Stagman70

My longest was about a month, and that was with me playing about 3 hours a night during the week and, I hate to admit it, about 16 hours on the weekends (this WAS during last winter, so it wasn't like there was anything else to do anyway). DayZ is DEFINITELY better running with a friend/friends.

With the number of people that play the game, don't you think that more than one player has built a base or camp in the same spot? THAT is why base builds don't carry over. Again, server locking is the only solution.

Weapons ARE easy to find, just not the ones you want. I still find shottys, Mosins, and SKS's all over the place. I will not dispute the fact that it IS frustrating....."MY KINGDOM FOR AN AK", but in a zombie apocalypse, ANY gun is golden. Us unfortunate ones that are left with the shottys, Mosins, and SKS's just have to play smarter, and pray that the hoarders (dupers) are bad shots.

Not for me....not anymore. I find the sporadic SKS, and I'm fine with that. I came to the conclusion that unless they lock the servers, duping will not get fixed. The devs say that they don't want to upset players by locking characters to a particular server, but at the same time, they are losing players because of the exploits. So, in reality, it's a wash. A zero-sum balance. So I don't know why they just don't take a couple dozen servers and lock them. MY endgame is finding more tents. Those things are more scarce than military grade weapons it seems. I was fortunate to find one in the latrine of some barracks, and as far as the weapons go, I have about a half dozen bases noted and I'll just steal them......I hope.

Sheds behind houses.

Says the guy who complains that there isn't enough loot left for HIM. Says the guy that wants the game itself altered to accommodate HIM.

There's rarely, if any, low pop anymore anyways. You have players that play on HC servers only, and they are rarely full, so I don't think server population would be a problem.

The solution I have found to save my sanity is to accept the fact that servers are infected with cheaters. I have quit looking for M4s and AKs. If I stumble across one or kill someone with one, great, but I find that I am quite content with an SKS and a shotty. I found a base and swiped a CZ bolt rifle. I had a scope for it, and found some mags. I found a tent in some barracks. It's just gonna have to be a slow grind.

I think the best solution is to have half the servers locked, and let those of US that don't want to see duping play on THEM, and the rest of the cheating turds run around, dupe, and jerk each other off 'til their little hearts are content.

I wish that were true.

Make no mistake.....I'm not saying I won't USE duped gear. I'm not stupid. Destroying it so I can find it again later? No thanx.

I think the zombies are just "misunderstood".

I would like to see a total and complete random respawn ANYWHERE on the map, and not the fixed spawn points.

There is nothing "wrong" with the respawns. They don't respawn because they have been duped so much and stashed that no more will spawn until one is destroyed.

You see it all over the "groups". Posts saying things like "Looking to trade decked out M4 for 'X'. I have 10 left", or the more obvious "I'll dupe your gear for a tent". The devs have stated that they don't want to server-lock characters. I think they should have a couple dozen servers set up that lock players to it, and let players that don't want duping play on it. I am willing to bet that a majority would play on THOSE, and abandon the servers that allow duping. Let the player population decide.

From the mouths of the developers themselves, and I'm paraphrasing, "There is a set number of items that can appear in any one instance (server), and will not respawn unless another despawns". The devs have stated that duping DOES affect loot spawning. If an M4 or AK, or whatever does spawn, that's because one on that server was destroyed somehow.

I have to correct you. Duping causes ZERO respawning of that weapon......not less respawning.

At least you've found .308 ammo. I haven't seen any. The only gun I have come across in abundance is the SKS. I guess it's better than nothing. I've been hitting mil bases and camps in search for clothing, and rely on HOPEFULLY coming across someone's base for the weapons. I've been rolling with an SKS, shotty, and the CZ bolt rifle with scope, and I'm fine with that. I have given up on the M4 and AK. If I find one.....great, but it's not on the top of my list of "must haves" any more. Hell, last night I FINALLY found a tent. First one I have ever found (other than ones that was already set up by someone else and I stole) since I started playing back in October. Baby steps, I guess.

When you run across people that are ALL dressed the same head to toe in military gear, ALL have a decked out M4 or AK and a wrapped SVD, OR you come across a camp and there are 4 or 5 guillies, 4 or 5 SVDs, 4 or 5 M4s and AKs, a dozen suppressed pistols, a dozen or so assault backpacks, literally thousands of rounds of ammunition.......um, YEAH, they're duping.

Hard found items? You're kidding, right? All they have to do is have ONE teammate find the stuff, then they dupe the crap out of it.

Supposedly the LAR is only found at crash sites, so good luck finding one anyway.

I had my audio cut out for a minute or two heading up to Green Mountain, but then it came back.

Well, there I was. Chilling in the security building there in Dichina. It was night, I had just successfully navigated the barracks and the jail without too many issues with Zeds, and finding a sweet SKS in the process. Perhaps it was mistake, but I had a road flare lit in another room while I was eating in the bathroom, waiting for morning. I hear Zeds getting riled up, and someone comes into the building. I alert him that I am in there, I'm cool, and that I don't have a gun out. He pops around the corner....POP, POP, POP. Seriously dude?!?! Now, the reason I bring this up is that it is apparent that in order to survive, I too will have to resort to shooting first and talking second, so don't take it personal if I kill you.

They got rid of the rolling while prone when trying to navigate your inventory. It's a start. The only problem I have, and adjusted to, was the quick menu 'y' axis being inverted. Other than that, the controls, at least for me, are fine. People that prefer a "claw grip" or whatever don't like it.........and? Not everyone uses a claw grip. Custom controller layout would be a nice feature, but it is NOT on the top of my list.

Well, I will admit that night in 1.01 was better, and the "night light" is a little weird, but I wouldn't make that the basis for calling it a horrendous mess. The game is actually pretty good once people quit nit-picking every last single little idiosyncrasy.