andrewmont

Yeah intended for the stand alone really :) from what I know there is very little they can do till the stand alone in way of suggestions/features.

I rarely have the opportunity to use my guns. Figured I'd pick the best I had. But yeah for aimless killing high grades no fun.

Been playing Day Z for a while and never really a big fan of the whole banditry thing just seemed too easy. I'd always just been a lone survivor for the most part, hadn't came across many friendlies. Well I've just recently built myself up a camp with two vehicles and I have almost every gun in the game, 5+ NVG's, few range finders. etc.. I've murdered people don't get me wrong but it was for survival rather than just the hell of it. I decided however to give it a bash and grabbed a L85 and AS50 then headed north. I decided to take up the only real sniper spot I know of in the game at Zelenogorsk and as soon as I got there I noticed zeds. Saw a player running down towards the supermarket, not being a bandit or used to this I was kind of panicky but got my range, followed him with the L85 till he was in the supermarket then pulled out my AS50. I saw him standing right in the doorway and noticed he had an M14, had he been a freshspawn I might've spared him but I took the shot but didn't see his body fall so I sat and waited not knowing if I'd killed him, it was a hardcore server so no death notification came up. I saw a zombie attack which made me think he was alive but he hadn't moved so I went down to check. Can only offer apologies to Makuu but I at least left his gear though I did help myself to some of his tasty beans. As for my first bandit kill - the experience was fun but I just don't find enough pleasure in being fully geared up and killing pointlessly from a distance. I think next time I try this sniper bandit thing I'll go out with nothing but a CZ 550 and basic supplies. That way the killing actually has a purpose :)

I enjoyed killing him just not as much as some might've :L and I could see it getting really stale pretty quickly.

Got main rotor assembly anyone in need of it?

Sorry mate only just saw your reply.

You never know when you might see a unicorn I myself had a brief experience with one before crashing. I figured I'd post anyway just incase I have seen ppl ask for them

Looking for an SVD. I have L85A2 AWS, NVG's, Rangefinders, M9SD x3mags, Camo Clothing, 3xEntrenching Tools, GPS', 2 or 3 Wheels, 1xAntibiotics, 2xSatchel Charges. Other things I need are Ghillies, M24, M4 Holo, M16 ACOG, M4 SD. However SVD gets priority! Had successful trades before, I'll be carrying what is needed for trade and not much else.

Nah it's fine I'll go on the search for sandbags and dragunov mags though and let you know when I find some :) PS, I've gave you the +1 :) was in college hence why I didn't do it sooner.

Frop +1 had a successful and generous trade with him :) Very patient with my issues connecting

If people do have good spots and are willing to share then if you could pm me. I understand if people don't want to do this but it would be appreciated :)

Almost died but fortunately got out :L I didn't save it but neither had I saved it after putting the gear in so I lost it. Managed to recover an m9 SD I'd put in there tho.

Yeah unfortunately I lost all the gear I traded you for due to my tractor exploding because of dayz beautiful bugs of vehicles getting stuck in objects and exploding :L just wasn't a good day for me yesterday

Thanks for all the responses. Have an idea of where ill look for some good spots but can only be hopeful. I don't know but am i likely to find any servers that are mostly empty?

That would be a beast I have a UAZ and a pickup. Also had a tractor but just left it as didn't really need it. Ill see if I can get myself one of them but I'd imagine it'll be very hard to find.

The previous spot was SW of Skalka where there's good foliage but I was wary of stumbling across it though there's not much reason to go there. However someone clearly had a similar idea for their camp so I've had to make as hasty a retreat as possible stuffing my gear in my UAZ and new pickup :L at first I thought someone had found my camp as there were markings on map around it. Turns out the people who stashed their truck had done this (silly) so I've got a new truck but need a new camp :L

I've looked quite a bit but it is hard to find trees that are thick enough to hide one tent let alone a few. The previous place was well hidden however the car close to it made me far too wary to keep them there.

I strongly agree. The game can't force players to act realistically. People need to scout often. Before approaching anywhere ill scout including even if just in the wilderness ill occasionally stop and look. Usin alt is only so effective.

Yeah but the issue of weaponry differs from the issue of snipers. The abundance of .50's is for hacking and duping which people seem to be getting mixed up with the 'problem' of snipers.

PM'd :D

I'll offer NVG, M9SD x3mags, a NATO mag. I also have L85 if you'd rather that than something mentioned above.

Pretty sure people have wondered on the 'why' of Day Z like why are these people on this island? One idea is that it's a kind of battle royale situation. People are put on a zombie infested island that's being put through to live television or something. They start at the coast and are given very little and left to survive as best as they can. What's your thoughts on why people are in Chernarus?

It's not just young people though, It's older people as much as young. Age isn't and can't be a measure of maturity :) I will agree though that there is a majority of 'COD Kids' that ruin some aspects of this game.

Thing is removing sniper rifles from the game doesn't just affect snipers only. I often will carry an assault weapon and have a sniper in case I see a target a long range or start getting sniped myself. So whilst yes removing snipers will stop the campers it also completely destroys some people's style of play. This game is do what you want and that's agreed but it's also a simulation so real life things shouldn't be removed or nerfed just to satisfy some people's preferred style of play.

You don't need a long range rifle at all nor do you need military weapons but they exist and they are there. They should be rarer but until these things will be fixed in the standalone many problems related to it will exist. The point of this game is make your story, snipers aren't a problem outside the cities and so complaining about them is silly as theyre easily avoided. You shouldn't be restricted in this game but things should be realistically hard. To take out long range combat is to restrict people's choice for no good reason.