-MadTommy

Have beans just for the Hong Kong Phooey avatar... will give beans to ever post i see from you! :)

That's what you get from a game that is stated to be 20% done. I'd love to know what Rocket has up his sleeve...

I just play on the highest population hardcore server with a ping below 150 that has an official name. Whichever that may be. I never switch mid session, no reason to.

Building your character's supplies and interacting with others.. may that be friendly or not. Presently what is really lacking for me; is the number of zombies, their deadliness and their re-spawning. Once these are sorted its be a lot more fun, combine this with crafting & loot balancing.. the future is rosy.

You.. hey you.. yeah you.. you are playing the game wrong! Okay... I hope I've got your attention. I was making a point, you are not playing the game wrong, as that is not possible. This is a generic reply to all threads stating how YOU SHOULD play the game. "You are an idiot not to KoS", "The game is only about PvP", "The game should be all about PvE, stop killing me", "KoS ruins the fun", "You're an idiot to help new spawns", "You shouldn't trust anyone", etc etc etc. Do these sound familiar? Yeah i thought so.. several threads a day like these. So you think the game should be played a certain way? Let me make a very important point regarding this. If we all played the same way, as many of these threads say we should, the game would only realise a tiny fraction of its potential. If nobody KoS what would be the point of being cautious, where would the tension be? If everyone did always KoS there would be little to no interaction between players. All the different way of playing rely on each other to make them fun, rewarding & challenging. All the different play styles, the different player goals, player personalities and interpretations of how the game should be played are the key to the success of Dayz. Curtail this and you kill the game. So.. stop tell us how the hell to play a true sandbox game. There are no right and wrong way ways.. just Dayz wayz! :)

There is NO right! Nothing is more satisfy than spawning as a new spawn after just dying with a fully kitted, month old, character that just got KoS in the back.. taking your clothes off any running with the wind in your hair waiting to die.. you have nothing to loose, it feels so liberating! You should try it. ;)

I agree that some will defend DEVs no matter what. But.. what is so IMPORTANT is the simple fact that as simple 'end users' we have no insight into what is required, staffing issues, the code, the roll out plan, logistics etc etc.. you can't critique something with no understanding of it. You can ask polity why something is done the way it is.. but complaining or critiquing it is foolish and ignorant.

Not insane.. likely just ignorant and lacking understanding & comprehension of the process required, work flow, resource management, etc etc required for software development. Throwing money at something is not always the best way to develop things. I really don't think someone who asks a question is this tone should be participating in an alpha/beta development process.

Now now, that really would be bad form. :)

I just got a patch update, updated to 033.114926 It doesn't look like the servers are updated yet. I just get a black screen when trying to join. Anyone else seen this or have any info on it. I cant see any mention of it here or on twitter etc. Thanks.

I only played very briefly.. Kiddies backpack!

No sign in this vid, but i did watch a vid someone made of a hacker who was teleporting and had the ability to know exactly where players were and see their names. It also appeared he had a 'god mode' hack too. Hackers will attack any popular game...you would be a rich man if you could stop them 100% of the time.

I've seen better videos showing the teleport hack.. and a lot more as well (seems like god mode and an all seeing eye is about). I can only assume Dean has a plan to combat against hackers. Very glad he is working in BI directly now, should make a big difference.

Is it just me or where the servers up for about 30mins and are now gone?

Thanks Ugly..

Looking at vids of Rust, it just looks so crap to me. Not my cuppa tea... much prefer a 20% finished realism / sim type game over an 80% finished game like Rust. Dayz all the way.

Even the internal test server is on an earlier build.. its on 033.114782 and my client is showing 033.114926!

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I want a 'spud gun' and then add potatoes as a loot object! Instant win.. even if it is not in a fire fight!

never mind.. not worth the time.

Your height estimation is terrible. Unless your character is about 2.5 foot tall.. a deer stand is twice the height of a character, so about 12 foot. Still not enought to die.. it should have just left you with a broken ankle and made you crawl for 2 hours instead! :) People falling off things the whole time has nothing to do with it being alpha.. its to do with players using run by default and or not being able to simply not fall off things! Its Darwin's law... a lot players don't seem to need zombies to die in a survival game.. simple ladder takes care a good number, and its not the ladder's fault.

Hello, I'm gonna guess many here are unfamiliar with head-tracking hardware/software. From a few randoms I've met in-game had never heard of it. So i thought I'd make a post to discuss it's awesomeness! Dayz fully supports TrackIR.. TrackIR consists of a small 'receiver' that is placed either above or below your monitor and a clip that attaches to your headset that has 3 small lights. This links your actual movement in three-dimensional space to your in-game view. Look around and lean just with your natural head movement. Watch this video to get a great demo. The reason I'm making this post is my track clip pro has finally totally died, and I simply can't play Dayz without it.. it is that essential to me. I've been using TrackIR for 5 years in Arma & Flight Sims and even some racing games.. it is quite expensive.. but worth every penny! If you can afford it.. buy it. You won't regret it. There are other free options... I cant comment on theses as i have never used them, but i do know they can be troublesome to set up and game support a bit hit or miss, but they are free! For me its an essential tool. :)

This is simply not true. If you need to look away from the monitor it is NOT calibrated correctly. It is a common misconception that you need to look away from the monitor to turn your head in game. Why do you think it would be useful in a chopper and not as infantry? You can use the alt button in a chopper too. It becomes very natural moving your head to look around.. using a mouse to look around will never be as immersive or natural as doing what you do in real life! There is no doubt that people can do just just fine using a mouse. But i bet my situational aweness is better using trackir than having to use keyboard & mouse to have to look around.

I was up at Berezino looking for medical supplies in the hospital, bumped into a newish spawn, halfway up the stairs.. i was well armed, he had just a melee weapon. We got chatting, when we hear two more people..they want to interact. These two new spawns turn up.. one with no trousers! Never a good sign! The one with no trousers asks if I have a spare weapon.. kindness came over me and i put down a loaded magnum. However i did not want to hang around and get shot. As there was some server/loot lag i told the 3 a magnum would appear on the ground very soon, in the middle of all 3 of them and i left the building quickly and took up position in an over looking building. I was expecting a scramble for the gun followed by shooting! Didn't happen, the one who asked me for a gun got the gun and they all went their separate ways without any violence.

People get angry over some weird things in this game. Well at least it's not a thread complaining about KoS or some other cliché. But seriously its a sandbox game.. 99% of the fun is doing what you want. Helping others will always be a core play style. Its fun & rewarding, more fun than just shooting. Talk and then shoot! :)