Michaelvoodoo25

O.K Calm down children, as per usual these boards are filled with vile, stupid comments and comebacks. If we as a community play the way we play, people die. whether this is choice of Banditry or accidedental ITF's (Itchy Trigger Fingers) it is what it is. A GAME. If you dont like it, find a server or make a group where you can play in the safety of your comfort zone. There are some out there or you could also find out who host's them and ask certain settings in game to ensure you get your Co-op experience. I have played on these servers and find after a while the game loses its appeal, having no threats bar Zeds is an altogether different experience betrays the point of an apocalypse. Bring all the statistical data you want (Rocket likes statistics - a fact from his rezzed vid recently) but it wont change the game unless you make the change. Either way, in game i wont shoot you, but i will avoid you!!

I've been playing most of the day, and I can honestly say I find it better running and the Zombie issue is negligible. I play the game like normal and have already this morning been to NWAF, Devils Castle and some nearby places I would not usually go just to test this out. I find if I can get through all these areas with a minimum ammount of fuss then I have no problems, Hell I Found a Bizon in a chopper (is is any good?) I do think LOS is a big play here, as i changed my position a few times during movement I only agroed Zeds when stood up or ran (had 2 questionable attacks from a distance, but not over 100m)) No zeds through Walls, No overpowered (OP) super runner Zeds catching me up and biting my arse. A bad guy tried shooting me down near a chopper and he got the agro as should happen, If you play recklessly then you suffer for it. There is nothing wrong with the Zeds, except they look fucking retarded when they chase you (Much) It's good to shake things up now and again, in 2 weeks won't notice it as your gameplay style will change.

Yeah what he said, I was in a similar situation recently and the tools are a priority.

Due to not being able to get on any server yesterday I thought I'd expand on basic controls. So I tried the armoury on the menu of ARMA 2 OA, I was a white coat ZOMBIE, and man can these fuckers run fast. I then thought oooh I can be a bird, But I stress It would not let me change to anything else?!?!?! I didnt know you could do that!!!!

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Well after not being able to get on all day yesterday, all I could do was watch youtube videos of DayZ players for some Intel all day long to the point of trying to press "M" when i didn't know where I was. (the gameplay from early days is rather a contrast from todays PVP arena I noticed) I dont care about any update issues. It's early days and I can say I was there when things got interesting. I'm just glad I can PLAY it again, In fact all day today to test it. But!! I warn you now If you so much as go down again, I'm willing to pay for the soviet Spetsnaz to code all the zeds to be door to door Jehovas Witness's, (and put em in Ghillie suits to wind up the whiners) tbh, 1, I thought sommat serious had happened like EA had offered Rocket a job and he cut loose, 2. the social experiment (that is DayZ) was wrapped up for assesment. 3. Coke and Pepsi had done a cease and dessist. 4. Rocket had had enough and thought "fuck it, I work like a bitch and the community moans like a welsh sheep" http://www.muttonbone.com/ keep up the good work.

So let me get this right, if i load Arma 2 OA instead of CO and play Dayz I can be a bird? Video of the year award here I come, I'm gonna swoop down on all Snipers in Cherno and harrass the fuck out of them. Offer my NON exsitant team mates a birds eye view of all military areas for safety. or at least squak at em before vital shots, Rocket said he wanted the community to do the work to find solutions to gaming issues. Anyone else wanna join Dayz Little Peckers Club?

I use Six updater and also the ingame server list, I play most days and find a load?!?!?!?

I read somewhere its because of dodgy copies, however i may be wrong?

LMFAO! Stick with it, you'll find it rewarding, unless you really like FPS games in which case your screwed!! Next time your in game, find another player and ask them to help you out!!

Is there a point of reference as i dont understand any of it?

A mod /game like this is too good for any developer to turn down, the profit made from this for Bohemia will be astounding even as a mod or add-on. Money will be made, and week by week I get the impression there won't be much more progress with this version of it. If I was running a company and had a new product being released, all time and effort would be going into that, not a side project however profitable. One of the best things Bohemia can do is intergrate this with ARMA 3 perhaps as a Exclusive release, Imagine that bottom line!!!! I will be honest, I saw ARMA 2 on release and didnt purchase it (Not atmospheric enough as a game for me) the minute I saw Dayz, it was a must have. With the release of ARMA 3 I genuinely want the game, and I hope to hell they will release a game editor for it. My Youth was spent in my bedroom making maps and missions for Novalogics' Delta Force series of games (Like so many others) this freedom was my loyalty and reason for playing games from that Company. What scares me is Dayz is limited to what the original game mechanics can do. When the community keeps asking for this addition and that addition, I think they forget, you can't have certain stuff because the base code wont allow you due to the basic foundation without major pain in the arse overhaul of the original game. It will take a competant programmer a while to alter it (therefore giving major grief to the minds behind it who have to go out of their way to offer updates, patches and installation) I've read Rocket does not want paying for it, but realistically his vision and direction needs rewarding somehow, that perfect payment is control over his Mod and being able to have say in what is added into the new ARMA 3 universe. In game terms ARMA 2 is outdated now and needed inspiration for longevity, Rocket gave us Dayz and look what happened, an exsisting game base grew massively. For me I will ensure I use it till Dayz - ARMA 3 comes out, and it will. My 2p

try a quiet server where there are not as many players, I find when theres a load of players I cant find much.

Just a silly thought, but bear with me. I'm a friendly player, I will help you if I can etc etc. No I'm not planning on slotting any other players bar ones who shoot at me first, So what I'm suggesting..... Why dont all genuinely friendly players just put F, FR, or Friend on the end of their names, that way you can know who is seriously not out to steal your beanz! Yes this can be abused like all other unsafe practices but it can offer more balance to friendly orientated players. No indication, stay away or avoid? Actually thinking about it this could cause a shit storm:D

I can see it now, Ronald McDonald running through Cherno........... I suppose it could add to a clan type of dress to be able to recognise team mates. John said "why dont we dress our team in the same dress?" Jim said "why? looking like a bunch of scared pussies dosen't seperate us enough?" lmfao

Life is generally shit, but in an apocalypse it gets shitter. But with 7 steaks on me my priority would have been 12000 blood (Minimising the Morphine need chance) you can cook more rabbits etc. I happen to agree with you that the PVP is out of control, but this is controled by the players and should not be enforced by any means, there are servers out there who state COOP / friendly play, I used them when I started out to get to grips with the game, you should use them if you dont like killers and murderers et al. Its a Game, It aint real, I use it as a psychological head fuck experiment, a what would i do? how would i do it? should I offer friendship (And I honestly would / do 100% of the time) or run like a bitch? I find starting out quite fun, yes, i have lost some gucci kit but half the fun was finding it in the first place. Ps had i come across someone being twatted by zombies and didnt help, I'd shoot the fuckers too!!

Dosent the hosting server have any impact also? particularly when in built up areas in game? I have noticable differences when in towns and cities but when in open grounds no issues! could this be down to spawn / player rates? I dont have an expensive rig setup, but sufficient for the game engine. Some servers make me lag like hell, my 100mb dosent help apparently.

Just out of interest what update and patch are you on? perhaps the difficulty is an older patch? Failing that, Patience and crawling everywhere while taking care to notice your ear and eye icons is the only way to go unless you do the Run around like a loony at respawn. I have the volume up also so I can hear the grunts and whines of Zeds, remembering line of sight (LOS) rule you can't go wrong. Have some morphine and bandages spare also, it helps.

Any chance you could link this with a video? I dont think I've seen this at all, that may help?

Is it me, but lately I dont find anything in deer stands, Unless they are being patrolled by military types and then its a few ammo types or flares and I have played long hours and never found a pack in any of them?!? Supermarkets and flats / living blocks have had them. I must also stress I find good stuff when there are fewer players on a server. In fact I find really good stuff when there are fewer players try it find a supermarket when theres less players, you'll be in the woods surviving for days.

I asked about this, do you mean the blue dot /arrow on the map? Its only on certain servers. I questioned the point of GPS when I have the marker and someone pointed it is allowed on certain learner, easy type server hosts.

I did the same thing watching the game walkthroughs on the tinternet, saw how easy it was when players just seemed to stroll through zed infested areas. and for a time it was Then they updated the Mod, and I found the sensitivity of the zeds were increased and made it harder for players to do the strolling. I find (theres a post) Patience is the only way to play, with a side order of knowing thy enemy also. If you get the chase scenario, jump over fences, run into a building let them enter behind you and then peg it out the other door (Works only with 2 door buildings, dont attempt it in a log house type or your broken punctured lung food) Just do your best to lose LINE OF SIGHT. My best method for losing them is to run up a steep hill at an angle and A. Carry on running till you lose LINE OF SIGHT. B. Turn and shoot them (Weapon dependant) Dont climb a ladder, I find unless theres another ladder or escape on the same building, they may follow you up or hang around the base of the ladder (Snipers are in their element too. All in all, Patience, Patience, Patience.:dodgy:

First time I met a survivor, I crapped em. He/she shot me! Second time i met a survivor, he/she aggroed some zeds and ran right up to me, I died. Third time I met a survivor I was terrified of being let down again. This one moved back and assessed the situation. From that point on I always move back (Weapon drawn or not) to signify I mean no harm. It hasnt let me down and you soon get to know the Killers from this simple gesture. I dont have a mic so dont scream down it "friendly" In fact i have been through the major towns / Cities with the only threat being Zeds and Fence and Tank trappers (blocking access)

The map will only show your point on certain servers (I was just told this in my first post) I tend to find a town name and look for it on a map, from there i can figure out where i am in regards to the map using buildings and the like.

Hello Dayz world, I've been reading these forums for a while and found a wealth of information as and when i needed it, there is nowhere else I'd sign up with, Thankyou. I have a few queries regarding the game, some of which i can't find other post's. 1. What's with the wire fence pinging sound, I crap em each and everytime i hear it wondering who what and f.e.a.r. 2. Why do i have a Blue marker on the map that shows me where I am? Whats the point of a GPS (I have one) when i can see myself each and everytime on my map (When i have one) 3. I recently updated to the 94444 update and found I had lost my Ghilie suit. I was wondering why I lost this when the rest of my stuff were perfectly safe? 4. Do the crow screams signify anything in particular? I have only notice it when others are around my character (dead and semi dead!!), or is this a simple jinx brought upon by my belief and I spend time in looking around like a paranoid loon? 5. Any advice on where to find Morphine injectors besides the hospitals? reason being I am in the NWAF and now crawling back to the coast. 6. Is there any work being done on the Infected when they line up to attack you, as the one in front is comsuming my bullets when they swarm me (Picture me shooting like fuck when they come for me but with the delay of the death animation I end up using most of my rounds on the front one and then get twatted by the rear end (bunch) Thanks I appreciate the Info.