Combine (DayZ)

It's apparently not lucrative for many to play on servers that are pitch black. When I logged in (at least it saved my character, or rather, put me back about one week, but with most gear anyway) I was somewhere else in the darkest night. Wouldn't pull my flashlight out to shine it around on some mountain in a totally new area compared to pre-patch. By luck or simply spawn position (east coast, water in sight) I managed to realize where I was. Still not really lucrative to have pitch black nights all the time. Some like it, but I'd assume a large portion of the community won't like to play that all the time.

And what about nighttime only servers? :P

I would have no problems with choppas, to be honest. In some scenarios it could even fit. If people don't want them on their servers or communities, then I guess some more customization will eventually occur. Meaning some servers can do their own thing about it.

There'll be more clothing, not just military stuff. Fear not, eventually (simply due to loot table), there'll be much more. And probably also likewise equipment. So not everyone who's geared up will look the same. I can imagine some more rag-tag / PMC stuff, too.

If a Mosin can realistically chamber 5 bullets, then here it should be able to. Bug perhaps.

Don't worry. Just a few more days until it's on stable servers. I guess.

Well, minus rubberbanding, obviously, as that would be registered I guess. I think a friend got banned for just that after encountering a hacker or something like that. Not entirely sure what other reason it could've been.

My question about this is: If YOU as innocent player (cheat or script wise) get teleported all over by someone else, won't BattleEye be mad about it and ban you, assuming YOU used teleports yourself?

Another thread with the potential to end in a page long discussion about ... what exactly? Sorry, just a bit "careful". In the end, DayZ should have a healthy balance. Every playstyle has advantages and disadvantages. Fact is: People that just KOS (only that) and run around alone miss the rest the game has to offer.

Alright then :D

Well, I guess Mistah Yabbuh (hurr durr) is now famous!

Now THAT is rage(quit?). Sorry if it seems "dickish" but let me try to put it in a way that might change people's reactions to that stuff: "And because someone couldn't control his emotions and take a deep breath to a simple game death, he can now replace whatever got smashed and waste money on it!" But on the other hand, you support the economy that way. Keep it up then!

This is amazing!

A dev did say something like this. I saw the quote, but due to how fast the posts and threads go ... I can't pull it up right now. I forgot who it was, but it was a dev saying it on the forum or he was quoted on twitter.

Question: Who would put single barracks into the forest or woods? I mean, some stuff should be somewhat explainable. Having single military buildings such as barracks in the "middle of nowhere" might not make much sense. Unless you add some more stuff around it, but then it would just be another chokepoint. I'd say that any clear military building becomes a chokepoint. Simple, even if the map is not done and places will be added: Military spawns have to be somewhat limited overall as to not flood with military gear. Adding certain places "in the middle of nowhere" will simply result in some supposedly clever people move there to try their luck. In short, the vital rule remains. No place is really safe. Especially those with certain items.

The devs or mods basically said something about 10 minutes being a placeholder or test, BUT also that a certain short time is intended to prevent running back to corpses to regear. It's highly likely that the timer will get longer in the future once stability is less of an issue. In my opinion a corpse does not have to stay hours, especially in big servers people will eventually play on. But anything between 30 to 60 minutes seems acceptable to me. If possible, even more. The more the merrier. If you die to players you usually can't get back to regear anyway. Most of the time your body will be looted a bit or completely. If you're in a group for now and want to preserve gear (because a corpse realistically doesn't vanish in 10 minutes), just DROP THE GEAR on the ground. In short: Strip corpse, circumvent timer. Not viable for all, but then again it's a simple fix for groups.

While I'm not sure what the performance would say, I do think that the current forests are sometimes a bit "wider". Maybe aim for a compromise and add some more trees, but not that many per area. Or actually make the game or engine render foliage and stuff at larger distances so forests seem somewhat more dense. Either way demands more resources.

Don't be what some would call a "whiney bitch". No, seriously, that's my first advice, not an insult to you. Let me elaborate. If you literally bow down to people you meet, it might give them a false first impression. If they're up to no good anyway you really can't help it, but some could be neutral. Or you just have to be lucky. I think meeting "eye to eye" or on that level might be better in some cases. Raise your hand and wave, not both and surrender. Say "Hello you there!" or something. Or state your name, anything to start a dialog. Only cornered people that got attacked should scream "OH MY GOD FRIENDLY FRIENDLY OHHHHH NOOO PLEAASSSEEE DON'T SHOOT ME" Some could say that even yelling "Friendly" is starting to get silly. But then again I could be totally wrong. Hard to say how to do it right because it depends on many things. So my general advice is: Less submissiveness unless there's no other way. Try to be on even grounds.

Some prefer to shoot at everything. Some don't. Some hardly shoot at anything unless they have to. So what's the deal? No playstyle is really wrong if you think about it. Apart from camping new players on the coast. Simply because there's (potential) advantages and disadvantages to everything. Going so far trying to "convert" people to your cause is more or less funny. I'd say this: The people being in the "balanced center" probably get the best DayZ experience on average. People constantly running at others screaming friendly will likely just die often. People shooting at everything and being alone, too. I also have my certain favorite, more friendly, playstyle and beliefs, but bottom line is that you can't make it right for all. So why try hard anway?

Realistically you can be happy if you survive shots to vital areas. And happy if you don't get long term damage when wearing gear. It's simply physics at work, I believe, without being a doctor. And the term "bulletproof vest" can be somewhat misleading depending on how you put it. All the items do is absorb power, basically. Not 100%, but mostly depending on many factors, even ingame. Regarding melee attacks, it might or should be a bit different however. And I believe items do not have to be in pristine condition to give any protection at all. Rather, the condition determines how much they can take until ruined, where they give no benefit at all other than perhaps some slight camo due to color.

Last I heard, certain items give enough protection. But to be honest if someone gets that close, it might be too late anyway.

Just fix first person slightly and add "overlays" for when you wear glasses, masks and likewise (or make it optional for servers eventually). And / or give bonus effects to first person. Example: If you wear sunglasses then you can look up during the day and not get 214141241 rays in your face in 1st person. Just examples on how to make it more interesting, immersive, realistic, whatever. While being optional. If both are enabled I like to mix, because both certainly have advantages. But also disadvantages.

Because as soon as this is available, everybody will pick penises and other, subjectively inappropriate content. *sarcasm* From what I recall not everybody in Arma and stuff could just pick a symbol right away anyway and, even if they got that far, didn't pick any of said objects. I also imagine everyone with a supposedly stupid symbol could become a prime target. Are people implying that this mechanic for groups would immediately be abused by said groups that might have nothing better to do than to put pink penises or likewise on their arm? Certainly, a few might go that far and do it, but I can imagine certain responses to this via server or similar eventually. Or via the game.

Yeah, you can't do much about people with vastly different playing styles in the end, I guess. It's sometimes still a bit disappointing and logic defying to see how some react to certain situations. Anyway, that's a funny thing you mention near the end. I have to try that eventually!

They might never do it again. If someone already gives you something, why be a dick about it? One should be thankful, in my opinion, and not make the same guys shoot you the next time they see you. There's only a "dog eats dog" mentality if people want it. Blue or red pill?