Kain Phalanx

Maybe it...wasn't coming from the game...

If the game is really too easy without a gun, then what's the point of getting a gun? Your zombie dodging method is basically a glitch and should be fixed soon.

You're right that it adds a new phase, but it's a very frustrating phase and happens every time after you die. If you aren't particularly good at the game, you could die quite often. That means you're stuck in no gun, no fun hell for the majority of your gaming experience.

ArmA 2? Isn't that just the engine that DayZ runs on? I paid $30 for this and it should work damnit! ;)

There is a status effect called Shock that can cause this if you log out with it.

Or ask for them to revert it, like we are, that's fine too. Maybe starting with no gun is a goal to work towards, but in alpha where everything is still being tweaked? No way.

Still beside the point. Or would you be happy for the game to stay this way forever? It's still in Alpha, it can still be changed, and we are here because we want it changed. Optimizing playstyle and strategies is fun, but only if it's within well established rules, for me. You're basically optimizing for a broken game.

Your concerns are valid but you shouldn't be so attached to your stuff. Death is always close by and you'll probably lose all your stuff in other patches as well. Alpha to Beta full player resets aren't uncommon even if you expected to never die.

Crawling needs to be slower then if it's the same speed as crouch walking. Being constantly reduced to the slowest mode of movement is not fun and removes the dynamic of choosing the most suitable stances depending on the situation.

Training zombies is beside the point. That is obviously not how the game is intended to be played.

The recent patches have been kind of slapdash, but otherwise Rocket seems like a reasonable and intelligent person. He has been and probably still is addressing just about all the concerns you people have mentioned so just chill for a bit and things should work out fine.

Situations where you should have to prone to avoid detection should be few and far between. Many of the best pure stealth games don't even have a prone option. DayZ really should not be a pure stealth game anyways. If you've scavenged enough ammo and good weapons, you should really be able clear a town of zombies that way if you so choose. Zombies continuously spawning around players is preventing this and needs to be addressed further. Prone being too powerful wasn't really that big of an issue. If someone wants to go that slowly then let them have the loot I say. Perhaps an alternative penalty is in order, but the option to prone to effectively avoid detection in a sticky situation shouldn't be removed.