heretic (DayZ)

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Sounds as if I may be one of the lucky ones. Updated to Beta 94444 & DayZ 1.7.2 Server 1; Wrong version Server 2; Stuck at loading. Restart CO via Steam Server 3; Logged on ok. Server incorrectly claimed 3DP on. Disconnected. Server 4; Logged on ok. Played for 1.5 hrs approx. No weapons/inventory items lost. Raided a couple of deer stands, industrial building and a barn (hoping for a bear trap... just to try it out!) Was able to crouch walk around zombies not looking in my direction. Aggroed one hopper from approx. 50m at first deer stand near other buildings despite using a smoke grenade as a distraction (about a doz. + zeds in vicinity). Lost him by running and losing LOS. But was chased up hill by another couple of aggroed Zeds. Almost lost LOS with them and had to resort to my M4A1 CCO. Noticed last 2 zeds weren't crazy zigzagging everywhere and was able to drop both successfully. Isolated industrial building. 2 Zeds. Took out both from within building. No problem. Second isolated deer stand (usual 3 zeds)... stealth all the way. No problem. Entered barn and looted without difficulty. Crouch walked on exit to cross a road and again aggroed a single hopper (LOS again) from about 50m on the way back to the treeline. Was able to lose hopper LOS amongst the trees without difficulty. Carried on my merry way. Conclusion; the infected didn't seem any more difficult to avoid provided you remain patient and relatively stealthy. All my aggro this evening was by being accidently caught in LOS from approx. 50m. Infected behaviour when aggroed felt much more authentic and natural. Looking good to me so far. YMMV Thanks Rocket & Team.

Thanks for the link. Very good. Some interesting subjects covered by the Q & A session. I'm loving the ideas of adding dogs, underground construction/instancing, animals and emphasizing the survival aspects of the game. Bring it on Rocket!

No, you haven't hurt me at all. No offence taken. I know that I'm not a cheat in any sense of the word. But branding all players that use 3rd person view as cheats! Well, I think that you recognize that as being more than a little antagonistic and behaviour typical of trolling? As for me calling those who wish to impose their play style on others narrow-minded... I stand by that. I believe it is a narrow minded view. There are enough options available for everybody to be able to play DayZ in a manner that suits them. My personal stance is to promote player options and choice rather than restrict them. As to 3DP giving players an unfair power in some situations. I don't dispute that it may do so. However, as long as the same rules apply to all on any one server... is it really worth all the disagreements? I have a more than 30 year history with wargames/RPG's etc. From back in the days when we all used pen, paper and dice. OPTIONAL RULES were just that. As long as it was agreed between players which optional rules applied at the start of a play session, there was no need for heated debate or accusations of cheating. Both parties in this debate are catered for. Whilst we may have to agree to disagree on this occasion, perhaps I can leave you with a matter on which I feel certain that we will see eye to eye. Let's deal with the hackers that are spoiling DayZ for everybody first rather than split the legitimate player base into opposing camps over something as minor as 1DP vs 3DP. Thanks for reading my views. I look forward to further constructive debate in the future and hope that we won't always hold opposing viewpoints. Be safe in Chernarus!

Rocket gave an interview at Rezzed where he stated that 1.7.2 experiments with a mechanism that means if you DC to escape zombie aggro, that the zombies will be saved along with your character details. So that when you log onto another server... the zombies stay with you! Further details here; http://www.dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=30774 Sounds good to me. Although I do wonder whether it can differentiate between a player DC and a server DC. That server DC 90 second timer can leave a legit player in the doo doo! As for some of the OTT suggestions in the thread... thank goodness Rocket seems to have more common sense than some of the posters here!

Yeah, I agree with you. I don't know if this is what Rocket intended when he talks about "emergent behaviour" in game.

I'm gonna have to stay polite. :dodgy: The main problem with 3rd person in DayZ (and Arma2) is you can see without having to show yourself (which is basically "cheating" in ambush scenarios IF the point of the game is realism and the fear of every corner in an zombie apocalypse and Rocket decides what's the point of the game' date=' not us). Basic irl ambush theory: If you're camping at a spot where you can see the eyes of the enemy, your eyes should be possible to be seen (and shot) by the eyes of the enemy. (I hope it was clear :S) Solve this problem and everything's fine for the realism part of fights except for the intuitive close range aiming (which isn't there for better or worse, see ).I believe the third person system of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 solved this problem but I can't remember for sure :S [/quote'] Staying polite is definitely the way to go. Thank you. In that vein, it seems to me that as long as everybody on the same server is playing by the same set of rules there is no significant problem. Personal preferences aside, both sides of the 3rd vs 1st person argument are already catered for. And as for realism... this is a mod to a computer game. It can only ever hope to approximate reality. Both 1st and 3rd person views are deeply flawed for a variety of reasons. Both are a compromise in order to constrain a virtual environment to the limits of playing on a flat screen/s. If you prefer 1st person view, play on servers with 3rd person disabled. If you prefer 3rd person view, play on servers with it enabled. Non existent problem solved.

As Rocket has stated on more than one occasion, he prefers to refer to the "Zombies" in DayZ as the infected. Implying that at some unspecified point in the future there may even be a cure for the epidemic that has turned the once peaceful inhabitants of Chernarus, into the flesh eating denizens we know so well today! In anticipation of that glorious day, I would like to formally announce the creation of the Chernarus branch of C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. The; Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society Our aim is to work together with all survivors of this terrible epidemic to bring a lasting cure to all of the infected of chernarus. Membership of C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. is entirely informal and open to Survivor, Bandit and Psychopath alike! Come, join with C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. to save the infected and restore peace to the troubled land of Chernarus! (Apologies in advance to anybody that may find this non-serious post offensive! C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. is an entirely fictional creation of Rob Grant & Doug Naylor that seemed strangely and amusingly appropriate to the infection prevailing in Chernarus at this time).

I think you were right on the button there ChiefMasterKush! :blush: Dear First Lady... Phew! I kinda figured that any smiling, nodding, pretty woman that shouted "C U Next Thursday" at their monitor was likely to kick ass too. But thank you for confirming it to me. Second lady you are Miss Nuts! Welcome aboard. Re. your sig... would that be Space Corps directive 5796? Wait no.... Space Corps directive 5796 is "No officer above the rank of mess sergeant is permitted to go into combat with pierced nipples." That must make it directive 1742. I think that this suggestion qualifies you to work with both our first and second lady FaithLehaine and Miss Nuts on the O.R.G.A.S.M. Hallelujah!

Dare I say it; "Friendly in Brighton?"

And proud of it!

"It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere I'm all alone, more or less Let me fly far away from here Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose Drinking fresh mango juice Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun" -Howard Goodall

I thought that this post might be of relevance here; http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=588&pid=7573#pid7573

Sorry, Xeno, I didn't intend to drag you into any kind of dispute. I just thought, (foolishly it seems) that your previous post was of relevance to this thread. Thanks for all of your hard work.

Many thanks. Wish I could truly claim credit for it. But "Clan C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S." does have a certain "je ne sais quoi" to it, doesn't it?

Another "Everybody should play my way because my way is the only way to play" type thread to add to the thousands of others. How about giving players choices rather than taking them away? Now there's a novel idea!

Yep. I think that radios enabling ingame communication is a great idea. I think that it's already been posted about a few times. Rocket himself says this re ACRE; http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?...76#pid9476

LoL. Fun with acronyms 101! Thank you!

Aah. It seems we have failure in your sense of humour chip. I would advise having it replaced because laughter is the best medicine! Have a nice day! I'm aware of what it supposed to be. It just sucks' date=' bad. What's next? Fart jokes? Given the treatment of females on these boards however, I am not surprised. [/quote'] Have you never had another player fart over direct communication while you're sneaking around the NW airfield? You haven't lived! :) Incidentally it seems that the only anger in this thread so far is coming from only one poster! C'est la vie. I'm fairly confident that any female forum member offended by use of the word C.L.I.T.O.R.I.S. is entirely capable of saying so themselves. Note to self: never, never attempt humour on the DayZ forum! It is inappropriate, unwelcome and will only ever get you flamed and called an "angry virgin nerd". You've gotta laugh! :)