tornsage

I was all set and after logging back in to go have some fun I realized I needed to drink ...fast! I passed out trying to find water ....QUESTION: Could I have gone back after re-spawning and found my scope? Would I need to wait until dead? Thanks ahead of time and yes I'm an idiot for not monitoring my health!

I figured out that it is not too difficult to gear up and I thought "wow now I can get back at the roaming bandits and others and really get more into this game!!" I ran full tilt into Electro like John Wayne on steroids and was holding up waiting to ambush these 2 guys ...they walk in looking for food and I stick them up and I 'm ready to be a bad ass until they respond ...with nice comments and feedback and suddenly I felt that if I killed them I would feel horrible so instead I gave them food and clues on how to get some weapons quick and made friends and they were extremely grateful. Following this they left and I'm standing there in this room facing the door all content with myself (M4 and Axe over the shoulder) just chilling and trying to figure where I'll go next and this guy comes in just looking for food with an axe out ... I panicked! I could not even get my finger to hit the keyboard I was so startled (never heard him coming) and he basically axed me to death and took my stuff. All that planning for naught! The Point: Don't get cocky just because you are sporting a rifle. Anyone with fists can still knock you out and take your stuff.....this is why I love this game...the knowledge that there are no super-weapons or buffs ...that ANYONE no matter how geared can get killed and lose it all at anytime by anyone else.

I'm new to Dayz and having a blast. Your reasons for this game being "flawed" hit on games that offer "goals" and other so-called advantages that you are better suited to...like world of warcraft or it's 1000 clones where if you "goal-play" for 1000's of hours to get the biggest sword only to have the game re-written and you lose ALL THAT STUFF ORIENTED TO YOUR GOALS AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. TO me, being able to lose it all at any time is the BEST PART OF THE GAME! I have never been as stimulated or excited as I have been by just 10 hours in this game and I'm still a total noob. Games are loved and games are hated and it's all subjective. Good luck.

I figured out that it is not too difficult to gear up and I thought "wow now I can get back at the roaming bandits and others and really get more into this game!!" I ran full tilt into Electro like John Wayne on steroids and was holding up waiting to ambush these 2 guys ...they walk in looking for food and I stick them up and I 'm ready to be a bad ass until they respond ...with nice comments and feedback and suddenly I felt that if I killed them I would feel horrible so instead I gave them food and clues on how to get some weapons quick and made friends and they were extremely grateful. Following this they left and I'm standing there in this room facing the door all content with myself (M4 and Axe over the shoulder) just chilling and trying to figure where I'll go next and this guy comes in just looking for food with an axe out ... I panicked! I could not even get my finger to hit the keyboard I was so startled (never heard him coming) and he basically axed me to death and took my stuff. All that planning for naught! The Point: Don't get cocky just because you are sporting a rifle. Anyone with fists can still knock you out and take your stuff.....this is why I love this game...the knowledge that there are no super-weapons or buffs ...that ANYONE no matter how geared can get killed and lose it all at anytime by anyone else.

I was confronted on the sea shore after just starting by a well-equipped player - I was carrying my flashlight and instead of waving to him i raised the flashlight and he thought it was a gun and popped me - after he realized, he patched me up, gave me meds and food and some advice ...then he left. So it looks like there's vets who will still lend a hand despite the hair trigger un-trusting types. Love the game.

My banbi-a** lol - true ! :D