McSquizzey

I was thinking, (for the players that prefer to stay away from cities) that there could be berries/food in the wild OTHER than animals because: 1. the only way to obtain meat from animals is to shoot them, gut them, and then cook the meat. All of this requires certain items such as a hatchet, hunting knife, a gun, and ammo. I know you can obtain these items everywhere but they are quite rare. 2. Animals usually spawn in clearings so you would have to reveal yourself for food. So, I propose an idea of berries, fruit in the forests and stuff. Of course this would be sort of a challenge because you would never know if the berries are poisonous or not. So maybe you could find a "berry guide" or book in a barn house or some where, this book will identify the berries and tell you if they're poisonous or not. In my opinion this is a legit way to survive in real life and wouldn't make the game any easier as the berries could only restore maybe half of your hunger bar unless you eat more, and only give you perhaps 50 blood per batch of berries. So tell me what you think :D

Actually, the game is about surviving and doing what you have to do to survive. Whether it be killing others to obtain their items, or helping each other out and sharing loot. You do what you want when you want to, You write your story.

Remember, #1 rule of DayZ is to never get attached to your gear, even if you name every single object you have :(

Well, let me start off by saying, I never wanted to be a bandit because I promised myself to not become someone who kills for entertainment. Anyways, my story starts with myself buying the game and installing, completely successful. I spawned near Otmel and instantly died to a pack of zombies while i was figuring out the controls. Respawn. I spawned in elektro and instantly found myself a handy M10 shotgun, I heard online somewhere that there was a supermarket nearby where i was and wanted to get there as fast as i could. As i crawled my way through the dirt and grass I crawled by a couple of zombies and made my way in to the supermarket, there i found a handy ALICE pack, a compass, a watch, a map, and a camping tent. i heard someone talking through voice chat and knew they were coming in to the supermarket, i chose not to engage and tried to make my way out the back entrance. One of them was waiting, and asked "Friendly?" I replied saying "Yes" so we looted a couple places and killed a couple people and in the end when they had to leave the server, the head of the group said "I guess it ends here" and pointed his shiny gun barrel at my head, "Thanks for the great loot 'friend'" he said in to my ear. Instinctively I popped up in to standing mode and tried to take him down with me.... BOOM headshot! everyone else was off the server by then so i guess i got lucky. While searching his body i found a shiny remington with a flashlight attachment and an M9 SD along with some food and water, after awhile it dawned on me that I had actually killed someone, but I told myself it was just self defense. I believed it and chose to go back in to elektro for some more loot. I found another survivor and decided i should kill him "better you than me" I said in to the chat as i squeezed my finger blowing a hole in him. After awhile my gamestyle changed, I became a paranoid person that whenever I found better gear or more items my paranoia grew, even while in the tree line in the middle of nowhere i felt as if i was in danger. Well, i eventually let my guard down and walked in to a bear trap snapping my legs and bleeding to death. In summary, I got betrayed and never forgot it, I became paranoid and now live by the philosophy "Better you than me" I will never let down my guard, and be careful readers... I could have you in my sights right now.

1)In game name: Destry 2)Way to contact you (Skype, steam, ventrilo, etc.): Anything, I have Skype: mcsquizzey, ventrillo, mumble, teamspeak, and steam: mcsquizzey. 3)Age (doesn't matter really mostly just maturity): 12, I could say I'm pretty mature :| you would have to see for yourself though. 4)Game time: Well, i have no idea what this means, i play pretty much all day and have been playing for the last couple of days. 5) One sentence summary of how experienced you are: Pretty good i guess, i can sneak in and out of elektro. 6)Time Zone: PST (Pacific Standard Time)

In Game Name: Destry Age: 12 (Don't Judge ;) ) Time Zone: PST (Pacific Standard Time) Experience Level In DayZ: Average player i guess, I can sneak my way in and out of elektro What Can You Do To Help The Group: I'm a pretty good marksman if i do say so my self, only gotten my hands on one sniper though. Steam Account Name: mcsquizzey

Well, I find your story quite entertaining. I myself am of Zach's age, and am trying to find a well trained, cut throat, bandit squad. If you would be as nice as to let me join, i would be quite delighted :D and if you don't trust me that's fine. I will even take all the bad gear if it takes a while for me to be trusted. I am also kind of fairly new to the game, but I know nearly every gun in the game, memorized the DayZ loot sheet, and have gotten past feeling guilty for killing someone. I was also kind of (I guess) betrayed in a similar scenario but I didn't have nearly as high tier as your equipment. Anyways, I hope you will consider my request to join your group even though I am also 13 years old, and I hope you can find it in your heart to help a poor sinner like me.