omgwtfbbq (DayZ)

Ran to the ATC while screaming, then looted the building nearby. Nothing.

When I try: 20-30 hours total (over a few weeks) When I fuck around on experimental/stable servers and run directly into Elektro/firestation: Fifteen minutes

I'd like it to be faster, but if it's 3-4 weeks I can wait.

Most of us don't like the server restarts, because the main areas get looted within twenty minutes of server restarts. So what would you like to see as an alternative? Options to the poll will be added if deemed good enough. If you pick 3+ hours, state how long you would make it. Personally, I'd like to see a loot spot respawn an item after two hours, and only if someone is not within 500 meters. So let's say I pick up a can of beans, but nothing else from the building. Every other item stays, except after two hours, in which the missing can of beans is replaced by a random item. The 500 meters bit prevents cyclical loot spawning in towns like Elektro or Berezino that are constantly populated. If the two hours have passed, and someone is within the range, it won't spawn. As soon as the 500 meter radius is completely devoid of people, an item will spawn. As usual, it is likely exploitable. Then again, nearly every option is exploitable.

Added That's why the radius suggestion would work; highly populated towns won't have loot because there's always going to be people in it.

The name changed to walkie-talkie

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My first encounter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPReZqzeoU

Hard to say. In real life, people would be fairly stationary while beating the shit out of each other. Since this is a game, everyone runs in circles.

I would like an animation for opening doors, but I would rather see it as a automatic thing when you walk into doors. You would have to walk directly into the door to open it, instead of pressing a button. It would activate an animation where your character looks down, grabs the handle, and opens the door and walks through it.

Can we PLEASE sticky a thread explaining why you can zoom? I'm sick of the daily thread complaining about it/wondering why you can do it. Yes, it is. ArmA is a military simulator. DayZ is a zombie apocalypse simulator.

Jabbin' stick needs nerfing NOW

How humerus

No military vehicles, more civilian vehicles like bicycles. However, I would be okay with Humvees if they DID NOT have a gun attatched to the top. Someone can stand in the gunner spot and shoot with their own gun, but I don't want to see a 50. cal machinegun on top of it.

As is tradition, people try stupid things in DayZ. Like this guy, for example, who tried beating me to death with a shovel. Why is it stupid? I had two guns and an axe, and was friendly. All he had to do was ask and I would have given him some rice or something. A quick exchange of words, and both of us would have gone on our way. Hell, i even tried saying hello when I first saw them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpHgUUt-vYE Still friendly, by the way. Give me a little QEQEQE next time you see me. How often do you guys get your face beat in for trying to be friendly?

I got to 0:01 before laughing

Yeah that's what I sound like, for anyone wondering

Just run around with your gun and melee weapon on your back. Talk to people you see. You don't get killed on sight. If anyone tries, shoot back.

Universal sign of friendliness: Your gun/axe is on your back, you are wearing normal clothes (Button down shirt + summer hunter pants for example) and your first move when you see them is to say hello. Works for me, because anyone who tries to attack me gets mowed down when they start rushing. Any friendlies are happy to have a chat (from opposite sides of the road to avoid any sudden fisting, of course), then continue on with their day. Any universal sign of friendliness besides this will be used by KoSers to get close to someone, then blast them in the face.

Any hope for a sousaphone?

Yes, you are. (We don't want any different character traits because there's going to be one or two winning combinations that EVERYONE is going to use)

Balota is jam-packed with people

I ran around for four hours today and was fine. Northeast of Svetlojarsk to Gorka-Polana, and everywhere in between. I ran and ran and ran, drank some soda here and there, and stopped for a breather every now and again. I was fine.

Bitch I don't use a fireaxe to shave I use a canopener

I do like your determination to defend yourself.