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I think Washington DC would be pretty cool for a map. Lots of iconic structures. You don't really have to do the whole city, just get the major landmark buildings and features. Maybe throwing a Honolulu map in will keep it fresh.

Yep, luckily there are no clichés in former Soviet Era maps. Whew, now that we got that out of the way...

I am like this in real life, but in-game, I am much more ruthless...

Hydrocodone or a good haze blend should calm down that twitch and flinch... :P

If you doubt the people that gave you answers, run your sad sack to the next town and read that sign. You made the OP a couple hours ago, you could have crossed the map 3-4 times by now...

Yeah, I think you stated my point better than I did. That being said, it's not being 30 or 40 that makes you mature. It's everything that goes into getting to that age. DCpAradoX doesn't have kids yet, so that is a huge influence on a person and how they see others, and how others see them. I truly didn't 'mature' until my mid-30's, but I have guys at my work that are pushing 55-60 that don't act very mature. Of course, it could also depend on how you define mature. My definition might be a whole lot different than everyone else.

Well, your example of food is unlikely to ever be solved. Whether you are hunting animals, or hunting beanz, it's a time sink. Unless they decide to become DayZ(Duck Hunter Edition), they won't push it so far as to require hunting just to survive. That means have servers capable to spawn enough beans and rice for 100 players. Some here want reality, but in reality, after the first week or two post-infection, all those cans would be dried up, and the wild animals would be harvested. That's not going to happen, so we will always have beanz. As for your point about people quitting, meh, I don't think it matters which side they fall on. The game will have a core of players that will play. The thing that will truly drive people away is if they feel all the clunky mechanics and glitches that we currently see are carried over into beta and final release. We have to start seeing some of the payoff from all the talk about AI pathing, navmesh, messaging improvements and those kind of goodies. I could care less if I find 2 or 10 cans of beans, but if I am still getting zombies clipping through walls, and players still hiding in floors/walls in the jail buildings, then I will find a new game.

typically, i see issues with it on laggy servers, and i also find it helps to at least drop my guard before drawing another weapon. If I have a pistol and have drawn down, it is very likely to glitch if I attempt to draw a long rifle. I drop the guard, and if possible, holster the pistol, then I draw the rifle.

Just FYI, no worries. You are a kid to me. Anyone under 40 is still inexperienced and has no clue what they are going to be when they grow up.

I play solo, never grouping up. I have used my mic about once since January. I kill almost every person I see that is geared(or die trying). It doesn't matter how many squirrels are in the forest, I am hunting bigger game, especially those that are armed. Staying in desolate areas isn't my style. I spend almost all my time between Berez, NEAF and the town just north of there. Funny story. I see a guy the other day without any gear. I put away my gun so he isn't scared. He runs after me to try and knock me out. We then spend 10 minutes running in circles along with a zed chasing him. I would loop back toward the zombie but the zed never got him down and he never got me down. I just didn't have the heart to stop and shoot him. The server reset on us, so I don't know what happened to the guy. After logging back in to another server, some guy comes from the same direction as my other duel. I thought it was him so I shot him dead, about 20 times. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't the same guy, as he had different skin color. Oh well.

yes. He doesnt need to make a new post when ever he gets outplayed.

I just wonder what the 'roar' will be like if they don't actually 'crank it up a notch'? Remember, they are adding vehicles, new guns and all that other jazz. Since you can't carry a bow and a rifle, you will have lots of tough choices. I do think hiding in the woods and eating rabbits will allow you to survive, but truly that will be boring for most players. I don't care what game it is, once you beat the AI/PVE element once, it gets boring. Even if they make the zombies super-hard, they won't be fun very long. I just don't think it's possible in this type of game. The fun from this game is all about the interaction with others. Right now, they shoot before asking. If they get rid of bullets, they will shoot arrows before asking. If they get rid of bullets and arrows, we will throw axes at each other. It's an open world sandbox, and PVP will always dominate the gameplay.

by 'boring after a while', I think that equates to 22 minutes for me. Fishing/Hunting tend to be 'slow' in real life, much more so in video game versions. This does highlight the questions for the future though. Is it a hunting simulator, running sim, fishing sim, canned-food sim, pvp warfare, or some funky hybrid of all.

actually, some 2 way radios do have text capabilities. As for kiddies complaining after dying, first they have to run back and loot a working radio and battery. Not going to be an issue, imo The inventory thing you mention is really for the game as a whole, not just wt's. Fwiw, I can hold both a WT and m4 at the same time and scan my surroundings too.

There are times where I will have one of the items a bright green, and the other is a dark green, yet i am regenerating blood and health. It's a bit wonky at times. Just eat and drink until full, as a general rule. If the area is safe, eat when you find food. If it's not safe, save the food for later.

I just don't get this. You want Walkie-talkies to allow people to sit and yell across the entire map all day long, but if they type a text message, it breaks the game for you? that makes zero sense to me. The game doesn't require a mic, and it shouldn't. It pretty much requires a keyboard, and that is what we use to text. Seems pretty simple to me. If you don't like me texting, change the channel.

I must admit, I am surprised the lag is as bad as it is. I can't even approach another player without seeing the yellow chains on my screen. Sometimes my character catches right back up and and it's okay, other times my character never really catches up, and I might even get a session lost. It stinks.

Uh oh, maybe I should have skipped the beanz...

the soda can's don't seem to hydrate me for very long. I can drink a few and be back to dark green in just a couple minutes. water seems to last a lot longer.

We are testing. If the developers feel that hunting is worthwhile and adds to the game, I would suspect they will adjust it to have more importance. If hunting a deer isn't any harder than hunting a zed, why bother? Saying they are adding hardcore stuff will help is only true if the hardcore stuff is fluid and engaging. If it is a clunk-fest like the zeds running through walls, or deer spawning every 20 minutes at the same spot(like zed respawning), then it isn't fun, it's just boring. Also, for realism, deer hunters often go days or weeks without seeing an animal(fishing too sometimes). Are you really gonna sit in a deer stand for 5 straight days? That will be the worst game in history. If canned goods are rare, and so are bullets, the only thing being hunted is YOU. No ammo to kill the animals, what are you going to do? Wrestle down the deer by the horns?

Good question. Also, do the batteries go dead over time? and if so, how do you know?

Well done. They have done 100% opposite of their goal then. The most dangerous place by far is close to the spawning areas. I am sure it will change in the future, but whether that means they change spawn locations, or they actually start strategically placing various loots, it's hard to say.

reference please??? It could be that part of the server load testing requires having the 30-40 players ALL concentrated in an area, such as Berez and NEAF. Maybe this is just a server load testing. I don't remember them ever saying we want people to spawn east and travel west to Balota.

Um, not really. Version .45 just adds more things to keep you alive longer. It doesn't really take anything away to make surviving harder. It will be late in Alpha or early Beta before you see it gain some sort of balance. I also think the developers will have to make some tough decisions about how hard to make it for new spawns. If they make food/guns/ammo really scarce, then the mortality rate of new spawns will be huge. Will that drive away players in droves? perhaps...It might be they start you off full/energized, which gives you time to get your bearings and formulate a plan. Heck, giving you a full canteen and bag of rice would be interesting as well. I am guessing they will push too hard one direction, reverse course, make it easier, then strike a balance somewhere in the middle. Where that middle is, I have no idea...

Yeah, it's never exact. Sometimes, when running downhill, the zeds fall and die, yet other times they run right with you the whole time. I try it once, and if that doesn't work, i head upstairs in a building then double-tap them from the steps.