Who knows? He doesn't, I don't, and you don't. We'll just have to wait and see. The world isn't black and white. There are roughly infinite shades of gray in between.