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Magical Zombies Imagine aiming at a Zombie that is 50 feet away, it aggros and runs at you and you give the SOB a double tap that drops it in its tracks 30 feet away. It has NOT gone into a double maul or a leaping attack but even if you immediately move to the right or left after the shots you get hit :( . IMHO this pure caca and I believe that it is getting worse. Have Zombies suddenly grown invisible 30 foot long tentacles? Seriously the guys need to address what I call 'Glitch-Hitting' ASAP especially with Zombies hitting harder, running faster, and turning better these days. I must say that Zombies that can hit you from almost 10 meters away after they have been killed and collapsed into the dirt are Magical Creatures indeed. Does anyone have a theory about Zombie Long range 'glitch hitting' even on servers that have a ping time of less than 100 and where no lag has been in evidence ?? :huh: ??

Once vehicles are introduced I see no problem with balancing things out with more powerful infantry weapons such as Anti Tank or Anti Material rifles so that erasure of said vehicles is practical and quick. But those critters should be cumbersome and the ammunition take up 4 slots (2 x 2) for a 5 round magazine or 1 to 5 loose rounds. BOYS ANTI TANK RIFLE WEIGHT 35lbs (unloaded) Length 62 inches(standard) or 56 inches (Paratroop model)

And all I want are: 1) is a silenced 1895 Nagant revolver It would be nice to drop Zombies without alerting their fellows. A Zombie that is killed with a truly silenced weapon like the model 1895 Nagant revolver shouldn't re-spawn and at +10 yards no zombies can detect the sound of the shot. 2) that all weapons must become ruined if they are not cleaned and lubricated properly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvF4yurWSc0

A campfire Kumbaya? Enjoy!!!

There is no problem with leveling criticism when it is due but when all your commentary is negative that appears to be the act of a Troll. I'm glad you stepped back and re-evaluated. But that doesn't mean to ignore and remain silent about the bad things in the game as it is now. I was playing this morning and the controls seemed sluggish and the zombies were re-spawning more rapidly than I've ever seen before and they were coming from all points of the compass (nine at one time)...I almost got killed. I was letting out a barrage of Mother Fuckers that would have burned the Virgin Mary's ears off. I had to scuttle out of the area like a whipped dog and I got chased by a crew of Zeds for almost a Kilometer and a half. However upon reflection it was a good session: twenty two Zeds eliminated, a bad leg and a fractured arm repaired, three instances of bleeding repaired and one dose of epinephrine administered. hothtimeblues said, "I love the game. I just hate hackers and glitches. So I just need to learn how to keep it all separate." yes I hate those subhuman fucks as well hoth. Welcome to the game again :thumbsup: Note: Most of my this AM's problems were entirely my fault. I just got a new keyboard a Corsair and I screwed up the mapping of the G1 thru G6 keys which on this keyboard are to the immediate left of the [Esc], [~], [Tab], [Caps Lock], [shift] and [Ctrl] column. Now, I've eliminated the function of the G2 to G5 keys (inclusive) to prevent accidental activation.

Don't worry about it I am just about the same as you except I shoot only those that are geared up for my sport. But unless a poorly equipped player gets too close I let them be. Its what just about all players do. And by the way I just got killed ( massively equipped) a few hours ago via falling through a glitched railing. I re-spawned too far south to get to my corpse but after two and a half hours of play I have an SKS with a PU scope with sixty rounds plus two 10 round strip clips, a pristine ax, good low viz clothing, plenty of chow and I'm Healthy hydrated & energized. I'm just about ready to make the rounds of military bases and NWAF and anyone I see there is going to get dead unless they make me dead first. I only killed one dude in that time. He was hiding under a tree waiting for a target to appear and looking the wrong way. If he had been looking my way I would have been back on the coast. The way I see it, every armed player you grease is one less that will be trying to grease you.

Pretty much spot on! (as usual) If the kid wants to learn the game he will have to pay his dues in blood and lost gear. After a tour in an abandoned area near the outer limits of the map doing drills cycling through his inventory, managing his hot keys, doing speed drills, dry firing, a little practice shooting and some deer/hog hunting and cooking he will be ready to play. Then he can move on to snooping around and seeing how many players and zombies he can spot before they spot him. One thing he shouldn't do is develop a whining broke dick attitude like good old 'Mr. This Game Sucks hothtimeblues' and his choir of like minded cry babies. .

At least the guy is using a hacked or glitched item for a good purpose. But a bottomless Pipsi like the one you were given is quite honestly a cheat. I've never even seen a piece of hacked gear and I have over 800 hours in the game. But then again I don't loot the corpses of those that I've killed. I did hear a hacked M4 magazine in action in Electro once, the guy was spraying endlessly and continuously without pause. More than anything else a hacked item like that can of Pipsi is separating you from the game in that you don't have to find Water, Soda or Kvass to bring your fluid level up hence you don't have to work as hard to survive. That can of Pipsi can keep you energized, hydrated and safe from un-purified water forever--that's quite a cheat. Note: Since you are using hacked or glitched items and are telling everyone that the guy that helped you is packing and distributing at least one type of hacked or glitched gear don't expect him to step forward.

That is a real bitch and I hate it too. I had one pop me like that in Polana not two hours ago...pissed me off! I shot the prick and it went down 30 meters from me and then more than a second later I got hit 'thump! thump! thump!! I didn't bleed but my worn Gorka jacket got ruined, my compass damaged a bit and the [healthy] indicator went out. Luckily I found a riders jacket almost immediately. I am thinking a low frame rate might have something to do with it. But I don't know, its a mystery to me! I have tried to side step after putting a shot into a charging Zed and this seems to work in some cases but I am unsure if it is really a remedy or just a placebo. One thing I do know is that all attacks from fists to guns are really handled as a projectile attacks by the system. Perhaps there is a glitch that gives zombie maul and leaping attacks more range than they should have???? Again I don't know but it sure feels like its happening more often these days.

Don't get me wrong Tootights, I'm not trying to prove you wrong, convince you to put down the ax, and I am also not taking your experience and observations lightly, I use my fire ax all the time especially when I encounter singles and sometimes doubles. My only goal is to get rid of the nasty little pricks as fast as possible and understand how, why and where they re-spawn and what their capabilities are. These are not my theories, actually I don't have a General Theory of Zombie Killing. These are just the compiled observations of myself and a number of other players to include WOBO. If getting rid of zeds exclusively with the ax works for you..stick with it bro :thumbsup: This is enjoyable when it works. To get rid of zombies in a small town I often run in try to attract a crew of Zeds and haul ass out of town when I see that they are chasing me. Once I have them several hundred yards away from town and they no longer have an unobstructed view of town I blast them and then take a concealed rout back into town. The second generation Zeds that will spawn will do so far from town and then I can hunt for the supplies I need without the presence of the re-spawns. All I know is I like this part of Dawn Of The Dead 1978 from 1hr 10min 20 sec to 1hr 10min 38 sec.

1) A first generation zombie when killed by any means will almost always spawn a second generation Zombie. But that doesn't mean the re-spawn can see you or you can see it. The diagram at the bottom shows where a re-spawn might be placed by the system. The circle has a diameter of 200m. The blue area is where the re-spawn might appear after you have killed its parent. It generally wont re-spawn in the direction you are looking. If there is an obstruction to its line of sight between you and it it will not aggro on you. How you killed the parent zombie has ZERO effect on whether the zombie will generate a re-spawn or not. Using an axe on a Zed will not activate another Zed and send him running to you as a gun will from 100yards distant but the range at which a Zed can hear an axe strike on one of its buddies is unknown to me (but I am sure it is far less than 100yards.) The bottom line is that if you kill three Zeds with your axe Zero to Three more will re-spawn and the ones that can see you will aggro on you. 2) The ax is far superior to staying off their zradar. Not actually true in all cases because Zeds that are less than or equal to 100 yards distant from you that have line of sight on you will be coming your way even if you are using an axe. I have seen it too many times when I am chopping down a Zed and another one arrives to help his pal and then another..and that is before any could re-spawn. Somehow the Zeds detect a fight and head to it with or without gunfire . WOBO says you have a 5 second window to kill the zed facing you, if you fail the 5 second test then other 1st or 2nd generation Zeds will be heading your way with or without Line of sight. This not to discount your experience perhaps you almost always pass the 5 second test and your use of an axe does not attract more distant Zeds and that could be seen as a form of stealth, As for me I want to get rid of them as fast as possible so I use the .45 and go about my business and get what I came for expect to see them on any floor of a building and then leave as fast as possible. I know (believe) that when you are in a building zeds can hear every move you make even if they are outside. Happy Zed Hunting Tootights...Beans? :beans:

For zombies It doesn't really matter if you use an axe or a gun (a gun alerts other players out to 1000 yards but 1st generation zombies can hear any gunshot (Including the amphibian) out to 100yards. The zombies you kill will re-spawn very quickly no matter what weapon was used to slay them and they will be locked in on you. 1st generation Zeds can see out to 200 yards but re-spawned Zeds will have enhanced vision out to 600 yards and are stone deaf.. 2nd gen Zeds are persistent in their pursuit of you as long as they have a direct line of sight on you. If you get jumped by a pack, and I know you have heard this before RUN LIKE HELL towards cover. If you need to shoot some wait until just before you dive into a tree line make the kills quick and then haul ass on a path that puts visual obstructions between you and the location of the Zeds you just waxed. But most of all keep moving. If you see cows run towards them as often Zeds will break off their pursuit of you to slaughter cattle (its hilarious). Rapidly spawning Zeds is not a glitch or a bug it is a way to simulate larger numbers of Zeds without slowing down the system to a crawl. Zeds generally re-spawn outside your perception to the left right and rear and within a 100yard radius of the place their parent Zeds bit the dust. I did a test not long ago and got a pack of 1st generation Zeds and their 2nd and 3rd generation re-spawns to chase me over 3000 meters. What I call glitch hitting (hitting from what appears to be a distance that is beyond melee range) is caused by lag. When you encounter a zed that is to close for comfort but you would think is too far away to hit you shoot quickly and then move instantly to the side and keep moving you will generally not get hit...it serves the same purpose as circling a Zed when using a melee weapon on it. It also helps to shoot while you are circling. Note: For a PSO1 scope you can quite often find one in the row of storage lockers in the vicinity of map location 049- 024 150 yards south of a tall water ball tower. (no zombies and not many people go there) ^^^^NORTH^^^^^ [row of storage lockers]............................[Long Hog pen] [Long Hog pen] [metal building]...[metal building]..............[Huge metal building].

I think it would be swell to add a bastard file and a whet stone to the game's tool inventory. You could give the file and whet stone ten uses each. The file could take an edged weapon up to worn form damaged or badly damaged and the whet stone could take that worn weapon up to pristine. It seems absurd to have so few uses for any of the edged weapons but especially for a Splitting or Fire axe. Seriously, chopping down 4 to 6 trees should not ruin an axe. But every time you chop down a tree it should take your ax down to damaged or (DULL) so you should have to use the file and whet stone on the axe or you would eventually ruin it. Just a thought

Yes that is my point as well. They should degrade more slowly. But I have no problem with blades getting dull with use as long as I have a real way of making them sharp again. I've had the same camp Axe as part of my back country kit for almost twenty years and with the miracle of sharpening its as useful today as it was on the day I bought it. Be that as it may using a dull Axe to hack down a large sapling is not only a lot of work but also a sure way to damage your Axe or get hurt.

The real question is what are you using to think with? Everyone knows that Rocket wants to go his own way AT SOME POINT. So brilliant one please do NAME the date. :lol: You have been crying like a little girl despite this clear and concise statement from Hall. "WARNING: THIS GAME IS EARLY ACCESS ALPHA. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME AND ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE WITH SERIOUS ISSUES AND POSSIBLE INTERRUPTIONS OF GAME FUNCTIONING." Read that real slow and then STFU as we are all tired or your little girl crying impression (its very convincing but tiresome). You complain, "its almost a year in with no big features added." hothtimeblues, I'm not sure you have the slightest Idea what a big feature is, so please do tell, what DO you think a big feature is? And by the way your problem with reloading your weapon doesn't count as a game fault. Remember htb, if you want to reload using 'R' there has to be a place in your inventory for the empty magazine. Learn the controls sport. :thumbsup: Actually if they wanted to be realistic (cruel to guys like you) pressing R when you do not have space for the empty would cause you toss the magazine into the dirt and then slap in a fresh one. Then you could complain about disappearing magazines :lol: (ever heard of something called magazine retention sport?). And just because you are getting your ass kicked by your so called Ninja Zombies that others see as a minor or avoidable nuisance is no reason to bang on the game.

I have played this game for about 845 hours and my eyes have seen the glory of consistent progress under Dean Hall's leadership and his teams hard work. I am well satisfied with the progress thus far and I look forward to seeing the game finished but I know that is a ways off. Everyone knows that developing a game takes time. If you don't accept that fact what you get is something that a moron like Hervé Caen would be proud to dump on the market. Rocket has no intention of releasing a piece of shit and neither does Bohemia. The dumbest question I have heard lately is, Should Rocket go sooner rather than later? As if it was a foregone conclusion that he should go! Death BY Crowbar, Once again since your Marklars are both wise and true you have earned another can of Beans, I wish I could enhance it with a bonus can of Peaches (but that option doesn't exist yet) :beans:

Just off the top of my head... :lol: Zombies that are completely silent and sneak up on you like a ninja. <---- If you are too dull to keep your eyes open ..complain elsewhere Zombies that can track you like a heat seaking rocket. <----News flash!!!! if they can see you they will chase you. A 1st gen zed can see 200 yards a seond generation Zed 600 yards though shit if you can't handle it. Zombies that can travel through walls.<----I havent seen that in awhile sport. Hearing sounds like a Zombie scream when there is nothing around.<----so what? Grow a pair, Putting something on the ground only to have it dissappear.<----learn where you can and can not drop things.... under trees are a bad choice sport., Constantly having to cancel actions because it glitches and does nothing. <-------Do I detect a lack of dexterity? Controls that are complete garbage<------opinions are like assholes everyone has one. Texture pop-ins when surveying areas.<-----so what? learn to configure your system Falling through buildings<-------Ancient history Glitching in lakes<-----Never happened to me and I've never seen it. The list goes on and on <-----the crying from trolls like you goes on, and on, and on, and on. One year of being a mod, 9 months in Alpha, and what you get from this group of devs is one of the most unplayable games ever made. You devs are pathetic and should be sued for purposely taking money when you knew you couldn't complete the task you were getting paid for.<----a stupid comment And brining this POS to PS4... lol I'd bet money it's another "Alpha" that never gets finished<----go play something you can handle sport like echo the dolphin or a Barbie game. , . What a pathetic little rant you have generated :lol: Then there is this: What the developers have to say: “DayZ Early Access is your chance to experience DayZ as it evolves throughout its development process. Be aware that our Early Access offer is a representation of our core pillars, and the framework we have created around them. It is a work in progress and therefore contains a variety of bugs. We strongly advise you not to buy and play the game at this stage unless you clearly understand what Early Access means and are interested in participating in the ongoing development cycle.”

You operate in that fashion because your Marklars are wise and true and I operate in that same way because I am also a product of my DayZ exoeriences. I saw a new-spawn trying to fight three zeds with his fists the only thing he had was a motorcycle helmet. I shot the 3 zeds with the FNX45 and offered to bandage the jerk. But instead of accepting my kindness he put up his dukes and comes forward punching. I backed up and killed him as well. One thing about DayZ is that no good deed goes unpunished. You simply must have some Beans :beans:

Cry me a river kid, and by the way as another poster said, "don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out." You wont be missed as we have cry babies aplenty just like you in this neck of the woods.

As a matter of fact neither of us do hombre, and the fact is the guy ended up dead without taking any aggressive action against the shooter. I choose to avoid other players because if a guy has a gun drawn (as I always do) and is oriented on me I pull the trigger instantly. If he isn't oriented on me I generally haul ass and take evasive action even though I could have drilled the guy ...but guess what most of the time the individual I didn't shoot fires at me as I am making my escape. I have been shot while wiggling with my hand up or trying to talk and even attacked while trying to help other players. So, KoS extends your life IMHO. I would love to interact a bit with others but it isn't worth getting killed over.

He was going to shoot you no matter what you did hombre the best defensive policy is to always keep a weapon drawn and shoot the instant you see another player in a loot spawning area.

Exactly. The slots in your jacket, trousers and vest can be accessed. But the slots in your pack carry a 90% risk of detonation for each item removed. BOOM! The blast should kill the looter and everyone in a 5 meter radius and ruin all the gear on your corpse. Perhaps when the anti tamper device is triggered there is a metallic ping and a 4 second counter starts ticking down. If the looter tries to haul ass and makes it: •Less than or equal to 5m away from the corpse on detonation the looter is killed, •Greater than 5m but less than or equal to 7.5m from the corpse on detonation and the looter suffers shock, limb and blood damage, •Greater than 7.5m but less than or equal to 10m from the corpse on detonation and the looter suffers a fractured arm and minor bleeding, •Greater than 10m from the corpse on detonation and the looter suffers no damage but is knocked down. Now, I haven't thought of under what conditions a looter can detect and disarm your anti tamper device but it would have to be done before the looter attempts to move anything out of your pack.

I was thinking that the anti tamper device could be armed or unarmed in line with the players needs. By keeping the device disarmed most of the time the player is not penalized so only when contact with other players is likely would the device be armed. He would just have to make sure that he has bandages, ammo and whatever else he might have an immediate need for in his vest jacket and trousers. Beans sir :beans:

Please understand that I am not complaining about the rock or slighting the Devs in any way. I understand that those lads have a lot to do and they do have to prioritize their efforts. I never noticed how delicate the edged weapons were until I started hunting skinning and building fires. But in any case now one can avoid scavenging in towns for food so the game is indeed taking a bit more of its final shape with every patch :thumbsup:

Yeah of course I know a rock will sharpen a blade HALF ASS but I want real sharpening tools not a fucking rock that can get a badly damaged axe or blade up to damaged. That sucks actually. bautschi said, "Either way, rare items that allow stuff got get back to really good condition would not hurt." I agree 100% I do my skinning and quartering with a machete and in a pristine state it produces +90 steaks but in a worn state 75% or less. I would certainly take the time to sharpen and hone my edged weapons up to pristine after use...its part of survival. Some folks are talking vehicles, tanks, choppers and God guns and simple sharpening tools are not available....thats absurd. Have some beans bautschi :beans: