TheYetiBum

Yeah were getting an update this week all goin well that'll fix a few issues atleast, they only insinuated that we wouldn't get another till after PC 1.0 release in the status update but it wasn't explicitly stated, they just said focus would move to PC on the final run to 1.0 launch on that platform. Ppl are just over reacting, but it's because they love the game & hate it at the same time lol

Two had a friend killed in two bites a few days ago too, though maybe his character bugged or something whilst being attacked. I guess not, tbh they were weak as sh*t before as you could take like 7 bites before being knocked unconscious or killed but 2 bites for a kill seems abit extreme. And yeah bodies despawn quite fast & unless your loot/clothing/bags is dragged of your body it'll despawn with it.

Dark red cargo containers at coastal dock yards are better for netting than boats nowadays, cherno dockyards usually always give me 2-4 netting on every trip aslong as I loot every container in sight. Burlaps sacks are easier to find in towns & cities with lots of rows of garages, also long windowed barns with internal stalls are worth checking. But tbh Burlaps & netting are meant to spawn infrequently though, as the ghillie suit is extremely OP & if everyone was wandering around with one it's be pretty ridiculous, there end game craftable items ad should take a survivor several in game days to acquire the needed components. The RNG loot spawns don't promote server hopping, impatience and people with no intergrity does. Just remember that the game is not finished and that the current spawning/loot cycle isn't balanced yet. Many more items will come which will potentially make the game even more difficult (hopefully) this is dayz easy mode, everyone can get an AR with a few mags , a bag full of food & ghillie wraps within one play session. That is not how a hardcore survival game should run, it just creates a rinse and repeat mentality as no one is attached to there character or feels they have anything to lose, hence KOS & PvP becomes the prevalent playstylez until the game is significantly harder this won't change.

Also I'd love another map. I'm sure before the new engines production there were a few status updates that mentioned an intern was working on a new version of the Namalsk map for SA but then all news stopped concerning it. So hopefully down the road at some point we will get new maps , I'd also love Tavianna to be added too as I don't know either of those maps as well as chernarus & for me it's learning the map using points of interest without using an app or map next to me thats the most fun element of the game.

I too am a minimalist survivor. If I don't have atleast 60% stamina I find the game painful to travel in. Being able to sprint a lot cuts down so much travel time, feel bad for OP getting wiped, probably had the classic zombies running through walls & bearing you to death perfectly timed with your game freeze. Feels bad man

Good work & yep the blast radius is pretty intense. Got that pesky server hopper though , I wiped a little hopping duo at Staroye tents earlier. It's surprising how often I see them popping into existence on the 1st floor of the camo net hide there. They went back to coast forcefully lol.

@Man Parts 241 I'm glad that netting came in handy ;)

The map roughly 100sq miles or 230sq kilometres, so that's more than a square mile per person. I personally think that big enough, especially if you looked at a heat map of players on the map at any time I'd say atleast a quarter are around the coast line murdering each other lol.

Bug report it with your gamer tag attached if you haven't already, it could be a character database error & maybe yur character just needs a wipe to fix it. Also if you has a friend playing try having them send you an invite and joining that. Only things I can think if , hope it helps

Somebodies PD as f*ck lol, I dont even know what your waffling on about. Your more passive aggressive than my previous four girlfriends combined lmao. I'm outy sh*t got weird on this thread when the PC master race turned up.

Wow try to 'keep up' , you are single handedly one of the rudest individuals with the largest undeserved ego I've ever witnessed on a forum. Maybe you should return to the PC section where such behaviour maybe appreciated.

Down for approx 20mins for server maintenance due to a database issue then they will be back up, news from the twitter.

Ahh good news, there just fiddling with the servers for approx 20mins to sort out a database issue the it'll all be back up and running :)

And down they go again, yikers. I wouldn't wanna be the guy at BI on callout duty this weekend

That isn't what I said at all, I said third party company runs the server farm me but there hired/rented by BI. BI isn't going to build server stacks in rented offices around the world, much more inexpensive to rent them. But they'll have total control of said servers for software/setting updates via a remote access programme. Servers have just died again so guess somebodies gonna have there weekend cut short again at BI , feels bad . Hope there getting a good overtime callout rate.

Basically there 3rd party servers but with direct server synchronisation by BI, this is usually nowadays handled with remote access. You hire the server space but the software running is your responsibility and only hardware issues are the third party companies responsibility. That way mass server settings can be pushed out at will with remote access by the company offering the games service and any issues that arise can be dealt with remotely. But yes now BI are selling there product across multiple games networks and games sales sites , steam , Microsoft marketplace and soon PSN there approach to customer service etc has had to improve, steam is far less hands on with that side As there just a separate sister company to valve & any complaints are just redirected to BI. But Microsoft & PSN Are not only games sellers there games as a service providers so hold a lot more stake in customer perception and after sales customer service as there reliant on positive customer returns, there seen as partially culpable for any unseemly company practises, faults , bugs etc with games studios and games that there in bed with. That's why it amused me that some people though with it being the weekend that BI wouldn't jump on the issue ofservers crashing out. There not stupid, it's the run up to 1.0 release on PC & that in turn will lead to a full release on xbox & then a release on PSN network, this is the final stages of release across all networks so being seen to be proactive, professional & customer focused is the name of the game & you don't want Microsoft rep ringing you at 5am breathing down your neck because there getting stick from there xbox live gold subscribers because there favourite games not working that they just paid for. that's what they've done, a problem arose & it got fixed ASAP. The fact that they didn't officially post anything about it for 9hours was probably a smart play as the last thing you want to do is give thousands of players false hope before you fully know what a problem is and how to fix it. I'll give BI there due, there stepping upto the plate and dealing with the issues & be already seen there communication improve over the last few months, they stand to make an absolute killing across all marketplaces with the right mix of development & customer focused feedback & support. They inadvertently created a game for service product before they even existed really lol, once the games 1.0 on console they could make a further killing selling private servers space on subscription & I'm sure internally they must be thinking of creating a console mod launcher to but that's most likely very far away if coming at all.

Yep hopefully its not a lengthy problems to fix or the community might implode or start eating each other ;)

lol comes into I hate hoppers thread & admits to hopping, the games a hardcore survival game dude. I personally couldn't care less about how you choose to play just remember if you added all that hopping time up and used it for orienteering and map learning then The hopping wouldn't be necessary. And you may not KOS but taking the loot out the loot cycle for legitimate players gets them killed so you may not pull the trigger but you ain't helping that's for sure ;'D . But you do you my man

Dude imma mine all the salt from the bug reports concerning the server crash and open Yetis Salt sales LTD. buy shares and stocks now, were gonna blow up (like a BI server) ;)

On a separate not my good sirs , are any of you subscribed to the bug report tracker? I am and my email is blowing up lmao, it makes for good reading. I'd advise following it so you get copies of all bug reports, just be aware that your email account might melt ;'D

I wasn't aggravated ;~) I'm just you friendly neighbourhood troll, I got no DayZ so gotta get my playtime from somewhere ;)

What is joke? Me no get dis joke you iz talking aboot?

Yep been down since 2am Greenwich mean time in the UK. Zeus smote the servers with an almighty lightning bolt, or someone knocked a coffee into a server stack lol. No word from media rep or anything yet.

Microsoft isn't running the servers FYI, BI has already stated that we were given separate servers from PC a few weeks back so that your weekly server maintenance wouldn't effect us. So were on the same BI server stacks or third party private server company stacks. If it were Microsoft the issue would most likely be rectified already, there so huge they have a 24/7 server farm team. Can't afford not to when your a games network service of there magnitude.

But joking aside, your telling me that even a smaller software development company doesn't have the set up to remotely access there systems and hard reset there servers from home? Hell I ain't even mad , sh*t happens & hardware f*cks up occasionally. Just figured a game of this calibre from even a smaller studio operation cross platform would have recovery procedures in place even on a weekend, my assumption is that a media manager will release a statement at some point today at least. Feels bad after a badly received update stability wise though, dude if I were a BI dev I'd probably turn my phone off during the weekend at this point though :,D