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Tell them to turn head bob off, and as for field of view, use ALT you can get almost 360° view, and I don't know about you but I certainly can't look that far behind me without hurting my neck or moving my shoulders, so the people who say their FOV is limited unrealistically without 3rd person either don't know about ALT look, or they are just stupid.

I wasn't trying to offend anyone, if the server rules were "easy" "medium" and "hard" like they are in other games, having 3rd person on and ch on would be easy mode, like i said before, there is nothing wrong with people wanting to play the game on the easiest possible settings, like i said, it's understandable for new players, which the majority of players are. It just sucks that it has to be to the detriment of players like me. Why are you getting so defensive anyway? Can't we have a discussion like adults? Cool that you are comfortable playing easy mode, everyone is different, good for you! Personally I like my games to be a challenge, and I like to play with other people who like a challenge too, is that too much to ask?

You know those options suck right? I'm forced to play with settings I hate on servers designed for people who want to play the game on easy mode if I want to play with people. Those aren't really options. Also it's simply bad server etiquette to misname your server, very rarely would you find a "veteran" server in arma 2 running easy mode options, and generally if they did, it was a mistake.

3rd person is ruining this game (for me personally). If you type ":off" there are generally no full servers whatsoever with one of the two options set to off. If you offer people the opportunity to play with a cheat or without a cheat, most people will opt for using the cheat because everyone else is. I realise that I am just a small minority of the community but it still sucks for me. The one thing that does bother me though, is that people who have 3rd person enabled on their servers are allowed to call them anything but "recruit" servers. Maybe people would be more inclined to play with the harder options if there was a clearly defined rule set like that. Further more, another reason for there being such low numbers on servers which have something like that disabled, could also be attributed to people playing on one of the vast majority of servers with it enabled, then when they switch to a new server and they try to use 3rd person, they think "ah, the server is bugged" and switch over. It's like people don't understand the concept of difficulty in a game any more.... A clearly defined rule set would help I think, and most dayz players are new, so maybe they want the easiest possible experience to begin with, which I can understand, but as it is now, servers with harder settings are going to be extinct soon, so when they get to the point where they want more of a challenge perhaps, there won't be any options for them, they might not even know there are other options since there is no difference between most "veteran" servers and most "recruit" servers. On arma 2, settings like crosshairs and 3rd person are disabled on veteran servers, why is it different for dayz?

You have to remember that with high end loot its unlikely that player will die to zombies if he managed to get that loot in the first place, so once he dies his loot just gets passed on to whoever killed him. It just keeps perpetuating, the only time his loot will go to waste is if someone who already has those rare items kills him. I'm just speculating here, but i'm guessing the former happens more than the latter so the items add up over time. That and hackers/duplicating cheaters.

I'm going to do you a solid right now and help you cope with zig-zag zombies. They aren't zombies they are infected and still have the sense to zig-zag to avoid being shot. TA-DAAA! Now you don't need to worry about your realism immersion being ruined by zom- i mean infected going from side to side. Get over it, and please, though it might be hard for you, try to understand, realism has no bearing what so ever on a zombie apocalypse game, or really, any game for that matter.# Further more, I'm going to say right now, that in my version of reality, infected always zig-zag, and i would be deeply upset if they stopped doing so in day z. They zig zag because their brians turned to mush and the fluids slosh around in there sending them off balance occasionally while they are running, for these imaginary creatures to do anything else would be completely unrealistic.....

Kick starter = Good as last resort if funds become an issue. People will pay to keep the game alive if the experience remains pure. Single purchase of game would be good, people are already paying upwards of $30 just to play day z. Need to be careful that the idiots that don't understand what a mod is (and there are many) don't feel cheated or double taxed for a single game, I reckon this category of people probably make up the majority of the player base. If there is going to be a monthly fee, there needs to be at the very least new monthly content which is substantial, and there is only so much you can add to a game like this before you cheapen the experience. F2P won't work in a game like this without sacrificing fair play. Even different vanity skins could be seen as an advantage or disadvantage. + same problem as above /\

Good point, like rocket said he welcomes the competition, we can only benefit from it as gamers. Would be a shame to see Day Z crash and burn for one reason or another before it makes any money at all though. speaking of money, how the hell is Day Z supposed to make any money? Time for another forum search...

Well considering more than half of the servers which say they are veteran are actually running with 3rd person and crosshairs ON, going to a veteran server won't solve your problem. There really needs to be a set of rules for calling your server veteran or recruit or expert because it's starting to get silly. Why on earth would you call your server anything but recruit if you are running retard friendly mode....

I'm severely disappointed with the results of this poll.... It's hard enough to find a populated server that doesn't have the idiot friendly settings.(half the "veteran servers are sporting idiot friendly settings too) I've seen it happen with a lot of games before, people whine that it's "too hard" then when the developers make the game easier everyone loses interest and the game dies. People think they wan't all these easy mode settings, but truth is, even if they don't realise it, harder games are more fun and they will keep playing them longer. They think they want the game to be easier, but once you indulge them they will lose interest. Most people are retarded, that's just how the world is, they just want cheats basically, and cheats ruin a game whether they realise it or not. Why do you think so many people use hacks... If one person is cheating, it's wrong, if everyone is cheating it's OK. If I use a hack, it's your fault that I'm cheating because you aren't using a hack, if you used a hack too, then it would be OK. Everyone start using hacks, because we are never going to be able to stop everyone from using them, but maybe we can make the game fair and more enjoyable if everyone starts using them.....right? Because that's the argument that half the posts here are making as I see it.

Working fine now :)

I'm still having issues connecting. Like OP stuck on "waiting for host". My game seems to be up to date. And spouz, just use the 6 launcher to update your game. http://www.dayzmod.com/?Download I assume it also works with steam version of arma 2.

I should probably point out that the word "casual" was edited in for me by an admin, I used a different word :) I'm just saying, making the game "more accessible" means (by definition) catering to people with special needs, if you like your games to be a challenge, you do not fall into this special needs category. The "casual" gamer can not adapt or learn and want's his precious little hand to be held all the way through in case he gets hurt or god forbid, something bad happens when he makes a mistake, of which he makes many. The not "casual" gamers enjoy a challenge and don't mind if a game is unforgiving and in fact enjoy a game that punishes your mistakes.

It's a well known fact that "hackers" in games are people who feel the need to validate themselves by pretending they are good at a game because in reality they are so socially awkward and retarded that they can't get validation any other way. Fact.

Well you said it yourself, group's of 10-20, these people are working together, and often you will find bandits in groups of 2 or 3. I often play in a group of 4 it just takes a little effort outside of game to organise a group. You want someone to trust you, put some effort in, all it would take is a few posts on a forum or to join a clan.

I visited a hospital many times to try and find morphine before the ninja zombies broke my legs, no morphine at all. Got myself every single toolbelt item, but no morphine. I don't have an issue with broken bones, in fact I think it's a great mechanic, but morphine does need to actually spawn.... It's not just me either, the 3 people I play with haven't seen any morphine for a while also. if in our combined game time no one sees any morphine at all, maybe the spawn rate needs to be tweaked.

Same happened to me a few hours ago (leg broke -8000 blood from a single zombie hit), spent the last 2 hours crawling around trying to find morphine, (and chasing down a sheep for his lovely flesh) but the thing is, in the previous 6 or so hours of playing I've got every single toolbelt item, but not seen a single thing of morphine, I even did 3 runs to a hospital before this happened. Maybe I just had bad luck? So whats the deal with the morphine? If it wasn't so rare the insta break zombie ninja's wouldn't be such an issue. ps. Chasing down a sheep through long grass from 500m away when all you can do is crawl is no easy task.

I agree with this gentleman's statement.

The different server difficulties just need to be clearly defined and enforced. Just tried to join four different "Veteran" servers and every single one had targeting reticles enabled. Why would they claim to be running veteran? It makes no sense, anyone actually looking for a vet server will immediately leave the easymode server.

I agree with Bo0G. I also think that server settings should be limited, the reason I'm here is because I just bounced from 4 "Veteran" servers which had crosshairs on them, figured I would stop wasting my time and make a forum post. It's bad enough that regular servers even exist, but that half of the veteran servers are in the closet noob factories is even worse. Some consistency would be nice.

What will you do when you run out of ammo and you have chased by zombie ? I have never run out of ammo for both guns, I'm not dumb enough to use all my ammo, or get into a situation where I may need more ammo than I have. If you find you are running out of ammo all the time, above quote applies.