evoxtom

I personally don't really notice a heart beat when I'm too focused on aimmimg back at someone with a gun. It's hard to tell in that heat of the moment and waiting for a heart beat will often leave you dead. Just offer us more skins to choose from and let the player ultimately judge the character of someone.

Being that it's a simulator, direct chat works fine. I was talking with someone a house away and our voices were muffled but we still chatted about a bandit. It's just not too many ppl want to talk right now. Pvp isn't unbalanced because of this. It's just the player base.

Agreed. Increase spawned zombies as a solution when initially entering a town to keep it challenging, but having more spawn out of nowhere is unrealistic. Zombies in the town should only be pulled to the shooter and give a decent cool down after all are dead. Clearing a town for 10 mins should be hard but possible. I refuse to think 1 barn had 30 farmers working it. Edit- make zombies more powerful but only to the amount of them first spawned. No pop ups 30m away- trust me they will still be feared. I wish there was wandering hordes in the woods from time to time. They just aimlessly walk in a pack looking for survivors.

Instead of having just bandit skins\outfits... I think there should be more in general when spawning in... a lot more outfits in Arma 2 than just those damn PMC with hat ones. Differentiation in the beginning would be nice. Would be funny if the new bandit skin was the terrorist one from Arma 2... On a serious note, I wouldn't be opposed to the skin coming back but we must remember it does discriminate against those who just acted in self defense before actually being shot at... sometimes, it is justified.

I'd be down for a world chat if you have a radio... Good idea from the poster above. Those with a radio should be able to use some form of group chat between one another... especially with a radio sound effect between voices for authenticity. :D

Definitely second this. It should be obvious when a plane goes down. Maybe even get some large fires going in the wake of the aftermath... Imagine looting a small rural city and see a burning plane come flying past into the woods beyond... another reason to go explore.

I would suggest the following gear: - Beretta M9 (You can't find ammo for this thing right away. Would be perfect to give 1 clip to use wisely until another gun comes around... besides, it's weak.) - empty water canteen - one can of beans\food - road flares

Pretty much this. When I found a dead body with a light machine gun... I just owned all zeds in town with it, and left it on the floor empty. I didn't want to die with it so someone could use it against me later... call me selfish.

They are pointless. Live off the land as I do and look for a nice car to repair. Also, I recommend teaming up with trusted friends and forming up a tent city between the group of you. It provides good entertainment for a while.

I really don't see the point. Running around with mic on direct chat' date=' constantly repeating "I am friendly. If you can hear this, please respond". Someone heard me, used the directional mic chat to his advantage to find me, and killed me. Fun. Near a barn. I'm hidden in the woods, and see a guy in front of the barn trying to sneak in. I turn on mic chat and start talking to him, telling him I'm friendly, asking him if he is, also telling him not to come closer. Guy doesn't respond at all in any way. After a few seconds, he starts looking for cover, moving from bush to bush in my direction. I flee as I don't want to get shot or kill him without reason. All he seems to have anyway is a winchester, and I have no interest in that. After running a considerable distance away from him, I look back and spot the guy in the distance, still looking around for me. Eventually he sees me from a distance, and he immediately shoots. He misses, I shoot back and kill him. [/quote'] Seems like you just ran into the typical bandit... there will always be those types in the games. If you see he's actively chasing you with a raised gun... do yourself the favor and shoot first.

To me, it sounds like you're rushing it because you want instant gratification- such as a weapon and food. I crouch walk and have no problem getting by. If one spots me, I'll lose it by moving through a building and exiting again. Slows them down so you can make an escape. Just use patience and plan your route if things go south. Edit- however, sometimes you will get that super zombie that spotted you... just run into the woods with it and take it out... or use my building strategy.

On a side note, I really like how you described handling the encounter... moving to the highest ground and working down. I did the same before when a war broke out in Berezino. My patience was rewarded. Sucks these guys DC'd on you. Hopefully you practice what you preach.

I'll add you on steam. Looking for more people to survive with. Steam ID evoxtom. I have a mic and my friend runs a vent server.

Good advice! I will also add a few things I go by... 1. Call out if you're in town and you're about to enter a building that's often looted. Don't give your location, but see if you can get a response before charging in if you've heard gunshots\footsteps\voice inside. 1a. When inside, if you encounter someone in a major loot spot and they haven't responded to you before- kill on sight. 2. If someone refuses to lower their gun when you bump into one another- shoot them. If someone keeps their aim trained on you- shoot them. Defending yourself, your items, and your friends is most important.

If the intent was for the protection of tent cities, make them only deployable a certain radius from a tent? If tents are forced to be placed in grass I think our problem is solved.

Looking to welcome more players with the tiny group I play with. We have no home server or name for the group. We are also on east coast. We do have vent. Pm me of you're interested in linking up

We're a small group looking to bring in more like minded survivors. We do have vent, and I'll give it out to those who send a pm. We're passive aggressive, so to say. We play on southeast servers (primarily atlanta servers.) We do not have tags or a name right now. Just looking for more people who can play as a team with us. Noob or vets welcomed so long as you're over 18 and mature. Pm me on the forums for best response. Look to see you in game.

I'm definitely looking to add more people to my irl group I play with. We have a vent server a bud runs. Would like to meet up with you on an Atlanta server. We are all mature (22 yrs old +). My steam Id is same as forum name. Pm me so we can try for vent. I'm on my phone at work. :cool: