Skofield_Kid

Same here. I still keep track of developments here and on their twitter page to see if/when things improve, but as it is I have uninstalled the game until at least duping is addressed or we get private servers.

I also came across an sg5-k with a mag that could not be removed yesterday.

I heard rumors a while back that putting it in a back pack, placing it on the ground, and damaging the backpack was what did the trick. However, I never tried it to see if it actually works.

Sounds more like the developer should pay them as testers for finding flaws in their fix in less than 24 hrs of the patch.

I agree with this. If money is no factor or you really really really want to scratch that DayZ itch, then I also say go for it. But money is an issue, then I have to also agree that the current price tag is too steep for what you get in the game's current state.

Finally found a badly damaged one yesterday.... then I made the mistake of testing it with a suppressor at night and was mobbed by 4 punching zombies that I didn't think were close enough to get upset about it. Hope someone was at least able to stumble on my corpse to find it. 😂

Yup, he could've killed me easily if he wasn't in my view while I was trespassing on his chattel .

Can you still play for free for a set period of time as a demo or was that just while it was in preview?

I should clarify, I thought he was dead till he stood up, which is when I realized this is a thing!

It isn't a bad deception. Approached someone doing this a week or so ago. He didn't move until I started rummaging through his backpack, then we were able to converse 😄

They are probably just waiting for me to pass through the woods without a weapon.

So far I have hiked all along the west side of the map from south to north, and from west to east from there. I was nervous as the start as I didn't even have a gun when I began my hike. Surprised that I also have not seen or heard any so far.

Like others, I picked up this one on preview. For that price at the time I thought it was fair. The game is a unique experience. However, at its current state I would not recommend to anyone at the current price. If I were in a position where I could not find it cheaper, then I would give it a pass until either the state of the game improves or the price drops.

Yup, I thought all of us were the testers already.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it didn't seem from the message like he was "expecting" an update, just wondering if there was any news about it... But yeah, they post news typically on the twitter development feed etc. about upcoming updates. Regardless, I would be surprised if we see an update within month, and even more surprised if it fixed any of the pressing issues noted in the discussions in the forum 😁

Good point, I hadn't had a chance to try it in an actual firefight situation yet. Wouldn't be surprised if the next round of changes to the control scheme will require us to use our feet in some way.

Also don't forget to lean in when ADS in a similar situation later as we can do that now on console, might give him less to be able to shoot at (though maybe you were leaning, I can't tell from the clip for sure).

This would be a nice extra feature. As it is, you can usually bet on servers with lower counts in the prime time gaming hours running at night as some folks migrate away and sundown, this would be a good way to confirm.

I have a feeling John was joking with you because 99% of that post was off the topic posed by the OP.

All true. I might even go as far to say that I wouldn't mind it if it was a bit darker as well.

Unfortunately changing servers is here to stay for public servers until they open up private locked ones for us to enjoy, so it isn't an issue of promotion, it is just a part of the game. After all, there are many legitimate reasons to change servers (bringing in friends to play with, avoiding an unresponsive / glitched server, etc). With that in mind, I have no issue with people choosing to do so in order to play in the environment they want (as opposed to doing so to just gear up or flank a player). I my opinion, I agree with you in that they would be missing out by skipping the night experience, but this is a sandbox game after all. My point is that folks who hate that experience are not forced to play it. Having a means to opt out for these players hopefully will keep the developers from further watering down the night time experience than it already is for the rest of us who enjoy it. To each their own.

Agreed, no reason to stay put during the night, especially since they tweaked the darkness such that you at can at least see where you are going without any light. For those of us that happen to hate night ops as they are now, we can always take advantage of the fact that characters are not locked into specific servers. As such, we can just migrate over to another server that has daylight as needed. Hopefully the character locking problems will get sorted quick enough so that this isn't such a dangerous option though.

All true, gonna have some sore glutes from all the crouch-walking in town.

Similar experience with the 9mm. I only put in about 30 min after the update so far and found 3 boxes of 9mm ammo in one small civilian area.

Haven't tried it since the update but an increased threat from the zombies seems to be the consensus. It is at least nice to see the zombies as more than just "bumbling lovable children".