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Seriously? We're all saying it- it's ALPHA- READ THE FUCKING DISCLAIMER WHEN YOU START THE GAME. Heck, when you bought the game, it also tells you not to buy it unless you accept this. There are things that do need working on, but in due time these will be addressed. Finding weapons/ammo/food/drink being rare at the moment, zombies fading through walls, not being able to regain health when on your own etc. These will all be dealt with in due time because it's nowhere near finished. Despite that, this game is better than the MOD. The mod has been going for a long time now so has had lots of changes to it to increase the content and gameplay. This has only been out a matter of days and it's already better because of many of the enterable buildings. Imagine being "safe" on a rooftop to then have someone open fire from an apartment on an adjacent building. It creates so many other possibilies that it's amazing. To the point: If you don't like it mate, uninstall the game and continue playing COD!

Hiya everyone. I've just tried to log onto a server i've been using a lot and it won't get past the waiting for host screen (this seems to be the case with lots of people after the release of the latest update). However, upon loading up the server (which normally says about how it's in Alpha and bugs can occur) i'm seeing the following: "The DayZ team are hugely appreciative of the host of this server- they would like to have sex with NailZ DayZ is in alpha and as such bugs and frequent server restarts may occur! Blame the frong that's stapled to the chicken" I have a feeling that this server may be comprimised due to this unusual text. Adam (Apologies for no screenshot of the text itself, when i printscreened i only got an image of my desktop :P )

I'm experiencing the exact same problem. it seems that if you're running the game through Steam that is the problem (it's plastered all over the internet). I recently had Steam automatically update my Arma files earlier and now it's having lag spikes (which wasn't happening before the update). I'll try later on to see if running it WITHOUT Steam fixes this issue.

lol. Pepsi? Coke!

So i've updated to the latest beta patch 95168 and played some more DayZ. I like that the beta patches come out frequently, but they seem to be coming out really fast! That however, is besides the point. Ever since the latest patch i've have intermittent zombie behaviour. Sometimes the infected will chanse after you as per usual, however sometimes they'll just stand still on the spot. To prove a point to some friends, i ran (literally ran) through Cherno the other day (and we all migrated to 3 servers to show it wasn't a server issue) and didn't aggro even 1 zombie. To prove it even further i ran in front of and around a zombie outside of the Church, stood still in front of it, saluted and then walked away. What happened? Nothing at all. It's great that the beta patches are coming out frequently, but doing so is creating more problems than it is solving with DayZ and Arma 2 itself. I'm sure this isn't the only occurance/bug. Should the production of Beta Patches be reduced?

I must say that i think this is a good series of ideas. It's not punishing (as you say) but might give bandits and small reason to think twice in a way. Imagine hearing a voice and thinking it's over direct comms or seeing a player body standing in front of you only to disappear. It'd be a cool mechanic that'd unsettle them. Safe to say, you have my beans man :)

I agree with a previous post on here saying that it would create a goal for bandits to kill the most players and be the top of the leaderboard. However, it would be nice to at least know the name of the person that killed you, if you know what i mean.

Not a fan of these ideas. It would not only create many more issues by implementing said features, but would also punish new players or people with poor/average connections. I think a small delay when attempting to log out would be a good idea though (e.g. trying to log out of the game, you have to wait 5 seconds before it actually logs you out. During this time you are still vulnerable) but punishing to change servers and informing players that someone has spawned nearby would deter not only new players, but veterans alike.

I've just managed to get my Steam working. WOO! I've sent you a friend invite (i think at least). AdamHodsdon399 :)

At least it's not just me. I thought my computer was being special :P

Maktyr. A pleasure to hear from you but unfortunate that you seem to have been having bad luck with "survivors". It's safe to say that you're not the only one. Many a time have i come across survivors that just shoot on sight and it's very annoying. I'm also in the UK and have been looking (since day 1 infact) to find friendly players that are willing to join forces. I've been playing now for a few weeks and know the ins and outs and am currently exploring the northern territories. Feel free to contact me. My Steam account is: AdamHodsdon399 I often play however it isn't linked to my steam (can't seem to set it up right so i have a basic shortlink on my desktop :P ) Adam

I'm down for it. Would be nice to finally play with some friendly survivors. Only ever met one and then he got killed by Zeds :( Fairly experienced player of Arma 2 and DayZ. Steam= AdamHodsdon399 i'm in the UK (I.E. GMT)

After seeing a trailer that someone had created for DayZ, i had an idea that i'd love to see happen. Abandonded cars in the middle of a road. Wouldn't it be great to be travelling along a road to find a pile of abandonded cars. It'd really add to the creepy atmosphere of the apocalypse. The vehicles could be unfixable but interactable. For example you could interact with the boot which may contain some loot (such as low tier ammo, food and drink). Something like this across the occasional location could be awesome. In case you are wondering what trailer i mean, here is a link I also loved the idea of seeing a body that had been hung in an airfield hanger. That would also go to the vibe (also in barns?).

i'm experiencing the same. Rather random zombie behaviour/aggro. Sometimes the zeds won't see you when you're close but other times (even when crouch WALKING) the spot you from a good 100m+ distance :(

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/32431-abandonded-cars/

It seems that a large majority of players are having this issue. An update will more than likely be issued as soon as the Dev team realise and can fix it. It's rather strange that almost no one can access ANY server and yet it says there are still people playing. Weird. Also has anyone else had problems with the singleplayer since the latest beta patch and DayZ updates? I can no longer do basic training (fancied doing some heli flying on there)?

Y'know this could be another awesome suggestion at a later stage. It'd make people think a bit more about certain actions. The system is ok as it is for now but an implementation such as this would be great. +1 For now though i just need to be able to lose the Zeds again. Used to be able to but now it's almost impossible to lose the gits.

I think this would be awesome at some point or another. Not LOTS of them but the odd one here or there. It looks like a survivor at a glance but then they still have the same movement patterns of the infected. It'd add to that creepy vibe methinks. Good suggestion :)

perhaps if no sidechat there could be a different kinda chat that could be created? For example, you come across a friendly and decide to team up. Perhaps there could be a team join option sent to the player. "...wants to team up with you" and they either accept or decline. Something like that could work.

ah. fair enough. thanks for letting me know (note to self: edit the filter settings to look for BETA servers as well as ones running the latest patch)

I just went for a swim in the water and lost my backpack and my stuff. To be honest i only had some flares really, but had to find another dead player to steal her backpack. Am i the only one finding this hasn't actually been fixed or could it be that the server isn't running the latest beta patch. Note: I do have the latest beta patch installed (93965). I had the previous one installed and just unpacked and executed the latest one. Should work fine (as far as i know).

Liking the melee weapons. Perhaps we could have them as secondary weapons (as opposed to primary). Small thing but it might play a little better perhaps.

For the people stuck in the wilderness, either respawn or head east back onto the map (the direction that the clouds are moving)- this can take some time but it can be done if necessary. I've found that the latest update has a problem with zombie spawning- they're just spawning too fast! When *$^! goes south and you have to kill a few, they're back within about a minute or so. And there's LOTS more! I must say though that i like the look of zombies trying to find you again. Only problem is that they just stand there turning their heads and don't move. I must've been waiting 5 minutes or so waiting for a zombie to leave (he couldn't see me). Instead he just stood there looking around. :S Other than that fantastic work to everyone on the DayZ team :)

hey man. i've heard of this happening a lot. Many people are spawning in the debug forest (just happeneded to me). have noticed that some people loot the bodies there so that may be where your stuff is going?