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I sincerely hope you've read all the posts here before you start judging people and call folks bandits, fools, etc. In case you haven't, let me enlighten you. This thread is not really supposed to focus on Brad--it's meant to be a thread about meta-narratives in MMO's. The bounty question came up because someone called one out on Brad. And, yes, we tend to stray off-topic here a lot. :)

^ You can find good folks here. I did. You found me--and despite what some flamer-types have said about my "KOS bloodlust" on another thread--I haven't shot at or killed anything but the undead so far. I would never get aggro on a bambi or an unarmed person, unless they provoked me. And I avoid bandit-infested areas if I can. Just to be clear, though, there are situations where KOS might be necessary. Or handcuffing and looting/disarming someone (if you are desperate for supplies). But it's a far cry from surviving and being a serial killer in-game. And I don't even wanna repeat what I think about some of the torture crap that goes on.

^ LOL Please try not to hurt the Noble Brothers. They mean well.

Here: http://dayzdb.com/map#4.055.046 http://dayzhq.com/map/ Bookmark these. And study. Remember to use the sun--generally, rises in the east and sets in the west. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/sunrise.html

@ abentwookie. Fair enough. I respect your right to do that. If you end up on one of Brad's uploads, give us all a wave before the Noble Brothers wipe you out. :D

^ Obviously, I agree with your post except for the last two parts. I have found friendlies in-game (not many yet, to be honest, but the fact that I haven't run into them doesn't mean they're not there) and there are people who bring their ethical behavior into the game. I know I do, and have had PM's with fora members who do as well. And the OP's question, I think, speaks to that. You just haven't run into them yet. I'm not sure why Mr. Hall has decided to leave the dev team... it doesn't bode well. One of the problems behind some of the mindless mayhem is due to the fact that geared up players either don't know what to do next or simply lack imagination. I do not want to see this great game's potential ruined because, atm, there aren't enough zombies (or "infected") [each undead takes a massive amount of memory] or that DayZ SA is being played as a Team Deathmatch. Do not give up hope. ;)

^ OK. I've only come across two so far (in three week) but a RL pal found two in one building at the same time. So maybe they're not that rare.

Yep, a hassle to be sure. It's happened to me a few times on log-in. I don't mind that a soda can or two are suddenly empty. But a couple days ago I logged-in and my filled up ammo box went missing. Damn! I miss my ammo box. I guess I shouldn't complain; at least I had my clothes. :lol:

I made a few posts about that spawn on coast bug or maybe it's a hive issue. Check here: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/177404-hive-problems/#entry1819941 If that helps. "That happened to me once only so far. Luckily I'd read online what to do in such a case. If a geared avvy spawns as a fresh toon, do nothing--do not tap Enter, do not move. Once you do that, the game is saved and you are screwed. Just Esc and get to another server. That should reset you to where you last logged out. It worked for me."

I know about mic speech but am wondering if text will show up on-screen for other players when you're KO'd or dead. > I use a mic.

PS I am theradbrad.

I'm not trying to feed his ego. If he sees this thread and it happens to do that, it's a side effect of my main point about the bizarre crossover between the virtual and real world. :) Ditto. Not really about Brad. OP is raising the question of bounties in the abstract as a MMO concept. And, yes, I wasn't being malicious. Thank you for pointing that out. Excuse me, do you know something about my play style that I don't? LOL. I haven't killed anyone yet in-game in the almost three weeks I've played. I'm about surviving and maybe finding a friend or two. I will KOS if I think I need to do that. But if you feel the need to flame me and persist in missing my point, go right ahead. *ducks* As to Brad's doing it wrong... it's not about a right way or a wrong way--it's about Brad's being sort of cheated by his bodyquards (who mean well, I'm sure) because he's not getting the chance to experience the game in the same way as most of us are. Like the poster's quote below mentions. Here's an example of what I mean: the gear he has wasn't looted under fire or in dangerous areas. He was either given it or got it off the poor guy who was on his way to fix his broken legs and died right before Brad's eyes. Brad's a decent player in the other non-MMO games he uploads but his DayZ play seems very handicapped by his buddy's fussing over him. Do you need some food Brad? Stay here Brad and I'll take the hits for you. It's nice to share stuff with pals or offer yourself as a sacrifice, but--in the long term--that's not doing him any favors. It also seems he doesn't play unless the brothers are online. How does that help him learn to survive? Anyhow, I don't want to make this about judging his play style. And he is getting hip to what the game is all about. Slowly. I really just used Brad as the example about bringing the idea of bounties into a MMO like DayZ. I'd like this thread to focus on that. Thanks.

:)

Good points above. I have a question. Should the book actually be read somewhere "safe" (hopefully a short manual, not Moby Dick) or should the book simply be clickable like in Fallout? I.e., open the book and the player skill set gets a small (maybe 5%) upgrade? And a finite one at that. I think we're all settled about soldiering skills--they shouldn't be upgraded by "reading"... like many have said, that's a skill the player brings into the game. I can live with that.

Maybe they're Tesla earth current powered (terrestrial stationary waves)?

They are rare items. If you have the space, hold onto them. With a campfire you'll be also able to cook game you've hunted. All that's not implemented yet.

^ Talk about death loops. Here's a death trap. I logged out once while standing on the top deck of the ship (yeah, I know, dumb place to spawn back to) and when I logged back in I'd spawned in a room below that deck. The room was fully textured but the door didn't work. I tried a few log-ins in a row... same thing. I googled "spawned in locked room" or something like that and saw that there's a spot on the top deck of the ship (lucky me!!! LOL) that'll spawn you in this hell hole of a room. Some folks committed suicide or waited to starve to death. One guy wrote that you need to mash "V" and hurl yourself against one of the walls and eventually you'll teleport into the room next door. It worked. I'm glad I tried 'cuz I sure didn't wanna whine to Steam about it and have those guys mess with my game account. I lost my Left4Dead game that way.

You respawned on the coast after you saw that you had the same toon, gear and all? I haven't heard of that happening--doesn't mean it didn't, just saying I never heard about that. I logged in one time and saw what was supposed to be my toon standing by the water on the coast. He was a fresh spawn... no quick-slots, etc. I'd read about that happening and knew what to do if it did. If that ever happens, do not tap Enter or move. Do nothing. Just hit Esc and go to a different server. Your old toon will reappear. If you move or go into 3rd person mode the game will Save and you're stuck as a bambi. I mentioned this on another thread but thought it was worth repeating.

That's good to know.

Sorry. I moved since my last post. Nice try.

An easier way to do that should be that the OP goes back to the .cfg file and open Notebook, change the setting to, say, 150000 (which is what mine is set at) and Save. The trees are blocky in the distance (quite a way off) but I can see open doors, etc. I can live with my settings because it does boost the frame rate in-game.

You did what you felt was necessary for your survival. It's what DayZ is about. Survival, I say, not killing sprees. It wasn't a sin (who knows what sort of a KOS bandit psycho she was before she fresh spawned). What is nice is that you didn't become hardened by your action. Remorse shows a healthy conscience... it means you haven't lost your humanity. And, yessssssssssssss. Cthulhu forgives you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxScTbIUvoA

Maybe... maybe not. That's a helluva large territory to carpet bomb. Thank you, kind sir. Did I mention that I need a can opener as well?

I didn't know either. I looked it up. Google it--your answer will be there. :) And @ Sanguine. Thank you, I got a lot more nfo out of that post than the ones you made before.

:)