blake_synel

My question is whether it logs those who haven't played in a while. I haven't played for a week yet my survival numbers can be influencing this. I feel as more people start and die a lot in the first five minutes and the fact that veteran players tend to disappear sooner or later the numbers are a little inaccurate.

Full group of about 7-8 people that play fairly regularly, but it's usually a group of 3-4 together at a time which is what I like. Enough for a decent fire team (though it tends to help scare off most competition to avoid it) and enough to have a decent loot load without being stressed for resources.

You'll have better luck on lower population servers as it obviously promotes the logic of less players, less plausibility of a hacker though it does take some fun out of it if you enjoy the large population experience. Just have to be patient with the mod and BattleEye to sort through the issues. I feel for you though, I've died enough times to these types of things. It is indeed irritating.

Brings back the discussion on realism vs. enjoyability. I feel like exercising in a game to stay in shape is just busy-work for your character. That'd be like bringing in a button to breathe, it's just unnecessary. Realism doesn't necessarily need to be exact. Perhaps different body types like slim for speed, built for more carrying capacity on body, or average to balance are more generalized ideas. Second I do like the blood type idea and think it would promote teamwork, but the blood bags as of now suffice for the concept. They're fairly rare being only located in a few specific locations and I can't see the value of depleting your own blood for other players. Sure it could offer more roleplay variety, but once again doesn't necessarily become a game-changer in terms of enjoyability making it more monotonous to find blood. Beyond that, certain players would be lucky in their type.

It's in Alpha, it happens from time to time. Especially if you're wearing camo or Ghillie, it'll boost your chances. Also, avoid logging out directly after putting things in/out of tent/vehicle, etc to boost your chances of it not disappearing. Rule #1: Don't get attached to your gear. Good luck!

Camps will have stashed cars more than likely, it's just a matter of luck. Happy hunting.

"I'm not going to be a part of this and just log out." +Beans for you sir.

Hmm. Fire and brimstone. May not be a place you want to call home...

Bonus of realism, downside of some lost enjoy-ability. Not being able to spam spawn to meet friends is a downside or if a hacker ports you somewhere in the middle of no mans land you're essentially stuck making the run without an option. Though I like the fact that no everyone is just around Cherno or Elektro automatically. They may decide to check out another town first or at least see something beyond those two places before they throw themselves at zombies..

I find it sort of redundant. Realistically when you purchase a server you get it with the intent (hopefully) that hackers will be deterred by the in-game anti-cheat mechanisms. It shouldn't be on the community to deal with that and be, essentially, punished for playing legitimately by having to pay more. Though I appreciate the constructive input as a means of expressing the irritation felt by the community in dealing with the widespread hacking.

Problem I see with that is three runways that would work, relatively limited anywhere else and you're pretty likely to find players at those now a days.

I can't blame you as my group has been having similar issues with their server. The rules are so strict for admins, but players can find loopholes around a number of rules. Good luck!

Interesting to look into the face of evil...It's a shame people need to hack and ruin the experience of others because they're just not good enough to play fair. Good luck in life :)

Ghillie suits are only as successful as their user. If you're not moving you can be standing up in a forest and people will probably mistake you for a tree. Once you start moving, be it sprint or crawl, you're a target.

What you should have done? Not been server hopping for loot. Don't feel so bad, he would have shot you. No one risks being friendly at NWAF.

Good luck with that noble idea. Be prepared to defend the bus though. I'm sure you'll find some less than friendly people wanting to ruin the fun.

...you misquote him. What he said is he killed people using hacked weapons and then hid the bodies of those individuals to remove them from the game...

Two things: -Camping over Elektro with an AS50...lol. -Needing range finder on a regular server (shows you range?) Beyond that I agree that was unfair to get kicked...especially when they fly back towards you -.-

Just make sure to keep saving the tent (I tend to spam it a few times to make certain). I do know from past experience that on restart some servers seem a little glitchy where tents or vehicles will disappear until the next restart. Maybe try going back to the server on another scheduled restart or a day or so down the road.

This is so illogical to me. If it's not ban worthy to carry the gun it's essentially an invitation to hack because how are we to know if that individual was the one who brought the gun in. I think the policy needs to be reviewed. Server admins can't ban people without multiple forms of proof on a server they purchased, but a hacker can spawn in a million guns and vehicles without risk. Logic?

I understand where you're coming from, but my translation is this: "I know I'm a thief, but at least I'm not a murderer" Doing something to exploit is still a problem even if it is a lesser evil in a lot of people's eyes. Accidental abuse is an acceptable bi-product but it does irritate when it's abused.

*Run into generic supermarket* *Find player* Me -DC: "Friendly?" *Blank stare from survivor* Me - DC: "...it's the "," key to direct chat..." Survivor: "FRIENDLYFRIENDLYFRIENDLY" * facepalm * **Enactment only valid for unarmed individuals... I agree...it's scary enough wandering onto a player let alone if they don't respond or have a weapon to shoot back.

Enjoy it. You'll probably still enjoy heading to websites for help though as I do. :P

All of my SOS "rules" are based on threat. Generally my list is as follows: -Armed within 200m, especially if heading my direction -Closer than 50m and no comm attempted -Heading towards any camps / vehicles I have I have a general preference to let people alone or even help them if we can strike up comms and share information, but I'm aware of my own shiny stuff being tempting. EDIT: ANYONE laying on a hill with a sniper rifle will be shot. I'm very wary of sniper rifles due to previous experiences... :rolleyes:

I tend to have the most luck at the midsection of the craft looking down like when I refuel vehicles. Best of luck!