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Calling someone lazy for using a game mechanic so they can start playing with a friend is pretty crazy to be honest.If Rocket is trying to make a game in which grouping is difficult and time consuming, then why is he planning on adding features that facilitate grouping?

That's nice. You should probably speak to oxford about that sentiment. The rest of us will continue use the commonly accepted meaning of the word “race” as it pertains to humans even after it has been deemed a colloquialism.

English is a nationality, Caucasian is a race.Asian is a race, Vietnamese is a nationality. The concept has been used for centuries. It's not complicated.

Yes, all games are inherently unproductive. Thus, by playing this game you are already being lazy. To call someone lazy because they don't like a mechanic that makes the game take more time is quite ironic.Add to that the fact that the game is only truly difficult to brand new players. Once you get a few camps set up, you don't really have to worry about a death or two wiping you out. Making the early game even more difficult is another reason this is a poor design decision. The late game needs to be more challenging, and the barriers to entry need to be lowered. First of all, there is no “camp”. I'm not here to express anyone else's opinion but my own.Secondly, if you look at my threads, you will see that I might just agree with that opinion. However, this is a multiplayer game, and if you make it hard for players to get together to play, you're not helping the game in any way. In fact, Rocket seems to agree with me on that point. He has alluded to grouping features being added into the game at some point.

Ah, I see now. I was wondering what you were on about.Much respect. There are plenty of people in this community and elsewhere that wouldn't bother to admit squat. I don't really see how “cheating” with DayzDB maps is relevant to the discussion. My only point was that it was immersion breaking. I never said you belonged to the “Rocket Defense Force”. I haven't actually alluded to your motivations for supporting this change. You accused me of whining, which implies that I'm opposed to this change because it makes the game harder for me.Actually, it doesn't affect me directly. The reason I don't like it is because there's already an enormous barrier of entry in this game. Yet, once you have a couple bases, you pretty much never lose EVERYTHING as you can in the beginning. Some of the difficulty needs to be shifted to later in the game. I'm not saying the respawn spam isn't an issue, but disabling the respawn button entirely is not a good solution.

I like the part where you assume I didn't read your whole post just because I didn't quote the whole thing. Very mature of you.Seriously, though. Just because I didn't quote something doesn't mean I didn't read it. My reply covers your whole statement.

» Participates for hours and hours in a completely unproductive activity» Calls others lazy while doing so » Fails to see the irony When I asked if you were 12, it was a rhetorical question.At no point in this thread have I whined. It's a bad design decision, and I've said so pretty clearly. If the only way you can deal with my opinion is to classify it as whining, then that's your own problem And yet in this very thread, people have noted the death spam that they see in some servers. If it's taking you longer than a minute or two to respawn, you're doing something wrong. Did I say it was cheating? Don't put words in my mouth. Nobody has seen what this change will do to the game, including you, and nobody in the thread is “freaking out.”I mean, god FORBID someone disagree with a decision Rocket makes. They must be classified as whiners and “Anti-Rocket Alliance” members so that we can ignore their statements! Nice attempt at a troll. I've been pretty polite to you. In return you've repeatedly made silly assumptions about what kind of player I am.It's not necessary for you to be a brand new player to see the effect this will have on other brand new players, yet that's essentially what you're implying.

Says the guy spending hours and hours in a video game…

The funny part is that people earlier in this topic were posting things like: Does anyone actually think it takes more than a minute or two per respawn?

“If” If both players know the map well enough to move in the correct direction, and they don't have to take massive detours to avoid cities, then they can generally reach each other within about 15 minutes. Why would I be worried about those players? If we're talking about a pair of experienced players, how often are they both going to have to spawn on the beach? I told you pretty clearly that I was talking about new players… you know… the ones that are required for this project to have any kind of longevity? Guys like me? You have absolutely no idea what kind of player I am. What are you, 12 years old? Stop making idiotic assumptions. It has never taken me or anyone else I've played with 10 minutes to load in. My guess is that you need to find a new server or PC. Why do you think I'm making these posts in the first place? I've seen enough interviews with rocket to know that he will change his mind about some of this stuff. What part of “just starting” did you not understand? It really didn't seem like a difficult concept to understand. By the way, I know the map pretty well, and I'm not crying about anything. I'm telling you and rocket that this is a bad design decision.

What does that have to do with the issues of hooking up with your friend? Says who? You?I'd wager most people don't want to run around in the woods alone trying to find their friend when what they actually wanted to do was play WITH that friend. 15+ minutes of running around looking for my friend is a waste of time. I should be able to start playing right next to my friend who is also just starting. No. I'm not going to go play another game just because some faux-elitist wants me to.Rocket himself has said that grouping features will probably make their way into the game. What a sad day that will be for you. You won't be forced to use a map on the internet just to find your friends anymore. Spawning away from your friend adds nothing to the game but frustration. Everything else is also present when you're together.You know what it removes? Immersion. Oh, maybe you LOVE tabbing out repetedly to look at the map on DayZDB to try to figure out where you are. Unfortunately it only breaks the immersion for most. Basically, not spawning within a reasonable distance of your friend adds nothing to the gameplay, and instead is a frustrating and immersion-breaking experience. On top of that, this creates additional issues with getting stuck in a rock, breaking a leg in the wilderness, or spawning in debug. It's a bad design decision.

Oh it's definitely a really good gun. If it had 17 rounds, it would be the best un-suppressed sidearm by far.

Also like every other first person shooter ever… or do you actually think CoD is unique in this respect?No, but It seems like you and others are expecting the wrong things out of this game.I expect it to be fun. If that's the wrong thing to expect, then this isn't a game. That's a lot of assumptions for one paragraph. Here's another one: most people don't have 15-30 minutes to waste finding their buddy in the woods somewhere just so they can START playing.The bottom line is that the frustration of finding your friend so you can play together is adding nothing to the gameplay. All it does is get in the way of actually enjoying the game.

Lots of ammo in WHAT magazine? The 1911 has only 7 rounds.

The G17 is good, but I prefer the 1911.The best sidearm in the game is the M9SD, hands down. The ability to deal with zombies without alerting other players is perfect for hot areas. Best in slot is probably something like: SVD Camo, M9SD, Ghillie suit, Coyote Backpack, Range Finder, Night Vision goggles, and various supplies. Unless I have friends with me, I don't carry anything LIKE that kit (I'm missing 3 pieces of it anyway). For normal play, I'd prefer: AKS-74 Cobra, M1911, Alice Pack, Binoculars, and various supplies.

Also like every other first person shooter ever… or do you actually think CoD is unique in this respect? Not everyone is unemployed and living in their parent's basement with infinite time to run around in a game.Even among those people that have unlimited time to spend on DayZ, their friends won't necessarily have the same time they do. Meeting up with a friend needs to be easier. Previously, this was done by respawning a few times. Now, people will just run into a town to suicide anyway. Congratulations! You've failed to reduce server load, you've made it more annoying to group up with your friends, and you've given hackers a new method of pissing everyone off (by teleporting everyone a few feet into the air to break their legs.) Yea, great change. <_<

It's not about being educated or ignorant.People call mags whatever the hell they want to call them. If enough people call them the same thing, we change the dictionary to reflect it. You can either get used to it, or be eternally annoyed. Now, does anyone want to start talking about suppressors and silencers?

Is that rare?I thought it was a great game. Almost as good as the original.

I really hope that's a joke.

…is a trustworthy friend. Everything else is temporary. Forget M107s, Range Finders, Ghillie Suits, and M9 SDs. Those things will be lost to bugs, rollbacks, and deaths. If you don't have a friend to watch your back, you'll be at a serious disadvantage until you find one.

I'll probably do that. I'm currently playing on a server that hasn't updated yet, and thus haven't been playing much. Raiding heli crash sights, and military installations isn't hard when you're one of 5 people on the server.

You cannot stop people from instantly logging out unless you force the player to wait 10 seconds to abort, and have the game leave the player's body in for 10 seconds after the client closes unexpectedly.I don't know how rocket feels about this option, but I really don't see any other way to prevent this particular exploit. Personally, I've taken every death with honor, even if that death was from a hacker. I also know how to dupe, but I don't do that either. Either of these things would utterly ruin the game for me. You're supposed to be afraid. If you can cheat death and manufacture your own items, what is there to be afraid of? If you have nothing to fear, what's the point of this game? Sadly, this puts me at a distinct disadvantage for now, but that's the price I pay for having my own ethical code. No sense crying about it.

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The way Alt-F4 opens a chat menu is a recent addition to the game. It was implemented to prevent quick disconnects.

What's funny is that you're implying that bandits are helpful. They're not helpful. That's the point. Reasons to become a bandit: 1) To kill people and loot their corpses. 2) There are no other reasons.