sheephunter

Run. That's why some people call DayZ "The Running Simulator." I've been alive about 15 days now and I've wandered all over the map several times over. Vehicles are over-rated anyway. they'll get you killed by attracting attention. A bicycle is your best bet...I think there should be more of them on the map.

I don't have a problem with the Z's at the moment...You can shake them off A LOT easier than you used to and headshots still drop them. My simple rules are NEVER try to fight them outside unless you've dragged a single well away from his mates. Be prepared to kill 60+ Z's if you hole up and use a LOUD weapon...They will eventually stop coming. My problem with the current Z's is that, after blowing away 50-60 Z's (which is the whole town basically), you have about 5 minutes before it's swarming with Z's again. THAT fucks me off.

My home is a bunker NW of Shady Sands....But I cannot return there till I've found the water chip.

A waterbottle should be able to be used multiple (3-5) times before it's empty...That would be 'realistic' You should be able to refill your WB using the cans of soda you find. Should take multiple cans (3 -5) to fill a WB.

I agree with the OP. Hopefully the game itself will be fleshed out with more options and tools that allow for gameplay options. (Find all the engine parts for the runaground cruise ship that is going to get you off the island...or whatever)

1750+, and 4 murders. About 10 days in. My excuse is that I was toting a MK48 for a while and if you fire that thing, expect 40-60 Z's to head your way...No lie. I was getting chased into buildings, dropping the followers, then dropping the rest. The piles of bodies were impressive. I've since traded the MK48 in for a silenced M4 and my kill rate has dropped right off again.

Agreed....The current spawn rate is ridiculous. Should be hours, not minutes, between spawnings.

YES!!!!!! by golly. (I already made a thread about this so I think it's a BRILLIANT IDEA!!!) Have some beans

Just for the record....After reading this thread I nearly drank my Mt Dew but I thought better of it, Then, when I was running around looking for Heli crashes, I stumbled on an ATV parked right out in the middle of nowhere. I stole a couple things outta it and paid for them by leaving my Mt Dew. I hope they appreciate it...Tee hee.

The ONLY reason I'm playing the game at the moment is because of the possibility of finding new and different weapons. If you get rid of half the weapons, the game gets old real fast. Maybe when the game has been fleshed out a LOT more, could you get away with this. Until then, I would unfortunately say no.

I don't agree with the idea of rewards for Z kills, as such. But I do get the feeling of 'pointlessness' in killing them in the current game...You can't even clear a path into town before they respawn..Completely ruins the immersion factor for me. Maybe there could be a trade system that deals in Z ears or something. Scientists need the DNA from all killed Z's to try and find an antidote/cure, So bring their ears to various locations and get a morphine? shot for every 50 ears you bring.

I've had a can of Mt Dew in my pack for about 6 days......I might drink it now.

At the moment I'm about 8-9 days old. 1700+ Z kills and 4 survivor kills (sorry about those). It started after I got thunder-domed and lost all my good kit....I started a new life and after about an hour or so I stumbled on a body that was FULLY equipped..NV, rangefinder, sweet guns...everything....I've been a night-owl ever since. The reason I've got so many Z kills is that I started off using the MK48, which is a fantastic weapon, but louder than fuck. Many times I deliberately holed up in a building and dropped 40-60 Z's as they came a-swarming....Something very satisfying about stepping out over the pile of bodies when they finish coming ....The kill count goes up fast when you do that few times.....I decided to trade the MK48 in for something a bit quieter....and in a way I regret that...ah well. At the moment I'm just running around the countryside trying to find crashed Heli's....I need to find another bicycle to make that easier. Current load out is NVG's, silenced M4, Silenced M9, Night-scoped FN in the back-pack. I own the night!

SO I'm young, single and looking for a good time with an infected chick. Unfortunately it's a bit of a sausage fest in there. While that might suit most of you fags...and I accept there are the wooly alternatives, I wouldn't mind being chased around the countryside by a bunch of moaning women. Would allow for a bit more realism if she dropped a can of pasta after I kill her. Well obviously she was just whipping up some lunch when I interrupted her....More believable than farmers or mechanics. So....where's all the bitches at?!?!?!

I was reasonably new to the game and had just heard about searching the deer stands...so off I go with my fresh map...BINGO! Silenced M4 in the first one but no ammo...BINGO! Second deer stand had a DMR but no ammo. So I start juggling them to try and get one or other or bot in my back pack....You guessed it. Lost them both. At the time I was "oh well, I'll just pick them up again at the next deer stand..." Little did I realise what I had done.... That was weeks ago and I haven't seen either of those two items since. FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously. There should be a shit-ton of bicycles available in game. There should be 3 or 4 in every town. They should respawn regularly in there original position if they get dumped somewhere. It's realsitic It would add to the game. It would be fun and it could be funny as FUCK. So, in conclusion: Get it done. Get it fucking done NOW and none of your "Alpha, Beta Cappa bollocks." Also, if you don't like this idea you can go fuck yourself.

Tandem bikes!!!!!!!!!!

SOT 4 LIFE BRO! and yes.....a repair/malfunction system would be acceptable to me. Dev's please note and execute. kthxby

To all the people who took my last paragraph seriously....... HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!

WHY DIDN'T YOU GET IN, YOU NONCE>

I saw a car once. It was night time and suddenly I heard this wierd noise and FUCK ME a car goes sailing down the road. I was too amazed to do anything other than lie there with my mouth open. What was even more amazing was the trail of Z's that were wandering after it...GAZALLIONS!!! Then I heard a truck the other day...I ran away. Oh yeah....Then there was the time I was overlooking a town preparing to go in, and a bus appeared and drove around for a while...then stopped, then the driver gets out and has an almighty gunfight with the Z's that were swarming him.There was blood pissing out of him and I thought he was a goner, but eventually he killed all the Z's, rummaged around a building for a couple of minutes, then rode off on a bicycle....it was very entertaining.

On various maps, the kennels are listed as being a spawn point for loot. Is this right? Because I've been playing for weeks and apart from one kennel which had some loot floating above it, out of reach, I have NEVER seen anything in the dog kennels. Was that spawn pont removed or what?

I was thinking about this today and you are right. +1 for the OP.

I tend to agree. I think it's beause there is absolutely NO chance of getting any good gear in most of those towns, so why risk going into the zombie hive? Loot needs to be much more random and there needs to be a chance that you'll find that AWESOME piece of kit in unexpected places...Give me a reason to look in some of these towns, because at the moment, I just go around the deer stands and barns and visit the odd grocery store.

I don't agree that bandits are ruining the game. You are right about the lack of purpose OTHER than being a bandit...There is none. I wrote a suggestion along those lines here: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/27817-a-reason-to-live/ The truth is, the game needs fleshing out if it's going to be a stand-alone game. Hopefully it will get that as it is developed.