Demonica

I have been streaming for about 5 months now, and DayZ is my go to game! 10 hours every day Mon-Fri :) http://www.twitch.tv/themeepfactor I enjoy both PvP and Survival play, but I always have an amazing time with my Meepers! Meep Meep!

I understand what you mean Santa, but either way, it won't do much good closing it now ^^ It's Alpha-released and the Devs have to deal with it as much as we do. See, I kinda just go with the flow, and if you read some of my other posts I have been doubting my own judgement of buying so early as well as that of the Developers. And just like you, I am getting so, so much enjoyment out of the game as well as the community, that in the end it just seems worth sticking with it. I have almost 3000 hours logged and it's really like cheesecake or chips or chocolate - you know it's not all good for you, but you eat it anyway ;-) And now I'm hungry and I have to go get a snack. Dammit. ^^

Thanks Haze, I had the same feeling when I first jumped back in. As things are now (not only in game but in RL as well) I'm not gonna make any promises as far as sticking around goes, but it certainly feels great to be welcomed back into the community from folks that still remember me. So if I vanish into thin air, remember it's not you. It's me :P Welp, I'll see y'all tonight, I did switch back to stable for now and just hang out :)

Personally, when I bought the game, I really wanted to see it develop from the absolute raw basics to a finished product. I kept hearing people say "OMG Rocket left, it's all going to shit now, wtf are we gonna do??" and I also heard people still trusting the folks that kept developing the game. Seriously now, I took an almost 5 months hiatus from DayZ because I realized it would not bring me as much fun at the current state it was at then and decided to return just a couple days ago. It helped! Much progress has been made, I have been able to rediscover features of the game I really liked, I started reading up on the Development and what has happened. I don't say this to be rude or anything else, and I understand that there are a ton of folks getting frustrated and feeling like they're not getting what they paid for, but really, I seriously recommend that you take a hiatus. Just go do something else for a long period of time, then come back and look at it with fresh eyes. I didn't even keep up with the community anymore because I wanted to be surprised by all the changes and new stuff that was gonna be in, and I enjoyed the heck out of it. What I'm getting at is this: Give it (and yourself) a break and don't get mad. It just makes you... angry. Then come back once you realize you kinda miss it. You'll be surprised, and yes maybe underwhelmed by some features. But maybe it'll get you going to give DayZ a second chance when YOU are ready. Not when the game is ready ;-) Edit: Something else that I just thought of: If you are getting mad about the bugs and timelines and whatever else irks you... Is it because the game really means a lot to you and you want to see it on the right track? Or are you just blowing off some steam? Cause if you keep playing AND complaining... there's gotta be something wrong here. Constructive discussion? Yep, I'm all over it. But bashing the game and the Devs is not gonna help anyone, least of all the players. Just an afterthought / brainfart.

I was more thinking of it as "resolving" the problem, not "fixing" it. I kinda guessed there was a difference :) I guess you helped me piece a bit more knowledge together. So thank you for that.

Traitor... :P I don't know, how likely is it that they clock out without the problem being resolved? I mean this is not entirely a regular 9-5 Job, right? Surely a small bunch of dedicated Hicksonians will try to come through for us... right? Pwease? I mean if we give devluv, we get devluv back, at least I hope so. :(

I just mean the red post on top, where right now it says that the service is down etc. I have no idea what to call it so for me it's my DayZ Exclusive Breaking News Live Ticker :P

DevLuv... that is hella cute! Hang in there everyone, these things may take some time, but they're on it - and I love just taking a peek at the top of the forum and knowing exactly what's going on thanks to the new "Breaking News" advisory thingy :-) Lots of DevLuv to y'all :D

This is amazing! Thanks for that!

I'm kinda sad that base building comes out so late. Now that we are getting to the vehicles, it would be a match made in heaven being able to build your own "home".

Same here, I'm barely at the please wait screen and I can already see like tons of "Player whoopdeedoo is losing connection" messages. Then I, too, CTD. That's just really too bad. Just now, where they have all of us so riled up. Whaa! :(

Awww hell no! Now I really don't have a choice but to get back in the game. See y'all in a few. I wish they had SMART Cars, so I could just ride by folks and hear my horn go "Meep Meep!" Meh, any vehicle will do I guess. Yeeehaw!

Nickname: Demonica Exp. Server (3rd Person), Kamyshovo, green house across from Police Station, Top Floor. Broken leg, cold going on freezing, energy levels okay but not much longer. Blue backpack and check shirt, balaclava, crowbar, female. NVM, exp. got wiped.

I don't think I'd really mind it as long as the devs are finding a smart and fair way for implementation. I could think of a few extremely safe (from players) places, the thing is: Go to sleep on a low pop server, you're almost guaranteed to be safe from other players unless you make your bed on the runway of an airfield. And, if lockable doors are available, you should be safe from the environment in a house. Hell, for all I know you could sleep in a high deer stand - Zed's and Animals don't climb, you don't get wet (but cold / warm), and as I mentioned, on a low pop server you should be totally fine. If they were to do it though, they must implement it so that the "broad masses" and casual players as well as us "hardcore players" get somewhat satisfied, and that is something that's just not gonna happen, sad but true. Sleep, as an added benefit, could help you heal up just a tad bit faster, but of course not fast enough to fully heal after being mortally wounded. It shouldn't be restoring blood (duh), but after a certain "sleep time" (3 hrs. or more), some refreshing benefit should be added. Hunger and thirst should be raised slightly so you should have some breakfast after you wake like in RL (unless you're stuffed before you go to sleep). There's a lot of things that could change / add to the game play. Interesting in theory for sure, executing this is a different story entirely.

Welp, looks like I have a lot to learn when it comes to hiding my precious beanz. Rule No.1: Don't stash your loot inside any house. I mean really any house, even the wooden cabins where "nobody ever goes in", because somebody will go in and find your crap. Alright, from here on out I'm asking the Mod Players as well as the Standalone Players: In a Bush? Under a tree? In the middle of the city? A small village on the outskirts? Where have you found that your loot is safest from other players? Where does it make the most sense if you die and respawn randomly? Thanks folks!

Are there any mountaineers? Or better, has anyone thought about the huge rock area at the coast by.. I think it's Electro. I was thinking about this but I am kinda scared that a backpack could practically "slide" into the rocks themselves, never to be seen again. Anyone that experimented with this? I love the view from up there, even if you can slide, break your legs and ruin your gear if you are not careful. There's berries up there too, so from a survival side it might work. I know I just may have given a spot away, but I was thinking about it and I'm sure I'm not the only one ^_^

Yes, please do, and let us know. Cause I still have no idea what the half life of what item is and how it supposedly works. Say you have a can of tuna, and that would last a month before degrading - but in the backpack it lasts 6 months. Is that what they are trying to do? In a way that would make sense at least? I can see raw or cooked meat spoil slower in a fridge or even in a protection case (Logic?) But would a pair of shoes last longer outside a protective cover than in a backpack? Does weather come into play? Will they ever give us a "list" of what lasts how long? I'm sorry, I just don't get the entire half life idea. Another thing where realism and practicality run into each other. (Not that I mind much, I just wanna know how it works)

That's what I am wondering too.

I won't build anything when there are some really neat wooden shacks in the woods. Maybe I'll just hole up in Tulga or near Kamy. I have always liked the coast because of the sundowns :-)

I'm always afraid to use them in case someone is lurking close enough to see me run away... :blush: But they are pretty and I love them screenshots of city hall all lit up :-)

Hey everybunny, it looks like I have a very weird format error. I don't know if it's because I just update Windows to 8.1 or what the matter is. The error looks like this when I want to start DayZ: Display adapter does not support format D2458 for X8R8G8B8 I'm currently playing experimental, although I doubt that's got anything to do with it. Can anyone help me please? My system specs: Intel core i7, Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M. (If more is needed, let me know.) Could it be as simple as having to update my Graphics Driver? Thank you!

I have no idea how, but that seems to have fixed it (after a reboot thrown in for good measure ^^) Thank you guys!

It said they are up to date. But thanks anyway :)

I have yet to enter one of these in the first place, but I actually think it looks pretty like that. We need different colored chem lights now, so we can decorate for the tourists. That clock tower and the surrounding area has been kind of... dead... lately ;-)

Eat tactical bacon, no need to kill those cute nosed pigsies anymore :-) Uhm.. Do you mean the wild boar or an actual pig? Just asking in case I missed it if there is regular pigs running around.