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Ok then, the arma chat system, Global and Side are disabled on many servers, they allow you to chat with everyone or just your side, in day z everyone is Independant [same side], Group is you squad only in day z you are not in a squad, no one can see it except on the loading in menu when other loading players can see it. Vehicle can only be seen by players in your vehicle and direct chat only works for players close to you. Basically in Day Z on many servers there is no long range communication, after all blue writing all over your screen kills immersion as does the person your trying to kill from 800 meters away saying "whos shooting in cherno" before being ended.

Hmm is mountain dew a US server only thing? I can only seem to find Coke and Pepsi [pepsi is my favourite thing ever IRL] on the european servers I play on

Rangefinders are allowed, theyre on the wiki as equiptment, I have one myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTOwMeimSl4&feature=related

LOL such a lovely surprise in your thread!

I wouldn't be surprised if, in the situation you were in, the motorbike owner simply looted your tent and stole the bike.

Killing unarmed people around the coastline just really bent, chances are they are just fresh from respawning, the worst part is people who go hunting the "spawnees" go away thinking they're some sort of master bandit. It's as simple as just taking a second look at a player before you fire, provided he hasn't seen you of course. Don't just kill him for the sake of it. What's worse is that many people who kill the unarmed/lightly armed fresh from the spawn people are doing it without looting the body, such as snipers on the hills overlooking Elektro.

I'm fairly sure the standalone will be based off the arma 3 engine, It will essentially be arma 3 except the dev team will be able to tweak more stuff

Old Soviet WW2 weaponry wouldn't be bad, maybe the odd MN1891 or PPsH

I like your approach to banditry, nothing annoys me more than a "bandit sniper" sitting with with an AS50 on the hill overlooking Elektro killing unarmed/lightly armed people.

Make players wait 10-15 minutes until they can join a different server from the one they logged out of?

Earlier today whilst I was messing about in the editor, I found myself flying a Takistani army An2 Colt around Chernarus. I had seen a thread before suggesting that planes should be added although this thread recommended A10s or SU25s [needless to say I held onto my beans]. In this thread the author mentioned that the few and dangerous airstrips would be a problem, but not necessarily for an An2. For those of you who do not know the An2 is a slow unarmed transport aircraft that can carry over 10 people. Being slow [A max speed of 230 knots Able to maintain steady flight at just 60 knots] it is able to land and take off from fields and roads without too much difficulty. Given that there already is an air vehicle in Day Z, the Huey which, unlike the An2 is armed, can take off and land vertically and isn't exactly thwarted in terms of speed by the An2, there would need to be some sort of advantage for the An2 such as a less demanding repair. If you have anything to add or feel I've left something out please mention it below, thanks.

beans for you... made my day

Excellent suggestions, I had been thinking of the ambient jets for a while now it's nice to see someone who has thought similarly to me. With regards to your customisation suggestion; I saw something about character customisation in ArmA 3 suggesting that your characters inventory could be effected by your clothing/gear I.e. If one was to wear a T-shirt and Jeans with a small bandolier or something such he could carry far less than say someone with a military load bearing vest. Making players start with a "low tiered" "carrying device" for want of a better word and a small backpack would open up a new category of loot with better things such as bandoliers and load bearing vests being obtainable as loot.

Twice in the last 3 days I have lost all my stuff I have stashed in tents. When I disconnect after playing and return I find my tent empty and about 3 other tents lying around the spot where my tent was that are all mine i.e. I can pack them. I have been saving the tents every time I finish accessing them. I have lost a considerable amount of gear some of it difficult enough to attain [DMR,Bizon SD, antibiotics, coyote backpack, M67 grenade etc.] Last night I was killed and when I got back to my tent I found for the second time that I had lost everything and 3-6 tents now cluttered the area that my tent had been in except this time the tents were not packable. I can safely assume that the tent wasn't looted . Is there any way I can stop my tents from devouring my gear and on the longshot anyway I can be compensated? thanks. Edit: The server was IE1.

I read somewhere that heatpacks can help

wow, have you even played Day Z? wtf is this post. can some admin PLEASE JUST LOCK THIS QUICK BEFORE IT BREEDS

They should add ACE 2 sniping system [if you don't know what ACE is, you're obviously new to Arma, google it] into Day Z. Currently in Day Z sniping is unrealistic, there is not wind deflection, spin drift etc. Also as most servers have the view distance set server side and set rather low there is little need for 50 cals because of the fact that you can't see farther than 500 meters without the visibility being drastically reduced. With just the ballistics of ACE2, sniping would be more difficult for those who do not take the time to familiarise themselves with it and extend the time it takes for a sniper to zero you [with ACE2 it can take an experienced sniper 30 seconds or more to zero his scope let alone line up his target] Also, boasting about your Day Z sniping prowess on a forum thread, come on you don't even take shots over 400 meters on Day Z with a sniper.

I think they should add a standard SA80 with SUSAT or ACOG sight and relgate the thermal sight to a standard thermal scope, [works like binoculars]

Most computers that aren't good enough to run arma are far more powerful than consoles, think about that.

its not that difficult to land an AN2 ina field in arma, you dont need a runway its a plausible idea.

Far too many people murder because they are afraid you will do the same to them also something needs to be done about people who get good weapons up north then go down to elektro/cherno and kill people fresh from their spawns thinking they're good bandits, they're not, they're just dicks.

Great suggestion although there already are antibiotics they're just extremely rare.

Nice to know im not the only one, its not server restarts my friend ahs a tent less than 100 meters from mine that hasnt bugged at all

There's nothing wrong with 3rd person, if you don't like it go to a server that doesn't allow. I'm not a "CoD kiddie" I'm not "one of those people who bought ArmA solely for Day Z", I've been playing the series since OFP. I agree using it to peak around corners is nooby and quite frankly a pussy move but again it can be avoided using a server that bars 3rd person. I use 3rd person when I'm running around in the wilderness, In my opinion it makes everything smoother when I get to the urban areas I go 1st person as 3rd will most likely get you killed in a sudden firefight. My point is it doesn't really matter, if you don't want 3rd person "abuse" go to a 1st person only server. Saying 3rd person is problem is like saying "I hate the way I cant see at night", just go to a different server if you are unhappy.