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Haha maybe, he certainly got to hold an AS50 waaaayyyy sooner than I ever did. Unfortunately the M4 bullets that riddled his face shortly after meant he had no choice other than to drop it :D

Are you saying the guy that took the AS50 out of my bag had beginner's luck, or that I had beginner's luck? If so I sure hope you're being sarcastic, I had a terrible time when I first started :P

I use a Toshiba laptop to play most of the time and I changed the bind of the scroll-wheel to the [ (up) and ] (down) keys. It works pretty good and doesn't cause any major issues.

I went out of my way to help people when I started and was greeted many times on many occasions with a bullet in the head, an axe to the dome and in one instance even a grenade to the feet as a reward. Most of these were while I was un-armed, or barely armed, and was giving medical assistance to someone because I could. Needless to say, a rampage through Cherno and Elektro with a G17 resulting in approximately 8 or 9 murders made all that anger go away. One guy even jumped off a building to escape me as I executed his friend right in front of him. I am not proud of these actions but I do not feel guilt for the players I killed. I took maybe 30 minutes to an hour game time off them, whereas I had lost hours. I now try to help people but put a bullet in their leg if I think they're acting weird, or a bullet in their head if they turn hostile. Such as the guy that took my AS50 out of my bag after stating he was a "new player".

I believe you, I've seen a video on YouTube of a guy that gets turned into a cow at the airfield. I suspect hax.

Each to their own of course but I don't see the fun in spending 40 minutes running along the coast to find each other only to die of thirst. Just because you spawn with one other person doesn't mean you don't have to learn to survive.

I like this idea, great suggestion and I don't see how this would break the game. +1

Dunce. Sorry, couldn't resist after seeing your sig :P

While fun and funny, that would open up a whole new layer of griefing lol

I like this idea, but I agree with krtshv's points. Maybe when the lag issues are sorted a little more they might be a more feasible idea. As for players logging off, some would. Others that play the game to have "fun" (as much fun as DayZ can bring anyway :P) would enjoy the challenge of taking on a zombie horde. It would also discourage PvP in popular areas - perhaps a horde could be tied to the amount of PvP in an area. So PvP hotspots are more likely to have the horde visit (kinda makes sense as they could be attracted toward the corpses and gunshots). That, and in the bandits mind, the 4 guys he just killed could've either drawn the hordes attention while he escaped or helped fend them off. It makes for more decision every time you pull the trigger on someone.

I tried my absolute best to avoid murdering and what and to be friendly. But after I had been killed around 5 or 6 times by players I'd approached as friendly, I used one of my bloodbags to help a guy who was near death only for him to shoot me as soon as he got up. Something snapped right there and then. I respawned, and just ran straight north while contemplating my DayZ time so far when I happened upon a crashed heli. It had already been looted, but whoever it was had missed some NVG and left a Glock with a fair amount of ammo (5 or 6 mags). As it was turning night, my revenge was starting to become planned out in my mind right there and then. I waited until it was fully dark, and headed to Cherno to find people... I immediately found a guy running from zombies. He started cowering in the little train cart thing just outside Cherno. I unloaded a magazine into him from outside the cart before running from the zombies I'd attracted. That was my first kill. Sure, it was a dick move cos he probably wasn't armed. But I don't/didn't feel guilty. What I do feel guilty for is what happened next - I ventured into Cherno after killing the guy in the train, and spot a guy via his flash light. I followed him, staying back as he was sprinting from zombies. He climbed onto a roof, I followed him up and there was another guy up there too. Both unarmed. I shot the one guy, knocking him out, while the other ran to the other side and started hiding behind an air conditioning unit. I walked up to him, pointing my gun at the unit and he got up, turned and jumped off the roof. I saw his body down below so went back and shot his friend in the head to finish him off. I then hear zombies aggro'd and running, so I go back to where he'd jumped and see he'd survived the fall, not broken his legs somehow or fixed himself and had woken up and was running away. I took about 8 or 9 shots and eventually sniped him in the leg with the Glock, where he began crawling, so I left him to be eaten by zombies. I felt like a psychopathic badass - but it worked. I no longer feel the need to kill people and simply avoid them if I can :P

What's the date of the videos you're watching? It used to be that proning and crouch walking had the same/similar visibility. This was fixed recently, so now if you're close to a zombie you'll need to go prone to stay out of sight. Also, if you do aggro, try zig-zagging up steep hills. You'll still be able to sprint but the zombies will start walking and you can soon lose line of sight.

I had something similar to this happen to me in Balota too - only it was light. We found an unarmed dude that claimed he was a new player and we offered to help him search for a weapon and what not. Not long after following us he took my second gun out of my bag. Thankfully I'm always vigilant to these sorts of things and had a friend stay behind him in case he tried anything. Was funny watching the guy get riddled with holes :P

Hope that made your e-penis feel a whole lot bigger there friend.

Tends to only work at night though lol

This has gone way of topic and probably needs to be locked by a mod right about now. You should both take a step back and look at this situation - accusing each other of being childish yet continuing to argue over a minor incident is down right hypocritical. I can see the OP's point - it does seem way too good to be true that the server restarted right at that particular moment. Whether or not it was the doing of the admin, I neither know, nor care. OP has stated he isn't returning to the server and the admin has stated that OP couldn't if he tried, because he's banned. That should be the end of it. Come on guys, we're supposed to be a COMMUNITY. If a new player joined this forums to engage with the community and saw these posts what would they think? I understand that, for lack of a better phrase, shit happens. It always will. But let's agree to disagree here, go our separate ways and let this issue die. Rather than pointlessly bickering over the forums, play the game and have fun! That's what it's there for.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Having said that, the camera man is a fucking beast. The bandits were pretty disorganised with the whole shooting each other, and terrible shots. How did that guy miss the first shot on a target that was stood still? Still, awesome vid.

Lol, love how OP gets all defensive because of his blatant bullshit way of playing the game and people pull him up on it.

I wish there was a post of the day because there was this would win it. Nice one man xD So now we have doors that shatter bones into pieces, headbutting walls causing massive shock as well as various others, as well as now apparently trees trying to carry players to safety and not doing so well. Great :P

I quite like this idea. Perhaps it could be linked to temperature - i.e the warmer you are, the more you sweat. Drinking would obviously increase your urine meter, the same way your drink meter fills the more you run. It does add another dynamic to the game that I like. Perhaps there could even be a way to disguise your smell - as you'd assume the zombies have some sort of smell to do with their rotting flesh. Perhaps there could be a way to disguise yourself almost associated with this smell meter, meaning the zombies don't aggro even when you're walking around, unless you get too close. Sprinting would still alert them to you as you draw attention to yourself.

I've read this topic carefully and want to add in my two cents. I have no problem what so ever with PvP - in a zombie apocalypse, killing people for their supplies is a legitimate way of keeping yourself alive. This includes backstabbing and shooting on sight. However, I believe OP's play style to be a part of the game that the DayZ staff are trying to change. Proclaiming yourself as "teacher-of-noobs" by blowing their heads off with a sniper rifle because they crossed a road isn't likely to deter them from doing it again. It's more likely to leave them sat there surprised and confused as they stare at the "YOU ARE DEAD" screen. If you really want to help them, team up with them and tell them the ground rules. Help them search for things and tell them when they make a dumb move, rather than punishing them for it. I also see it as a giant waste of ammo but hey ho, whatever. Sure, "competent" players will always live longer, unless they get unlucky, as they over-think every situation, move tactically from town to town and know when to quit while they're ahead. A less "competent" player won't live as long because of the massive horde they've attracted, both players and zombies, by running straight through the middle of Cherno. But shooting those players for nothing more than to increase a stat is completely pointless. I don't disagree that it's your fault if you die, whether it be the toilet door of death or by a sniper that's been camping the same spot for days, you should have been more aware, you should have known. I zig-zag across open fields if I have to cross them, and I've been shot at. One occasion, across a field in the middle of nowhere, I made a guy waste about 20-30 rounds before he eventually hit me in the leg, then another 10 or so rounds by rolling around before he finished me off. Was I pissed at a guy with a sniper watching an open field in the middle of nowhere? Yeah. Did I think he was a moron, and think it was his fault I died? No. He was smart, albeit a terrible shot, I was in an open field. It's my fault. Do I think he's a moron if he didn't then loot me? Yes. Also, don't call people incompetent or stupid, then complain when you are personally insulted in replies. It feels like one of those occasions where you can give the shit, but can't take the shit.

Before reading, I just want to point out this isn't another "OMFG DAYZ HAS (insert repeated issue here) FUCK THIS GAME I'M NOT PLAYING TIL FIX." thread. I'm merely posting this as I find it somewhat humourous and wish to share my experiences. So, I've had DayZ about a week now - and I did find it difficult to begin with, even spawning with a weapon. But on about my 4th life, I managed to get some semi-decent loot which I did the noob thing and got too attached to it - to the point of engaging a guy who was minding his own business with an AK, firing a persistent amount of Makarov into him as my Winchester was out. Surprisingly I survived and got a nice AK out of it. (I no longer engage anyone unless they engage first - I was a noob give me a break :P) Anyway, I loaded in one day with this character and what should I find - I spawn in a huge open area with a load of Survivors just standing there staring into space. I took one step forward in confusion and heard a gunshot, to which I promptly dropped dead. Now, I class this as a glitch that killed me so I don't really mind too much and I shrugged it off and spawned again. I spawned near Cherno - headed in and what should I find, but there to be very few zombies, to the point where I could sprint around pretty much all the time and cause no aggro. I could hear the occasional gunshot which I tried to stear clear of the direction it came from. I managed to get some alright loot, such as a map, coke, matches, watch, 10+ bandages and a makarov with 6 mags + other things. I left the city as the gunshots were becoming more frequent, even allowing an unarmed player to live along the way. I left the city and entered the gas station nearby. I then timed out, logged back in only to be sent back to the instant before I began looting the city, with zombies all around me. I was one hit into unconsciousness and promptly eaten. So, I spawn again, this time near Kamehka. I head in, avoid the zombies which had mostly spawned right next to loot and weren't moving - so I had to keep trucking through. I came across a toilet cabin, opened it and found a revolver with ammo. Result! I try to take it.. The game wont let me. I keep trying until I eventually try to get into the toilet and shut the door behind me. I shut the door, which then hits me. This door must have held the rage of all of the shits that had been performed inside, as this single blow caused me to go into shock, suffer broken bones, lose 4k blood and go unconscious. Though I laughed, I can't help but feel DayZ has something against me. Is this average for players? Does everyone encounter the wrath of Hades in the form of wooden toilets? Or am I profoundly unlucky with this game? I hope to have at least entertained with this post :P