☣BioHaze☣

Optimize settings. Map weirdo lefty key scheme. Familiarize myself with menu systems. Die 50 different ways before learning how to survive 50 different ways. Find people who aren't murderous thugs. Find a place to hol' up for awhile. Make things, kill zombies, SURVIVE the horror. Sorry, got carried away....

"I wanted to see exotic Chernarus... the crown jewel of Eastern Europe. I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating Zombies of an ancient culture... and kill them. I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill!"

Has this been done? I'm no photoshop guy but you guys should get on this right...? Either both faces Rocket or of course Rocket and Matt.

No quadrant unsearched. I have found amazing camps and many a pristine vehicle when I go out of my way to search the most remote areas. I guess being a thief is the "worst" thing I do in DayZ. I've laid in tall grass watching guys patch up a truck in their camp and then drive off in other vehicles. I just ran in behind them and took the truck like it was mine. If someone shot me while looting their camp, I always thought I could accept that as a reason for PvP.

I have had many many people in sights and not pulled the trigger. I've had many run ins with people where we both backed away rather than pull the trigger. When I was a lone wolf with a 28 day character (no pun) I tried to confirm friendly and was attacked. I was so unaccustomed to PvP that I choked and didn't fight back and almost bled out before I could find cover. I firmly believe that the SA will attracted more survivors than murderers and the murderers will find themselves terribly out numbered with almost no one they can trust. At least this is what I hope for. If you really want to prove PvP skill then playing a game where the best PvP players play would be your best test. Most of the other online shooters have many many more experienced PvP players and have game engines tailored to PvP.

I like to think that Zombies only crave FRESH MEAT still wriggling on the bone....

Why would zombies be attracted to rotting garbage? This I don't agree with at all. Animals yes, infected rage zombies, no. That being said the core idea makes perfect sense. I think certain items should be more likely to be in usable condition. Often people throw away clothes that are perfectly usable, including shoes. In a garbage truck or even garbage can there should be at least a miniscule chance for nearly ANY loot. People don't just throw things away in garbage cans, they stash stuff in them too....

That could have been anything that took the chopper down and there was certainly some kind of lag related shenanigans....

Basically this. If ammunition is super scarce you will think twice about firing. Melee murders will probably be how people pvp and "KoS". Now being a murderous asshole will take more skill and cunning. You will not have access to hacker boxes full of DMR mags. You will be wondering why you have to pack every magazine with separate bullets you've found and wondering what you might do for "fun" now that you can't just fire rounds all day.

As a lone wolf I almost never choose to interact with random players. One day as I putted around in my Tractor I saw a survivor with an Enfield running from zombies into a barn. I pulled over, dispatched the zombies outside, and called out "friendly" in direct chat. A startled and relieved british fellow proclaimed friendly back. I rushed into the barn, wasted the last couple of zeds and offered him his pick of any items in the tractor inventory. The genuine level of awe and thankfulness was palpable as he stated, "That was the single coolest thing that's ever happened to me in DayZ. Everyone else just shoots me in the face when I meet them." I proclaimed that we all aren't dicks and rode off into the fields....

Touche.

If it comes out on my birthday can it be free for me and delivered by Rocket popping out of a cake with 2 bikini babes and a fresh coldsore on top of a lamborghini?

I'm hoping for october but I'm mentally prepared for december and beyond.

Yes, I'm hoping to make new Zombie friends before Halloween. I think silence from the Dev team is a good thing at this point but what do I know.

I wouldn't mind the text for when I'm hungry to say: "Wizard needs food badly." Seriously though, I would think this is a "no-brainer" (zombie pun?). If there is to be any authenticity at all there can't be floating text to let me know when someone dies. The heads up text in-game will likely be personal, experiential dialogue, which are mostly physical status indicators.

*i have this tiny glimmer of hope that i will have zombies for halloween*

Most of what wolf said, also always approach high pvp cities from odd angles, go way out of your way to scout for snipers, scan the tree lines and then find somewhere where the trees meet structures so you don't have to be exposed fully to breach the city perimeter. Then use networks of closely grouped houses to weave a path to your destination while hugging the walls and fences for cover.

Pilot Wings, with zombies.

^what's on his hand? Is that a small fight clubesque acid burn? Mark of the beast? Mole shaped like the virgin Mary?

Beautiful. I can feel the hours of my life slipping away as I watch this gorgeous beast take shape. The pile of money that has accumulated from me throwing it at my screen has now filled my room, and accomplished nothing. Here's the worlds greatest "sweep method" guitar player and also good guy Aussie, Frank Gambale accurately portraying the joy I will feel as I watch DayZ develop.

Maps for all types of fictional countries modeled after real ones? The Conjoined Provinces of North 'Murica? Candania? New Queensland? Maybe the great city of New Amsterdam? :) I'm trying to be Zen... must be Zen. The Alpha is coming, the Alpha is coming.

Along the lines of "crafting ammo" my mind goes back to this.... "Blunderbusses were also commonly carried by officers on naval warships, privateers and by pirates for use in close-quarters boarding actions.[11] The Portuguese marines used it widely in the 17th century. Many types of ammunition, including gravel and sand, could be shot." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunderbuss

I'm not really a fan of this mechanic but the guy above me gets beans for being the first to say this.