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Really? Got a link of evidence? If thats true it makes the DayZ team not much better than Sergy TBH. Mudding the rivals name to protect your investments is very underhand. Also agreed, his voice fucking annoys me. Wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't trying to be so 'K-Ray-Zee!'

Just have to ask, after reading my comment in here does my post in the other read become clearer? This is why i'm not sure about the standalone. How much dev time has gone on Dogs? To have it still not working? Wouldn't that time be better spent working on Zed pathing, AI, spawns, Loot system, making doors not kill you, Alt+F4/ghosting/server hopping and other core issues of the hive format? Just seems the focus is all wrong.

I'm talking about the standalone you total chief. Maybe read the thread not just one post and you'll see the context. See Matt Lightfoots interview that recently went up. the focus of the devs on standalone is in the wrong place. "We are trying to solve the hacking issues in a panic and have made a dog that doesn't work yet still!" is basically the gist of the whole interview. fuck that get some content and fix the shitty spawn systems!

Let me actually be useful: Vehicles: Still fucked. Zeds in buildings: they still slow to a walk indoors, so depending on your opinion it might be 'fixed'. Personally i'd say thats broken. Deathmatch: Still loads of people playing CoDayZ, Lots of OP guns duped/hacked in still. Private hives can have less of it, the Publics still DM. Tents: More fucked than before. Weapon Nerfs: Unsure. there was an ARMA patch a while back that changed a few weapons damage tables. Have a look for the patch notes for the last ARMA Beta patch. Vehicle spawns: On public, nope. private hives, some have a lot more. (also theres a few new maps with other vehicles) Zed spawns: Still the same spawn system. Yup it still sucks.

Its a fucking stupid idea, but one Rockets seem to want to use. Despite it being massively out of place. If there was caves or something you could fortify, cool. But being instanced into a underground chamber that you've somehow managed to carve out with your bare hands whilst zeds wonder about... Yeah, that works.. ffs.

2 months, and 1 broken dog animation. No updates on Zed AI and much needed new loot system. To much focus on 'hack-proofing' and not enough noise about content improvements basically. The content the mod has for something made by one man is awesome. But it that same content isn't deep enough or even designed well enough for an game. Lot of potential not being realised in my opinion. But hey thats my opinion.

Hes used whole parts of other mods, its not a bad thing, a lot of modders do it. Pretty sure hes stated on here before that be borrowed the inventory system etc. But thats the nature of modding, if someones happy for you to use part of their code, and it works, seems pointless to make it again you know? You seem to have read my comment as if i was suggesting he stole code, No, hes used code. I believe the Zed AI and the loot spawn system was his, but they need a rebuild by standalone. If they aren't massively redesigned its going to be a poor game. The biggest shame about all the hacker drama is it seems the devs are forgetting that they are some flawed keystones in DayZ.

I'd say so too. Days is after all a collage of other mods. I'd have hoped he'd have contacted those people about using parts of their code.

Not much basically. Well, apart from the standalone team seem to be showing that they aren't capable.

They are going to lock out any members of the community that could help also. All the added security that the privates have for example, won't be possible with this proposition. Also 'instanced' bases? Fuck off. And Dogs, its been what, 2 months? and they are saying they have only 1 working animation? Jesus christ. Bin the shit idea and stop wasting time and resources.

You claimed an 'experienced player' finds it easy to find AS50, NVg etc. I asked you to enlighten us of your technique for easily finding legit items like this, ie, from a loot spawn not a hackers pack or camp. cycling and hopping being non-legit techniques also remember.

It did get changed once, the mod was a LOT better when the infected ran through buildings. But this forum cried its fucking heart out so rocket made the infected retarded again. No wonder the zeds aren't a problem, you lot begged for them to be nerfed when they were made actually vaguely dangerous.

All you need to collect water is a hole in the (damp) ground, a plastic bag, a cup and some pebbles. Homemade solar still 101: Dig hole Place cup in hole fix bag tight over hole place pebble on bag over the cup leave for a while ??? drink

Actually i'm gonna have to call BS on that 6 kill, theres NO reason why players would be that bunched up without a fireplace, or even talking. Also the first clip your hunting players on a tag enabled server. MEH.

Go on then mr. skills, enlighten us? BTW, taking any of that gear out of a tent or off a ghilied hedge monkey DOES NOT make you an 'experienced player'. Also loot cycling makes you an exploiting dick.

Thought you hated tents?

Thing is, DayZ at first had a player base that found fun in each adventure, and each life/death was a learning experience. In a way the mod was about dying and seeing if you can can make it a little further the next time. Then everyone learnt the system, and it changed the dynamic, everyone got geared up and precious about their gear, and then the focus seemed to shift from 'Just survive!' to 'horde gear and act like a cunt'.

Haha, Almost well played mein freund, but alas.. Here in THE UK ;) A lot of internet providers have blocked access to some popular torrents sites plus companies like Facebook and Google for example love compiling information of yours they really shouldn't. My point stands.

As said it would be a pointless exercise. Plus if you had a ounce of common sense surely you'd have considered that a hacker with any brains would be using a proxy anyway. Hell, in these days of corporate snooping a lot of people use a proxy the whole damn time for everything they do online, have you watched any pirated material online without using one? If so you are an idiot.

Just making sure those two lines connect for people. Thing is, you can most likely bandage in a faster time than 5+ minutes. To be totally honestly it should work the other way, lower your blood the longer it should take to patch up, hell even make it so if your under 2k you are to fucked up to even bandage yourself. A instant heal would just be another step towards being just another FPS DM game to be honest.

Are you one?

See Fraggle, this is what i'm concerned about, this 'should' business.I can see Dayz SA being a somewhat more stable version of the mod as it currently is, stable as in a bit more protected from hacking... ...but thats it. But theres a lot more that needs addressing is DayZ is going to be a good game. i understand the Devs and communities concerns about hackers, but having heard not much about much else and Rockets rush to release a LOT of things that need redesigning from the ground up look like its going to be left til too late. things like: ZOMBIES: - AI needs improving. - Pathing needs improving. (inc running through buildings) - Doors and walls. They are infected not ghosts right? most importantly -Spawning system. (its just a flag showing a players location atm.) LOOT SYSTEM: - Gear is far to abundant. - The questionable tactic of 'loot cycling' needs to be sorted. (Why actually play the game and look for stuff when you can just cycle til you score?) - Spread of loot. (it creates hotspots and bottlenecks for campers to enjoy.) - Server hopping issues. Hive Setup: - Ghosting - Alt+F4 - Server hopping All issues caused by the 'persistent character', system needs an overhaul or some changes. - also map size vs. max number of players. (lots of players sounds great, until you stick 150 people on a 225km map, theres not enough wilderness to go around, it becomes DM due to over population.) Humanity: -Skin system is flawed. -and Clumsy. - and removes a huge amount of tension. Duping: - intentional duping by players. - Tent bugs. - skin duping. - random server glitches causing dupes also. Theres a fair more more things i'd like to see addressed as well, and these are CORE ISSUES that need to be dealt with before the public Standalone Alpha quite frankly, or the Standalone will suffer hard from these huge factors being addressed. i love Rockets vision for the game, but the foundations hes building it on in a rush to release aren't strong enough to support that vision currently, In my opinion.

Well theres your answer, the player base are dicks.

No, threatening any fucker purely cos of a skin is stupid. People don't tend to respond well to being threatened, as it seems you discovered firsthand. Also, as it been stated before, not all bandits are 'Bandits', much as all heros aren't the shining knights in armour they appear to be. For example, i share my account for DayZ with my housemate cos we ain't to precious about a alpha for a mod, and our playstyles differ greatly. He likes to murder people in cold blood, and generally mislead people, I often play lonewolf survivor and help people out if they can't be avoided totally, even though i sport a bandit skin earnt by my housemates actions. - NB. Not to mention that due to humanity carrying over deaths, one particular messy killing spree he went on when i was in the pub means a I/We are know a 'perma-bandit'. Thats not even starting on the fact the humanity mechanic is awkward and broken at best, along with the awkward and overly simple 'skins' system that has just added fuel to this KoS trigger happy attitude that most players apply to bandits and survivors alike. The will to team up is greatly diminished thanks to this retarded 'bandit/hero' thing, why bother having a tense interaction thats fucking exciting when the mod just puts a big 'GOODIE' or 'BADDIE' symbol on someone eh?

Well get 5 of you on a private BF:BC2 server, get 2 guys to steal all the vehicles and hide them badly, 2 to wear ghilies and go sit in hedges on the opposite sides of the map and take pot shots at each other, then get the last guy to use up all his ammo and run up and down the beach like a retard. It'll give you some idea of DayZ on public hives. Oh, and make sure to play it on 'Ardcore mode for that AS50 round to the toe insta-death feeling. /tongueincheek.