Andarne (DayZ)

I think the major factor in why RP hasn't flourished, gamestyle aside, is the constant thread of banditry. To RP properly with others, you need them to co-operate. Not to shoot on sight. Let's hope that the story features that Rocket suggested will take care of that, and reduce a lot of KoS'ing, opening up RP to the community.

Some of you may have seen this video, already. Most of you won't have. Some of you may have been to this place. Some of you won't have. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOibmwiIpp4 We took a little trip up to the new areas of Chernarus+, only to discover miles upon miles of unfinished, unpopulated terrain. I think the highlight of this video is where I go underneath a 'lake'. On a top note; I can't wait to see how this place will turn out!

Ah well, I tried anyway! *Pun Police arrive* That's it. Book him! /facepalms at terrible pun... Do we currently have a complete list of full-text books in-game? EDIT: Found it! Surprising amount of text so far.

+1 for your avatar to make an appearance as a grizzly.

I agree. Perhaps a future Humanity system will make pleasing environments increase your humanity. I, for one, am the sort who would very happily sit and watch the environment pass. Especially reading the books! What a surprise that was. Especially since I'm never short of a supply; one of my squad-mates is our designated 'records keeper'. He has a very fine collection of prose, I must say. Though it can get tedious; he substitutes all sorts of useful gear for a good novel or five.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaQ9S99bZ6s#t=19 Edit: Wrong video!

Ah, yes, the caves! That said, I could have sworn I saw one or two whilst exploring the dev zone. Not sure if they were unformed shadows, or misaligned textures though. I'll have to make another sweep someday.

No cheats, as far as I can see. He's been reported to have used them previously, however, on his own game. All he's using here are clever angles, and windows.

Haha, alright. No screenies. It'll be a text-description only. If they want visuals, then they can spend the time going there to find out. *Coughs, cracks fingers, types* Guba Lovely place. Lots of shops. Railway. Low traffic. Smells like eggs.

I had a lovely time in that place! Love what they've done with it, especially the surrounding terrain. The view from the hills above is astounding. Hmm, might make a 'Sights to See' thread for screenshots.

Not signed. As RedWolf said, it's all about survival. You need to make the choice. If your friend isn't able, and you need food, then food must take priority. If you need to meet up, then plan the movements strategically.

OP, I'm all for role-playing in a game like this. I've done my fair share, over six years worth of it. However, DayZ is a little stretched for my kind of RP. I happily do squad roles, and such, but I generally give the game a more 'Out of Character' approach. That said, I have been known to write up backstories for characters.

We spent around two and a half hours up there. A lot of the area consists of placement-slots for new towns, camps, cities, etc. There's no features, such as ponds or interactive objects. Even the roads are haphazardly done. What we did find was an abundance of beautiful scenery, despite the shortcomings. I recommend it, though. Opens your eyes. I must apologize for the saturation, however. I was quite low on blood when recording.... I'll make a poll for adding walking sticks, à la mode de Bilbo Baggins. ;)

I *cough* may have some supplies that I gained legitimately to trade. *Shifty-eyes*

Time to do some picking apart magic! First point I wish to discuss; the use of third-person to spot a target. Sure, we're all guilty of it, but judging from his gameplay from...*spits* WarZ...he only wishes to play third-person due to its ability to see more, instead of immersion. I quote him on this; "as far as an FPS game...it's like a 2." Since when were First Person Shooters solely in third-person? The second....he's supposedly a 'pro', though I would use this term extremely sparingly. Judging from his behaviour at the start of the above video he knew he was in a hot zone, he knew a player (or, in this case, players) were nearby, he should have been checking his surroundings. The building he was in has only one way in or out. Not once did he check his six, until it was too late... Thirdly! "...it doesn't make much for a shooter game....because I just unloaded a whole clip!" - DayZ neither is, nor attempts to be, a generic shooter game. It has realistic elements, as it is based off of the leading combat simulator game to date. In a real situation you would not "unload a whole clip" on a single person, especially if ammo was scarce. Is Mr Knives forgetting we're in a zombie apocalypse, here? Finally. "The PvP in the game is absolute ass" - thankfully, a lovely user already linked a video that happily combats this statement by Mr Knives in relation to this games' PvP versus his own games' PvP combat. Please see: 'Wildcard!' If I were 'one of them', I'd happily encourage a member of staff to upload a video of WarZ's combat systems. Basically, a parody video of what we've just witnessed. Luckily, however, we're all better people here, wouldn't you say? I mean....WarZ doesn't have HeinZ beans!!

Nothing to do with the name nor trademark. They lost it to Paramount, I believe? I mean, what small game-design company could really beat a big, multi-million dollar thing like WB in a lawsuit? DayZ and WarZ have their faults, each to their own. You need to understand that; we all have an opinion. It's just....the majority opinion* that WarZ is a steaming wreck, compared to what DayZ has accomplished already in ALPHA stage. * The views expressed here may or may not be accurate. EDIT: For your consideration. WarZ vs DayZ

What you don't know is that he's stockpiling the prizes for the MLG events when Beta is released. I hear the 1st place prize is a huge crystal with all the Devs' & Moderators' faces engraved on it.

Dude, chill. There's no need to flame on a forum of adult, mature conversation. All that will happen is that you'll receive an infraction. We fully understand that you don't understand why there's no backchat from the dev teams. But it is the holiday season. Who are you to deny them a little time off?

I just tuned into his stream. All I heard was talk about him being a "professional cave-diver", and something about his girlfriend and a strapon.... Really shows the +- comparison to DayZ devs. Heh.

*Jumps to massive conclusion*

*Sigh* There used to be a thing called ESRB....

Ah! Nigerian prince! We meet again...

I use Bandicam to capture the footage. I separate my audio streams, too, so I can tweak 'em if need be. I used to use Premiere Pro CS6 to encode and compress, but it got a bit buggy for me a while back. I've since been persuaded into Vegas Pro 12, and I'm getting used to it. You need to remember that YouTube encodes the videos you upload, regardless. Personally, I keep it at a 8-14 bitrate. WMV is faster for rendering, I find, and smaller than mp4.

Y'know, some poor fool will one day make the trek straight-West into the emptiness....he will carry only food and drink, eating only in extreme need, Two real weeks pass. He's been surviving all this time, but his food and water have run out. As he nears death, he looks up. There, in an untextured ditch, stands the lone figure of Rocket. He reaches out to the omnipotent being, before falling into unconsciousness. When he awakes on the shoreline, he wonders...was it a dream?

You've got my vote. This, plus dysentery, are some of the features I look forward to in the finished game.