Alphajim

That's exactly not what's happening, since most people complaining about it are playing hardcore or 1pp servers. Most of the complains were from people who found it completely off-limit since DayZ claims itself to be centered around hardcore survival, not cod-like pvp. And the majority of the other players who don't like this change are those who know this was supposed to remain in test for some time, and would only be an option in this update. So now all the vanilla servers will have some idiot arcade feature which could easily have been an option or a mod. It achieves nothing besides being immersion-breaking and still has to be proven anything close to "realistic". It's 100% useless on close-quarter because (most people) have freaking ears to hear sounds, it's even bad as it will distract you if you take several close hits. As for long-range shots... Then why not just adding a nametag over every player just to be sure everyone can spot you when you shoot. Spotting a player is already easy enough with the gun sound direction, if you add a "precise" hit indicator you can easily define a 30-40° zone to search. Finally, it doesn't fit the actual "figure it out yourself" style of the game : you generaly lack intel like how you died, the sickness you catched or even any wound feedback when shooting someone. This feature seem to come from nowhere. It's less the feature itself that bother people, but its basic principle of adding an unneeded and unwanted arcade feature in the game, while in the same time saying they want a realistic and hardcore game. Btw 3pp players are happy of this change, they already don't care about some ez mode camera angles.

I still have to see any cheater since the new engine... 😅 I dunno how but playing on official and never killed by any cheater.

Haven't had a real bug since 1.08. I begin to think all the problems I see here and on Steam are linked to community servers and mods.

Well they cheat because. They're often kids wanting to pwn others because they're too bad to make it themselves, or guys wanting some "fun", or some others use it to get revenge... Cheats are everywhere, even on a small forgotten game like Build'N'Shoot Ace of Spades 0.75. You don't need to hack the matrix to cheat in this game, otherwise not every public server would be infected by cheaters.

Weekly server restart

Your ideas about spawning with friend is nice, except the custom spawn point made by friend. Too much abuse, and the whole fun of this game is to gear up again after having been killed. We're not in ArmA 3 Wasteland. For your "change server" problem, then don't change server ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That's the only way to go since it was made to stop the server hoping meta. It's even useful if you want to go to a random location. Globally if you play with a friend, find a decent server (private or public) and stick to it, then if you have to meet don't run in the open and only stop when behind a decent cover. What this game need is a proper "group" system.

There's already mods for that.

While I kinda like the sling idea, having to use a sling to get any gun on the shoulder would be too hardcore for many people. Maybe increase the time needed to take a shoulder gun, while slings reduce this time ? Different versions of slings (improvised, civilian or military) would affect this time. Durability could be based on the weapon - the more the gun is damaged, the more your sling take damage when you take / shoulder your gun. Like any other gun attachment, you could "fold" it to not use it (if you found a damaged valuable gun).

As an option it could be nice, I've a friend on a console version and I'm playing PC. But if enforced it would be lame, especially if they add this dumb aim assist console thing like in Fortnite (this game's not bad to chill - if you forget the dumb jump/build people).

Switch server, currently you won't get any help for official servers. Plus nothing in this game is worth enduring harrassment, not even bases.

Well goodbye... If you quit for one death it's definitely not your kind of game. One or two years ago, I got my legs broken on a room with the only door having stairs, so I got stuck with nothing to kill myself. I had to wait for 1 hour to die from starvation.

@Proserpine I suggest you to play stealth in this game, at least in towns and bases. I know moving while crouched is slow, but you'll make less noises, be less eye-attractive and will avoid more easily the infected. Being pursued by infected in a town is a sure way to tell other players you're here. Don't hesitate to take some time to look at your environment in towns, from time to time. For big towns, try to hear for gunfight sounds, scout tall buildings / firestations or police stations as there's useually some people there. Having a high ground spot (like hills) is nice to check for other players in the area. Never rush brainlessly, especially at open areas close to cities and at fountains. And more importantly if you spot a player try to keep some safe distance, if you have to engage contact have some cover in case he would shoot you and try to have some backdoor to flee. If you have to flee, don't run in straight line and try to break from the shooter's line of sight. Don't engage a player if : You don't have any gun while he does. He seems full geared with military clothes / equipments and an assault rifle (AK / M4 / AUG) - these ones are very often here to kill on sight and feel like russian Rambo. He has a clown / halloween mask - probably a troll who will try to kill you. Don't trust a player if : He keep repeating "I'm friendly" or is constantly moving back and forth while talking. He ask your nationality (french seem to be hated in these games for example). He don't answer (even hand gestures) but rush you.

Same. I understand the complaints about the unfinished game or weird development choices, but if you played since some years it was worth the 15-30 bucks. Even way more worth than a lot of AA titles.

Depends of the server. I play on the same public EU server everytime and even on the darkest nights there's 20-30 players at least. It's common to hear some gunshots or real fights on the next town / base.

I hope it's not a binary config (0 or 1) iirc. If so, you should be able to set it to 0.5 or 0.275.

Don't run unless really needed and just jog until you find some water and food. If you find some animal, kill it and skin it (just need any stone or metal knife), then cook it on a fire using a long stick (short sticks + rags or bark for fireplace ; short sticks or firewood to fuel it ; matches or short sticks + bark to lit fire). And check for any fruit under fruit trees.

The gun sway need to be revised. It's too arcade now, you easily shoot someone while moving. While walking, you should have a manageable sway at short range, difficult to use at mid range and impossible to use past that. While sprinting (if ever possible while shooting) you shouldn't be able to efficiently shoot something farther than close range. And please, make it so you have to press F to be able to move after you got uncon. Yesterday I was taken uncon by two guys. Waited for some time, then was able to play again... And my dude moved himself on his back, allowing the other players to notice I was still alive. Then death screen. As I planned to pretend being dead it really annoyed me.

I never considered things like bases, stashes and tents to be worth it in any MP survival game (including Unturned and Exile mod for ArmA 3). Unless you play all the day. Why bothering with that when some random dude can destroy it when you're offline or away ? While I understand it's nice to get some backup loot stashed on the coast (or even just to expand your gear), this game was always about looting and not having the same gear each time. Those who play just for pure PvP might play on dedicated easy-loot servers or maybe play ArmA. TLDR : Actually I won't miss buried stashes if they are removed / nerfed as I never used them (not worth the time).

Seeing how much a simple duct tape can repair, they should rename it FlexTape 😁

I already saw an obvious hacker streaming on the Steam stream section, but it was back before the new engine update. Since then I was never killed with any suspicious circumstances.

That's why DayZ isn't all about PvP.

Sorry to break your bubble, but afaik players play a game only if they enjoy it, be it community or official servers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"Game's dead" --> 4900 players in-game... GG next troll

You don't need a can opener to open them. Any sharp tool can make it, with more or less food wasted. Regarding the loot seems like you were on a highly looted area. I never had any problem finding food, it's even too easy... Even if water is a bit more harder to find. I recommend you to use the online maps like iZurvive to locate the water pumps and your location.

Pretty much the same here. I avoid people, unless it's an unplanned encounter. If I'm geared, I aim at the guy and wait his reaction, or salute him and ask him what he's doing / he need. If he attack then I shoot, else I draw back my gun and talk if I'm in the mood (but I'm still cautious). If I don't have any gun, I take a melee weapon and wait to see the type of player I'm facing. Then I either talk, go elsewhere, or fight back if he attack me and I stand a chance to win. Anyway I never teamed up with any unknown player, besides some help to get food or stuff I don't need. The fact I don't have a good english might be a reason, besides avoiding being shot on the back.