Phoenix777

This is why I play as a black female in game. If someone's a bigoted jackass, I either get racism or sexism to show me their true colors before I even talk to them. It works pretty well, I've been called a "bi***", and "n*****" countless times as people tried to kill me. As far as other kinds of discrimination go, I have heard people with other accents, but only interacted with one, and it never came up... Only other one I remember was a Russian accented guy that killed a guy on sight while I hid somewhere. Then again I usually play on the west coast servers due to having better ping.

Also note the pinned topic: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/160262-need-medical-assistance-in-dayz-sa-find-your-medic-here/ You can request help there, on their website: Tmwdayz.com Or teamspeak TS.tmwdayz.com Fastest way is always teamspeak

http://tmwdayz.com/ They have a few blood mules already amongst their members but more is always welcome I suppose. For safety reasons they may want to test your blood again so they're sure. Also if you're really committed to helping people you might consider joining too.

I can just see it now... Newb: help I'm bleeding!!! What do I do? Guy: I'll help you! Okay, what you need to do is- *music starts* Friendly guy: Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I'm friendly! KoSer: oh thank god, it's so nice to finally meet a friendly player, wanna work together? Friendly player:alright let's go! 5 minutes later *music starts* Friendly player: OH SH- *you are dead*

I crash a lot and a friend told me that I was continuing to run in place one time I crashed. We were running together at the time. So it probably isn't an instant log out for crashes/ en process I crash a lot and a friend told me that I was continuing to run in place one time I crashed. We were running together at the time. So it probably isn't an instant log out for crashes/ en process

Well you got a point... Hopefully they fix the respawn method before they fix zombies skidding down short distances and dying. Or.... Maybe the respawn script doesn't account for zombies dying to something other than players? A guy can dream. Or you could always do it as a two man team. One distracts while the other loots.

It's funny because just last night I had two zombies that were chasing me down a hill , sort of skid off on front of me and die from fall damage in assuming. It wasn't even that steep of a hill. I'm guessing that was before the patch, so it may be worse now but I can just see the exploits now: fire your rifle on hill above town Wait for zombies to surround you Run down hill Mass zombie graveyard Town free to loot.

I get the feeling that in some cases the people posting just read the topic title and reply without knowing just who's offering the help or what the procedure is. @JudgeLazar: not sure if you tried the Team Speak server, you posted pretty early in the morning and it was almost empty when I was online an hour before, but if you still need help you should check their Team Speak address in the first post. Also no need to be as paranoid there, as long as you're dealing with a TMW member(s) you can be assured they won't shoot you as long as you don't attack them. Also worth noting that its not possible to walk with your hands up.

@Roger Moore, mitchpee, and ckid222: your best bet is to find a safe place to log out if you can, log out, go to the TMW teamspeak in the first post here, and join a help needed channel. From there they can coordinate with you what to do and help you figure out where you are if needed. I helped out TubNodes last night because I saw he had just posted and I was in the area. Still let him know about the teamspeak channel and that I wasn't affiliated with TMW, just in case he wanted a more coordinated and trusted assistance. You see, here on the forum you don't know what you'll get. Anyone can be a bandit wanting to rob you, psycho wanting to to torture, a newb that doesn't know how to treat your condition, or... In TubNodes case a newb like me that doesn't know his locations. ( I did find him eventually and he uhh, was healed) Even if you aren't comfortable with teamspeak, there's also the form you can fill out on their website, and include your preferred communication method. I'm not sure how that works though. Maybe they have a special board on their forum for those requests or it sends out a notification, or something. I know a few of them probably check this forum regularly, and there's helpful people like me but just remember there's always alternatives to expedite the process if you're getting desperate.

Kill'em with kindness! 1: Disable them with handcuffs, break legs, unconscious, whatever 2: Take away everything that can be used aggressively 3: Fill up their inventory with bandages, saline bags, splints, defibrillators, food, keys, etc. 4: get them healthy, share advice/knowledge about activity or available loot in the area. 5: run away. The whole time if they're insulting you or being an ass just ignore it, and keep being as nice as you can be. I had one situation where I straight up ran from an unarmed guy insulting me, saying he wanted my pants, and just laughing and calling me a pussy for running when I had an axe and two guns... Of course he did have a friend with a gun that shot at me. I lost them in an apartment building. They thought I went upstairs when in fact I just stayed on the 1st floor. eventually they left assuming I logged out. My only regret is that I didn't leave my pants at the entrance to the building just to screw with them and show that I was a nice guy, not a pussy. lol ...Alternatively I posted my ultimate "dick move" idea here Take everything he has while assuring him you're going to let him free, hacksaw the cuffs off, THEN shoot him in the legs.

Personally the lack of even a melee weapon on a well equipped player seems really suspicious. If you have a backpack, coat, and cargo pants chances are you also came across several axes too and are just looking to fool me... Maybe try carrying a sucky melee weapon on your back. Maybe a baseball bat, or a fire extinguisher. It might make them think you're so new you don't know how sucky they are or maybe you're roleplaying as Gordon Freeman, a mechanic, etc. Anyone here know all the details of melee weapons? I was once in a fight with a fire extinguisher guy and it seemed like the fire extinguisher was a very good defensive weapon. seemed like the majority of my axe hits kept clanking against the extinguisher. Too bad you can't spray paint the extinguisher though, because I always worry reds and oranges are going to make people want to kill me. lol

While I personally like being nice to people and helping them out, thus being nice to new spawns especially because there isn't as much of a threat.... I can also see that messing with new spawns isn't the worst thing evar!!!1!!1I mean, if you did it in the right location the new spawn might even ask you to kill them, and killing a new spawn on the coast that has nothing is sometimes the equivalent of giving them a piggy back ride a few km away, and hey if you do it in an interesting way they might even get a laugh out of it. That being said though, I still wouldn't do it unless they attack me first or ask me to kill them Now if you want to talk about the actions of a devil incarnate I'd say it would be more like: 1: Ambush a fully equipped guy 2: Handcuff him 3: take all of their stuff 4: Destroy their items in front of them one by one 5: Keep the clothes/backpack so they have no storage capability 6: Take them out to the woods or the most desolate area 7: Leave them there... Breaking legs is optional and would probably be taking it too far since they'd have to get someone to heal/kill them or wait to starve to death.

I usually strafe around the well in a zig zaggy circle.... Even if I'm way out in the wilderness and its a low pop server.

Kind of reminds me of myself except I don't attack friendlies, I just have panic attacks over the pressure to talk to them and stuff. I usually just wander off or leave them stuff and run away... Hostiles are just so much more predictable and safe. Lol

About 60 hours And probably about 8 kills all together. 3 asked me to kill them 2 were new spawns that randomly got in boxing matches with me as a new spawn And 3 were due to paranoia/stress. I was in elektro under constant sniper fire, dead bodies all over, m4 guys roaming the streets, and all I have is an axe. While running into a factory trying to take down a sniper I notice two guys with guns and melee weapons also running in. So I hide in a shed, close the doors and wait. As the door opens a fire extinguisher guy walks in and I take a slice at him , and chase him outside... Eventually I'm running in circles as him and his axe buddy try to kill me but I win in the end, the third kill was a new spawn that got in the middle. Only one of them spoke and that was towards the end, just a " why won't you die!" Followed by a "damn black man always keepin the white man down" when he died( I use the black female model.) I kind of felt bad, especially about the new spawn. If it happened again I'd probably try to talk or just surrendered and ran if they attacked... I mean most of their stuff was ruined anyway, and even though they both had mosins I doubt they were the ones trying to snipe me.

So is the soundboard a female voice, or are you letting them know you are a female? Doesn't really matter either way, it's just I've known women that intentionally used masculine pictures, and avoided admitting their sex just so people wouldn't harass them, would take them seriously, and wouldn't accuse them of faking their sex... It's pretty sad when it's easier to get people to believe a lie than the truth, and when people have to go to such extreme measures just to be a part of something. As for the disbelief... The rational explanation may be that they feel like they're trying to be exploited or pandered to... Men having a natural weakness towards women for the most part. A guy says " don't shoot, I want to be your friend!" And it's a toss up wether you believe them or not, but a girl does it and its more like "oh my god, I can't shoot a girl, maybe she really is friendly".... Amongst other "hopeful" thoughts. So when they hear a girl or someone claims to be a girl they may feel like its some guy trying to exploit trick them... This is looking at it from a tactical and logical point of view, there is obviously in some cases a sexism, resentment towards women, or just plain jerkiness involved. By no means am I saying that you have to hide your sex, or you have to use a male sound board... I wonder though, if a nonchalant attitude might help. Like either type or include a voice recording of: "Yeah, I'm a girl, and yeah I'm mute... So what? I don't care if you don't believe me. I'm not going to attack you unless I have to defends self and that's all that matters." You could always shorten it just the "so what" part, Or to the "I don't care if you believe me" part. Maybe change the last part to more or less threatening options. I mean by essentially dismissing their opinion it might help show that you're just being honest about who you are and not trying to gain any advantage or trick them. Maybe save it for the doubters though because if someone really doesn't care about your sex it may seem a bit overly defensive. -------------------------- OFF TOPIC: (update on my personal hurdles with DayZ and social anxiety; ignore/skip if you want)

Trusted Medics of the Wasteland. Their websites here: http://tmwdayz.com/ Which has a form you can fill out to request help TeamSPEAK (not teams peak lol... Stupid iphone autocorrect) Is like a chat room with voice, it's use in games to communicate better with team mates. There's a link to TMW's teamspeak on their website, but you'll need the teamspeak program first.

Check the pinned topic at the top. There's several hero/medic organizations you can contact. Main ones TMW which you can post for help from here, at the it'd website, or on their team speak. Teams peak is your best bet.

My current friendly outfit is: tan tactical shirt Beige cargo pants Yellow/ orange hard hat Orange mountain bag (Optional) defibrillator or med kit in hands To me it's just the right combination of inconspicuous and calming... Also it makes you look like some kind of pathetic sewer technician If I wanted to focus solely on friendly looks though I'd probably do: Blue checked shirt UN beret Blue cargo jeans Blue school bag

On the subject of a soundboard or prerecorded sayings you could play it up for laughs. Not that the situation itself is funny, but instead of explaining it or hoping that people won't ask why you keep repeating the same lines just go completely absurd with it. Play some Darth Vader sound clips, some robot sound clips, Wilhelmina screams, just whatever it takes to get them interested and laughing. If you entertain them enough they won't want you to die. You could still communicate the basic yes/no/ " on your left"/ die mother f'r/ etc. through comedic or pop culture clips. Just have one or two for each, since if you're sneaking up on some bandits you don't want some loud booming Darth Vader voice.... But yeah like you said that's a lot of work just for a game.

Right now I'm carrying a note saying "Enjoy the wide assortment of ruined gear" Speaking of which, can people even read ruined paper? I'll probably make some more notes and leave some supply caches for people as I get more paper.

Glad to see I'm not the only one! I've been playing DayZ for about a month or two and in that time I've never said a single word. Not because I didn't want to or didn't have the opportunity to, just crippling social anxiety. It's also kind of funny, with everyone voice chatting it makes even typing something very stressing because of that fear of judgement or maybe they'll think I'm lying or screwing with them like that one guy did with you. I've even thought of proposing a social anxiety guild similar to the one I heard they have on World of Warcraft. You know, just a laid back non-pressuring and understanding community to hang out with, maybe a few designated "leaders" for people to play with and speak for the group... And maybe eventually help each other come out of our shells, work on CBT techniques, etc. I don't know, DayZ in terms of the social experimentation, roleplaying, etc. seems like a much less lame "Second Life" type social escape; like the game would appeal to people like me that have certain issues socially. I'm sure a decent sliver of the really talkative people in game wouldn't be nearly as talkative or open in person. I don't know, that's just my take... Maybe I've misjudged DayZ from all of the youtube videos and word of mouth and its something entirely different. Now I don't know the details of your mutism so, much of this might not apply for you, but if you ever just need someone to group up with I'd be happy to give you my steam name and meet under your conditions somewhere so you don't have to worry about it being an ambush. I mean I might not be able to speak to people either, but at least you'd have someone to watch your back, and hopefully I can eventually work up the nerve to speak in game. You could also try some of the hero organizations where their credibility is their life... Like the trusted medics of the wasteland. Just next time you have a medical issue request help from them on their teamspeak or on their website. Let them know about your condition., And they should be pretty understanding. Also you won't have to worry about rogue elements within the group since they have a very strict initiation process... I joined their forum recently and keep thinking of trying to join but the anxiety has been holding me back, maybe when I get to the point where I can at least say a few words in game I'll try. Lol