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Bandit for me. I look at it this way for the current state of DayZ... the only gear I need to kill zombies is a pistol or hachet. All other gear, literally, exists to kill other players. Being a survivor is way too easy with the wealth of gear and item spawns, and zombies aren't a threat. I don't need NVG, AS50, L85, guillie suit, etc etc just to kill zombies. Hero doesn't make sense to me. By simply playing the game and gearing up, with some exception, you are doing things to earn hero status. Once geared up, the only thing left to do is kill other players, even if one's mindset is to hunt and kill those who camp spawn points, Cherno and Electro. If surviving was a real challenge, I would say differently. Killing other players is the end game for me. Zombies are not the threat; other players are. Kill or be killed.

My apologies to those players who frequented the server and played the game as is was intended, but I had my fill of hackers and their self-serving and destructive ways. US 790 (Gangrene) is now down permanently and will remain as such until my agreement with HFB Servers has expired. My thanks to Arma II developers for such a great game, and to Rocket and his staff for a very enjoyable mod, and to HFB Servers for their service. But, enough is enough. In the future, and regardless of the game played, I will only be an administrator of server(s) that I can password-protect and control who has access. [sOAPBOX] I’m tempted to go on a rant directed at the hackers regarding the damaging effect to the hackers themselves, the gaming industry, the player community at large, and society in general, but it will just fall on deaf ears. Some hackers are just hell-bent in their choices, while the majority are just caught up in the fun they are having and clueless to the ripple effect of their actions. Maybe one day state and federal authorities will enact and enforce legislation and hold people accountable. And maybe one day gaming companies will recognize the impact they can have collectively, and that a lucrative industry that creates dollars and jobs, can be a force for change. Yes, I can dream. But until then, so be it and such is life. [/sOAPBOX]

Hopefully some valuable lessons have been learned from this alpha that can be vastly improved for the standalone version. I hope to resurrect the Gangrene server then (and/or in WarZ). Regardless thou, thanks for the sentiment and you are very welcome.

Hey Bill. Was looking fir you on TS last night, so I could explain the events that transpired in greater detail. Anyway, I'll catch ya later. I'm still playing Dayz and was in game last night using another name for obvious reasons.

My apologies sir, but I have to decline. If it is any consolation, I am myself leaving behind several vehicles stocked with gear. And my friends and I were to close repairing and operating our first chopper last night, before hacking wiped away hours of running around the map finding parts. The straw that finally broke me was when I spawned in the debug zone after dying to the hacker with no gear and no means to kill myself, other than waiting to starve to death. I have already issued the ticket to HFB Servers to shut it down immediately. Sorry. Unless one is playing on a private server, it seems the only way to play DayZ today is to run around Electro and Cherno with an axe or low-end rifle and just enjoy the game while waiting for a hacker to join the fray.

1. Fix Duping 2. Fix Gear Spawn from Hacks/Scripting 3. Reset Database for all Players, Tents and Vehicles 4. Play DayZ Would really like to see this done before standalone, but I seriously doubt it.

This by far is my favorite thread on these forums... extremely entertaining read!

Do you prefer playing on a Veteran server with a maximum allowed ping setting, and don’t abort, alt-F4 or combat log during PVP? Are you looking for a fresh start to the game, along with protection against hacking? If so, then please consider making US 790 your sole DayZ server. Clans are encourage to join, as are groups of friends who consider themselves a squad or fire team and just want to enjoy the game as it was intended. There will be server wide events each weekend. Sometimes it will be straight-up team deathmatch (no respawns permitted) and sometimes there will be an objective involved with respawns permitted. During these events, the server will be password-protected, so that hackers can not ruin the fun! After the event has ended, the server will be re-opened to the public. This is really my last attempt to try and deal with the hacking and provide a place for players to enjoy the game. If I don’t get enough commitment by the end of August, then I will shut the server down permanently and just wait for the standalone game to continue any serious DayZ play. However, if I do get enough commitment, then on Friday, August 31st, we will have a server wide event to find all vehicles, strip them of gear, save them, and destroy them. On Sept 1st, at a pre-designated time, we will all gather in game for the sole purpose of mass suicide. Once everyone is dead and waiting in the lobby, I will restart the server, and it shall begin anew! We will agree to not place tents, not put any gear on vehicles, not dup gear, not play on other servers, not take gear from public players not involved in the events, not make use of other account(s) to gain a gear advantage, and not use hacks of any type. I could be wrong, but I believe there are clans, squads and fire teams out there who want to play the game like this. If your clan, squad or fire team is interested, please contact me by private message on these forums and specify the number of players in your group, along with your normal play time(s) in terms of Eastern Standard Time. There are unfortunately two US 790 servers and HFB servers has been unsuccessful in correcting this on numerous occasions. My server is the one hosted by Gangrene, has a veteran designation, and is located in North Carolina. There is a maximum ping allowed of 200. Thank you!

Sorry for typos in previous post... I not a fan of the iPhone for posting on forums. Per your suggestion about a meeting place to confirm gear, it is unnecessary. If I can't trust players to honor the rules, such as no gear in vehicles, having everyone show up at one place for a gear check will not have any additional benefit. Plus, the event is about playing against other groups on the server. So it is best for each group to maintain its own starting point Makes sense?

Sorry, I guess I need to do a better job explaining. The events will be on the weekend. During the week, you can continue to play the game. I however would like groups to commit to US 790 play only. This. It only promotes an active server, but also forms a level of accountability to help identify hacking during the week when the server is open to the public. Also, while you can find and use vehicles for travel, you would nned to agree to not use the vehiclles to store gear, as it is a source of duping that allows one set of gear to outfit an entire squad with server resets during the week.

Most of the server resets aren't initiated by me... it is either HFB Servers or the work of a direct hack or the game not knowing what to do with a hacked script and therefore the server/game locks up. I will always give advance warning about a server reset. So if you don't see and message in game, someone else caused ther reset. I keep seeing conflicting reports about vehicles and tents. Some say they save while others say they don't. If by chance DayZ is intending to not allow tent and vehicke saves, I can only speculate it is to take away the duping of gear and force players to actually hit the hot spots to re-aquire gear.

As of the current patch (1.7.2.5), there is no gear saving in tents, so anything placed in tents is only good until a server reset. With this in mind, I'm good with tents.

Not much server admins can do today given the lack of tools and information. All admins have is a bucket of water against a raging fire. Would be great to know who kills who. Also, if admins could actually know the location of players on the server, with like a 10-20 minute delay so the information doesn't get abused. Would be really nice to know a player was at the NW airfield and ten seconds later was at Cherno for sake of example.

Vehicles can be used for travel, but no gear is to be stored on them. I'm trying to keep the playing field as even as possible and not rewards groups that play more often durng the week and therefore can stock pile the gear for the weekend events. Personally, I wish DayZ would take away tents and storage of gear in vehicles. With the duping as it exists today, the threat of death is significantly diminished as players can simply run to their vehicle(s) and be fully geared without having to visit Starry, the NW airfield, deerstands, and downed choppers. Forcing people to visit these areas to re-gear means more PVP opportunities. At the moment, most "PVP" occurs from a sniping position 700+ meters away.

LOL, I can only infer from those eyebrows that, well, some means of destruction await me and/or my server. As I'm close to twice your stated age of 27 on your profile, let me assure you there are much more rewarding things to do with your time. But I'm guessing you already know that and made your choice anyway. In the words of Albert Einstein, "If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker." and in this case not a server admin. Well thanks for the bump anyway.

Mega, stop wasting time on the forums and find that chopper on our server dammit, LOL!!!

I support knowing who killed who... would help tremendously with identfying hackers. Regarding server passwords, I am not in favor. However, I would support reserving slots for family, friends and anyone helping financially to rent a server.

As the admin for a DayZ server (US 790, hosted by Gangrene), I would like to report an incident of hacking that occurred last night, just before midnight EST. I have a screen print of the 21 GUIDs from RCon that were logged on the server at the time, and I shutdown the server and made a file copy of the arma2oaserver and server_console log files from the server. Of the GUIDs, I can vouch for several players who were with me in game when the hacking occurred. Each of us were being attacked at close range, at least according to the gun fire sound, yet no one was visible. No matter where we ran (woods, open fields), and what cover we sought, it was like the guy was standing next to us. Two of our group were killed near the NE airport and within 5 minutes myself and another were killed northwest of Cherno, near Bor. The odd part is that my friends at the NE airport were killed instantly, yet my other friend and myself ran around for a good 5 minutes as the gun fire was sporadic and poorly aimed. The hacking also occurred the previously night about the same time, but I didn't have the frame of mind at the time to screen print the GUIDs from RCon. Can I email the files to DayZ staff, and will they shed any light on the probable hacker(s)? P.S. There are two US 790 servers... HFB Servers has yet to correct this. My server is the one listed as hosted by Gangrene. TY.

Excellent. Thanks!

Bump for good measure... would appreciate any help with this. Thanks.