wanderthelands

is hacking only a problem on the PC version of the game? because I have yet to run into a hacker or cheater on console.

is there any way to tell if you're playing on a Public Server with hackers or cheaters? because I haven't noticed any of the sort on DayZ:SA for Xbox.

I'm a console player. I've heard of DayZ before but I only played DayZ:SA because it was on GamePass. At first, I thought it was a really risky survival game but I still liked the idea of it. My only gripe about it; is it's incredibly unforgiving to a new player. I prefer challenges so I never gave up but it took me like 20+ deaths to figure out how this game works. All the exposures, inventory system, crafting, the map, you are given zero hints on how to do anything but all of the sudden your character can perfectly skin a deer, or build a car? For instance, even though it's slightly obvious due to DayZ's video game-styled-realism, I had no idea I could be knocked unconscious from too much Shock(or that I even had a shock meter) or use a crowbar to open canned food... Or while holding a bladed weapon, I could cut clothing into rags.. or while holding a stick and highlighting the rags I could combine them for a few different recipes... I had no idea your clothes got wet and made you cold.. or that you can wring the clothes out to dry quicker... Or that if you have too much cooked meat you'll become overheated. Or even just simply cutting bark from trees, or digging up worms or burying things, or how to properly navigate the inventory and the world.. I had to turn to the internet for recipes or play around and die multiple times before I could figure a lot of these things out. I still have more to learn but now I don't fear death anymore, I accept it because I know what to do on respawn. I usually spend my time in DayZ looting police stations, military spots, and crash sites. I play on Persistence OFF Public servers that are High in players but the last time I saw any players was back at the coast about a week ago.. I'm far North-West at the moment, killed my first bear. Now I'm camping out in the woods under a tree during a rain storm. My plan is to head back South-East to find other players(to hopefully play with and not battle). It seems you fight wolves more than infected in these upper tier loot areas and I can only thank the video game gods that when ever the larger packs of wolves appeared I was always near a boulder or a building. Another thing I'm trying to learn is building bases and creating stash spots for my extra loot. At the moment, I carry everything I'll need for any given situation but this leaves my stamina at about two-thirds all the time. All in all, I've grown to like this game. My friends on the other hand, couldn't withstand the bootcamp-like learning curve but as others have stated, this game requires one to have a certain tenacity. If you're new to DayZ, I'd recommend going to iZurvive. It significantly helped me find better loot and learn the map a little quicker(I'm still learning). Once I find out where I am on the map, by finding a town sign, you can place Markers for waypoints. It really gave me some peace of mind to know where I was and how I could plan my route moving around South Zagoria.