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I agree with the OP, on top of that I'm waiting for scarce spawning in wooded areas. There's no reason zombies would be afraid of trees.

At this point Rocket would be aware there's a PK'er issue going on. The unfortunate part is, since Bandits are a crucial part of the game, he's going to be hard pressed to find a solution. Most PK players don't understand there is a different between playing a bandit, and being a KoS braindead tool. Once Rocket gets the distinction down, we'll be better off.

... and you stop other players from doing this by opening fire in infected areas? Huh. Right' date=' whatever. I'm going to play more Day Z. [/quote'] SD weapons. Oh and thanks for only hitting on one of my points. A player with zombies behind him is louder and more visible than a SD shot from a M9 or Bison. Do you WANT me to systematically go through each of your points and illustrate why in most cases it's still pointless to open fire on everything that moves? I don't think you'd want to sit around arguing over every play tactic you use.

Clearing an area of infected in the radius of only a dozen in-game meters or so. Turn around, all bodies gone and zombies have respawned.

... and you stop other players from doing this by opening fire in infected areas? Huh. Right, whatever. I'm going to play more Day Z.

Kids seem to enter the game believing this is how it is 'won', killing more players than can kill you. I suppose it is partly due to not having much else to do but... Sometimes, the phrase "go back to Call of Duty" really IS more appropriate than it ever should be.

Admit it, it was awesome, and you were happy it happened.

This thread is funny on more than one level.

After spending more time in the game deliberately to balance these proposals I can say that while I don't agree with every single one, I think the actual idea behind them is what the game really needs at this point. It's more Day Z than Day Z is. Especially the options for the zombies, some good stuff there.

I like how people have different names for the zombies. I've heard Zeds, Z's, Zombs...more I'm sure. Personally I go with Zack, from Max Brooks book.

And the next guy who buys this game and runs up to you for some teamwork will also be shot in the face. It's not terribly hard to see how the victims in this are their own problem.

My first encounter with this mod was actually a LetsPlay video on Youtube, where the guy pretended to be a friendly so he could exit a Zack infested area without PvP trouble. As soon as they got to the road he shot his new fellow in the back of the head and took his stuff. Better than KoS but still, if this is how people are being introduced to the game (and how some are playing it) are we all that surprised? I can only summarise that people who trigger happy every time somebody waves are cowards.

Oh gosh, do you have to do a KoS on a Youtube channel? Think of all the people who will be showing up thinking that's how to play the game... Ugh. Still having a DayZ channel is an idea I approve of.

I laughed at that. And actually, I've still not seen anyone use a close combat weapon in-game... I should figure out how to do it. The picture of the crowbar with the scope on it comes to mind. Long-distance bludgeoning.

Count me in, though I don't know how teamspeak works on this one. Thank heavens for some refuge.

Why would it be considered acid rain? There's no sign of nuclear war... also, the plants wouldn't survive if that was the case. Could have been a joke but after so much modding in Fallout 3 I've learned not to outrule anything! Unless there's an option to fill a water bottle with rainwater, and then drink it, it still makes some sense. It's not like you're absorbing the water through your skin (and drinking from the sky would be hard to animate)

I'd just like to make this little scenario known, hopefully this will make my views more apparent. So a few hours back I was in a city and had just raided a mall- it was totally empty, and I came across so much gear. I needed food however and saw a grocery store was nearby, so I made a sneaky trip over there. Considering my gear was already piled up I only took a few bits, snagging a few cans of tuna. When I looked up, there was another player there! Just come into the building. Bearing in mind I was holding a rifle and he was obviously keeping clear of the Zack's, he says "Friendly, Friendly!" on the chat, and honestly? That was enough for me. I didn't do anything against him, after all there wasn't much there I needed and I doubted he had anything super awesome I could use. Even if he was lying, and bided his time for a careful murder plot, that would be okay. At least it's not a damn SoS, if I wanted to play Arma II I'd play Arma II. Then, shortly after. I realised I had left some soda in the store when I was picking up a few flares, and made a quick detour back. I was in the back room when a zombie (trapped in the door texture) spotted me. I turn around and... oh shoot, another player. Different guy. Now this is difficult. I had my gun out, there were hostiles around, and both of us were in a sneaking position. As soon as I turned and saw him perched behind me he started to fire. I fired back, I died of bloodloss, he was killed by the zombie that was right behind him. On the one hand I accept turning around with a gun (when he might well have been stealing from me) seems like a fair enough reason for a kill. Sounds like some genuine bandit activity, not just being a bad player. Though I can't help but wonder if he would have killed me anyway, despite the zombes that were coming right for him.

Much as I hate hacking in team games, I have to say Sudden death from an atom bomb? I apologise for finding that funny as hell! If it was a one-off and he doesn't keep doing it, I would probably have been amused.

Because there are two kinds of people who fall into the "kill on sight" mentality. 1. Children, or immature folk, who think the game is simply made to gather a gun and shoot someone else. Even if these people are fresh players (in fact moreso, because they are an easier kill.) 2. People who fear player type one, and think everyone they encounter is one. They aren't really much better, because despite the lifspan in the game being a mere half hour anyway, they would rather disregard ALL kind of player contact than risk being shot at. There are genuine bandits in this game, who steal and play it carefully. These killers I like.

And why shouldn't people be able to choose no PK servers? Sure it isn't how the vanilla game works, but there IS an element of zombie survival/survivor building in the game. Given the gross over-abundance of non-bandit styled PK'ers the alpha is currently suffering, it seems only right. I would like to see a beta that's had some real alpha play, not free deathmatching.

You do realise you're play a videogame don't you? And you're not playing it very well.

Kiada, is there really a need to be so pathetic?

I find it saddening you've basically admitted that newbie players are better than you. And also, NO. New players who just spawn in CANNOT go and kill you for the hell of it, they're unarmed scavengers. All you're doing is bogging down a good game. Some day we'll be rid of these kind of people, if only on the decent servers.