Omniblade70

So here's my thoughts on this. I think the updates are ok. I'm not the biggest fan of spawning with almost nothing but I've been playing long enough to be able to quickly find almost all the supplies I need within a few minutes. But if you spawn with no pistol now then at least make the Makarov spawn more frequently near the shore. The new Zombie aggro is almost too much. I used to be able to get in a city and loot everything and get out without ever being seen by a zombie but now it's much harder. I'm not saying that I need it rolled back to 1.7 because I can't handle it but a few tweaks would be nice. I like how the zombies aggro because it is more realistic. If you're out in the open with a clear line of sight then something is going to see you and I understand that. It's a lot to take in for people who have been playing for a while and grown used to the zombies as they were. Sprint until you're about 20 yards from a zombie and then sneak in while crouched and crawl around on the ground 2 feet away from zombies and never be seen. Now if you're not in sneak mode by the time you're in sight of the first zombie you're screwed. I like this but at the same time adding this and taking away supplies in the same update is kind of a shock to the veteran players. And I do completely agree that player killing is going to become far more frequent. And it may not be because they want your supplies but think about how difficult it now is to become supplied and once you get your stuff are you going to risk losing it by the random chance the the player you run across is going to be friendly? Think about if you're entering a town and there's someone else in there that you don't see and they just notice you and they shoot you to be safe, or vice versa. But there's also the bandits as well. They see you roll up and they're low on supplies yeah they're going to shoot you. My play style has always been if I see you and you don't see me as long as you're not in my way or bothering me then you can go on your merry way. If they start coming towards me or look in my direction for too long I don't take any chances, I shoot. Someone else though may decide that simply seeing you is too much and decide to kill you for your meager supplies or just kill you and run away so that there's no chance of you killing them. tl;dr Zombie aggro is just barely too much but will be fine once gotten used to. I think spawning with almost no supplies wasn't the best idea but can be made better with more frequent spawns. Players are going to kill just to avoid the slight possibility of having to respawn with almost nothing or just to get a few more supplies. But remember guys, this is an Alpha and not a finished work. Constructive criticism is needed and not bashing them because they changed things. Just because this is the way it is now doesn't mean that 3 updates down the road they won't add in something new or bring back something old that balances it all out. And yes we are they're customers. How many of us would be willing to buy this if it were a standalone game? I would in a heartbeat. Yes, I bought ArmA II just for this mod and just because the mod is different now than when I first started playing isn't going to make me stop playing. I plan to be there when this mod is finished and if it moves to ArmA III when it's released then I'll be buying that game as well. Thanks for making this mod and ever-improving it guys. Can't wait to see what you do next.