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Telling people to go play on community servers is like the government providing automobiles but then telling you to go build your own roads. You paid money as a consumer and now you have to rely on a third party to make it work? That's gross and unprofessional. That said, BI hasn't been ignoring the problem. They want things to work out for the benefit of their company and the people that buy their product. Also, this issue is not limited to DayZ right now. It's not black or white, but it definitely sucks. What ever happened to mother-server technology, sanity checks, and/or creating your own anti-cheat software?

If a stranger interacts with your dead player corpse, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume you'd lose all your stuff anyway? No one is abusing the system. It was designed that way. Getting Kuru from abnormally folded prions can happen. But it is unrealistic that a person would go insane like they do in-game. This mechanic, in real life, was isolated to the generations of indigenous people of New Guinea, and had a minimum incubation period of at least a decade. Getting the laughs from killing and eating other players is 100% bullshit, unrealistic and unauthentic.

"unfair" lolz Usually people are banned because they break the TOS. Go bother Steam people. No one on these forums can help you.

Talk of moving towards a mmo architecture? I don't recall seeing this. This would be huge. But, how? How would you have separate phases while handling ballistics? Having a strong mother server was a strong selling point of very early early-access. Bohemia is aware of the issues and their success depends on stopping hacks. Developers have always prioritized hackers. More difficult when they don't have their own anti-cheat software or subscription based servers to fund maintenance. So, props to them.

Gekofish videos always cure my autism. But it always comes back twice as hard.

Nope.

Server wipes would be like admitting that the game wasn't ready for its 1.0 release.

Welcome to the internet! Software developers don't respond to this nonsense. Why open the floodgates to incessant whining and ridiculous demands??

I ran out of fingers counting how many times I've seen friends say "My computer wont run this version, guess I have to wait for experimental, maybe I should find a different game." This is from people with beast machines.

Why are we trying to replace the ghillie suit?

Have you been able to launch this version (1.07) before? This is probably an issue with DayZ itself. I've seen this before with my machine. I've seen this before with friends' PC. It wont launch at all. Just goes black. Many re-installs. DayZ doesn't even get to the main screen. Experimental version (a different build) works just fine. If your computer isn't an old toaster and hasn't had any issues before, and now you suddenly have problems with a current version, and you've done multiple re-installs, then it's probably DayZ, and not your PC. So, it's probably a really simple fix that you've probably already tried, or you might have to wait until a new version comes out.

Think of it this way. You can grow a pumpkin in about 20 minutes. If it takes 24 hours to die of starvation then that's 72 pumpkins you could grow. That's consecutively, my friend. If you could grow 70+ pumpkins in real life, without eating, then that would be really incredible. Seems pretty straight-forward to me.

Wait, the player base killed DayZ because they wanted fluff and you're saying the devs caved and gave it to them? This is why you think DayZ is 'dead'? lol

Rust and Ark are not that popular. Not compared to MMOs that have a subscription plan. Ark has maybe 1000 people playing on official servers and the game is littered with issues, especially since their recent Genesis update. Personally, I've spent plenty of time on community servers. They're great! But any game that relies on game servers needs to be able to have their own, and have them be successful. A new player to any game should not have to go out of their way to find a place to play. Pay a handful of money and then have to rely on community servers? Gross.

Perhaps the point here is that a game needs to have servers supported by the company that publishes it. Official servers of any MMO are inherently legitimate. It's almost necessary. Official servers shows that the software company is willing to support their own product. Active maintenance, hands-on support dealing with issues, and a paid team that works with servers shows consumers that they stand behind their product. If servers are not subscription based then they're not making money. Is it logical to support something like this if it's not making money? Will subscriptionZ servers make money? Investing money into a team of employees, to run servers, by a company that already has a lackluster focus on marketing seems risky. Subscription is a fine idea. Community servers as the best option is unprofessional.

I remember those days. Relish that time. The journey of discovery. The adrenaline rush of sudden combat when you're beyond lost. Two steps forward, three steps back. Surviving on your own is very much possible. Try finding a like-minded community or select a different type of server!

I'd believe it. If this was a regular to that server, as you and your base apparently are, then it's not absolutely shocking that someone would break into somewhere and not take anything. I've done that myself as well. It's more about the feat of breaking in than actually taking anything. Also, nails are one of the few items that you can never have enough of. Maybe a regular on that server took your nails because they have a base, too. There's also the line of thinking that if you don't steal everything then the base 'owner' wont move it, thus leaving a fruit bearing tree to harvest. Anyway, your request wont be fulfilled. Especially on an official server. Just think of how that would open the flood door to frivolous, infinite, and non-profitable requests that devs would have to address. Perhaps you should reconsider where you stash your loot. Bases are most definitely the worst places to hide loot. Go to your base, walk 200 meters past it, and bury your VSS in an underground stash. Good luck.

Should arm infected with shotguns, imo. Even if they have no aim whatsoever. They'll attract their friends while other survivors will have to wonder if it is a player or AI.

What if you don't feel a need for random future allies? What if you've done your share of new player babysitting and you have a gaggle of homies already? We both shoot! Because there's no real risk. What exactly can a person lose when the only thing of real value is experience? It's a sandbox with guns and people. The most entertaining thing is shooting your brother because you want to see how your buddy on discord will react. It is true theatre from the get go. The risk/reward matrix goes right out the window as soon as you understand that survivors in a desperate situation would obviously band together. Sociopaths are the first to be put down. But here, in DayZ, it's fun to shoot at people because rational people know that they won't be punished. This game is so great. Kill people with no actual, or virtual consequences!

Okay, brown bears are an omnivore. Wild hogs are also omnivores. Omnivores eat meat and plants, like humans. Thus, not non-carnivorous. That leaves us with no dangerous, non-carnivorous animals in DayZ. Again, you tend to make a lot of suggestions on these forums without stating the why. There's rarely a case where you use facts and history to convince people that your suggestion is worthwhile. It makes it look like some random idea and you're not putting effort into the task, and you haven't really thought it through. This isn't helping your case. Constructive criticism and suggestions are perfectly fine, and welcomed! Calling someone salty because they critique your ideas and you don't happen to like the answer isn't a great counter-argument.

You're going to use some shit video where animals are provoked and then filmed as the backbone to your ridiculous assertion that otherwise passive animals are dangerous? The people in the video even say that this is rare behavior. Try using actual dialog and reasoning to make your point. Tell me, which non-carnivorous animals in DayZ should I be afraid of? Keep in mind that I have an assault rifle and probably loads of experience killing infected.

Based on what scientific evidence? And where are these offspring? So, if i punch a chicken, I should be worried about getting attacked by other chickens? Sheep, fish, pigs, and goats are legitimately dangerous? You make a lot of suggestions for additions but never provide any great reasoning for any of them.

Convince yourself that loot is not important, because it isn't. If you deem that your loot isn't important then there is no loss when you lose it. Because this isn't really a loot based game. It's a game about social interaction. Loot is really easy to get because it's a MMO with no linear progression. The only thing of value is experience. Find a like minded community and enjoy killing and being killed! Good luck.

Western Vybor. Right between the cinema and bathroom complex, across from the McDonald's. There's a terminal. You can't miss it.

Dont hate on public transportation, plz. Public transportation is a great opportunity to interact with other humans in LR 'Literal Reality'. Also good for the environment. Is DayZ good for the environment?? The results are pending. Everything else is hard to disagree with.