HarryPotter (DayZ)

Came across a zombie chasing a cow round a tree today... Round and round and round they went :)

Good dayz Played on the grumpy old gamers private server again. Started off in the north east corner soon found a longhorn and a magnum and some ammo for both, decided to loop round inland then head down to electro and kill anyone I came across.. I sniped one guy through a window of a house from long distance with the long horn, he had nice mosin with a pu scope and some ammo, then I came across 2 guys having a gun fight in a car park one of the guys killed the other then I took him out with my trusty longhorn. It's wired as one of the guys had a dry bag full of apples!! Approaching elekro from the north I could hear shotgun reports in the distance :) I swung round to the east of the town using the high ground, there was a guy running around hacking zomibes... I just chilled on the hill for a bit waiting for a nicely geared player to pass by that could kill and plunder. After fighting off a bunch of really glitch zeds I was kneanling in a bush and.... Whack your dead! Must of been a lucky shot as I was wearing a biker helmet and had full health etc... Hope my silent killer enjoys my gear ;)

I have learnt to NEVER tackle a zombie inside a house if one comes in I just run outside... a zombie can hit you through walls, from the floor below, from outside when you cant see them they can run through the walls........ you can do none of these things.

I'm still a bit of a newb but having a good set of surround sound heaphones with a mic really helps! Sneak around a lot, observe other people interacting from safe spots...

I for one try to never kill just for the sake of it. I will kill to protect myself or if I see someone being picked on by a better armed player or a bunch of zeds..

If it's common amoung all players that ok. I'm not an alpha hater.. Just wondered if there was anything I can do to limit it?

Just been reading a thread on this but don't really understand what it is?

Ah ok. To get lots of ammo etc? I used to server hop to do this until I realised it didn't make me any better at the game.. I could have 100 rounds for an sks and still get killed by one shot by a reslly good player I didn't even see! I've realised having situational awareness is better than having a million rounds

To do real magic you need a wand which does not spawn in dayz until beta ;)

So I've been playing dayz for a while now and have given up on the whole military gearing up fetish. I dont even really bother with military sites anymore and have banned myself from server hopping and decided to play private hives. Ive been playing on a server called 'grumpy old men' (or something like that). Had a rally good game yesterday when I spawned into a town on the north east coast, quickly found a blaze some ammo and a speed loader clip. Then ran inland a bit and located an axe... I always try to find an axe! And all the other bits I needed, like food, water and a few rags, rain coat and back pack and some sticks. This is my normal load out, but I prefer an sks or mosin. So I then headed back to the spawn area and took up a position on the roof of a building overlooking the police station. From here I spent a few hours helping people in trouble. Sniping zombies chasing unarmed freshies and redressing the balance of power when I saw armed and geared up players picking on guys less well armed. It was great fun and the first time I've tried to play a 'role' as such trying to help people out! All in all a great dayz until the server crashed :)

So I've been playing dayz for a while now and have given up on the whole military gearing up fetish. I dont even really bother with military sites anymore and have banned myself from server hopping and decided to play private hives. Ive been playing on a server called 'grumpy old men' (or something like that). Had a rally good game yesterday when I spawned into a town on the north east coast, quickly found a blaze some ammo and a speed loader clip. Then ran inland a bit and located an axe... I always try to find an axe! And all the other bits I needed, like food, water and a few rags, rain coat and back pack and some sticks. This is my normal load out, but I prefer an sks or mosin

Found one yesterday. It's cool. I deserve beans :)

I will deal on my sword..... what do people have to offer?

Yeah I know one bullet is an extreme example but less ammo is needed in game as its easy to go find an sks and 100+ rounds..

This is what I thought. I REALLY hope we dont get more auto weapons! More single shot, rusty, bust up rifles with hardly any ammo is what I want. Ever watched 'The Road' They guy has ONE bullet for his pistol.... does he save it to kill his son if things get too much? Does he use it for self defense?

it would be cool to be able to customise a car... if you could find parts to upgrade the engine etc.. paint it etc

scoped German Kar98 (prob not possible though)

Or use music like the C.I.A do...............................

That is an idea I might try later..........

Hate being killed by hackers. Was thinking it would be nice to get some armor/chain male and a shield to go with the sword

One thing I'd really like to see in Dayz is a cover system like RO2 where you are able to crouch behind walls and windows then click you mouse wheel and pop up leaning you barrel on the ledge, gaining a stable firing position. At the very least you should be able to lean a rifle on wall or ledge etc to steady the barrel as in RO1? I feel it would just add a nice bit of realism to using your gun? Any thoughts, anyone play the Red Orcestra games and know what I'm on about?

It would be great thing when they introduce meaner zombies as well. At the moment you can only lean out and not peak over things. But really right now I'd be happy to just be able to rest my gun barrel on a wall/window ledge to get a steady aim. This feature was in the original Darkest Hour many years ago...

Left some teddy bears stuffed with paper notes for people in the north west towns... Mostly poetry about dying and being lost. This is going to be my new quest. To bring enlightenment through the written word.. I hope someone finds one one day :)

It might be the perfect game...

Red Orchestra Darkest hour mod is my go to game. Love it but it's only busy at certain times so you can't play much.. I get what your saying about q/e but it's not a built in system so to speak.. Even in RO1 you can crouch below the level of a wall or window and point your direction up the hit the action button (mouse wheel same as in DayZ) to lean up onto the ledge and fire away..