Zarr (DayZ)

Oh it sure does! Until you've freaked out for the 100th time to the "Mystery Zed Noise" and suddenly become complacent. Just when I thought it was safe to alt-out to check the map(secure and far enough into the woods - or so I thought)all the while writing the "NoiseZ" off as random... I come back to Ninja-Zombie beating the living hell outta me! Where it came from I could not begin to guess. Oh darn! Where oh where did I put my med kit!!?!?! Oh that's right an unannounced server reset ate it when I dropped it for 10 seconds (at just the wrong time) to organize and I forgot to replace it. Middle of nowhere, bleeding profusely I make it to a looted hamlet. 2 more small towns and 5-6 kilometers later: Not one T-shirt, Bandana(which I see constantly except when I need em apparently) nor anything else that can be torn into rags. Luckily I was 100% healthy at the time Ninja-Zombie attacked and was able to finally find a T-shirt in a long barn. Screen white and fuzzy... I know the Soda/Ammo noises will get me someday too. Now after my incident I am even more alert/paranoid than I was before! Toes indeed! haha. <_<

Your post is fine and quite clear. Don't sweat that. Sucks to hear and it's something I fear whilst wandering about off the beaten track like I do. That there's people out there who can find you - no matter where you are or simply rip your gear from your person using a script. The fact that not only did this KOS/POS interrupt you and your friends gameplay/time together - but they didn't even have the cahones to fight fairly. You're right in this regard 100%: It's pathetic - but also consider it necessary to a degree: At least in the Alpha stage the dev's are hopefully compiling enough data from instances such as this to be able to combat it or counter it in the future. Sad all the same though. There will always be those who fail so bad they need to break the game just to have "fun".... Honestly I'd rather die to a game glitch or someone giving me a fair fight than that nonsense. Peace and good luck to you. Hope the fresh start is fun and you guys have a good enough time to leave this bad experience behind you - forgotten.

:( This is as close to how I would appear in real life(respirator because I'd be freaked about a pathogen I would not have much - if any - of a clear picture of). Also - one of the friendliest people you'll ever meet in game. Sheesh so harsh! **Edit: I DID find your post quite entertaining though :D. Thanks for the 'lol'!**

Yes. Make reloading more difficult. I'm sure it will make it MUCH more real...... Just like the fact that we're totally defenseless when eating/drinking and have to suffer through an entire animation sequence/series of commands just to stop said action to defend ourselves... I would love for someone irl to even smell of aggression around me whilst I am in the act of drinking a freshly purchased hot coffee - you can imagine how that would end. The last thing we need in this game is more clunkiness. We NEED to be able to defend ourselves regardless of whatever action our animation sequence has us locked into. Those "realists" out there ought to be the first to jump on this bandwagon as it is about as unreal as any aspect of this game imaginable.

Bambi's can be the most threatening and itimidatiing part of the game. Nothing to lose and everything to gain..... One of my first spawns and probably not unfamilliar to many: Small town, isolated - random Z aggros me. Freshie/Bambie runs up - "Hey. Need any help?" - "SURE! Thanks - new to the game." I say. Armed with a sickle and facing 10-15 hits on a Z I fig why not! So mid strafe/dance I get hit obv NOT by the Z but by the Bambi - I fig it's a mistake due to proximity. I get hit to unconsciousness. ......... I wake up luckily because the Bambi is unable to finish me due to Mr./Mrs. Z is so far up their "you know what" that they cannot finish me off. I get up - not bleeding - and recieve one last punch from this "for no reason whatsoever aggressive Bambi" - AT THE EXPENSE OF TAKING HITS FROM Z!! - whom I acted friendly to - but see is bleeding HEAVILY and commence a "peace OUT!" go-on-my-way departure and leave said turd-bag to their Z affections... Nothing to lose & killing(or trying to kill)when someone literally has their pants down/guard down ~ preoccupied = p.o.s. opportunist / sadist. As far as murdering outright goes - Full geared vs "Bambi" - It depends... Were you there to see the possible conflict that led up to the "Bambi" returning for their gear? I mean the grey area in this game is fairly pervasive when it comes to heroes and bandits - nevermind the outsider looking in towards a conflict/ bone of contention / circumstances they are not aware of etc.... Just as it goes with a KOS derphead "pwnterizor" giving any armed person in the game a bad name - An opportunist-fist-raised Bambi gives a freshspawn a bad name just as equally. So that may be why ppl kill Bambi's outright - previous experiences. Kill with extreme prejudice - ASSUMING you'll just be another opportunist derp head with not a care in the world or a thing to lose by punching you in the head. Frankly - I cannot blame someone for being on-guard in this game. As far as torture, sniping and toying with freshies - well that's something unforgivable. The freshies ought to know better than to EVER give in! As a freshie someone says "DOWN ON THE GROUD/HANDS UP" etc... screw that jazz. What do you have to lose? Keep moving and leave those sadist pricks to their lil wiles. Heck attack them for everything you're worth and hopefully teach them a lesson! Essentially: Someone EVER tries to outright kill me as a fresh spawn I'm doing 1 of 2 things - Running and making them work for their "thrills" or beating the snot out of them and not giving a care in the world should they kill me! If they do manage to knock me down/out - then I'll make sure they've been insulted enough to not leave me there with broken legs - they'll be incensed enough to put a bullet in my brain. Mark my words. ; With all the running about hither and yon simply to gear up and threat of armed folks lurking around every corner ready to put a bullet in our arses: the last thing we need is someone slapping us upside the head with their puny epeen - esp as a freshie. Nor do we need to waste our time with an aggrivated freshie trying to take out their aggression on us because Johnny epeen got their jolly's off on killing them - AND!!! They were (the Bambi) a placid and willing sheep-to slaughter. So basically - Break my personal bubble when you were told not to - dead or incapped/bandaged ~ sent on your way. Attack outright = dead. But judge every single Bambi I come across because there's rotten apples in every bunch? Ignorance. Do some do this? Yes. Are they ignroant? Well...We've all been ignorant at some point in our lives so....are you surprised?

Very well said lol. The level of protection is debatable and best left for the experts here to discuss.(of which I am not one on mil gear/weaps by any stretch) As far as Storage: Web Gear makes the most sense. Slots for (limited) Ammunition/Clips, Canteen and possibly a sidearm holster - also - IFAK maybe? Dunno if the rest of the World's Mil Orgs have IFAKs or anything similar or if this game will ever have anything like it. But just tossing out Web Gear because it makes the most sense and is fairly standard. Cheers.