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But loving it is a valid reason no? Prime example, we usually hit cherno once a day with 4 people in camo for identification. Its like routine fun we do. We dont plan on killing anyone.. anyone without a weapon yells FRIENDLY FRIENDLY NOOOOO and we leave them be. However whenever they find a weapon.. suddenly we look like a thanksgiving dinner to them and they come after us full force... which is of course a death sentence. Now I wonder, does that make me a bandit? Or does the fact that I enjoy killing everything with a pulse make me a bandit? Either way. The people we give a chance usually get greedy and end up dead. To me personally I could care less. I hate banding up less competent people then the group I have now.. If they cant sense my every thought, action and move without me having to explain every goddamn detail.. I will end up shooting them out of frustration. I am kind of intrigued at certain reactions because: I take joy in my playstyle, which means im playing the game correctly. Can my style really be called "wrong" ? ;)

Got an even better story for you... 3 days ago I accidentally on purpose hit my mate with a minivan cause he wouldnt stop bitching about not getting to drive any vehicles... After we patch him and his little broken bones back up... he starts coughing. I couldnt stop laughing and put a bullet in his head. 2 days ago me and another group of mates(6) were driving in a bus up and down the coast handing out as50s, l85s and mk 48s to people along the coast. Then we got shot at in cherno, 3 people were shot.. no casualties. We park the bus along the cape and... 2 of them start coughing... FROM BULLET WOUNDS.. yes I understand in this zombie apocalypse where scavenging and storage of items is difficult to come by and mose bandits prolly stash them where the sun dont shine... but dear god. Is nothing sterile in a zombie apocalypse? Luckily we had over 10+ boxes of antibiotics after the curious case of the minivan accident.

Still happens to us all the time, we all know the feeling of the fully geared alt-f4'ers... it seems the only somewhat geared no longer alt-f4. Had a run in yesterday, we were gathered up for a powow around DC most still coming in from the woods when an as50' cracked next to me and shot my buddy, I spot the guy across the way... and poof... gone... notice a player slot opening up on the server, 10 mins later hes back and shoots another guy... this lagged on for another 2 shootings, no more casualties though. Then all hell broke loose as invisible teleporting hackers killed every living thing on the server -.- Including the server hopping bastard. Which made me smile. Restarted in cherno with 6 mates... we kinda formed 2 man deathsquads and looted every inch of cherno... funnily enough the geared people that stalk noobs in cherno/elektro have absolutely no real combat experience, are extremely clumsy and have no situational awareness. All they have is gear, gear we wanted. We walked out with 3 as50s, 1 l85, 2 m4 sds and a mk 48. Too bad they couldnt drop their ghillies... we found 2 of those on our way out aswell though :D

Theres zombies in this game?

Theres a different section for this. Also, you'd have more luck posting missed connections on reddit.

Grocery stores have the highest percentage of spawns.. but are also the heaviest trafficked areas. Just keep looking theres always 1 out there somewhere in chernarus. Any residential spawns will yield semi positive results. If you ever desperately need a tent, travel to berezino and loot check the 6 apartments, office and 2 grocery stores. If you cant find it then... I've got bad news for you.

Another group of overconfident people! Tell me your servername... I assume you welcome all challengers?

I would like to meet this overconfident group... Server name? I assume you welcome all challengers with an attitude like that.

I wonder where everyone gets the notion that with absolute freedom, most of humanity will keep its humanity. I reckon in the real world if one person were to find another.. they might band for awhile, if they run across a few more people it quickly becomes a group... if this group encounters another group however... the 2 groups might try to help each other but eventually will get to a point where one of the groups turns to violence to get what they want. The true survivors are selfish. If your only reason to live is to survive... you are already lost. I think thats what alot of people are trying to get at around here. However I believe its completely naieve to think that more then 66% of humanity will keep their ethics and morality. If there was a common enemy.. like for instance something that actively hunts and eradicates them(alien incursion, robot uprising...) then sure... maybe only 10% would cast away their worldly bonds... but this is a zombie apocalypse.. whilst dangerous its prolly the "slowest" eradication of the last humanity as opposed to... alien invasion, robot singularity... etc etc. Still, those that cling to the notion that others will remain inherently good and unbiased are as biased as those that believe god exists. Humans are capable of every single inhumane act known to man.. Most however decide not to act on those inhumane impulses cause of the repercussions that "might" occur. A global law enforcement scheme is good for deterring 90% of all crimes.. theres still crime however and thats because the remaining 10% either doesnt have a choice or enjoys the freedom. The biggest issue at present is not the 10%... its the 90% that is not yet aware of how much they might enjoy absolute freedom and its abuse... simply because they never had a need to or desire to deal with the consequences. As stated... you dont need military grade weapons or nightvision and rangefinders.. or as50s to deal with zombies... The only reason you need high end military gear is when you are hunting players. Killing bandits without a trial is just as inhumane as killing survivors for their beans. You cant argue civilzation doesnt exist anymore and therefore they dont deserve a free trial! because civilization starts with you. TLDR: Killing survivors for their beans, or any other reason.. is just as inhumane as killing bandits without a trial. (Maybe they were shot at first! maybe it was self defense! who knows!) Anyone that kills in this game cannot argue that what they did is in any way humane... and those that argue killing zombies is totally humane should really stop rationalizing. The only way to keep your morality and code of ethics alive(humanity) is to NEVER EVER FALTER from them... especially in a world like DayZ... if you are prepared to pull the trigger without being 100% sure that the person you are looking at is deserving of the "justice" that you are about to bestow upon him... then you are no better than a bandit. Because even if you are sure... who the fuck gives you the right? Everyone needs to take a step back and quit pretending this is about realism, socialism and survivalism. This is still a game... play it however you want to play it. Just try not to cheat. And the comments about the humand peerbonding and equality crap really needs to stop. I am so tired of the goddamn pop psychology I see going on here. ALL HUMANS NEED HUMANS ALL THE TIME FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER. I dont even understand how something so retarded has been rationalized into everyones head. You can cut the bonds with anyone you know, it might take time or sacrifice but its possible. It is even possible to rid yourself of almost all your bonds, or maybe just all of them. Does this stop you from being able to form new bonds? of course not... but you cant fucking scream that just because he does create a new bond ON THEIR OWN TERMS it somehow proves its NECESSARY. Propogation of the species is one thing. Pretending everyone around you is as addicted to other humans around you and preaching about it like its a goddamn religion should be a fucking sin.

I just don't see the relevance of it. Rocket, the dude everyone is supposed to hate with a passion, creates a game in a form that he believes is the perfect game for him. Mind you... FOR HIM. Of course all of us here are his lab rats. Does he care if we live or die in the process? Of course he doesn't. Just view him as a mad scientist and view this community as poor defenseless little bunnies with razor sharp teeth used for eating other poor defenseless little bunnies with razor sharp teeth. Psychology has its place in DayZ... because Rocket created the game from the point of view of a scared lonely survivor. Eventually people stopped being scared and lonely though.

Teehee.. they make for some of my best youtube vids <3 BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM What was that? There was 5 you say? BOOM. The fact that no one can be trusted is exactly the reason why there is tension in the first place. It is just so much easier to eliminate someone and REMOVING that tension... then it is to sit there for hours wondering if they are still tracking you.

Couple of guys were camping cherno with 3-4 guys with dmrs and m107s. I showed up with a buddy, buddy died, i got all 3 of them, and while retreating to lick my wounds, a nub with a hatchet got me. Thought it was funny as hell. I wasnt trying to be a whiteknight hell, I just wanted their gear.. but anything with a weapon cant be trusted. And because anything with a weapon cant be trusted.... they simply have to die. I dont care how many of you are out there going: BUT I WOULDNT HAVE KILLED YOU! Its a simple experiment: Help noobs all day get them geared up, let them run with you etc... WITHOUT BEING ON VOICE OUTSIDE OF GAME.... see how many shoot you for your gear. The same rules in business apply here: "What have I told you since the first day you set foot in my office? Theres only 3 ways to get ahead of this business." 1. Be first. 2. Be smarter. 3. cheat. Now I dont cheat... and as much as i would like to believe I am pretty goddamn smart... it is a hell of alot easier just to be first.(to shoot :P)

Sounds like you deserved it <3

I love how when you hand people enough "unknowns" they all turn into conspiracy theorists.

Would be kinda annoying if they did implement a method to counter this... share a computer with brother :P AFAIK its not illegal to buy and use multiple copies of the same software... Although it might be frowned upon

Same crew as harlan over here... Been playing there for a few days now, quite a decent server... but the occasional influx of players(around 10-20 in less than 10 mins) will seriously destabilize the server and when it is running at around 70/100 the estimated login time is around 15 mins... figured I should point it out. Hope to see you before you see me on 237!

Change servers after every 5th camp that I lose. Simple rule of mine... till i find some roots to put down. I am sure you are of the opinion that without a single steady server I am a complete server hopper but i usually stay in the logged in the same server for close to 6-12 hours.. the downside is, i mostly forget which server im on :D so.. I make my camps in the exact same locations(yes multiple :P) on different servers... problem? :D

Rare as fck? I am a solo player... pretty heavily bandit and pathfinder orientated. Average murder count per char is around 50-100 average lifespan is around 4 days. Without teammates ive still managed to setup up over 40 camps on different servers and contained within those camps were close to 60 L85A2 AWS rifles... I have found the m4 camo sd less often then the L85... and the rarest to me is still the dragunov of which ive found only 4. Thermal is a helpfull tool... but it makes you lazy. Stare down that thermal for too long and you become useless without it. Same as how some servers show your location on the ingame map and others dont. Relying on that sort of stuff will dull your skills extremely quickly. Although I loved spotting other players Laser sight from the l85 through my NV.... I thought that was brilliant. "Hey a line! lets follow it! oh look! a little player! *pewpew*" Still I liked the L85A2 AWS but not only because of its thermal... i'd take that rifle back without a ridiculous sniper scope on top of it for sure <3

Zombie survival sandbox currently without endgame... The fun is in the risk of losing everything... for me. Couldnt care less about the gear because my goals dont require high grade gear to succeed(Killed a ghillie suited sniper near NW who had an L85A2 AWS and a BAF AS50 with a hatchet(dropped my enfield and ran around him shortly after he fired at a different survivor and drew the horde... I pretended to be a Zed :D)) Shortly after acquiring that L85A2 AWS I kept running into stashes/players/helo crashes with em. Have lost over 6 now and still had one left but seeing as they are disabled now i guess ill go back to my hatchet:D Dont get attached to your gear... its a line that has to do with the fact that if you like high risk situations, you will get fcked at some point. For some of us high risk is entering NW alone armed to the teeth with a hatchet, hunting knife and a bicycle on a 50/50 server. For you its prolly raiding a barn with a M249 but thats cool! You are entitled to play your own way and love your gear but you will lose it and you will rage... and you will quit... and you will be back. I would love it if you could do so without creating pointless topics like this though and keep it to yourself.

He mentioned it could easily be implemented... but if you bothered to read page 3 he also points out that it hasnt bee implemented due to the fact that it will hinder legit players just as much. My idea would be simple, although im not sure if itll truly be effective: If you log on a specific server you are BARRED from set server/host/group for 1 hour. Meaning you cant go back into the same server after logging out. For the people that are just looting they will spawn in on a different server, and just start looting till the timer is up. For the people that were in the middle of pvp... they are now removed from the pvp for an hour and cant return to take advantage of the situation and basically forfeit any loot at the location to their opponent.

This is more in league with the next patch(walls and doors muffle sounds) But normally the doors are closed to slow down players... if you are being chased by zombies, dont bother. Beat me to it in more detail :D

You can try arma 2 free, and give a shot. Because of the way DAYZ is in its current state, I gotta just advise you to try the A2F and see how it runs on both, if not, just buy OA for a tenner and combine it with A2F into Combined Operations, then install DAYZ and test it out fully on both machines. It is really hard to tell, but I understand why most people here will instantly tell you to upgrade, as an onboard GFX card is shit... but I have a gaming laptop with 2x 280s in it and it should run dayz easily! if it didnt shit itself and overheat every 5 mins.

Any skilled player wouldnt run into this canundrum and waste any time thinking about it.

Ah everyone telling you to upgrade your specs, whilst having a laptop is nearly impossible. Unless the company you bought it from has the option for you to return it and have it upgraded the odds are you cant get new parts for it. So everyone here shouting: BUY A NEW GRAPHICS CARD! Obviously ignored the fact that you had a laptop(notebook) And being able to run arma 2 free SHOULD give you an indication of how DAYZ will run. (just make sure the test you try has alot of stuff going on not just an empty field :P) I have a pretty awesome super rig with 2 680s, and im getting 90 fps on a just restarted server on Ultra, and on a ABOUT TO RESTART SERVER(4 hours uptime) I get around 15-20 Most of the FPS drops are server related. So if his system can run Arma 2 at 100 fps , he can run dayz at 40 fps on a restarted server, and 10-15 on a "old" server But thats just observation on my part really.