Kay (DayZ)

Friendlies are awesome. I've encountered a couple, but those quality characters are few and far between. Most seem to prefer the masquerade, as if there's some sort of merit in earning trust only to break it and steal a couple of soda cans. I'll help a player who is screaming and being eaten alive. But I'll only administer medical help then sneak away quickly, before he has a chance to attack. Killing another player and ruining the hours he's probably just spent building his little pack up, just doesn't work for me.

Short Answer : No. Female IRL, I always prefer to play a female character in game. I don't believe I'm treated any better for my female skin or voice (yes I use direct chat & mic). If anything, I'm probably considered an easier target - if only for my BRIGHT white trousers which cannot be changed.

I felt insanely guilty after my first (and hopefully only) murder. I had been standing in a barn in Prigorodky with two friends, examining a map and setting up an action plan for the evening. One friend suddenly dropped dead - sniper shot. We spotted a group of bandits approaching, so we naturally ran away in different directions. They murdered my remaining friend, and I fled over the hills into Vysota. Picked up a Lee Enfield & huddled in the corner of a barn waiting. Gunshots approached over the hills, very slowly approaching the barn. It was possibly the longest 20 minutes of my life, and I was crazed with fear and adrenalin when I attacked the single player who wandered into the barn shortly after. There's really nothing noble about shooting a player in the back of the head while they crouch over a loot pile, completely unaware of your presence. Guilt instantly washed over me. I could not bring myself to take the two tins of food in her backpack. Instead I buried her, quietly and remorsefully.

I really like the idea of unlocking new skins to express trustworthiness and offer some sort of incentive to play nice. Only potential problem I see with this is the very large possibility that players wearing these skins could be mistaken for zombies & shot on sight anyway.