kentk94

Loot maps do not need to be destroyed, imo. If you lived in the area and knew it, you would know right where to look for weapons. The same thing goes for places to find food and water. But since we are all entering an area that nobody has any clue about, I think the loot map is fine. Now that I know the lay of the land, I don't need it. Last night I was on with a few friends and one of them was just starting out. He spent 5 hours trying to figure out aggro ranges, and getting lost. I think the REAL problem here is that too many people forget what it was like to be a n00b starting out in a new game. Of course the game has become easy mode now that some of us have been playing for a while. But that's ok, I get it. Instead of having fun in the sand, and completely forgetting that not everyone plays the same way in the sandbox, some of us would rather run to our parents and ask them to make changes to the sandbox so it's fun for "them".

Turning? It's been this way for a long while now.

Really...you're going to nitpick over this... I'm well aware that zombies aren't "real" I meant behaving more like what we're seen portrayed on video...

It's quite simple really, everything else in this game is based off of a simulation. Therefore, it's not really asking too much to have the AI behave in a manner that is typically represented with zombies/undead. He's not asking for any of the sort, signs, headshot me....I too want to see it behave more like a real Z. That means hordes coming in from all angles, when there is just 1 or 2, they are extremely stupid and easy to get rid of, but when it's a group, you better run away.

Yeah, this sucks. While I get why this is being done, I don't see why we couldn't have our choice to spawn at a location as long as it's on the southern coast or half way up the eastern coast. Personally, I never like spawning on the southern coast at all and almost always am happy when I end up on the east coast.

That was a bunch of crap man. He was gonna use that hand to have his way with himself over your avatar. :P

Nope. Hasn't happened yet. Are you standing by water when this happens? If so, how far into the water are you? You can lose gear if you're standing in the water. Might wanna check the bottom of the lake. If you're not by water, then no, I've never seen or heard of this happening yet.

I agree with Gray. Logging is sometimes lightning quick on some servers. Other times it's a game of "log in, go take a shit, come back and you're still loading...."

yeah, that could have gone horribly wrong, but it was damn hilarious to watch. lol. Here good sir, have some beans. :)

I love the winchester, but it seems like something changed with the noise. previously I would fire it and only 1 or 2 zombies would come running. Last night I fired it and 10 came. I was like WTF?!? But damn it was fun killing em all.

Etiquette? In DayZ? There are no rules here. Survival is the law of the land. Survival by any means necessary. Welcome to DayZ. You'll die....a lot and don't get attached to your loot. Good news is, as quick as you die, you can get re-geared just as fast. Just takes time to figure out the lay of the land.

Uh....bye I guess? Not sure what your problem is. I don't have these issues. Wait.... Lemme guess, you like to hang out in Cherno and Elektro instead of doing the smart thing and looting and getting the f$%k out of Dodge. In that case, let me use a phrase that I'm not overly fond of, but certainly would seem to apply here. L2Play n00b.

Oh boy, here we go. <puts on flame retardant suit and grabs hot dogs> Plenty of threads on it, but you're about to get slammed pretty heavily for bringing it up in a new post.

Yep, I had an entire 24 slot backpack full of goodies and a DMR I was using to protect my friend as he looked for gear in Elektro. Then someone snuck up behind me and capped me in the back of the head just to get his hands on my sniper. I heard him in voice chat practically jizzing cause he found himself a new shiny sniper rifle. I shrugged my shoulders and went, oh well. Spawned and met up with my friend and I started over. I can tell you that within a very small window I have my 24 slot pack back, and am armed to the teeth again. It's not hard to get gear in this game. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. I have a blast getting my loot all over again.

Been playing for a month and haven't seen a single hacker. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones.

The new DayZ code of conduct: All right, I'm coming out. Any man I see out there, I'm gonna shoot him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only gonna kill him, but I'm gonna kill his wife, all his friends, and burn his damn house down.

See that's the problem, you're typing. The other person has no idea what you're doing. I felt so bad for this one guy I met in Elektro this weekend. He walked up to me asking if I was unarmed. I couldn't do anything as all I had was my laptop and no Mic, so I did the best thing I could. I just went prone and didn't move. He offered up his shot gun, which, IMO, was an extremely dangerous move. So in return, I dropped 2 blood bags for him that I just looted. We went on our way. Again, it was ballsy. He gave me a gun. I could have shot him in the back with it. He could have given me false hope by arming me and then shooting me, just to mess with me. So I did the next best thing. I dropped my blood bags for him, and ran off in the other direction. I'll leave you with this little gem: You see, their morals, their code, it's a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.

Seriously, I ran through Cherno the other day. RAN... I know the buildings, how and where to ditch Zs. Then I did the same thing in Elektro on the same character. I never once got shot at. I met up with my friend who needed blood, gave him his transfusion and we headed north. I don't get what all the fuss is about here. You know you're going to have a short life, you know you're going to run into other cold blooded survivors. The first rule of this game is not to get attached to your gear right? Finding it, at least for me is half the fun. Sorry it's bothering you so much, but perhaps this isn't the game for you right now? I get it, it sucks to get killed right away. I once had a full on 24 slot backpack with a DMR Sniper Rifle, all the hunting fixins, a tent, and shit tons of other stuff. I met up with my friend in Eletro to get him started and I died. I knew I was taking a risk and I paid for it. Sorry, but this is the game and people kill for no reason. Even if they need food, you may be unarmed, but there's a chance you have a can of beans on ya.

zombies are not the problem if you know how to avoid them, which is pretty easy. Also, buildings are your friend. They walk indoors. Barns are also awesome, cause hatchets take out zombies in 1 swing. In short, it's not hard, just need to do things smarter. I've only been playing this game for like 3-4 weeks and right now my current character is on 8 days survived. It's not hard.