Tonyeh

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So, a bit more on this. I did a search for Spaggie on the server launcher and nothing was returned, despite the fact that I was playing on 'Spaggies Vanilla Chernarus High Ping' a few minutes before. Upon a restart, the search came back with Spaggie servers missing... But in the "Recent" tab, I can see the server I'm looking for... Something is really not right with this thing. The problem with this is if someone is searching for a server to play on and they don't know the name of it, they aren't getting a full list to choose from.

These types are the absolute worst kind of DayZ player. They're just a useless element entirely and the hurr durr of their "play style" is monumentally cretinous. However, one of the problems with that particular map is that once you have discovered the entirety of it you realise that there's no a lot one can do there. Building a base is pointless cos it's so small and wandering can get boring. But hanging around on a rooftop sniping freshies is probably the lowest type of gameplay I can imagine.

Think I've just experienced my first cheater. Just been shot in a rail carriage. Couldn't possibly have been seen and was killed with one shot. Fishy as fuck.

You'll only puke if you stuff yourself.

It's salmonella probably. Had it on experimental and it was a pain in the arse to get rid of. If you can't find pills, get your stats up and it should go in a while. Don't eat/drink too much at any one time.

My experience is different. I've had plenty of players say to me that they are friendly and then turn out to be...you know...friendly. I've had fully geared players give me guns and ammo, or med gear etc. Those players are out there, even if they are in a definite minority. The flipside is also true, however, where the "I'm friendly" guys turn a gun on you. It's difficult to know what to do, which makes meeting other players what it is. However, as I said, I had a shit gun, one bullet and not that much to lose, so c'est la vie. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But you see, sometimes people are friendly and into the bargain, I only had a BK18 with a single round. So either way I was probably buggered anyway. I wasn't about to lose much so it wasn't too much bother. In normal circumstances things would, more than likely, work out different.

For me, it's the high alert that makes the game exciting though and without it, DayZ is a very poor single player experience. But like you I became pretty expert at not being seen. I'd be able to hide behind walls, doors, sheds etc and other players would waltz right by me never even knowing I was there. Once I hid amongst a load of dead zombie bodies and several players that killed them stopped by and were yapping about what they were going to do next. They hadn't a clue that I was about 2 feet away from them. As to the overmodded servers, some of them are pretty awful. DayZ is fine with a few tweaks here and there and there are some good mods around. But some hosts go too far. I was on one last night and it was practically unplayable with all the shit on the screen. There was a permanent compass, a steam of shite from other players typing and the names of locations and their distances floating around. I lasted about 20 minutes.

And to prove the point, I've just been shot by some cunt who came up saying he was friendly. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and he shot me.

Let's be honest, the vast majority of DayZ players are cunts. Just like the vast majority of any online game. Most are just there to kill other players, because that's all they know. That's the only way to play a game for them. I've had newspawns spawn in at the same time as me and immediately try and attack me...and for what? I don't have anything for them. Then there's the sniper twats who sit on hills for hours shooting at folk for no reason other than to kill another player. They don't take their stuff, they're not interested in that. They just want to shoot other players from the safety of distance. They're the absolute worst kind of DayZ player. Then there's the trap merchants, the pricks that leave bear traps, mines and now this tripwire shite lying around to fuck up another player. They're not even around to see anyone walk into the trap so they can take their stuff. What's the point? The KOS in a face to face situation everybody has done and that's down to sheer panic most of the time and I'll admit, I've done it. I've also shot people as they've run into a house I'm hiding in and I've shot people from afar too (which is different to sniping). But, TBH, without the PvP killing DayZ would be a rather dull experience, don't you think? It's the threat of constant death and having to start everything again that makes the game exciting. Even if getting killed is a trying experience, depending on the level of "geared" your toon is at. However, the survival aspect of the game is just far too easy and that's a real problem for people who want to be PvE. There's simply no challenge as there's food everywhere. The two main aspects of rural survival in DayZ are warmth and food and both are in abundance. Loot a few places and you've got all the winter clothing you need. Find a knife, a rifle and a few rounds and you're all set for hunting the abundant game that roams around the map. So, in the end, the only real threat to a toon's survival is the other players. As to the RP servers, I only played on one once and it was ok. There was a safe town where there was no shooting allowed and I was tasked with gathering food for the town. Other players were tasked with gathering different supplies, like lumber etc. So I head off with my scoped Winchester and In a few hours I had gathered more food than could have been eaten in a month of playing and it quickly got boring. But that was just one server, there might be other RP servers out there with a different set up. As an aside, I will say that's it's incredibly ironic that on the pure PvP maps, like Esseker and Takistan, I've had more players willing to talk and team up than I have ever had on Chernarus.

Having real serious problems with the DayZ launcher. The "Recent" tab shows nothing and servers I wish to search for by name (ZERO CHERNARUS) don't appear despite the fact that they're online. Was there anything done with this in the update?

Honestly, those trip wires are going to become a real pain in hole.

I read "Don Sibley", but the only thing that popped into my head was this guy...

Bit of a shame. Zero Experimental was stuffed to the gills last week. Today there were...ahem...zero players.

What happened to the experimental servers? They're as dead as doornails.

Why would anyone build a base in a town? You're just asking for it to be raided.

Right so. I thought it was 20. Either way I don't hang around for them and wouldn't even if it was 15.

The gas only lasts 20 minutes as it is doesn't it? The stealth thing really needs working on. It's far too clunky and too slow. Also, the infected victim should die silently too. His/her noises are a dead giveaway and eliminates much of the stealth aspect. NBC gear has been tough to find alright. I have still yet to see any NBC gloves on the map I'm playing on (Zero Experimental) and it's making the experience more irritating than interesting. Plus I just know that I'll finally get the clown suit together and head down to one of the toxic zones and find bugger all.

It depends. The helicopter explosions don't have the heli crashing visually. But if you follow the direction of the sound you might find the downed chopper. The artillery sounds are followed by a visual shell exploding above the target and green toxic gas being released.

I normally run with a gun cleaning kit, but yeh guns take a silly amount of management...and I'm someone that will normally avoid PvP!

LOL Sure. Thanks for your input. 😆

Exactly. I've been, literally, days looking for NBC gear and haven't seen a single pair of NBC gloves....ever.

That's a number issue. Not a durability issue. Not that hard to understand. 😉

The fact that they're less durable and unnecessarily so, when there was no problem with them in 1.12. What's so hard to understand here?