Calcifur

glad I spotted this!! mental note to take care where and when you decide to reload!!

I agree with the PUBG comment here there appears to be a Battle Royale trend in gaming in general and it has found its way into DayZ which I don't like. I dont agree with turning off friendly fire however as I think this takes it to far the other way. There needs to be some element of danger when encountering other people, as would be the case in real life, but shoot on site should be the exception not the rule as it appears to be at the moment. This may be to do with the scarcity of loot at the moment. The lack of usefull loot is pretty debilitating at the moment. I have been through hundreds of buildings by now and found very little in the way of food/water. I hope as the game develops and the devs fix various bugs the PUBG element fill fade and the true survival nature will come to life. I mentioned in an other post/thread that a GTA 5 style matchmaking mechanic where players play style is monitored and those who are more aggressive get placed in servers together and the more passive(friendly) players get put together. that way there is still a risk of confrontation, but its a risk not a certainty.

I am cool with this. I am still pretty new to the game, but learning quick. I am online most evenings after about 8pm(GMT) (when the wee one goes to bed!! Lol) Gamertag is 'jock200'

Yup, that's my point. doesnt make any sense to not tell you what caused it in my opinion!

I agree with this above. I have followed Dayz for a while now eagerly waiting for its release on Xbox. I have been looking forward to exploring the map and meeting other players, being able to trade loot and make friends. That for me is the draw of this game. However as it stands now its looking to turn into PUBG and I dont want that. I am hoping with time, the players that just want to play PUBG will shove off back to PUBG and the game will develop. I appreciate that some players want a different experience, and that's fine. But for me its a survival game not a battle royal game. Maybe there could be something similar to GTA 5 servers where players with similar play styles get grouped together. Anyway, thats just my 2p worth, but if I catch the lowlife coward that gunned me down with out showing himself, after I was just finally getting some progress, your DEAD!!! LOL (Also some mechanic to be able to recognise players is great idea, name tags or something, that way its easier to spot previous friendlys.)

This might just save my current character!!